One year into a plague of flesh-eating, mind-altering worms, the nocturnal town of Ashland, Ohio, has embraced the parasites’ rule. Under cult-like Mayor Joshua, zealous Ranchers spread their gospel—by persuasion or by force. A trio of uninfected women cling to survival through scavenging, extreme hygiene, and evasion. But everyone breaks eventually, unleashing betrayal, sacrilege, and body horror.
Practical Effects
Squirm-inducing worm effects that'll ruin spaghetti forever.
Acting
McWethy's unraveling desperation anchors the chaos.
Production
Ashland's mundane dread — Ohio never looked so cursed.
Director
Sergio Pinheiro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pinheiro used actual mealworms for close-ups before switching to silicone replicas — the actors' genuine revulsion is unscripted.
The Ranchers' rhetoric deliberately echoes 2020s wellness-cult-to-conspiracy pipeline, with 'natural immunity' reframed as parasitic transcendence.
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