# Substance (1985)

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**Original title**: *The Stuff*
**Runtime**: 86 min
**Genres**: Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
**Directed by**: Larry Cohen
**Written by**: Larry Cohen
**Starring**: Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris, Paul Sorvino, Scott Bloom, Danny Aiello

> *Are you eating it... or is it eating you?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Abandoned mine; midnight; a pickaxe. A white, living goo bubbling up from the earth becomes the next national dessert craze. A corporate spy, a kid, and a militia leader seek the source. Cohen's consumer-horror is best enjoyed as a midnight snack.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, pitch-black, unhinged

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