The Puppet Masters
Trust No One
HorrorScience FictionThrillermind controlsmall townbased on novel or bookescapeiowarescue missionalienspacealien contact
A paranoid sci-fi thriller about alien mind control in small-town America, built on distrust and body-horror tension rather than warmth or resolution.
The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.
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