Those two names are very familiar to fans of horror movies.

Heeven named the local universityafter an 11th horror movie icon.

He plays Chris Romero, a college student who is pining for his lost love.

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Naming Chris after Romero makes sense.

The character has a physical disability, with actor Steve Marshall using forearm crutches.

He also hasthe privilege of being named after two horror icons.

imagery from Night Of The Creeps with George Romero on one side and David Cronenberg on the other

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J.C. learning this makes him perfect for sharing Carpenter’s name.

InNight of the Creeps, he plays Det.

Ray Cameron, a police officer with a long history involving alien slugs.

Jason Lively as Chris Romero and Jill Whitlow as Cynthia Cronenberg with weapons in Night of the Creeps

Now a police officer, he has to fight them again.

Cameron directedPiranha II: The SpawningandThe Terminator.

His character is named after James Cameron.

Steve Marshall as JC Hooper at the party in Night of the Creeps

When the movie begins, Jill is a college student dating a guy named Brad.

Jill Whitlow’scharacter from Night of the Creeps is named after filmmaker David Cronenberg.

Landis’s masterpiece isAn American Werewolf in London.

A zombie man with a pale scratched up face peers through a window

Raimi, played by Bruce Solomon.

He was yet another cop sent to deal with the zombified infected.

Of course, he is named afteranother director who loves practical effects in Sam Raimi.

Jill Whitlow as Cynthia Cronenberg with a creeper behind her in Night of the Creeps

Of course, Craven is named after legendary horror director Wes Craven.

Alda has only appeared in two movies in her career, and her last one wasNight of the Creeps.

He is named after one of the lesser-known directors referenced in the film, Stephen C. Miner.

Wally Taylor as Det Landis with Tom Atkins as Det Cameron in Night of the Creeps

As a road sign shows, they attended Corman University.

Corman directed or produced over 500 feature films.

He gave career starts to everyone from Martin Scorsese and James Cameron to Francis Ford Coppola and Joe Dante.

The police car in Night of the Creeps

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Jay Arlen Jones as Officer Craven with a gun in Night of the Creeps

Elizabeth Alda as Officer Bava with a gun out in Night of the Creeps

Robert Kino as Mr Miner smiling in Night of the Creeps

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Headshot Of Tom Atkins

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