The Creeping Flesh
1973 · 1h 32m · Horror, Science Fiction · United Kingdom · Rated PG (US)
A terrifying journey through the nightmare worlds of evil, insanity, and terrible revenge.
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.
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Freddie Francis6.0Smart score
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attempted rapecorpsecreatureinsane asylummental illnessmonkeymonstermurderreincarnationscientistskeleton
RatingPG (US)
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