# Mutant (1984)

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**Original title**: *Night Shadows*
**Runtime**: 99 min
**Genres**: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
**Directed by**: John "Bud" Cardos
**Written by**: John C. Kruize, Peter Z. Orton, Michael Jones
**Starring**: Wings Hauser, Bo Hopkins, Jody Medford, Lee Montgomery, Marc Clement, Cary Guffey

> *Mankind's Deadliest Threat Will Not Come From The Skies.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Southern town summer dusk broken glass. 
Abandoned streets and vacant homes. 
A product of 80s low budget horror.

**Mood tags**: dread

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