Directed and written by Pakphum Wongjinda and Chalit Krileadmongkon, this Thai horror film had moments that almost made me nauseated, which I feel is the best feeling I can get from a scary movie.

Inspired by the story of Battambang from the reign of King Rama V, Creepy Crawly -- originally The 100 --

A travel influencer is kept quarantined in a hotel that has seen better days. Beyond just dealing with COVID shutdowns, she also has a rare blood disorder that she's kept a secret from everyone. Along with her brother Fiew and a martial arts master named Leo -- as well as his sister and their deaf father -- all of them must come together when the centipedes that live in the hotel get smart and decide that the time to destroy humans is now.

Not only are these centipedes out to kill just about everything -- a rat attack earlier is stomach decimating -- they also are all led by a monstrous one-legged killing machine that can possess people.

I'm usually one of those people that prefers real effects to CGI, but I really liked the effects in this. I mean, centipedes that overtake people and become part of them? Incredible.

I had so much fun with this movie. Even thinking about it now as I write this, I kind of want to watch it again.

The CGI is very good, although perhaps they went overboard in some scenes. In fact, the scenes done practical are less impressive. Set in a hotel with guests under COVID lock down, one of the guests has brought something back with them. And that is a problem, because everything has to be learned through the subtitles, and that means background and nuances are often lost. So it can become confusing. At first, there are only a few centipedes, but then suddenly there are thousands crawling over every area. And for me, it was difficult for me to become invested in any of the characters. But it was entertaining enough so I didn't feel cheated.

The film starts off with a suspenseful "who goes there style mystery" in which a creature reminiscent of The Thing stalks guests at a hotel. The plot gets weighted with a angsty teen protagonist, his deaf father, and a girl with a mysterious blood disease that the monster for some reason wants. The movie takes a hard turn quick with CGI centipedes covering the walls, the characters dying then being resurrected into monster fighting super saiyans only to die again... but then alive again.. I think. This movie is all over the place, but for what its worth me and my friends were entertained and had some good laughs. The main monster design is also fairly interesting. Good if you enjoy monster or creature flicks, bad if you are looking to watch Gone with the Wind or Oppenheimer.