"They came from everywhere. Millions of writhing, seething creatures, oozing out of the mire to feed on human flesh." Known as burrowers of the ground, the electrocuted worms in 1976's Squirm decide instead to excavate living people. Scream Factory recently announced that Squirm will be getting a high-definition upgrade just in time for Halloween, and we now have a look at the Blu-ray's cover art.
"Check out our newly-designed artwork for the upcoming blu-ray Collector's Edition Jeff Lieberman's 70s cult classic SQUIRM which is scheduled to drop in October! Credit for this wonderful wormy vision goes to designer Paul Shipper (who just recently came through on the upcoming Halloween Complete Collection set). Fans of the original Drew Struzan theatrical one-sheet design need not worry as it will be available on the reverse side of the wrap.
Expect pre-order links to go up in the next few weeks.Extras are underway and will be announced sometime later this Summer."
There are no further specifics at this time, but Scream Factory revealed that they are planning for an October release and we expect plenty of bonus features to be included, as this will join their Collector’s Edition series. Here’s a look at the trailer and details on the movie from the UK’s recent Blu-ray release:
“One of the most original and entertaining of the revenge-of-nature films that characterised mid-1970s American horror, Squirm begins with a pylon being downed by a thunderstorm, sending millions of volts into the wet, conductive mud, which naturally gives hundreds of thousands of its wriggly inhabitants an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
And since the accident has also inconveniently cut off the electricity to Fly Creek, Georgia, its population could hardly be more vulnerable when the sun goes down. Houses can be barricaded against most intruders, but what happens when they’re small enough to get into the water supply?
Writer-director Jeff Lieberman (who also made the cult classics Blue Sunshine and Just Before Dawn) achieves a near-perfect blend of knowing wit and good old-fashioned scares, with make-up genius Rick Baker (An American Werewolf in London) on hand for some of the memorably disgusting special effects.”
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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