C.H.U.D.
dir. Douglas Cheek · 1984
Plot
A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photo journalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, band together to try and determine what the creatures are and how to stop them.
Why watch
A series of gruesome murders in New York City leads a determined policeman and a photojournalist to uncover the horrifying truth lurking beneath the streets. As they delve deeper, the film immerses viewers in a nightmarish world where societal neglect breeds grotesque horrors. Watching it is like being trapped in a claustrophobic urban labyrinth, where every shadow could conceal a lurking terror.