A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.
Practical Effects
That stinger prop still grosses out prosthetic artists today.
Direction
Cronenberg's early body-horror blueprint in grimy 16mm.
Director
David Cronenberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cronenberg cast Chambers after seeing her Ivory Snow commercial, not her adult films—he wanted 'innocence corrupted.'
Shot in Montreal with forced Canadian content; the 'Keloid Clinic' name mocks real plastic surgery branding.
CA
