| Killer Shrews | |
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Real Name |
N/A |
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First Appearance |
The Killer Shrews (1959) |
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Original Publisher |
McLendon-Radio Pictures Distributing Company |
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Created by |
Ray Kellogg & Jay Simms |
Origin[]
Drive-in advertisement from 1959 for The Killer Shrews with co-feature, The Giant Gila Monster.
The Killer Shrews are large dog-sized creatures with shaggy, floor-length hair, long rat-like tails, and enormous canine teeth. They are the main antagonists of the 1959 American horror film The Killer Shrews.
In an attempt to reduce the size of humans in order to reduce their food intake, Dr. Marlowe Cragis accidentally creates a population of gigantic man-eating shrews that continuously grow in size.
Most of the Killer Shrews survive to the end of the film and are left to their own devices on the island.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- The Killer Shrews (1959)
Notes[]
- In the film, the Killer Shrews themselves are portrayed in close-ups using hand puppets, while dogs with shaggy fur costumes were used for the wider shots.
- Shot outside of Dallas, Texas, the film was produced back-to-back with The Giant Gila Monster.
- The satirical TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 riffed on the movie in an episode during its fourth season.