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Shivers (1975)

87 min · Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Sci-Fi, body horror film, erotic film, erotic thriller film, horror film, independent film, monster film, natural horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, zombie film

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18k02025-09: 10,405 views2025-10: 18,169 views2025-11: 13,685 views2025-12: 11,130 views2026-01: 10,174 views2026-02: 8,732 views2026-03: 10,723 views2026-04: 9,987 views2026-05: 9,027 views2026-06: 8,676 views2026-07: 10,751 views2026-08: 10,920 views
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

David Cronenberg

Cast

Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, Allan Kolman, Susan Petrie, Barbara Steele, Ronald Mlodzik, Barry Baldaro

The story

At Starliner Towers, a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal, Dr. Emil Hobbes murders a young woman named Annabelle. He slices open her stomach, pours acid into the wound and then kills himself.

Catalogue themes and tags

Parasiten, Sexparty, Science Fiction, Horror, Erotica, Sci-Fi Horror, Psychological thriller, Cult, Satire, Indie

Genres

Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Sci-Fi, body horror film, erotic film, erotic thriller film, horror film, independent film, monster film, natural horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, zombie film
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