Lionsgate’s Vestron Video Series is releasing director David Cronenberg’s early gory zombie shocker, Shivers (1975) on Blu-ray.
After a scientist living in a posh apartment complex slaughters a teen girl and kills himself, investigators discover that the murderer had been carrying on experiments involving deadly parasites. Roger St. Luc (Paul Hampton), a doctor living in the building, and his aide, Nurse Forsythe (Lynn Lowry), then realize that the parasites are on the loose, attacking fellow tenants. And those who become hosts turn into erotically obsessed maniacs who pass the bugs on through violent sex.
Shivers, written and directed by Cronenberg, is a paranoid, prurient sexual nightmare.
Mick LaSalle — San Francisco Chronicle
Release date: September 15, 2020
Genre: Horror / Sci-fi
Director | David Cronenberg |
Cast | Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry |
Country | Canada |
Production Year | 1975 |
Discs | 1 Blu-ray Disc |
Region | A |
Run Time | 87 minutes |
Formats | Color / 1.85:1 |
Audio | English |
Subtitle | English |
AKA | They Came from Within |
Studio | Lionsgate / Vestron Video |
Special features
NEW Audio Commentary with Writer-Director David Cronenberg and Co-Producer Don Carmody |
NEW “Mind Over Matter” – An Interview with Writer-Director David Cronenberg |
NEW “Good Night Nurse” – An Interview with Actress Lynn Lowry |
NEW “Outside and Within” – An Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Creator Joe Blasco |
NEW “Celebrating Cinépix” – An Interview with Greg Dunning |
Archival 1998 David Cronenberg Interview |
Still Gallery with Optional Archival Audio Interview with Executive Producer John Dunning |
Theatrical Trailers |
TV Spot |
Radio Spots |

Shivers (1975) trailer
Notice: The picture quality of these videos do not reflect the picture quality of the Blu-ray or DVD in this package.