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Squirm

1976 · 92 min

A slow-building, creepy-crawly creature feature with a rural setting and a touch of campy charm.

Tagline
This was the night of the CRAWLING TERROR!
Overview
A violent electrical storm topples power lines into the rain soaked earth that is home for an aggressive breed of worms. The high voltage causes the worms to mutate into larger, hostile hordes of man-eating worms that lie in wait for the residents of Fly Creek.
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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • nature
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Jeff Lieberman
Written by
Jeff Lieberman
Starring
Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow, Jean Sullivan, Peter MacLean, Fran Higgins, William Newman, Barbara Quinn
Music
Robert Prince
Cinematography
Joseph Mangine
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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