
Island of Terror(1966)
A small island community is overrun with creeping, blobbish, tentacled monsters which liquefy and digest the bones from living creatures. The community struggles to fight back.


In 1989, a breakthrough in "advanced parasitic research" on Cuttyhunk Island gave scientists a jump in human evolution. Initial tests proved promising, as subjects experienced heightened physical and mental strength and awareness. But - something in the experiment went horribly wrong, and the island mysteriously lost three quarters of its population.

Mircea Monroe
Jamie Ackerman

Christopher Shand
Justin Roberts

Brian Krause
Marco

Nora Kirkpatrick
Kirstin Daniels

Richard Riehle
Larkin Holberman

Lou Richards
Dr. Macavire

Ian Patrick Williams
Mason Lane

Alexi Wasser
Sarah Holberman

Mackenzie Brooke Smith
Gwen Anderson

Valerie Mya
Perfect female
Growth is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of island, experiment, outbreak. Directed by Gabriel Cowan, it stars Mircea Monroe, Christopher Shand, Brian Krause. In 1989, a breakthrough in "advanced parasitic research" on Cuttyhunk Island gave scientists a jump in human evolution. Initial tests proved promising, as subjects experienced heightened physical and mental strength and awareness. But - something in the experiment went horribly wrong, and the island mysteriously lost three quarters of its population.
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