Shivers

About Shivers

The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.

Shivers is a 1975 horror science fiction film directed by David Cronenberg. Released in May 1975, it runs 88 minutes.

Its themes are attack, parasite, panic, and sexual attraction.

Paul Hampton takes the lead as Roger St. Luc, Joe Silver as Rollo Linsky, Lynn Lowry as Nurse Forsythe, and Allan Kolman as Nicholas Tudor. The screenplay is by David Cronenberg. Produced by Canadian Film Development Corporation. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Cultpix.

Jaws 2, Slither, and Night of the Living Dead make useful companions to Shivers, all filed under island. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 737 votes and it carries a R rating.