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The Creeping Flesh (1973) Country of Origin: UK CREDITS
PRODUCTION SCRIPT DIRECTION PHOTOGRAPHY EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION MUSIC SOUND COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP SPECIAL EFFECTS DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION LOCATIONS CASTING CAST Also Starring With Harry Locke (barman) PLOT SUMMARY Dr Emmanuel Hildern believes that he has discovered the "essence of evil" contained in a grotesque, deformed skeleton he has retrieved from New Guinea. The skeleton, all that remains of Shish Kang, known as "The Evil One", offers Hildern the chance to prove that he can eradicate evil from the world by developing a vaccine, obtained from a bacteria that forms on the bones when exposed to water. But when he tries his serum on his uptight Victorian daughter Penelope it simply unleashes her pent up desires and deprivations. Penelope goes on the rampage and is finally captured and incarcerated by asylum administrator James Hildern, Emmanuel's half brother and a bitter rival. Learning of Emmanuel's plans, James steals the skeleton for his own nefarious ends. One of Francis' better films, this is lightweight but fun and bears remarkable similarities with another Cushing - Lee venture the Anglo-Iberian Pánico en el Transiberiano (1972). Here, a stronger, tighter script gives both Cushing and Lee more to do than many of the films they made together at the beginning of the 70s and delivers an effective and unusually satisfying twist in the tale. Both actors are on top form and Francis seems to have connected with the material better than he usually did and he gives the proceedings a great pace and spooky atmosphere. UK USA Australia Sweden UK USA 1972 1973 1974 1986 1997 1998 2000 2002 2004 A terrifying journey through the nightmare worlds of evil, insanity and terrible revenge. ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Craze LINKS SEE ALSO REFERENCES
MAGAZINES CinemaTV Today no.9966 (5 February 1972)
p.12 (UK) CinemaTV Today no.9969 (26 February 1972)
p.8 (UK) CinemaTV Today no.10014 (13 January 1973)
p.20 (UK) The Dark Side November 1995 p.13 (UK) Filmfacts vol.16 no.2 (1973) pp.42-43
(USA) Halls of Horror no.27 p.19 (UK) Monthly Film Bulletin vol.40 no.469 (Febryary
1973) p.25 (UK) TV Times 31 March - 6 April 1984 p.32
(UK) Variety 14 March 1973 p.21 (USA) BOOKS English Gothic (2nd Edition) pp.198-200 Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies
1991 - 1992 p.82 Reference Guide to Fantastic Films p.79 OTHER SOURCES screen archaeologists, asylums, bacteria, new guinea, psychiatric hospitals, scientists, skeletons, vaccines Last Updated: 1 January, 2009
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