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Gettin’ Goopy with James Gunn’s ‘Slither’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Marriage is a sacred bond…
After concluding March discussing of the classic folk horror film The Wicker Man (listen) and observing the Easter holiday in Critters 2: The Main Course (listen), we’re gonna shine up our boots at the local Deer Cheer festival in James Gunn‘s 2006 horror comedy (and notorious box office bomb) Slither for its 20th anniversary!
In Slither, the quiet lives of the residents of Wheelsy, South Carolina are disrupted when an asteroid containing an alien parasite crashes in the local forest. Patient zero is Grant Grant (Michael Rooker), who begins an ooey, gooey takeover of the town using parasitic slugs. It’s up to Grant’s wife Starla (Elizabeth Banks) and sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) to stop the invasion before it’s too late.
Slither will celebrate its 20th Anniversary with a limited UK and Ireland theatrical release and a 4K Digital release from 1st May, and 4K UHD + Blu-ray Steelbook combo from 18th May which can be pre-ordered through HMV, ZAVVI & Amazon.
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Episode 381: Slither (2006)
Pack your box lunch and hand us a piece of that possum over there because we’re talking James Gunn’s hilariously goopy directorial debut Slither (2006) for its 20th(!!!) anniversary!
Join us as we lament the box office bomb status of this clever little creature feature (you better believe we were both in the theater back in 2006, though!) and laud the impressive practical effects on display.
Plus: marveling at the Brenda blob, gagging (literally) at the Society-esque Grant Grant blob, laughing at squid stickers and learning all about cooters.
Cross out Slither!
Coming Up Next: To celebrate the release of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, we’re going back in time to check out the original appearance of the Universal monster in 1932’s The Mummy!
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It’s always a cruel summer, but 2026 is about to get crueler.
To blow off steam, the Losers hit the road to visit all the towns in Stephen King’s Dominion. Derry, Castle Rock, Ludlow, Boulder, the list goes on. They’ve got miles to drive and so many (scary) sights to see. At the end of the day, though, they have to ask themselves: Which one’s the best? And, more importantly, what does “best” mean in this context?
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