Leeches!
When a crop of doped-up athletes from the Lakecrest College swim team dive into the campus lake to blow off some steam, the bloodsucking leeches below the surface undergo a stunning transformation. After ingesting small amounts of the swimmers' steroid-laced blood, the slimy creatures grow to unusual sizes and set out to sink their teeth into an unsuspecting student population.
Why it matters
A gonzo creature feature that turns steroid-fueled leeches into a slimy nightmare, blending campy creature effects with college horror chaos.
- Practical effects deliver gloriously gooey, oversized leeches that recall the goo-splattered creature features of the ’80s and ’90s.
- A cult B-movie with a gleefully absurd premise that’s pure late-night video store fodder—perfect for fans of schlocky creature mayhem.
- Captures a specific subgenre niche: “nature strikes back” body horror with a steroidal twist, echoing films like *Shivers* and *Night of the Creeps*.
- Not for the narrative purists, but a blast for anyone who appreciates practical gore and unapologetic creature chaos.
Director
37 horror films in catalog
Dreamaniac 1986
Creepozoids 1987
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 1988
Nightmare Sisters 1988
Murder Weapon 1989
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge 1992
Blonde Heaven 1995
Curse of the Puppet Master 1998
Shrieker 1998
Totem 1999
The Killer Eye 1999
Retro Puppet Master 1999
Witchouse 1999
Prison of the Dead 2000
Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy 2000
The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks 2001
Final Stab 2001
The Brotherhood 2001
Wolves of Wall Street 2002
The Frightening 2002
Speed Demon 2003
The Brotherhood III: Young Demons 2003
Leeches! 2003
Ring of Darkness 2004
The Sisterhood 2004
Grizzly Rage 2007
House of Usher 2008
The Brotherhood V: Alumni 2009
The Pit and the Pendulum 2009
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil 2010
1313: Bigfoot Island 2012
Snow White: A Deadly Summer 2012
1313: UFO Invasion 2012
Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft 2013
Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper 2014
90210 Shark Attack 2015
Sorority Slaughterhouse 2015
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
100
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
50
