The Thing That Ate the Birds

The Thing That Ate the Birds

2021 · 12 min · ★ 6.5 · Horror

On the North Yorkshire Moors, Abel, Head Gamekeeper, discovers the thing that is eating his grouse.

Directed by Dan Gitsham · Written by Sophie Mair

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