The Creeping Flesh
Directed by Freddie Francis6.183%52%5.9
A Victorian-age 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 being on the scientist's family and friends.
- BrandonCFNovember 2, 2025If you're a fan of the Cushing & Lee duo it's a "must watch". If you're a fan of Hammer Horror movies you'll probably enjoy it too even though it's obviously not a Hammer film. A lot of the ingredients are there though. While I love the main plot there were some slow points & some questionable sub-plots that could've been reworked for a better movie imo. In all I did find Creeping Flesh entertaining from start to finish. I'm a huge Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee fan, especially when they are together so that might have something to do with it. Hey if you don't like it you can always turn it off. Right?
The Creeping Flesh Trivia
The Creeping Flesh was released on February 12, 1973.
The Creeping Flesh was directed by Freddie Francis.
The Creeping Flesh has a runtime of 1h 32m.
The Creeping Flesh was produced by Michael P. Redbourn.
A Victorian-age 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 being on the scientist's family and friends.
The key characters in The Creeping Flesh are Emmanuel Hildern (Peter Cushing), Penelope Hildern (Lorna Heilbron), James Hildern (Christopher Lee).
The Creeping Flesh is rated PG.
The Creeping Flesh is a Science Fiction, Horror film.
The Creeping Flesh has an audience rating of 5.2 out of 10.