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The Creeping Flesh

1973 ·1h 32m · ★ 5.9 (113)

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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21 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
43
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
57
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

attempted rapecorpseinsane asylummental illnessmonkeymurderreincarnationscientistskeleton

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