The Killer Shrews

The Killer Shrews
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ray Kellogg
Written by	Jay Simms
Produced by	Ken Curtis Gordon McLendon
Starring	James Best Ingrid Goude Ken Curtis Gordon McLendon Baruch Lumet "Judge" Henry Dupree
Narrated by	Gordon McLendon
Cinematography	Wilfred M. Cline
Edited by	Aaron Stell
Music by	Harry Bluestone Emil Cadkin
Distributed by	McLendon-Radio Pictures Distributing Company
Release date	June 25, 1959 (1959-06-25)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$123,000
Box office	$1 million

The Killer Shrews is a 1959 American independent science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg, and produced by Ken Curtis and Gordon McLendon. The story follows a group of researchers who are trapped in their remote island compound overnight by a hurricane and find themselves under siege by their abnormally large and venomous mutant test subjects. The film stars James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis, McLendon, Baruch Lumet and "Judge" Henry Dupree.

Shot outside of Dallas, Texas, it was produced back-to-back with The Giant Gila Monster. Now in the public domain, the film has been issued multiple DVD releases and was lampooned in the fourth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000.