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The Killer Shrews

The Killer Shrews

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The Killer Shrews

"All that was left after..."

1959

1h 9m

4.5(96 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

Trapped on a remote island by a hurricane, a group discover a doctor has been experimenting on creating half sized humans. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created giant shrews, who when they have run out of small animals to eat, turn on the humans.

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7 featured cast members

Starring

James Best

James Best

Thorne Sherman

Ingrid Goude

Ingrid Goude

Ann Craigis

Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis

Jerry Farrell

Gordon McLendon

Gordon McLendon

Dr. Radford Baines

Baruch Lumet

Baruch Lumet

Dr. Marlowe Craigis

Judge Henry Dupree

'Rook' Griswold

Alfredo de Soto

Mario

Creative team

Directed by: Ray Kellogg
Written by: Jay Simms
Produced by: Ken Curtis

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