Summary
A mother obsessed with mind-altering televangelism consequently vomits a pulsating growth that slithers down the throat of her son during the night. Upon spewing the parasite, the son is driven by an uncontrollable force to murder and feed corpses to the now-multiple-toothed monsters manifesting throughout the house.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 34GoodWatch 37
IMDb4.4
Audience score23%
Running time
1 h 29 min
A typical length for horror movies, −6 min on the typical 95
typical 9589Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Released
1988
January 1, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Bret McCormick Director, Screenplay, Producer
Production · 2
- Matt Devlen Producer
- Kim Davis Associate Producer, Original Music Composer
Camera · 1
- Richard Strait Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Rebecca Lowden Editor
Sound · 3
- John Hudek Original Music Composer
- Richard Davis Original Music Composer
- Eli Trask Sound
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