FilmPGBody Horror Sci-Fi Horror Monster & Creature

Sssssss1973

Name: Sssssss
Genre: Body Horror, Sci-Fi Horror, Monster & Creature
Released: 1973-07-06
Rating: 5.3

“Terror is ready to strike!”

Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski

5.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.4Rotten Tomatoes 30%Metacritic 59TMDB 5.1

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Year

1973

Runtime

99 min

Box Office

🏆 2 nominations total

The premise

David, a college student, is looking for a job. He is hired by Dr. Stoner as a lab assistant for his research and experiments on snakes. David also begins to fall for Stoner's young daughter, Kristina. However, the good doctor has secretly brewed up a serum that can transform any man into a King Cobra snake-and he plans to use it on David.

Horror Vault's take

A cash-strapped college student accepts a lab assistant position with a reclusive herpetologist, unaware that his new employer's snake research hides a deeply sinister agenda. As David settles into the role and grows close to the doctor's daughter, strange physical changes begin to hint that something is terribly wrong. Sssssss leans into genuine reptile spectacle and creeping dread rather than cheap shocks, delivering a slow-burn transformation nightmare grounded in 1970s creature-feature tradition.

Content: Body Horror Transformation Sequences, Live Snake Handling And Real Reptile Content, Disturbing Imagery