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It's Alive

1974 ·1h 31m · ★ 6.0 (217)

The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever scared. And it's easily scared.

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Director

Larry Cohen Larry Cohen
9 horror films in catalog
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It's Alive 1974
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It Lives Again
It Lives Again 1978
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Special Effects
Special Effects 1984
The Stuff
The Stuff 1985
A Return to Salem's Lot
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It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
55
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
43
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Content Warnings

Child in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorPregnancy HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

babydevilhomicidal babymutantpregnancyremade

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