# Shivers (1975)

> A sealed luxury apartment complex becomes a nightmare ecosystem when experimental parasites turn its residents into sexually driven flesh-eating predators.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16514

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: David Cronenberg
- Cast: Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, Allan Kolman, Susan Petrie, Barbara Steele, Ronald Mlodzik, Barry Baldaro
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073705/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, grotesque, transgressive, late night horror marathon, cult cinema viewing

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