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The Killer Shrews

1959 · 69 min

A creaky, endearingly silly creature feature that traps you on a stormy island with shuffling monsters and bickering humans.

Directed by
Ray Kellogg
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis
Tagline
All that was left after...
Overview
Trapped on a remote island by a hurricane, a group discover a doctor has been experimenting on creating half sized humans. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created giant shrews, who when they have run out of small animals to eat, turn on the humans.

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Directed by
Ray Kellogg
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • science
  • isolation
  • greed
  • love
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour4
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Ray Kellogg
Written by
Jay Simms
Starring
James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis, Gordon McLendon, Baruch Lumet, Judge Henry Dupree, Alfredo de Soto
Music
Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin
Cinematography
Wilfrid M. Cline
Runtime
69 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish, Swedish

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