creature feature

creature feature

A horror film in which the central focus is on one or more monsters. I miss the creature features of the '50s and '60s—they were so campy and fun, unlike the dull CGI films of today.
See also: creature, feature
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • feature
  • throw (one's) arms up in horror
  • throw (one's) hands up in horror
  • throw hands up in horror
  • camp it up
  • little horror
  • horror show
  • creature of habit
  • a creature of habit
  • blood and guts
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From 3PM-6PM will be the Creature Feature Costume Contest with prizes from Starbaby Studios Hair Salon, East End Pizza and Alameda island Brewing Company.
2015 Alameda Summer Art Fair June 21st
BRITAIN'S Gareth Edwards launched a Hollywood career off the back of his bedroom-made creature feature, Monsters.
MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT
So when Vikram suggested that he wanted to make a creature feature, I just said: let's do it aACA* it's a step forward aACA* I am tired of being a part of films that look stale and repetitive." Recently, Basu even distanced herself from the comedy Humshakals claiming she wasn't happy with the way her role shaped up in the universally-panned Sajid Khan film.
Bipasha Basu will make you scream in fear
"It's India's first creature feature! I've always been a person who goes in strange directions in Bollywood, so when Vikram told me that he wanted to do a creature feature, I was excited.
Bipasha Basu, Imran Abbas promote 'Creature 3D'
She will soon be seen in India's first 3D creature feature, Vikram Bhatt's Creature , besides the Saif Ali Khan- starrer Humshakals .
Bips launches fitness DVD on comedy show
Lake Placid E4, 9.55pm Palaeontologist Bridget Fonda investigates suspicious deaths in a lake, and finds a giant crocodile lurking beneath the surface in this creature feature. ???
Wednesday
Powerglove performs with Creature Feature and Danimal Cannon 6:30 p.m.
PALLADIUM; Loud and fast
Creature Feature will take over the shop windows of what was the Lewis's department store, and the empty displays will be brought to life by a pack of very unusual inhabitants.
City shops to star in 'Creature Feature'
CREATURE FEATURE: This photo showing a stoat catching a rabbit sent in by Ron Hindhaugh
Your View
One laugh I can always locate is Creature Feature .
Letter: Make me happy - bring Graeme forward; VOICE OF THE NORTH
If you think scary is good, check out the Creature Feature series of events this summer at the Eugene Public Library, 100 W.
Get scared at the library
The exhibition of his work is entitled Creature Feature and as well as some of the work he has contributed to TV shows it includes a number of his paintings.
Curtis' artwork is in the frame