The Creeping Flesh (1973 film)

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Summary

"A terrifying journey through the nightmare worlds of evil, insanity and terrible revenge." Madness and horror result from a one Victorian scientist's accidental reanimation of the fossilized remains of a grotesque giant from pre-human history, and his brother's research into the nature of insanity and evil.

Details

• Release Date: 1973
• Country/Language: UK, English
• Genres/Technical: Horror, Fantasy, Sci-fi
• Runtime: 1 hr 34 min
• Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron
• Director: Freddie Francis
• Writer: Peter Spenceley and Jonathan Rumbold (original screenplay)
• Producer/Production Co: Shepperton Studios, Tigon Pictures, World Film Services
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Ratings

MPAA Ratings

• Rated: PG (mild Violence, mild Adult Content)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

• SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)

A gaslight-era scientist discovers the impossible skeletal remains of a hideous giant with vast brain size and capacity for evil at an excavation site far below the level where Neanderthal remains were found, accidentally reanimates the fossil, and soon links the being to legends of pre-human gods.

Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.

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Synopsis

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Madness and horror result from a one Victorian scientist's accidental reanimation of the fossilized remains of a grotesque giant from pre-human history, and his brother's research into the nature of insanity and evil.

Notes

Associated Mythos Elements

• film: compare to The Thing from Another World (1951 film)
• race: Troll
• setting: Gaslight