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A pack of teenagers run for their lives through the swamps of Louisiana, as they are chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls who is relentless in his pursuit of new victims.

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Eric and his Yankee teenage mates travel South by motorbike to a swampy backwater town in Louisiana, where Sean's father Ray lived, the local tow truck driver, who abandoned the then baby-boy and his mother. Ray recently died, while trying to rescue a voodoo witch and at her urging her trunk, which got opened and released the poisonous serpents possessed by the souls of truly evil sinners she trapped in them. Ray was bitten and possessed as the car sunk, and shortly after it's dragged out rises as an 'undead' zombie, who murders without provocation and is immune to lethal weapons. He soon finds the teens' trace and proves his indiscriminately evil blood-thirst by charging his only offspring equally lethally. However they were warned by Eden's friend Cece, the witch's granddaughter, who explained the situation in her home and assures them when the zombie attacks it's safe thanks to a 'blessed' spell preventing evil from entering; alas the chain- and crowbar-waving undead finds a way ... Written by KGF Vissers

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He Never Hurt A Soul Until The Day He Died.

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Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, and language | See all certifications »

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Opening Weekend:

$519,489 (USA) (16 September 2005)

Gross:

$881,745 (USA) (14 October 2005)
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Trivia

Fangoria Magazine did a behind-the-scenes story during the making of the film while it was shooting under the title "The Reaper". The title was changed to "Venom" shortly before it's release. See more »

Goofs

The town 'Backwater' that the movie is set in, seems to be deserted. No people are out and no shops or anywhere are open - and it's a pretty big town. The only place that is open is the diner. See more »

Quotes

Cece: [Grabs the Baka from around her grandma's neck] Sheriff! Was there a suitcase?
Sheriff: I'm sorry, child?
Cece: In the car, was there a suitcase in the car?
Sheriff: Yeah, there was. We pulled it out, it was empty though.
Cece: Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
Eden Sinclair: Cece, are you ok?
Cece: What happened?
Eden Sinclair: It was an accident.
Cece: No, what happened to Ray? They said that Ray was in the car.
Eric: The car went in the water. He drowned.
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"Don't You Want This"
Written and Performed by Scheflo
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Brings Back The Good Ol' Days
18 September 2005 | by (usa) – See all my reviews

Yes this brings back memories, the times were movies that were classified under horror were rated R. It also gets credit for having two slasher movies come out in the same week, though technically speaking, Cry Wolf isn't a slasher.

The movie would have probably done much better during the 80s, a time when a Friday the 13th sequel hit the screens so many times, people lost count. The movie is your typical, teens outside in a wild area (this time a swamp instead of the woods) and are stalked and brutally murdered off by a killer who is literally unstoppable.

If you want to go see a movie were people get killed and their is a lot of blood and gore, then go see this now. If you want a movie that has good acting, great story, and is smart and suave, hold off of this and check out Cry Wolf.

Or better yet, try to go out and see booth.


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