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Attack of the Giant Leeches

1959 · 62 min

A cheap, swampy creature feature that's more goofy than scary, with rubbery monsters and small-town melodrama.

Tagline
Massive Blood Sucking Monsters!
Overview
A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Full Moon Amazon Channel
  • Cultpix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • fate
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Bernard L. Kowalski
Written by
Leo Gordon
Starring
Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard, Michael Emmet, Tyler McVey, Bruno VeSota, Gene Roth, Dan White
Music
Alexander Laszlo
Cinematography
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Runtime
62 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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