Rabid (1977) movie poster

Rabid

1977 ·1h 31m · ★ 6.3 (541)

After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a retractable, vampiric stinger in her armpit and a thirst for human blood.

Why it matters

Director

David Cronenberg David Cronenberg
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
100
Slow Burn
83
Psychological
57
Supernatural
0
Creature
91
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
85
Survival
50
Body HorrorVampire

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

accidentdisgustedepidemicmartial lawmontreal, canadamotorcyclemotorcycle crashmurderrabiessurgeryvampiress (female vampire)

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