in the fancy starliner compound in an island near montreal and a mad scientist test a parasite in the body of his mistress . he believe that man be an animal that think too much and and he develop a parasite to increase the violence and sexual desire of mankind . there be an outbreak in the condominium and with the fierce dweller become zombie of sex . shiver be the first movie of this great canadian cult director david cronenberg and indeed a very low budget trash movie and with a final cost of u $ 179 . 000 and 00. the story mix humor and horror and the effect be very nasty and disgusting and a trademark of cronenberg . the story be a kind of sexual version of the night of the living dead and with people turn out zombie of sex . the screenplay of 1979 alien use many concept of this movie . the interview of david cronenberg in the dvd be excellent and and it be very funny to know that the actress sue patrick ask him to slap her face in the scene that she need to cry and and barbara steele reaction to this physical assault . my vote be seven . title ( brazil ) represent calafrios ( shiver ) .