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Night of the Creeps

1986 • 1h 28m •
Horror Comedy Science Fiction
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★ 6.8/10
608 reviews
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Night of the Creeps

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.

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

Top Billed Cast

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
Vic Polizos
Vic Polizos
Coroner

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic
2015-10-21

What is this? A homicide, or a bad B-movie?

Not exactly what you would call an unknown horror comedy, but there is the distinct feeling that it should be better known. As its cult fan base will attest, this is blast of a movie, a homage to the "B" schlockers of lore. Directed by Fred Dekker, the premise sees some alien beings eject a flask of alien slugs down to earth, which lands at a fraternity campus, something which cause mayhem some years later when a frozen body is disturbed at the medical lab and the slugs are unleashed. Cue infestation that turns people into zombies!

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D Dsnake1 Verified TMDB Critic
2019-10-11

Night of the Creeps is a fantastic movie to watch in many different situations: with friends, at a sleepover, in the middle of the night, in the middle of the day, and so many more.

It's an easy to watch flick, and it contains the right balance of horror elements, gore, campiness, humor, and absurdity to make each viewing as enjoyable as the last. It's got a touch of body-stealing aliens, a touch of zombies, a touch of traditional serial killer, all mixed with all the fun that can come from being placed in a sorority house.

Sure, it's not downright frightening, and it's not necessarily...

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic
2022-09-21

**_Entertaining sci-fi/horror “lost gem” from the mid-80s_**

During a frat initiation, two buds at a SoCal university (Jason Lively and Steve Marshall) inadvertently unleash something creepy that results in the walking dead. Tom Atkins plays the detective on the case while Jill Whitlow draws the attention of one of the boys.

“Night of the Creeps” (1986) is sci-fi/horror with a wink of amusement that features bits from previous movies, like “The Blob” and zombie flicks, to forge its own unique concoction. The writing is creative, the characters are fleshed-out and the direc...