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Year:	2006
Country of origin:	USA / Canada
Director:	James Gunn
Genre:	Alien parasites
Starring:	Don Thompson, Nathan Fillion, Gregg Henry, Xantha Radley
Rating:	4/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439815/
Tagline:	Horror Has a New Face
Favourite line:	"My easy-going nature is gettin' sorely fuckin' tested."

Probably as close as we will get to seeing a 'proper' horror movie for quite some time (though I must confess, I'm yet to see Drag Me To Hell about which I have heard similar claims).

The Plot:
A small community in South Carolina is over-run by alien parasites that turn their hosts into flesh hungry killers, all channelled through one mind.

A likeable cast of relative unknowns (well, Fallion was in Firefly, I guess) really get into the spirit of things, playing out the B movie action with commendably straight faces. Comedy horror is always a fine line to tread, and this stays just the right side of wacky to be acceptable.
The movie is clearly a homage to the legendary Night of the Creeps despite the directors claims to the contrary (I think he said he has never even seen that movie. Yeah, right) as well as visual effects nods to such great fare as From Beyond, Basket Case and Society.
For those desperately mourning the sad demise of American horror, this one might keep you going for a few months longer.