NIGHT OF THE CREEPS is one of my all-time favorite horror films and SLITHER is one of my favorite horror “homage” films. So you could imagine my excitement upon learning that there is a new flick that seems very similar to both! Said flick is called GROWTH and it’s sporting one interesting, nicely detailed plot synopsis. Check it:
In 1989, on a quiet vacation island off the coast of picturesque New England, a groundbreaking experiment is underway. Scientists, working with the island population, have successfully unlocked the gateway to advancing human evolution. Using a parasite, they have been able to amplify the vision, hearing, speed, strength and intellect of the human subject, promising to usher in a new age for mankind…
Until disaster strikes.
Now, twenty years later, JAMIE (Mircea Monroe, below), who escaped the island catastrophe as a child, returns with her boyfriend MARCO (Brian Krause), step-brother JUSTIN (Chris Shand, RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP) and party girl best friend KRISTIN (Nora Kirkpatrick) to sell the property recently inherited from her great uncle. Once there, the group uncovers the key to Jamie’s disturbing past, and the horrifying secrets hidden by Larkin (Richard Riehle, HATCHET) and the other town elders for over two decades.
The early setbacks did not deter the locals from pursuing their research, and now Jamie and the group must fight to escape an island overrun with deadly parasites that turn you super human before turning you super insane!
Now there’s one good freakin’ time! Strength-and-insanity-inducing parasites?! Count me in motherf*cka!!! GROWTH was written and directed by Gabriel Cowan. In addition to those mentioned above, the rest of the cast includes Alexi Wasser, Lou Richards, and Yousef Abu-Taleb. It’s set to release some time in 2009.