{"id":179,"date":"2014-12-29T20:20:12","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T20:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.horrorpalace.com\/scary-movies\/?p=179"},"modified":"2024-09-24T19:48:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T00:48:16","slug":"eel-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horrorpalace.com\/scary-movies\/eel-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Eel Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-embed\">\n<div class=\"player\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/115360517?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Credits:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horrorpalace.com\/scary-movies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Eel-girl-poster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-550 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.horrorpalace.com\/scary-movies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Eel-girl-poster.jpg\" alt=\"Eel girl poster\" width=\"182\" height=\"268\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 182px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 182\/268;\" \/><\/a>Eel Girl is a horror movie that takes place in a secure military laboratory; a scientist has become obsessed with the half-human half-eel creature he&#8217;s studying. When she beckons him to her, it&#8217;s the call of a siren&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>by Horror Palace:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If ever there was a film that left you utterly petrified, weirdly aroused and with more questions than answers; this is it right here. This short horror film incorporates some very interesting graphics and shifts gears so quickly you don\u2019t even see the freak show coming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eel Girl Movie Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gracing the screens in 2008, Eel Girl (played by Julia Rose) is a short horror sci-fi film that shows a human-eel hybrid woman take sweet, tasty revenge on one of the scientists studying her. This movie was directed and written by Paul Campion, produced by Elizabeth Pinto and got some marvelous special effects from Weta Workshop.<\/p>\n<p>As far as short films go, this one delivers quite a massive and admittedly unexpected punch. You get to experience a plethora of emotions, feelings, and doubts; all in about 5 minutes. When the movie starts, you know things are bound to take a turn for the paranormal, you just never see it coming at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Plot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It all starts with a crisp military type who stiffly marches into a room and demands to be accompanied by one of the two scientists inside. Why? We don\u2019t know, and frankly, we don\u2019t care. The only thing we know is that protocol 482 is ignored, and the lowly, guilty-looking junior scientist is left alone in the lab. That\u2019s the only conversation we get to hear, but for what\u2019s about to come, actions speak a lot louder than words.<\/p>\n<p>Once the junior scientist is certain he\u2019s alone, he runs what seems like regular overrides to open the internal chamber in the lab. As he waits for the creature to come out, he peeks into the dark, filthy room with a tub full of a black, mysterious and very viscous liquid. The door opens a crack and out comes the Eel Girl all naked, pale-skinned, web-fingered and covered in gills. I\u2019ve got to admit, Eel Girl has a hot, banging body, maybe even sexy enough to make our junior scientist here get hot and bothered. However, the man of science makes a grave mistake, He takes things a little bit too far today and opens the door to meet the girl of his dreams?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s not too bad. The scientist walks in and finds Eel Girl waiting for him. Perhaps it\u2019s destined to be. She opens her arms out and the lucky fellow moves in for the kiss. Who knows, they might even fall in love! Just before the two lovebirds lock lips, Eel Girl suddenly extends her jaws to massive proportions and SWALLOWS the scientist head first. As if that wasn\u2019t enough, she spits up his clothes then walks back in the tub full of black, disgusting goo. The short film fades out as Eel Girl caresses her now incredibly engorged belly, her meal still inside, alive and squirming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What We Didn\u2019t Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While simple, the effects in this short film are superb and very useful. From Eel Girl\u2019s jagged rows of sharp, spiky teeth to the cold, isolated mood set up. In addition to playing her part perfectly, Julia Rose\u2019s effortless dominance in this film.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is this precise feature that makes horror movie fanatics worldwide yearn for a more solid story. We get no background, no insight, no previews, just some hints here and there about a military experiment. Was Eel Girl created there or was she found and brought there? Was she the product of a sinister force of nature or did she result from genetic engineering? These are all questions that any movie lover would want to be answered since Eel Girl leaves us resoundingly wanting more. But all in all, rarely does a short film intrigue, deliver, and satisfy horror fans like Eel Girl does. Definitely, a film to catch over and over again.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Title: <strong>Eel Girl<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Year: <strong>2008<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: <strong>5 Minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Director: <strong>Paul Campion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Written by: <strong>Paul Campion\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Starring:\u00a0Julia Rose, Euan Dempsy, Robyn Paterson<\/li>\n<li>Social: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1209317\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IMDB<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Produced by<br \/>\nElisabeth Pinto &amp; Jennifer Lee Scheer<\/p>\n<p>Music by<br \/>\nSancho<\/p>\n<p>Cinematography by<br \/>\nRichard Bluck<\/p>\n<p>Film Editing by<br \/>\nJeff Hurrell<\/p>\n<p>Production Design by<br \/>\nMary Pike<\/p>\n<p>Art Direction by<br \/>\nPaul Campion<\/p>\n<p>Costume Design by<br \/>\nPranee McKinlay<\/p>\n<p>Makeup Department<br \/>\nGino Acevedo &#8211; special makeup effects supervisor<br \/>\nNatasha Lees &#8211; special makeup effects artist<br \/>\nFrances Richardson &#8211; special makeup effects artist<\/p>\n<p>Second Unit Director or Assistant Director<br \/>\nNorman Cates &#8211; second assistant director<br \/>\nEranka Weerasuriya &#8211; first assistant director<\/p>\n<p>Art Department<br \/>\nSally Ford &#8211; painter<br \/>\nPaul McInnes &#8211; props<br \/>\nClinton Sparrey &#8211; carpenter<\/p>\n<p>Sound Department<br \/>\nChris Hiles &#8211; sound recordist<br \/>\nJames West &#8211; sound designer<br \/>\nLloyd Young &#8211; sound designer<\/p>\n<p>Special Effects by<br \/>\nMelissa Dodds &#8211; workshop coordinator<br \/>\nGareth McGhie &#8211; set construction<br \/>\nRichard Taylor &#8211; effects supervisor: Weta Workshop<\/p>\n<p>Visual Effects by<br \/>\nPaula Bell &#8211; compositor<br \/>\nJoerg W. Bungert &#8211; digital colourist<br \/>\nAlex Burt &#8211; previs supervisor<br \/>\nNorman Cates &#8211; senior compositor<br \/>\nMarco Di Lucca &#8211; modeler<br \/>\nTim Hey &#8211; senior compositor<br \/>\nMatt Holland &#8211; senior compositor \/ visual effects supervisor<br \/>\nMel James &#8211; texture painter<br \/>\nZoe Lord &#8211; rotoscope artist<br \/>\nMatt Mueller &#8211; camera tracker Camera and Electrical Department<br \/>\nAndrew Ayrton &#8211; best boy<br \/>\nJames Best &#8211; second assistant camera<br \/>\nDavid Brown &#8211; gaffer<br \/>\nKyle Clifton &#8211; grip trainee<br \/>\nDion Hartley &#8211; key grip<br \/>\nJacob Medary &#8211; video assist<br \/>\nChris Pert &#8211; sparks<br \/>\nMelissa Ririnui &#8211; key grip<br \/>\nAngus Ward &#8211; first assistant camera<br \/>\nMatt Mueller &#8211; still photographer (uncredited) Other crew<br \/>\nMel James &#8211; script supervisor<br \/>\nCarrie Thiel &#8211; choreographer<br \/>\nMalcolm Tween &#8211; credits design<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credits: Eel Girl is a horror movie that takes place in a secure military laboratory; a scientist has become obsessed with the half-human half-eel creature he&#8217;s studying. 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