Such is the recipe of an amazing concoction put together by Fred Dekker in just seven days, I named: Night of the Creeps.

But it doesn't stop there.

Set in 1986, the story first takes a detour to the year 1959 where what looks like to be a celestial body crashing down to Earth turned out to yield a much darker secret, courtesy of a dissident alien.

From then on, the action is put into warp speed straight to 80s horror galore, sailing from one horror trope to the other, but always staying on course without ever losing balance.

The story is put in motion by well-rounded characters who keep the pace dynamic and entertaining.
In this basket of Easter eggs, the two main characters sport names such as Christopher Romero and James Carpenter Hooper, supported by the brave sorority girl, Cynthia Cronenberg.

This effective trio finds a protector in none other than Tom Atkins, playing the rugged detective Ray Cameron, a man haunted by his past, between nightmares and Pulp magazines. Tom Atkins' favourite role.

The practical effects are chaperoned by Robert Kurtzman and Howard Berger from the KNB trio (Kurtzman, Nicotero and Berger) which will thrill any horror fans that have dipped their toes in the movies of that decade. Keep an eye out, they make an appearance themselves alongside Greg Nicotero.

There is something for everyone in this masterpiece of 80s horror.
It might be cliché to some, but Night of the Creeps does exactly what it's being asked for, hyper aware of its roots and celebrating them, one horror trope at a time.