# It Lives Again (1978)

> A socially charged 1970s horror sequel turns an epidemic of murderous mutant babies into a paranoid allegory about family, pollution, and institutional power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17143

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: Larry Cohen
- Cast: Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd, John P. Ryan, John Marley, Eddie Constantine, Andrew Duggan, James Dixon, Dennis O'Flaherty
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077756/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: paranoid, disturbing, campy, cult horror night, 1970s genre marathon

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- [Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/15298)
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- [The Fury (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/7246)
- [Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/10697)
- [Village of the Damned (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/6921)
- [It's Alive (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/17141)
- [Children of the Corn: Runaway (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/302125)

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