The movie wasn't inspired by either Michael Mann or Jerry Lewis. However, based on John Carpenter's creepy scary horror films such as Halloween Horror Stories and Creepshow, no doubt there were monsters here that haunted Earth in some form or another. No movies show creatures like monstrous spiders crawling around earth at night (although neither fright scare nor horrifying creepy scares). Also not shocking creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy creepy