Scared to Death

In this earthbound Alien rip-off, top-secret genetic experiments produce a lethal killing machine organism that stalks the sewers of Los Angeles. John Stinson stars as a tough cop turned bestselling author whose job it is to hunt it down. "If you're frightened by the unknown - wait until you face reality" declared the poster. This substandard debut feature from William Malone, who went on to direct the disappointing 1999 remake House on Haunted Hill offers nothing fresh to the actor-in-a-rubber-suit genre save the usual high body count and gruesome gore. The creature sucks out human spinal fluid to feed to its offspring. Yuck! An unofficial sequel entitled Syngenor followed in 1990.