The Creeping Terror (1964)

Widely regarded as one of the worst movies of all time The Creeping Terror is about an alien space craft that crashes in rural California and unleashes a genetically engineered monster upon the populace, a monster that looks like a giant slug by way of Chinese new years dragon, but made out of old rugs. The story of the films creation is more interesting then the film itself, directed, produced, and staring first time filmmaker Vic Savage, the script was by Robert Silliphant, the brother of the popular television writer Stirling Silliphant, who had co-created such hit series as Route 66, and The Naked City. Filmed off and on over the course of about two years Savage sold bit parts in the film to locals in exchange for their investment in it, which is why the monster attacks start to get so repetitive, he is trying to squeeze everybody into the film by having the monster attack him. Savage filmed portions of the film without sound, necessitating a cheesy, after action report narration to hold the movie together and to cover for the audio gaps. As the film neared completion Savage become subject to multiple lawsuits, so he literally just disappeared, apparently dying of liver failure under an assumed name in 1971. Savage's story is the subject of the 2009 book A Hollywood Con Man by Lois A. Wiseman. For those who are curious but don't think they can stand to watch the whole thing unaided, the series Mystery Science Theater 3000 did an episode on the film that would probably make watching it easier. *