The Creeping Flesh (1973)

  • PG
  • 02/12/1973 (US)
  • Horror, Science Fiction
  • 1h 32m

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

Overview

A scientist comes to believe that evil is a disease of the blood and that the flesh of a skeleton he has brought back from New Guinea contains it in a pure form. Convinced that his wife, a Folies Bergere dancer who went insane, manifested this evil he is terrified that it will be passed on to their daughter. He tries to use the skeleton's blood to immunise her against this eventuality, but his attempt has anything but the desired result.

Freddie Francis

Director

Peter Spenceley

Screenplay

Jonathan Rumbold

Screenplay

Cast

Peter Cushing's headshot

Peter Cushing

Emmanuel Hildern
Lorna Heilbron's headshot

Lorna Heilbron

Penelope Hildern
Christopher Lee's headshot

Christopher Lee

James Hildern
George Benson's headshot

George Benson

Waterlow
Catherine Finn's headshot

Catherine Finn

Emily
Hedger Wallace's headshot

Hedger Wallace

Doctor Perry
Duncan Lamont's headshot

Duncan Lamont

Inspector
Kenneth J. Warren's headshot

Kenneth J. Warren

Charles Lenny

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