An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, however, reveal an intent with much more far-reaching consequences.

Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Jeannot Szwarc
Bradford Dillman
Joanna Miles
Richard Gilliland
Jamie Smith-Jackson
Alan Fudge
Jesse Vint
Patty McCormack
Brendan Dillon
Frederic Downs
James Greene
Jim Poyner
Sam Javis
Bard Stevens
William Castle Productions
Paramount Pictures