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‘Animal Crossing’ horror short to be adapted into feature film
Don’t Peek, a short horror film inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons is set to become a full feature film after making its world premiere at SXSW Online.Unaffiliated with Nintendo, the short film was shot and directed by Julian Terry during quarantine in 2020.The film is set in a young woman’s bedroom while she is playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons on her Nintendo Switch late at night.While playing with her virtual house, which resembles the layout of her real bedroom, she’s at first amused that interacting with the in-game furniture – including a chest of drawers and a bedside lamp – triggers the same actions in her actual room.However, things take a sinister turn when she notices a grotesque figure lurking in the doorway of her