It Lives Again
Maternity wards echo with the patter of tiny claws as more murderous baby-faced monsters are born. But rather than kill their monstrous offspring during delivery, cursed parents flee to secret incubation hideouts.
Why it matters
A gleefully grotesque sequel that doubles down on body horror’s most unsettling family drama: monstrous infants on the loose.
- Practical effects turn newborns into nightmare fuel, tapping into primal fears of birth and parenthood gone wrong.
- A rare late-’70s eco-horror twist, reflecting anxieties about mutation and uncontrollable life.
- For fans of David Cronenberg’s early body horror and the ’70s drive-in grindhouse vibe.
- Uneven pacing and low budget don’t stop it from delivering jolts of weird, uncomfortable dread.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
43
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
57
Supernatural
0
Creature
55
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
14
Survival
33
Monster
