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Night of the Creeps

Night of the Creeps

Horror · Comedy · Science Fiction · 1986

In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.

Movie details

Night of the Creeps

“The good news is your date is here. The bad news is...He's dead.”

1986 Horror · Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 28m

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6.8 / 10

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In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Fred Dekker

Written by

Fred Dekker

Jason Lively

Jason Lively

Christopher 'Chris' Romero

Steve Marshall

Steve Marshall

James Carpenter 'J.C.' Hooper

Jill Whitlow

Jill Whitlow

Cynthia 'Cindy' Cronenberg

Tom Atkins

Tom Atkins

Det. Ray Cameron

Wally Taylor

Wally Taylor

Detective Landis

Allan Kayser

Allan Kayser

Brad

Bruce Solomon

Bruce Solomon

Sgt. Raimi

Court is in session

Put Night of the Creeps on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.