# Slugs (1988)

> A health worker battles a murderous slug infestation while authorities dismiss his grotesque theory until the town’s unexplained deaths become impossible to ignore.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17393

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Juan Piquer Simón
- Cast: Michael Garfield, Kim Terry, Philip MacHale, Alicia Moro, Santiago Álvarez, Concha Cuetos, Emilio Linder, Manuel de Blas
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093995/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: campy, grisly, suspenseful, cult movie night, horror marathon

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