Miners uncover more than gold in a cavern crawling with bizarre subterranean danger.
THE STRANGENESS
Where Most Nightmares End The Strangeness Begins.
A group of explorers surveying an abandoned goldmine are trapped in a cave in, and find themselves at the mercy of a slimy, mysterious creature.
Quick Answer
The Strangeness is a 1985 American horror-mystery film directed by Melanie Anne Phillips about a group of miners who become trapped in an abandoned gold mine and encounter a mysterious creature.
Programmer's Pick
If your idea of prospecting involves more slimy monstrosities than gold, The Strangeness delivers. Melanie Anne Phillips sends her unlucky miners into the darkness with only a flickering lantern and a lot of bad decisions. Creature feature devotees, bring your hard hats.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
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The film’s central menace is a mysterious, slimy entity haunting the mine’s tunnels, giving subterranean chills a literal monster twist.
Most of the action unfolds deep underground, trapping characters in tight spaces and ramping up the tension.
Expect inventive low-budget effects to bring the mine’s infamous genital monster to life—nothing CGI here.
Directed by Melanie Anne Phillips, this film is a testament to DIY horror with its unique premise and resourceful filmmaking.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Explorers enter abandoned mine despite warnings
Slimy, mysterious creature
Traps and hunts the explorers underground
Labyrinthine abandoned gold mine
Questions from the Vault
When was The Strangeness released? +
The Strangeness was released in 1985.
Who directed The Strangeness? +
The Strangeness was directed by Melanie Anne Phillips.
How long is The Strangeness? +
The Strangeness has a runtime of 93 minutes.
What genre is The Strangeness? +
The Strangeness is a horror and mystery film.
What kind of creature haunts the Gold Spike Mine? +
The miners encounter a slimy, mysterious creature described in some quarters as a 'genital monster,' lurking in the depths of the abandoned mine.
