never heard from again in the context of film production, and he reportedly died of liver failure in 1975, aged 41. In 2009, his wife Lois wrote a "tell-all" novel that featured her life with Savage, albeit using aliases. Reception With Savage having disappeared, the main financier, William Thourlby (who appeared in the film as Dr. Bradford), acquired the remaining film stock and had an edited version created in an attempt to recoup some of his investment. Sound reels for a later portion of the film had gone missing, so Thourlby added constant and occasionally intrusive narration. Some parts of the film he could not explain because of their lack of apparent narrative purpose, and the plot gets hazy. Because The Creeping Terror would not be suitable for wide release and would, at best, have been relegated to drive-in theaters and second run showings, it was sold in 1976 as part of a syndication package of films for local television stations. In 1994, The Creeping Terror was featured in episode #606 of Mystery Science Theater 3000; the cast, crew and viewers of the program became noted critics of the film. TV Guide described The Creeping Terror as "pure camp," and claimed it might be the second-worst horror film ever made, behind only Plan 9 from Outer Space. See also List of films considered the worst List of films featuring extraterrestrials References Explanatory notes Citations General and cited references Beaulieu, Trace. The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide. New York: Bantam Books, 1996. . Medved, Harry and Michael Medved. Son of Golden Turkey Awards. New York: Random House/Villard Books, 1986. . Smith, Michael and Eric Kasum. 100 of the Worst Ideas in History: Humanity's Thundering Brainstorms Turned Blundering Brain Farts. Chicago: Sourcebooks, 2014. . Stanley, John. Creature Features: The Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Movie Guide. New York: Berkley Boulevard Books, 2000. . Wiseman, Lois A. Hollywood Con Man. Bloomington, Indiana: IUniverse, 2009. . External links MST3K treatment on ShoutFactoryTV 1964 horror films 1964 films American black-and-white films 1960s English-language films Giant monster films Crown International Pictures films American science fiction horror films Films about extraterrestrial life American exploitation films American monster movies 1960s monster movies Films shot in Los Angeles County, California 1960s American films