The
Creeping Terror
 There
are some movies that insult your intelligence,
that present you with inane dialogue, bad direction,
non-existent plots or sloppy acting. But in The
Creeping Terror from 1964, each factor has a transcendental
brilliance that is ramped up to a Spinal Tap 11.
Reversed stock footage of a Mercury rocket “crashlands” and
disgorges a hideous man-eating creature. A more
impressive looking monster was originally designed
and built for the movie, but days before shooting
was to begin, the monster was stolen. Pressed for
time and out of money, the director hastily threw
together the infamous "pile of carpets" monster
that appears in the film. This menace crawls about
the countryside, killing people by somehow encouraging
them to not run away and actually force themselves
into its bottomless gullet.
Legend has it that
most (if not all) of the soundtrack of The Creeping
Terror was lost after shooting was completed, and
if this is true then the loss was a truly inspired
accident. In the place of 99% of the dialogue,
we get incredibly earnest narration. Narration
that swerves giddily off-topic at any moment.
For
instance, in the midst of the action, the voiceover
guy and the movie stop to deliver a bizarre homily
on the virtues of marriage. This is accompanied
by a scene where a lawman and his new bride make
out like demons! Monster flicks of this era always
have some sort of sexual moral so most of the carpet
monster's victims are eaten while they're necking…or
dancing. Yes, the hysterical
jive dance massacre near the end of the film (which
comes complete with irrelevant greaser fistfight)
shows us clearly that if you're going to boogie
on down to the devil's music, you should expect
to be consumed by a Creeping Terror!
Along with some coming attractions (that are much
better than seeing the whole film), loony film
archivist, Steven Mayerson will screen kooky rarities
before the feature.
Also stay tuned for the 5th episode of the serial
The Lost Planet
from 1953!
On the par with an Ed
Wood movie, it’s considered the worst serial
ever made with
unintentionally hilarious dialogue like "How
are we going to find it,
it's the Lost Planet." It was the last sci-fi
serial ever made…for good
reason.
The TV Dinner potluck is open to all members before
the feature.
Also, unload your trashy videos for door prizes
in our humiliating
and hilarious raffle.
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