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Childhood fears are often deeply personal in their internal manifestation, but many are universal in their external form; the fear of the dark and the monsters lurking in that unknown void is one of the most common. "Dust Bunny," the first feature film from prolific television creator Bryan Fuller ("Wonder Falls," "Pushing Daisies," "Hannibal"), starts with a simple question: "What if the monster under the bed is real?" and creates a thrilling and emotional action-horror comedy that effortlessly brings his signature blend of whimsical maximalism and macabre humor to the big screen. The film stars newcomer Sophie Sloan as Aurora, a young girl whose belief in the monster under her bed is so strong that the creature comes to life, first as a cute but sinister rabbit-shaped dustbin, before transforming into a gigantic, hairy, piranha-like menace that devours people in a single bite, brought to life by exciting CGI-enhanced puppetry. When he...