Underplayed Gems

Curse of the Swamp Creature (1966)

Curse of the Swamp Creature poster
Directed by
Larry Buchanan
Genre
horror film, science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
2.8 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of people go into a swamp and encounter a mad scientist who is turning people into a creature. The film follows their struggle to survive in the swamp against the monster.

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What happens

Curse of the Swamp Creature is a 1968 American-made for television horror science fiction film directed by Larry Buchanan. Although Buchanan was producing low-budget 16mm color remakes of American International Pictures sci-fi movies for television distribution around this time, he claimed this was an original even though it bears more than a few striking similarities to the 1957 AIP film Voodoo Woman. Buchanan later said, "Never make a swamp picture. Your film comes back, and it's all... strange." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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