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SQUIRM

1976 US HMDB
July 30, 1976

A violent electrical storm topples power lines into the rain soaked earth that is home for an aggressive breed of worms. The high voltage causes the worms to mutate into larger, hostile hordes of man-eating worms that lie in wait for the residents of Fly Creek.

Directors

Jeff Lieberman

Cast

Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow, Jean Sullivan, Peter MacLean, Fran Higgins, William Newman, Barbara Quinn, Carl Dagenhart, Angel Sande
Horror

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

Following a disastrous storm, an electricity pylon collapses onto a swampy area full of worms, discharges a high-voltage shock to the ground, and transforms the insects into voracious carnivores. The small village near the disaster site is invaded by the flesh-hungry worms, which will make a raid leaving only a small group of inhabitants alive. A small cult movie of the genre: shot effectively, well acted, and very fluid; it does have its flaws: the story and some sequences are at the limit of implausibility (but after all, it's not a documentary!). Overall, it's a good film.