Spontaneous Combustion

Spontaneous Combustion

1989 · 97 min · EN · 4.7 (89 votes)
Dir. Tobe Hooper · Starring Brad Dourif, Cynthia Bain, Jon Cypher, William Prince, Melinda Dillon, Dey Young · Music Graeme Revell

“The Cleanest Kill on Earth.”

HorrorScience Fiction

A young man learns that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before his birth, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him.

VIBE

A tense, unnerving descent into body horror and paranoia. This film feels like a fever dream, exploring the unsettling consequences of unchecked science and the fear of losing control over one's own form.

body horroranxiousunsettlingparanoidsteady1990s sci-fipractical effectslow-budget horroridentitymutationparanoiascience gone wrong
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