Night of the Creeps

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Night of the Creeps

R

Released Aug 22, 1986

1h 25m

Horror

Comedy

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Fraternity pledges (Jason Lively, Steve Marshall) pull a prank with a frozen body and let sluglike creatures loose on campus.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Fred Dekker's ode to '50s sci-fi schlock has such an enormous heart that you'd be forgiven for forgetting the fact that you're watching a movie about parasitic alien slugs.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 9, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Filled with creepy crawlies and even slimier elitist fratboys, Night of the Creeps plays genre mix-n-match with dizzying ambition.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 17, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a decent (if somewhat lackluster) homage/throwback from filmmaker Dekker.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 29, 2020

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

It's a great mix of wit, character work, genre-blending and, perhaps most importantly, it has a great sense of timing and pacing.

Feb 22, 2020

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Tyler Smith

Battleship Pretension

If the film falls well short of greatness, it is due to the director's inability to step outside himself as a horror fan and deliver a film that is effective on its own terms, rather than simply trading on the past greatness of the classics.

Nov 1, 2019

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Patrick King

Cultured Vultures

Night of the Creeps lacks the cynicism of a typical 80s horror flick, and it's almost wholesome as far as movies about nerds pursuing a hot girl out of their league go.

Rated: 8.5

Aug 16, 2019

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LERON C

The perfect blend of '80s comedy, '80s horror, and Tom Atkins. it's not a groundbreaking film but peak 80s horror that'll give you some light scares, laughs, and cool scenes especially with fire.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Nico S

Its cheesy Sci-fi undertone really helps the film achieve a unique feel.The main duo at the center of the film is also a great addition.The film is a must see for every Zombie- and cheesy Sci fi-film enjoyer.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/08/25

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Nick O

UFOs…Axe murderers…Brain sucking space worms…Zombies…Everything you need in one great flick.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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Jonathan O

Absolutely a blast it really captures 50's and 60's creatures horror with clever funny writing and impressive special make-up effects and Tom Atkins does really fantastic performance.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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Farah R

What a surprisingly good watch this turned out to be! The characters are likable, the dialogue is hilarious, and the story is genuinely interesting. The combination of 50s sci-fi and 80s teen horror made Night of the Creeps stand out from similar films because it was seriously fun.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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Daniel C. M

A very fun and surprisingly light-hearted and wholesome homage to old 50s Sci-Fi Horror movies, which ironically enough, has it's main features being all kinds of things: Slasher with a psychopathic killer, parasitic-worm-from-space controlled zombies, steriotypical fratboy university rivarly and cryo-frozen bodies. It's comedy moments still hold up and aged perfectly; it's main characters are very sympathetic and relatable; it's story introduces many different plot points and arcs which, also surprisingly, are all well-developed and never feel randomly throwed in the script or unfinished; and it's action and effects are great and also still hold up to this day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Synopsis

Fraternity pledges (Jason Lively, Steve Marshall) pull a prank with a frozen body and let sluglike creatures loose on campus.

Director: Fred Dekker
Producer: Charles Gordon
Screenwriter: Fred Dekker
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 1986, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $562.8K
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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