When a meteorite touches down in the New Jersey woods carrying a monstrous alien slug, it’s up to four teens to stop it before it’s terrifying brood consumes all life on Earth!
Practical Effects
Creature effects punch way above this budget's weight class.
Production
Shot in a real New Jersey basement with borrowed equipment.
Writing
Kids who actually act like kids, not mini-adults.
Director
Douglas McKeown
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The entire film was made for roughly $25,000, with the creature effects consuming most of the budget. Director Douglas McKeown never directed another feature.
Released during the 1983 video boom, it became a VHS shelf staple that introduced countless kids to DIY horror ambition. The 'New Jersey basement' setting wasn't chosen for atmosphere—it was literally someone's house.
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