Breeders
An otherwordly perpetrator has been attacking female virgins in Manhattan. As Dr. Pace and Detective Andriotti work together to identify the strange organic materials found on the women, the victims begin arising in a trance and leaving the hospital.
Why it matters
Alien invasion meets sleazy ’80s sci-fi horror with a deeply unsettling undercurrent of body horror and social paranoia.
- A rare late Cold War-era flick that blends shapeshifting extraterrestrials with urban dread and sexual terror.
- Practical effects lean into grotesque organic designs that feel like an unholy cousin to Bottin’s creature work.
- For fans of paranoid sci-fi horror and ’80s sleaze, it’s a cult curiosity that captures a certain raw, unpolished energy.
- Not for the faint of heart or those sensitive to exploitative themes—its treatment of female victims is discomfortingly exploitative but integral to its grim vision.
Director
3 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
43
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
0
Supernatural
20
Creature
73
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
0
Survival
33
Alien
