Night of the Creeps (1986)

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DirectorFred Dekker
Year1986
CountryUSA
GenreZombie
TypeMovie
Runtime88m
CastJason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins, Wally Taylor, Bruce Solomon, Vic Polizos, Allan Kayser, Ken Heron, Alice Cadogan

Review

"The film builds up slowly and inevitably explodes in to a zombie free for all that's still boiling with terror and incredible scenes of gore and grue. The performances are fantastic, especially by Tom Atkins as Detective Cameron, and Steve Marshall as the quick witted JC. "Night of the Creeps" is an almost forgotten eighties gem, and one that sports a sick and twisted ending that deserves to be seen, mainly because it lays seeds for a great sequel that we never saw. Still a ball of a zombie film, director Fred Dekker offers his own take on the zombie, while also paying tribute to fifties science fiction and slasher films along with a clever script, and original concept. "Night of the Creeps" is an entertaining horror romp and one that deserved a sequel." - Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

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