‘If you scream… you’re dead.’
Night of the Creeps is a 1986 sci-fi horror film about alien brain parasites that turn their hosts into zombies. A group of teenagers fight the alien invaders.
The movie was written and directed by Fred Dekker (The Predator; The Monster Squad). It stars Tom Atkins (Apocalypse Kiss; The Fog; Halloween III), Jason Lively, Steve Marshall and Jill Whitlow.
Plot:
In 1959, an alien experiment crashed into Earth infecting 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…
Reviews:
” …delivers everything you’re looking for in a durable 80s horror-comedy. The meta-humor and morbid horror come in equal dosage, the two cited characters are as credible and compelling as can be, and the overall combination lends for such a replayable piece of entertainment that it’s hard to find a better go-to example of the subgenre this side of Ghostbusters.” Arrow in the Head
“Too bad it doesn’t have a single original idea […] Atkins (Cameron) is very good as the hard-edged unorthodox cop, and is supported by a decent teen cast […] Above average for its type.” John Stanley, Creature Features, Berkley, 2000
” …it’s an energetic, enjoyable mishmash of standard B-level science fiction themes, action buddy film antics, syrupy youth movie influences (the budding romance between Chris and Cynthia) and of course, the fact that parasitic-controlled zombies are thrown in doesn’t hurt it any (you also get to witness a zombified cat and dog!).” DVD Drive-In
“I certainly know this is not a great movie, not fine cinema, and it still has a decidedly campy, horror vibe that is obviously from the ’80s. Nonetheless, if you give it a chance you’ll find it fun, gory, and compelling. It’s a great flick that deserves its cult status, but it also deserves more.” DVD Verdict
“This is an overall great flick that suffers only from some cheap-looking f/x as a result of the year/decade it was made in. Good horror-comedy hybrids are almost impossible to find, and this one is the best. Dekker merges the sci-fi, horror, comedy, and thriller genres into one seamless movie that you will watch over and over again.” Goregirl’s Dungeon
” …Night of the Creeps may not have been the scariest or goriest film to claw its way out of the neon blur that was the 1980s, but it sure was the most fun […] The way it combined the gratuitous nudity and frat boy shenanigans of your average teenage party movie, with the walking corpses and exploding heads of an intergalactic zombie epic, was obviously very appealing…” House of Self-Indulgence
“Night of the Creeps is unpretentious and nostalgic bliss for those who enjoy a good old-fashioned B-movie. Viewers will no doubt enjoy the plethora of in-jokes and references to other fan favourites. Even those who aren’t complete horror geeks will still get a kick out of this irresistibly barmy and no-holds-barred romp.” Behind the Couch
“Its chief drawback is that it’s far too leisurely paced so that the real Night of the Living Dead-style menace doesn’t occur until too late in the day (or night) to truly be to the film’s advantage. That said, Dekker exhibits welcome imagination in what is your basic zombie science fiction flick from this decade.” The Spinning Image
“It’s little wonder why Creeps is (generally) so overrated as a cult fave: the broad humor, sub-jarhead one liners and over-the-top action (relatively new in the mid ’80s) would echo the tone of horror for the next two decades.” The Terror Trap
“Neither Dekker’s sloppy direction nor the cheapo make-up and effects do justice to the hand-me-down but sporadically lively script. Not the most sophisticated or scary horror film of the year, perhaps, but enjoyable enough in a ramshackle sort of way.” Time Out
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