An alien plague turns a small town into a gory, darkly comic carnival of mutant monsters.
Pulpy, with big broad humor. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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For an R, this one goes further: extreme gore. Beyond that, real scares and several jump scares.
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A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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