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Slugs (1988)

Slugs poster
Original title
Slugs: muerte viscosa
Directed by
Juan Piquer Simón
Genre
horror film, monster film
Country
United States, Spain
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 214 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small town is attacked by a horde of flesh-eating slugs. A health inspector tries to stop the slimy creatures before they kill everyone.

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What happens

Slugs, also referred to as Slugs: The Movie (Spanish: Slugs, Muerte Viscosa, lit. "Slugs, Slimy Death") is a 1988 English-language Spanish natural horror film directed by Juan Piquer Simón, and co-written by Simon with Ron Gantman. Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Shaun Hutson, it tells the story of a small town whose locals are terrorised by aggressive carnivorous slugs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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