SSSSSSS (released as Ssssnake in the UK) is a 1973 horror film starring Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies, Reb Brown, and Strother Martin. It was directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and written by Hal Dresner and Daniel C. Striepeke. The chilling makeup effects were created by John Chambers and Nick Marcellino. The film has developed a small cult reputation and is acclaimed by many horror fans as one of the better man-becomes-creature films out there.
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SSSSSSS (released as Ssssnake in the UK) is a 1973 horror film starring Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies, Reb Brown, and Strother Martin. It was directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and written by Hal Dresner and Daniel C. Striepeke. The chilling makeup effects were created by John Chambers and Nick Marcellino. The film has developed a small cult reputation and is acclaimed by many horror fans as one of the better man-becomes-creature films out there.
College student David Blake (Benedict) is hired as an assistant by Doctor Stoner (Martin) who specializes in snake sciences and the medicinal benefits of venoms. Little does David, who has become a love interest to Stoner's daughter Kristine (Menzies), know Stoner is about to use him for a sinister experiment. Stoner believes he has developed a way to transform a human into a King Cobra snake and David may just be in danger of being sacrificed for science. The purpose of the experiment is to help prolong mankind into and past the nuclear age,...
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