1986 · 88 min

Night of the Creeps

Name: Night of the Creeps
Director: Fred Dekker
Released: 1986-08-21

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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Quick Facts

Confidence: MODERATE

Status: Provisional

Director: Fred Dekker

Why It's Disturbing

Features corpse reanimation, alien parasites, infection, and hosts transformed into killer zombies, with horror involving campus murders and monster violence.

Psychological20

Gore8

Bleakness18

Realism20

Dread36

Violence47

Body Horror30

Taboo8

Lingering Impact22

21.6

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