The movie Night of the Creeps, a horror-comedy film directed by Fred Dekker, was released in the United States.
Principal photography for Night of the Creeps took place.
Fred Dekker made his directorial debut with the release of Night of the Creeps.
An alien crash-lands on Earth, bringing with it parasitic slugs that can infect humans.
The parasitic slug infects a human victim, taking control and transforming the host into a zombie-like state.
The infected human displays erratic and zombie-like behavior, attracting attention from local authorities.
Jump to 1986: Steve and his friends discover a mysterious coffin containing a preserved corpse infected with the alien parasite on college grounds.
The alien slugs are accidentally released from the coffin, beginning a new outbreak of infections on the college campus.
Several college students are infected by the alien parasites, turning them into zombie-like creatures hostile to others.
The main characters, Steve and Chris, defend themselves and attempt to stop the spreading outbreak of alien slugs and infected hosts.
Steve confronts the alien parasite and infected creatures in a climactic showdown to end the outbreak.
