gwnightscream David Cronenberg's 1975 sci-fi/horror film stars Paul Hampton, Joe Silver and Lynn Lowry. This begins in an apartment building where a scientist kills a young woman and then himself. Hampton plays doctor, Roger St. Luc who discovers that he was working on an experiment with parasites and the girl was infected. The parasites turn their hosts into mindless, sex fiends and soon, they spread in the apartment building, infecting the residents. The late, Silver (Rabid) plays Roger's friend, Rollo Linsky who is a scientist and Lowry plays nurse, Forsythe. This is pretty good, the cast is decent and there's great make-up effects. If you're into body horror flicks, give this a view.

Michael_Elliott Shivers (1975)** 1/2 (out of 4)A futuristic high rise is the setting for this David Cronenberg shocker, which has the people of this complex catching some sort of disease that turns them into sex crazy maniacs.SHIVERS was the first film that Cronenberg directed that was meant for a large audience. After doing a couple experimental films and some made for Canadian television, SHIVERS was meant to put the director on the map and it certainly did that. The film was praised in some circles. It was hated in others. Some people were downright disgusted by what they saw in the picture. It was released in American theaters as THEY CAME FROM WITHIN but no matter the title it's certainly worth watching.What I liked most about the film is that very little is actually explained. The movie starts with the disease already in full force and most movies would have started with a lot of character development before getting to the disease but that's not the case here. I liked how the weirdness starts right off and Cronenberg cuts from a couple happily moving into the complex to a bizarre murder-suicide sequence. Cronenberg certainly handles the material extremely well and once again he builds up an utterly bizarre atmosphere that continues to get stranger with each new scene.The film also benefits from some good performances including Paul Hampton and Joe Silver. Scream Queen Barbara Steele appears in the film and she's always a pleasure to watch. SHIVERS does have some flaws include some at times awful death sequences as well as some pacing problems. There are also some bad performances in some of the smaller roles. However, with all that being said, this is a unique and rather disturbing horror film.

TheBlueHairedLawyer Filmed in the beautiful Canadian city of Montreal, Quebec, They Came From Within is a freaky, disturbing and messed up little horror sci-fi that will haunt for forever once you watch it. Unfortunately there are is an excessive amount of sex stuff in it, but there's a point to it, it's not there to be pervy although the footage probably earned the director lots of money from perverts wanting to view the movie.In a high-rise in Quebec, it's seen as a beautiful location for tourists and the elite who can afford to live there. One day a horrific murder happens in one of the rooms. An old man kidnaps a woman, cuts her open and pours acid into her insides to destroy her internal organs. As cops investigate, it turns out that there's been more to the case than just some psycho trying to steal organs. A parasite has been developed that is spread through sexual contact, turning the infected into sex-crazed maniacs just leaping up at people like perverted zombies. Soon a few victims try to stop it before it gets much worse and infects the entire world.I saw this movie with my best friend, and we were both sixteen at the time, and living in Canada we were looking for Canadian horror films (we wanted to see if we'd been to the filming locations, nerdy, huh?) and we came across this one. As it turned out my friend had been to the area that It Came From Within was filmed at (My hometown was the filming location of the 1981 slasher My Bloody Valentine). We figured we had to see this, and we enjoyed it, but both of us agreed that all the sex stuff was really disgusting and over the top. A lot of parents show horror films to their kids these days and I strongly advise you don't choose this one, there are many disturbing, perverted and disgusting scenes. The scene with the woman having her internal organs ripped open is very graphic and disturbing, not to mention she's naked at the time, and the fact that it's a fat old man ripping open her stomach while she's still alive doesn't help the situation any.It does have good soundtrack, beautiful if not dreary at times scenery great acting, gory and realistic special effects and a few comedic moments such as a man leaning out the window and puking all over an old woman's clear plastic umbrella. It's not a bad movie, and if you don't like seeing so many graphic scenes there may be a director's cut available. It's like Eating Raoul combined with Don't Go Near the Park.

p-stepien In a high-end apartment complex located on the secluded Starliner Island,, a luxury hide-out for the well-off, a mysterious parasite is embodying itself into human beings, feeding off he body, whilst in return removing sexual inhibitions and turning the whole building into a bloody fetishist orgy. The organism a product of a scientist intent on offering the world a release from bodily restraints by indulging into blissful satisfaction. However afraid of his own creation his kills the first host and then cuts his own throat. All too late as the parasite has already been spread...At his worst Cronenberg can be self-indulgent into his obsession with human bodies, flesh and its interaction with outside world. But even then his offers a significantly higher degree of intelligence than standard horror fare, subtly adding levels of contemplation. Even when he misses Cronenberg still manages to evoke a strong reaction, not only due to gross bodily imaginings, but the almost surreal quality of his work. "Shivers" is a very rough first work, chaotic in composition, albeit structurally suiting the increasingly rampaging infestation. At times sexually perversive and unapologetic, for example showing a man playing with his parasite much as with a penis, which ultimately allows him to experience even greater levels of sexual satisfaction. In this twisted world the body - or flesh, as Cronenberg prefers to denominate it - is wholly sexual, even death is erotic with infected becoming zombified heralds of lust. The predominant theme of Cronenberg's body of work - the 'new flesh' is explored here, as entering a new self-induced step in evolution, one however we would better not be taking. Cronenberg seems to point to the modern world as a place, where disease is progress.Despite misgivings towards the plot and the delivery "Shivers" is a fascinating first feature, especially given the consistency of themes presented in future, much superior movies. David Cronenberg apparently didn't know much about filmmaking, when shooting his debut and the deficiencies in that department are pretty obvious. Featuring several B-movie performances Cronenberg nonetheless manages to evoke some disturbing freakish sequences, especially those with Allan Kolman, one of the first victims. The biggest issue lies with the movie itself, which at times comedic, at times disturbing or even horrifying, leaves a lot to be desired in term of story (with incubation rates of parasites changing from days to a matter of seconds) and pacing coupled with almost non-existent tension (aimless scenes of people chasing each other around the complex). Despite its content Cronenberg's movie is not as accomplished as future endeavours, although by far not his worst work.A big call out to the special effects crew - some truly gruesome organisms.