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Night of the Creeps

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Night of the Creeps (1986)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:7

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Horror/comedy film about two college students, Chris and J.C., who try to fulfill their fraternity initiation by stealing a dead body. Unfortunately, when they do so they unwittingly release "the... Horror/comedy film about two college students, Chris and J.C., who try to fulfill their fraternity initiation by stealing a dead body. Unfortunately, when they do so they unwittingly release "the creeps" -- large, slimy, wormy beings that can transform an unfortunate person into the walking dead once they enter the body. Can Chris and J.C. save the town before it's too late? [More]

Starring: Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins

Starring: Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins, David Oliver, Elizabeth Cox

Director: Fred Dekker

Director: Fred Dekker

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virtually every frame of the film is a love letter to a bygone era as realized in the vibrant tones of the music-video-addled '80s

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11/06/09
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

What's not to like about alien leeches that attack the brain and turn people into zombies?

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10/18/09
James Plath
James Plath
DVDTown.com

No review available.

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08/04/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Scattered across the whole of Night of the Creeps is horror-nerd nirvana.

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11/16/09
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
FEARnet

a fun 80s homage

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02/20/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Night of the Creeps is a classic in every sense of the word.

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11/05/09
Uncle Creepy
Uncle Creepy
Dread Central

'B-' zombie movie that's surpisingly novel and entertaining.

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10/13/02
Widgett Walls
Widgett Walls
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Emanuel Levy
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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

I remember sort of loving it when I was twelve, meaning only that twelve-year-olds are idiots.

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Walter Chaw
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08/30/04
Nina Darnton
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