GL84 After a devastating rainstorm, a small Georgia town learns that downed power lines have seeped into the mud around town and charged a swarm of worms into ravenous killers and forces the locals to band together to fight the creatures off.This one here wasn't all that bad and really has some solid and enjoyable qualities to it. One of the film's better features is the fact that there's a rather exciting series of action scenes which are quite fun and wholly enjoyable. Setting the stage for this as well as initiating the story proper is the opening storm which is a nice bit of spectacle with the tumbling towers and spark-showering explosions going off that makes for a rousing opening here. As well, there's the great attack on the couple out fishing were attacked and swarmed over by the creatures as we see them dangling from their wounds and sores, a chilling encounter in the bathroom where they pour out of the shower faucet preventing a character from showering with the creatures and the thrilling sequence of the creatures eating through a tree-stump and sending it crashing into a nearby house while numerous residents are still inside pondering their next move which is a nice overall shock. Other fun attacks include the nice brawl between the characters in the forest as well as the series of small attacks around town, from the couple in the jail- cell to the diner swarming which is all a prelude to the utter fun of the finale's house assault as there's a lot of fun to be had with the completely oblivious set-up of the worms arriving in various sections of the house and appearing without them realizing which is all where the different searches are all mixed together with the action and escapes all makes for a really exciting scene. These elements here all help to make the film so much fun and holding off the few rather troubling flaws present. One of the film's biggest issues is the fact that there's just such a long set-up to the worms appearing that there's little of interest throughout this section. Though this is a problem caused by the fact that the film doesn't really have a true storyline that supports this kind of pace, there's still plenty of overlong scenes that just go by without much of any kind of interest during this section as the setup of their investigations aren't really all that interesting with them wandering around the town which doesn't have a whole lot of interest. These here make for a rather troubling beginning here and holds off the interesting parts for a longer time than it really should, though again that's also due to the extended out storyline used. Along with these problems, there's also the fact that the storyline about the disgruntled former boyfriend coming back to torment him over and over again isn't really all that interesting and takes out some of the suspense in the finale by continuing on that storyline rather than dealing with the far-more-interesting giant worm attacks. These here are what hold this one back.Rated PG: Violence, Language and Brief Nudity.

daretostruggledaretowin Squirm is about worms. Not just any worms, though. Freaky Georgia worms with tons of legs and, yes, fangs. They bite, but normally they're OK. You can even use them to fish with. However, if they come in contact with electricity they go crazy, and there's so many of them in the ground that once they come up the humans don't have a chance.Squirm, although a major studio release (Universal), has the feel of an indie grindhouse/exploitation film. You also get the sense that the actors in this film are real country people. These yokels don't come from Los Angeles. If they're not GA natives they're from somewhere in the deep south. Of course, the city slicker is the protagonist, but that doesn't stop the locals from treating him like dirt (ironically, the thing worms live in).This film is fun and will at times make your skin crawl. I thoroughly enjoyed it.This review originally appeared at http://paranoidcinephilia.blogspot.com/2016/04/squirm-1976.html

geminiredblue Starting in the late 60s and through the mid-80s, horror directors really came up with some ingenious plots. Case in point: this little killer worm movie filmed in Georgia. Based on the premise that a violent electric storm sent millions of volts into the ground, causing literally thousands of worms to turn into zombie-like killers. To best describe this movie, imagine a Tennessee Williams play gone berserk and you've got an inkling.The story: a red-haired New Yorker named Mick has come down to visit a red-haired southern belle named Geri. However, the creepy country boy next door, named Roger, doesn't like Mick making moves on her. And as if that wasn't bad enough, a pervy borderline vigilante sheriff sets his sights on Mick as a troublemaker. Almost immediately, we get a sense that something's rotten in the state of Georgia. And all the main characters, save Mick, seem to be a little nutty. Oh and did I mention the rampaging worms?! Yes, there's a lot of underlying tension brewing and the movie's plot deftly handles every development. The special effects and make-up is chilling to say the least. My two favorite scenes are when the worms attack Roger and he turns into a loony worm guy, and when we find a man who's been hollowed out by worms. I challenge even a die-hard horror fan not to flinch and feel a tiny wriggle of apprehension! As I said earlier, the 70s was ripe with imaginative horror flicks and this one qualifies as one of the most under-appreciated. So hunt it down and get ready to squirm with thrills and chills!

trashgang Jeff Liebermann, the director of this movie really made a name in the genre, this flick Sqiurm is known for his juicy worms, but 5 years later he will make a classic Just Before Dawn, later on he made Satan's Little Helper. But back to the movie. The actors in it all are believable and really had to act into the worms itself. Most of them made it into the world of television series only Barbara Quinn (the girl making love with the sheriff) really made it in the horror genre, as seen in He Knows You Are Alone and Jaws 3 and others. It's made just before the start of the slasher era and wasn't a big success due being a creature feature, not done then, except for Jaws. It takes a while before the worms attack and when they do you only have one 'wormface'. There is no blood in it to mention but still you will be watching to the end just to see the real worms. And that's what made this movie a cult movie. There are really no effects used for the creatures, just some close up of the worms making creepy noises. It really was a low budget flick but it worked out fine. As said, don't expect gore or blood, just watch how many worms they used.