description The Relic (1997) Overview
The Relic is a 1997 American monster horror film directed by Peter Hyams. The story takes place largely in a natural history museum in Chicago, where a chimerical creature known as the Kothoga begins killing people. The film combines a creature-feature premise with elements of a horror thriller and uses the museum's exhibits, restricted areas, and public spaces as settings for the investigation and attacks.
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Where does The Relic take place?
Most of the story takes place during an opening-night gala at a natural history museum in Chicago. The creature known as the Kothoga begins killing people inside the museum. [Paramount Pictures](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/the-relic)
Is The Relic based on a book?
Yes. The 1997 film adapts the 1995 novel Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Peter Hyams directed the film, which stars Penelope Ann Miller and Tom Sizemore. [Film reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Relic)
Who are the main investigators in The Relic?
Penelope Ann Miller plays museum researcher Dr. Margo Green, and Tom Sizemore plays Chicago police lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta. Their investigation links the museum killings to the Kothoga specimens brought from South America. [Paramount Pictures](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/the-relic)
Is The Relic a haunted-house movie?
It uses the confined setting and escalating danger of a haunted-house story, but the threat is a biological and anthropological monster rather than a ghost. The central location is a Chicago natural history museum, with the fictional Kothoga at its center. [Paramount Pictures](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/the-relic)
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