The story is an interesting blend of horror and kinkiness. There are some decent gore and creature effects, but due to the low budget are few and far between. There's also a bit of gratuitous nudity, all courtesy of Lynn Lowry (who reminds me of the Gelflings from 'The Dark Crystal'). The hot lesbian scene is also worth mentioning (grrrr). While the pacing is slow, there's enough of a threatening undercurrent to keep things suspenseful. All-in-all, not a bad start for the man who would later bring us 'The Fly' (1985).

Residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building get infected by a bunch of nasty looking parasites that turn them into sex craved maniacs that don't have the ability to think about anything else, other than sex & infecting others. This is an interesting horror opus, if nothing else. It's one of the more neglected works from Cronnenberg. In all honesty, I can see why. it's very grim and disturbing, but pales in comparison to some of his other works. David Cronnenberg was still experimenting with that twisted mind of his, and hadn't hit his stride at this juncture. I didn't dislike this movie at all. It's just a little too leisurely paced for me at times, and much too talky at certain points. The parasites are effectively grotesque looking things. I definitely wouldn't want one of those anywhere near me. The problem with Shivers, aside from poor pacing issues is that there is nobody to root for in this movie. Mostly everyone is unlikable and selfish in some way or another. The acting is also below average. Genre favorite Barbra Steele is by far the most competent performer in this film. There is a scene where she walks out of the bathtub, straight on broken glass from a wine glass. It made me cringe with how nasty it was. I wouldn't call this a gore fest, though there is stuff that will make some people squeamish. We get blood puking, blood splashing, gory parasite attacks, a dry slit throat, a stomach is opened with a scalpel, and more. Cronneberg delivers some black humor as well. I especially enjoyed the scene where Nicholas (Allan Kolman) pukes blood off his balcony on an elderly woman's umbrella. The ending is especially memorable. You have nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.Final Thoughts: I'm not fully sure what Cronnenberg was going for in this movie. I didn't dislike it by any means, but I didn't exactly enjoy it either. It has some effective scenes in it, but the poor acting, pacing issues, and the unlikable nature hinder this one. It's worth a watch, just make sure you temper your expectations5.7/10

Residents of an apartment block are afflicted with parasites which turn them into sex-mad zombies.His record shows that David Cronenberg is a director of considerable talent. It also shows that he has a number of bees in his bonnet, in that certain themes and motifs recur throughout his output, and it is interesting to look at Shivers in terms of it being the first place where a number of such matters are put on show.There is no other reason for seeing it because, as a film, it is perfectly dreadful. The horror film attractions are not enough to save it from the non-stop torrent of awful acting from the entire cast,and the inexperienced Cronenberg is unable to do anything to rescue it from this: indeed, if anything, his direction adds to the mess.This is one for Cronenberg completists only.

Shivers. now called They Came from Within (1975) Very odd title change! Anyway, This was re-watch, I had not seen this movie for really long time, I did enjoyed it a lot back then.I thought it had Very strange story but a good plot apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact.and there weer good moment in this movie, This dose feel a bit out dated now and could done a bit more with the attack scenes in this movie. I didn't mind looked really really, some decent effect and some odd effect in the movie, which made me laugh,The acting was okay in this movie in this movie, I did enjoy how the movie endedIt's was not as good as I remember it! 5 out of 10