Slugs
A health worker battles a murderous slug infestation while authorities dismiss his grotesque theory until the town’s unexplained deaths become impossible to ignore.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- grisly
- suspenseful
- cult movie night
- horror marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film’s practical gore effects and brisk direction effective despite its low-budget production and uneven handling of the source material.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mutated black slugs spread through a New York town and prey on its inhabitants.
The film is specifically associated with convincing makeup, special effects, and gruesome slug attacks.
Health worker Mike Brady is ridiculed when he proposes killer slugs as the cause of the deaths.
Its low-budget production, dubbed voices, animal menace, and splatter set pieces support a later guilty-pleasure reputation.
Films like Slugs, and why
The Blob
Shared creature-feature horror, small-town infestation premise, escalating animal menace, and practical gore effects.
Squirm
Shared monster horror structure involving ordinary townspeople confronting an invasive animal threat and grisly practical effects.
Earth vs. the Spider
Shared 1950s-style creature-feature framework, mysterious deaths, authorities dismissing an unconventional warning, and escalating panic.
Night of the Creeps
Shared low-budget body horror, animal infestation, splatter violence, and cult guilty-pleasure appeal.
Movie Details
- Director
- Juan Piquer Simón
- Release Date
- 1988-02-05
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (219)
Cast
- Michael Garfield
- Kim Terry
- Philip MacHale
- Alicia Moro
- Santiago Álvarez
- Concha Cuetos
- Emilio Linder
- Manuel de Blas
- Patty Shepard
- Frank Braña
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Slugs about?
- A health worker battles a murderous slug infestation while authorities dismiss his grotesque theory until the town’s unexplained deaths become impossible to ignore.
- What is Slugs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Slugs as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Slugs violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Slugs as graphic.
- What did critics think of Slugs?
- Critics generally found the film’s practical gore effects and brisk direction effective despite its low-budget production and uneven handling of the source material.
- Which films are like Slugs?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blob, Squirm, Earth vs. the Spider, and Night of the Creeps.
- How long is Slugs?
- Slugs runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Slugs?
- In United States, Slugs streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, ARROW.
