telling Bradford that the creature would be captured alive if possible. This attack is accomplished by the troops standing close together, walking slowly toward the creature as a unit, and firing their small caliber firearms. The attack proves ineffective, however, and failing to retreat or otherwise walk away, all but two of the troops are devoured. Caldwell then decides to throw a live grenade, with the resultant explosion destroying the creature. After briefly examining the dead creature's tissue, Bradford hurriedly returns to the spacecraft and therein somehow triggers an explosion. Although this explosion mortally injures Bradford, it does not damage the craft or its instrumentation, and it allows the tethered creature to exit. As the creature prepares to devour Bradford, it is killed in a collision with Martin's arriving police car. Bradford then explains to Martin and Brett that the creatures were "mobile" laboratories designed to consume human beings, analyze the bodies chemically to detect weaknesses, and from the spacecraft transmit the acquired information into outer space. Although Martin fails to destroy the spacecraft's transmitter equipment, the dying Bradford says that the creatures' home planet might not even exist anymore, concluding that "only God knows for sure." Cast Vic Savage as Martin Gordon Shannon O'Neil as Brett Gordon William Thourlby as Dr. Bradford John Caresio as Col. James Caldwell Brendon Boone as Barney the Deputy (credited as Norman Boone) Byrd Holland as Sheriff Jack King as Grandpa Brown Pierre Kopp as Bobby Louise Lawson as Blonde Girl in Gold Pants Production The Creeping Terror was directed, produced and edited by "Vic Savage" (an alias) under the name A. J. Nelson. Although Robert Silliphant is the credited writer, the original story was written by his younger brother Allan Silliphant (later known as Al Silliman Jr., and who would go on to write, produce, and direct the 1969 softcore comedy film The Stewardesses). Silliphant's other brother, Stirling, was at the time a successful writer, having written extensively for television shows that included Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Perry Mason, and he co-created Naked City and Route 66. Savage used this familial association to attract potential investors for the film: in exchange for receiving any of the film's profits, for a few hundred dollars Savage reportedly offered these investors a small part in the film. When interviewed by director Pete Schuermann for The Creep Behind the Camera (aka Creep!) (2014), a docudrama film about