creature features
Campy horror films
Creature features are horror or science fiction films centered on monsters, mutants, or other terrifying beings—giant insects, alien invaders, werewolves, or anything that menaces humanity.
The term evokes low-budget B-movies from the 1950s through 1970s, often shown on late-night television: We stayed up watching creature features on the couch.
The singular creature feature describes any such film.
- goreGraphic bloody violence
- B-moviesLow-budget films
- animatronicsMechanized lifelike figure technology
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- practical effectsNon-digital film techniques
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- horrorhorror, terror, fear, dread, haunted
- Horror FilmsThe Exorcist, Halloween, The Shining, Friday the 13th, Night of the Living Dead
- DVD bin moviesB-movies, mockbusters
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- scaresfrights, scares, chillers, shockers, horror movies
- horror fandomhorror films, slasher films, slasher movies, monster movies, werewolf films
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