20 Cult Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die

20. Night Of The Creeps (1986)

"The good news is your dates are here. The bad news is... they're dead." So ran the tagline for writer/director Fred Dekker’s Night Of The Creeps, and whether you’re a seasoned zombie fan or are beginning to suffer from burn-out on Hollywood’s current monster du-jour, this one remains a jewel worth checking out from the decade when teen horror ruled.

Set around a college campus, this nutty gem shows what happens when slug-like alien parasites start turning frat guys and Summa Cum Laude geeks into killer, slow-moving cadavers.

The best thing about Night Of The Creeps is that it that it loves the fact that it's a B-movie, Even more, it's quite clear that this is a B-movie that actually strives to be the best B-movie it can be. This is evident in an early scene which takes place in 1959 when the alien slugs first come to Earth and attack a young man out on a date with his girlfriend. This part is shot in black and white and looks like a compilation of the most cliché '50s drive-in movies ever. 

There are sweaters, ponytails, and words like "dreamy" and "neato," plus the main guy in this story is named Johnny, just like every other hunky stud in the '50s, apparently.