The Body Snatchers series is a great example of one of my favorite horror subgenres – the Everyone Around You Is Actually Part of a Secret Cult Out to Get You genre (probably best realized in Rosemary’s Baby). I haven’t seen the ’78 version since I was like 15, but I remember finding it incredibly taut and ominous and unsettling and all that other good stuff that characterized the best horror films of that era. The ending is justifiably celebrated for its chilling power, and we get a brief glimpse of a man-dog that will forever compromise the integrity of my sleep. Plus it has Jeff Goldblum!
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