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Wormtown

2025 · 107 min

A slow, suffocating descent into cultish paranoia and body horror, where every scavenged meal and whispered prayer tightens the grip of dread.

Directed by: Sergio Pinheiro
Genres: Science fiction, Horror, Adventure
Starring: Caitlin McWethy, Rachel Ryu, Emily Soppe

Tagline: Let them in.
Overview: One year into a plague of flesh-eating, mind-altering worms, the nocturnal town of Ashland, Ohio, has embraced the parasites’ rule. Under cult-like Mayor Joshua, zealous Ranchers spread their gospel—by persuasion or by force. A trio of uninfected women cling to survival through scavenging, extreme hygiene, and evasion. But everyone breaks eventually, unleashing betrayal, sacrilege, and body horror.

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Directed by: Sergio Pinheiro
Genres: Science fiction, Horror, Adventure
Starring: Caitlin McWethy, Rachel Ryu, Emily Soppe

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
betrayal
faith
corruption
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	8
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: science fiction, horror, adventure
Directed by: Sergio Pinheiro
Written by: Andrew James Myers
Starring: Caitlin McWethy, Rachel Ryu, Emily Soppe, Maggie Lou Rader, A.J. Baldwin, Jordan Mullins, Jim Azelvandre, Madison Murrah
Cinematography: Roy Rossovich
Runtime: 107 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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