Director David Cronenberg's first feature film revels in his pet theme: exposing deep-rooted fears of our bodies and our sexuality. A scientist unleashes a sexually transmitted parasite that destroys inhibitions in its host body. Shivers tests nerves with its wormlike parasites (in one gruesome sequence, they attack a woman in a bathtub). A terrifying portrait of the id gone mad.
What ever happened to Dr. Herbert West, the guy who discovered a way to bring dead tissue back to life? He’s been serving time in prison. But don’t worry, the prison has a lab, and the good doctor is back to his old tricks.
A mysterious virus breaks out in Manhattan, causing humans to devolve into bloodthirsty cannibal rat mutants. As long as they eat the yuppies, cab drivers and meter maids, everybody wins. Part of the After Dark Horrorfest II.
A lethal infection that causes the muscles and internal organs to liquefy causes havoic on the night crew of a dark, isolated hospital.
Warning: An enormous comet is headed straight for Earth. But don't panic
yet. The impact probably won't kill you. However, the dust it kicks up
will transform everyone within hundreds of miles into mutant,
flesh-eating zombies. Okay, time to panic.
