Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing

The Hammeresque Creeping Flesh is a creepy thriller mixing one part Cain and Abel, a dash of Frankenstein, and a pinch of the Re-Animator with the best elements that '70s U.K. horror has to offer. Is ...( read more  read more... )evil a sickness that mankind can be cured of? Dr. Emmanuel Hildern (Peter Cushing) seems to think so. After returning from New Guinea with the ultimate skeletal specimen of evil it becomes his life's obsession. While Dr. Hildern closes in on the serum, James (Christopher Lee), his half-brother and rival, looks on with envy from behind the mental asylum he runs. He too is dabbling in science to find the cure of madness. However, with less of a success rate. After Dr. Hildern tests his evil serum on his daughter Penelope, she of course goes mad, goes on a killing spree, and ends up in Uncle James's asylum. Immediately recognizing his new inmate, Uncle James brings Penelope back home, only to find his brother's work and progress. In a fit of jealousy he steals the valuable skeleton which, unbeknownst to him, is slowly growing flesh and developing into an evil, uncontrollable monster. --Rob Bracco

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Directed by: Freddie Francis

Release Date: February 12, 1973

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DVD Release Date: March 19, 2004

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  • February 2, 2009
    Now this is a fine example of Hammer-era horror. Multiple plot-lines intertwine to create a surprisingly complex, atmospheric adventure through the macabre. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are, of course, excellent, and the rest of the cast - particularly Lorna Heilbron as Pe...( read more)nelope - are a joy to watch as well. Certainly recommended to fans of Gothic horror.
  • July 18, 2008
    Under rated Hammer horror, with a nice twist at the end.
  • July 22, 2009
    Good old-fashioned monster movie made in 1970´s England and set in Victorian times. Cozy Hammeresque look and Christopher Lee as truly nasty asylum director.
  • May 16, 2008
    Later Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee pairing featuring science, sex, and insanity.
  • January 10, 2008
    good story wonderful sets
  • November 1, 2007
    Not interested. I generally avoid horror movies.
  • August 30, 2007
    After his death (Cushing) he can still make movies
  • August 10, 2007
    o ultimo suspiro criativo dos cults de horror inglês.
    O pessimismo da escola alemã com a fleuma inglesa concorrem para o final lúgubre.
    Profundamente devoniano em sua sutileza.
    ( "O pai do céu vai chorar")

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