It’s time for a new episode of the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? video series, and in this one we’re looking back at the 1986 cult classic horror comedy Night of the Creeps (watch it HERE)! To find out all about Night of the Creeps, check out the video embedded above.
Written and directed by Fred Dekker, Night of the Creeps has the following synopsis: Humor mixes with horror in this chiller about a college campus being ravaged by gruesome creatures that turn their victims into zombies. The night of the formal is finally here for Chris, Cindy, and J.C. It’s going to be the best night of their lives. But, tonight is also the NIGHT OF THE CREEPS. From a world unknown comes a nightmare unimagined. First, they are under you, around you, inside of you, then, you’re dead. Zombies, exploding heads, creepy crawlies, they are a new breed of terror; a different kind of horror. The Creeps are taking over. You never had a night like this!
The film stars Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins, Allan Kayser, Dick Miller, and Suzanne Snyder.
This is what the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie series is all about: Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: WTF Happened To This Horror Movie?
The Night of the Creeps episode of WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? was Written by Emilie Black, Edited by Joseph Wilson, Narrated by Jason Hewlett, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
A couple of the previous episodes of the show can be seen below. To see more, head over to our JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel – and subscribe while you’re there!
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