The Being
Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry.
Why it matters
A grimy, early ’80s eco-horror mutation tale where toxic waste spawns a grotesque creature, embodying the decade’s environmental anxieties through slimy practical effects and small-town dread.
- Practical effects by Rob Bottin alumnus bring the mutant’s gooey, bulbous design to unsettling life—this is classic creature craftsmanship raw and unpolished.
- A slow-burn atmosphere rooted in the isolation of rural Idaho, capturing a creeping sense of contamination and paranoia.
- For fans of eco-horror and body horror’s messy, physical transformations—think The Toxic Avenger meets The Thing’s creature work.
- Not a polished masterpiece, but a cult curiosity that wears its low-budget scars proudly and embodies ’80s horror’s fascination with pollution as monstrous.
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
43
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
55
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
14
Survival
66
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