[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Night of the Creeps (1986)

Watching this late yesterday as September sci-fi spectacle revamped itself into the horrors of October and Halloween, Night of the Creeps could have mutated itself itself into either thread but i generally see it as a horror film rather than science fiction.

Beginning as a high school comedy which sees a couple of nerdy students attempting to become part of a college fraternity by stealing a corpse from a local morgue, however it's no normal morgue. It's in fact a cryo lab and the stiff they steal is an undead body from the fifties infected by alien slug like parasites which turn their hosts into rampaging zombies.

What we have is an above average, low budget sci-fi / horror spectacular, which is actually derivative of pretty much everything. Taking in alien probes, axe murderers, the walking dead, invasive worm creatures, flame throwers, lawn mowers, chainsaws and more, in this equally scary and funny monster mash.

Tom Atkins outshines his younger cast members with a fantastic performance as a rather unorthodox detective in writer / director Fred Dekker's debut feature which is a whole lot of refreshing fun and should entertain everyone who reads this.

Recommended.

Always a blast and a great way to kick off the month