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The infected of Slither

FilmOtherA parasite2000 to 2009

Slither is a horror-comedy about a small South Carolina town taken over by an alien parasite. The townspeople it infects share one mind, that of the first man taken. It is a homage to 1980s horror-comedies.12

Battle it
First appeared
2006
Released 2006
Source work
Slither (2006)
James Gunn
Age rating
R (US); 15 (UK)
Made in
USA, Canada
What causes it
A parasite
A sentient alien parasite arrives on a meteorite and reproduces through slug-like larvae.
How you become one
A larva enters through the mouth.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • killing the original host ends the whole infestation
  • keeping the mouth covered

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2006

Released 2006

field notes

What the sources say

1

All the infected form a hive mind controlled by the first host12

2

The first host is destroyed when the flammable gas inside him is ignited by a gunshot12

3

James Gunn's first film as director12

4

He names Cronenberg's Shivers and The Brood and the manga Uzumaki as influences; critics compared it to Night of the Creeps12

5

A box-office failure that reviewed well12

Sources

  1. Slither (2006 film) - Wikipedia
  2. Slither - Rotten Tomatoes

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