FilmPGGothic Monster & Creature Sci-Fi Horror

The Creeping Flesh1973

Name: The Creeping Flesh
Genre: Gothic, Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror, Psychological
Released: 1973-02-12
Rating: 6.5

“A terrifying journey through the nightmare worlds of evil, insanity, and terrible revenge.”

Directed by Freddie Francis

6.5

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 6.1Rotten Tomatoes 83%TMDB 5.9

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Year

1973

Runtime

92 min

The premise

A Victorian scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones, unleashing a malevolent entity on the scientist's family and friends.

Horror Vault's take

In the fog-laden world of Victorian England, a paleontologist returns from a Papua New Guinea expedition bearing an extraordinary and deeply dangerous skeletal find. What appears to be a monumental scientific breakthrough quickly reveals a horrifying property — contact with water causes flesh to reconstitute on the ancient bones, with terrifying consequences. Cushing and Lee anchor this Gothic chiller with gravitas, as ambition, madness, and something ancient and malevolent collide in a story that blurs the line between science and superstition. Not everything humanity digs up from the past should be brought into the light.

Content: Violence, Attempted Sexual Assault, Depictions Of Mental Illness And Asylum Conditions, Creature Horror, Disturbing Imagery