Slugs

Slugs (1988)

Genres - Mystery, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Natural Horror, Creature Film  |   Release Date - Feb 5, 1988 (USA)  |   Run Time - 89 min.  |   Countries - Spain, United States  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Review by Robert Firsching

An absolutely grotesque horror film based on the book by Shaun Hutson, this bloody shocker from Juan Piquer Simon (Pieces) is set in a small town in upstate New York but has a mostly European cast. Hordes of mutant flesh-eating slugs are having the citizenry for lunch until a trio of public officials takes action, as is standard procedure in the post-Jaws ecokill film. The gore is excessive and quite well-handled, particularly a scene in which two nude lovers are literally ripped to bloody bits in a bedroom full of slimy horrors, but otherwise the film is surprisingly uninvolving. Fans of gross-out cinema will still want to catch it for a scene in which a restaurant patron's eye blows out, revealing swarming baby slugs. Needless to say, such doings will not appeal to everyone.