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Slither
Slither may refer to: * Slithering, a form of limbless terrestrial locomotion Film and television * ''Slither'' (1973 film), a comedy directed by Howard Zieff * ''Slither'' (2006 film), a comedy horror film directed by James Gunn * "Slither" (''Sliders''), an episode of ''Sliders'' * "Slither" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), an episode of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * Slither (''The Secret Circle''), the 5th episode of the first season of the CW television series ''The Secret Circle'' Comics and games * Slither (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics mutant villain * ''Slither'', a 1982 arcade game, or its ColecoVision port * ''Slither.io'', a 2016 massively multiplayer browser game featuring snakes Music * ''Slither'' (album), a 2000 album by Earth Crisis * "Slither" (song), a 2004 song by Velvet Revolver * "Slither", a song by Metallica from '' ReLoad'' * "Slither", a song by Opeth from ''Heritage'' Other uses * Cold Slither * Slitherlink Slitherlink (also k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither (2006 Film)
''Slither'' is a 2006 science fiction black comedy horror film written and directed by James Gunn in his directorial debut. Produced by Paul Brooks and Eric Newman, the film stars Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Tania Saulnier, Gregg Henry, and Michael Rooker. The film is set in a small town in South Carolina that becomes invaded by a malevolent alien parasite. ''Slither'' was theatrically released in the United States on March 31, 2006, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who deemed it as "funny" and "creepy", while praising its premise, B-movie conventions, Gunn's direction, script and the performances of the cast, and has since become a cult film. However, it was a box office failure, grossing only $12 million worldwide against a $15 million budget. Plot A meteorite brings a malevolent, sentient extraterrestrial parasite to Earth. The parasite enters the town of Wheelsy, South Carolina, where it infects wealthy resident Grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither (song)
"Slither" is a song by American hard rock band Velvet Revolver, featured on their 2004 debut album ''Contraband''. When it was released as the second single from the album in 2004, "Slither" topped both the American ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts, as well as reaching number 56 on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 35 on the UK Singles Chart. The song won the 2005 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. Composition Scott Weiland said, "The lyrics are about a relationship. 'When you look you see right through me, cut the rope, fell to my knees, born and broken every single time.' It's just feeling not right in a situation." Music video The video, directed by Kevin Kerslake, was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic and Los Angeles. It starts with the band members playing their instruments inside a tunnel while a woman is driving a car seeking for the way to get to that tunnel. As the song continues, people become much more aggressive and the undergr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither
Slither may refer to: * Slithering, a form of limbless terrestrial locomotion Film and television * ''Slither'' (1973 film), a comedy directed by Howard Zieff * ''Slither'' (2006 film), a comedy horror film directed by James Gunn * "Slither" (''Sliders''), an episode of ''Sliders'' * "Slither" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), an episode of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * Slither (''The Secret Circle''), the 5th episode of the first season of the CW television series ''The Secret Circle'' Comics and games * Slither (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics mutant villain * ''Slither'', a 1982 arcade game, or its ColecoVision port * ''Slither.io'', a 2016 massively multiplayer browser game featuring snakes Music * ''Slither'' (album), a 2000 album by Earth Crisis * "Slither" (song), a 2004 song by Velvet Revolver * "Slither", a song by Metallica from '' ReLoad'' * "Slither", a song by Opeth from ''Heritage'' Other uses * Cold Slither * Slitherlink Slitherlink (also k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither (1973 Film)
''Slither'' is a 1973 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff and starring James Caan. Caan plays an ex-convict, one of several people trying to find a stash of stolen money. Peter Boyle and Sally Kellerman co-star. ''Slither'' was the first screenplay by W.D. Richter. Plot Car thief Dick Kanipsia gets out on parole from a penitentiary. He intends to go straight, but first he goes directly to see an old friend Harry Moss, only to be shocked to see Harry get shot. Harry's dying words tell Dick to find Barry Fenaka, a guy who supposedly knows where to find a stash of stolen cash that Harry has hidden, and mention the name Vincent Palmer to Fenaka. Then, instead of dying slowly, Harry blows himself up with dynamite. As Dick flees the scene, a black van lurks in the trees. Dick hitches a ride with Kitty Kopetzky, who starts out as a friendly free spirit, then turns into a nut case who robs a diner where she and Dick go to eat. Dick flees during her robbery and catches a passi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither (The Secret Circle)
"Slither" is the 5th episode of the first season of the CW television series ''The Secret Circle'', and the series' 5th episode overall. It was aired on October 13, 2011. The episode was written by Dana Baratta and it was directed by Liz Friedlander. Plot Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy), after the demon got inside her body, is acting weird and no one can understand why while Cassie (Britt Robertson) is trying to keep the truth about her knowing being a witch from her grandmother, Jane (Ashley Crow). After Heather's death, Jane is suspicious and she is trying to make Cassie talk to her but Cassie is acting like everything is OK. Possessed Melissa is tricking Nick (Louis Hunter) to help her dig up a suitcase from the woods by telling him that her family's Book of Shadows is in it. They take the suitcase to their shelter and Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) is getting there few minutes later and then Cassie. Melissa says that her mother spelled the suitcase and to open it, all six of them have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither (album)
''Slither'' is the fourth full-length album by the American metalcore band Earth Crisis, released in 2000. It marked a return to Victory Records, following the band's 1998 Roadrunner Records album, ''Breed the Killers''. The album ventured into the nu metal sound popularized by '90s metal bands Slipknot, Biohazard, and Machine Head. The album cover was designed by the artist Dave McKean. The album peaked at No. 50 on the ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers chart. Production The album was produced by Steve Evetts. Critical reception '' Chronicles of Chaos'' wrote: "Managing to stir up enough emotion and deafening cries of aggression, the band storms through a sonic assault of heavy vibes and mosh pit worthy material—and the music of ''Slither'' is also chock-full of strong harmonies to boot." The ''Telegram & Gazette'' wrote that the songs "boast rich textures as the band combines its old hard-core raucousness with a freshly developed 'clean' heavy-rock sound." The ''New Straits Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither (comics)
The Resistants, also known as Mutant Force, are a supervillain group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were originally the second incarnation of the Brotherhood of Mutants, but have become completely independent of the other incarnations of that group. They were originally gathered by Magneto. Fictional team history The mutant Magneto was the founder of the original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Over the years, the original Brotherhood had disbanded, so Magneto decided to create a new Brotherhood. He recruited five young mutants and trained them to become the new Brotherhood. The five mutants were sent to capture Mister One, a mutant who was small enough to enter and operate a miniature spacecraft Magneto had discovered. Their plans were foiled by Captain America and Magneto left the team. Their next employer, the Mandrill, renamed the team Mutant Force, a name they would commonly be associated with. As Mutant Force the team repeatedly came into c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage (Opeth Album)
''Heritage'' is the tenth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. It was released on 13 September 2011 through Roadrunner Records. The album was recorded in early 2011 at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm and produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt, engineered by Janne Hansson, and mixed by Steven Wilson (the first album since 2003 album ''Damnation'' which he worked together with the band, although he was not the producer anymore). It takes on a full-fledged progressive rock sound, something the band had wanted to do for some time. It is a stark contrast to the progressive metal and death metal sounds of their past albums. A critical and commercial success, the album sold 19,000 units in the United States in its debut week, charting at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was their first since 2003's ''Damnation'' not to feature Åkerfeldt's signature death growls. Background During a press junket in September 2010 for ''In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reload (Metallica Album)
''Reload'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on November 18, 1997 via Elektra Records. The album is a follow-up to ''Load'', released the previous year, and Metallica's last studio album to feature the '' ...And Justice for All''-era lineup, with bassist Jason Newsted leaving the band in January 2001, though it was not his last release with the band. ''Reload'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 436,000 copies in its first week. It was certified 3× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping three million copies in the United States. Background ''Reload'' was recorded at The Plant, a wood-panelled studio in Sausalito, California. The session was produced by Bob Rock, who also produced Metallica's previous two albums. The original idea was to release ''Load'' and ''Reload'' as a double album. However, with problems recording so many songs at one time, the band decided that half o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither (Sliders)
The following is a list of episodes for the Fox and Sci Fi Channel original series ''Sliders''. The series aired on Fox from March 1995 to May 1997 and on the Sci Fi Channel from June 1998 to February 2000. A total of 88 episodes were produced. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1995) Fox changed the intended order of the episodes, beginning with episodes they thought would draw in audiences. This often causes confusion and sometimes chronological errors in continuity with respect to the story arc (for example, episode 5 "Prince of Wails" opens with the resolution to the cliffhanger brought about in episode 6 "Summer of Love"). The intended and filmed order of the episodes is shown by the production code order of the episodes, with the pilot being first. Season 2 (1996) As in Season 1, Fox again broadcast the episodes out of their intended order, this time even changing the finale. The intended order of the episodes is shown by the production codes. Season 3 (1996–1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ColecoVision
ColecoVision is a second-generation home video-game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released a year later in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision. The console offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade video games compared to competitors such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision. The initial catalog of twelve games on ROM cartridge included the first home version of Nintendo's ''Donkey Kong'' as the pack-in game. Approximately 136 games were published between 1982 and 1984, including Sega's ''Zaxxon'' and some ports of lesser known arcade games that found a larger audience on the console, such as '' Lady Bug'', ''Cosmic Avenger'', and ''Venture''. Coleco released a series of hardware add-ons and special controllers to expand the capabilities of the console. "Expansion Module #1" allows the system to play Atari 2600 cartridges. A later module converts ColecoVision into the Coleco Adam home computer. Coleco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Slither
Zartan is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and animated series. He is one of the main villains in the franchise as the leader of the Dreadnoks, and a mercenary who often worked directly for Cobra Commander. His character was voiced by Zack Hoffman in the 1985 TV series, and he was portrayed by Arnold Vosloo in the live-action film, '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' and its 2013 sequel, '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation''. Profile Zartan is a master of make-up and disguise. Very little is known of his background, but he is suspected to have received European military academy training at St. Cyr. Zartan can alter his skin color at will to blend in with his environment, and is a practitioner of several mystic martial arts. He is also a ventriloquist, a polyglot (speaking over 20 languages and dialects), and an acrobatic-contortionist. Zartan and the Dreadnoks have also been known to use holographic technology and other means to disguise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
