Sumatran Rat-Monkey

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The Sumatran Rat-Monkey is a fictional, vicious hybrid creature from the horror-comedy film "Braindead" (also known as "Dead Alive"), whose bite triggers a grotesque zombie outbreak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional creature
film monster
hybrid animal
ability transmit zombifying disease by bite
appearsIn Braindead NERFINISHED
Dead Alive NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre horror-comedy film
associatedWithGenreElements black comedy
splatter horror
associatedWithLocation Sumatra NERFINISHED
belongsToFictionalUniverse Braindead universe NERFINISHED
causes grotesque physical transformations in victims
rapidly spreading zombie plague
featuredInCountryOfOrigin New Zealand NERFINISHED
featuredInWorkDirectedBy Peter Jackson NERFINISHED
fictionalStatus exists only in the Braindead film universe
firstAppearanceYear 1992
hasAlternateNameOfFilm Dead Alive NERFINISHED
hasFictionalHabitat remote tropical island
hasSpeciesComponents monkey
rat
inspiredBy pulp adventure and monster tropes
inStoryObtainedBy zookeepers and explorers
narrativeFunction catalyst for horror and gore in the film
notableFor spreading a zombie infection
vicious temperament
originatesFrom Skull Island NERFINISHED
portrayedUsing practical effects
roleInPlot origin of zombie outbreak
threatLevelInStory high

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Braindead (Dead Alive) containsCreature Sumatran Rat-Monkey
subject surface form: Braindead