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And it slithered toward the nearest multiplex.

The special effects guy, Merv, had gotten ambitious. "It needs texture," he'd insisted, mixing a new batch of "alien goo" in a bucket. He’d used something he found in an unlabeled drum behind the hardware store. The label said "Bio-Active" and then a lot of numbers. horror b-movie

We were shooting The Spore That Took Toledo , a masterpiece of low-budget schlock. Our director, Lenny "Five-Takes" Falzone, had found a deal on fifty gallons of corn syrup and red food coloring. Our monster was a rubber suit left over from a 1987 Toho rip-off. Our lead, Dirk Steele (real name: Kevin from accounting), delivered lines like he was returning a library book. And it slithered toward the nearest multiplex

A broke film crew, a cursed script, and a special effect that refuses to stop growing. He’d used something he found in an unlabeled

"Cut! Print it. That's a wrap."