Creepshow – 1982 – Horror, Fantasy, Dark Comedy
Directed by: George A. Romero
Written by: Stephen King
Main Players: Hal Holbrook; Leslie Nielsen; Ed Harris; Ted Danson; Adrienne Barbeau; Fritz Weaver; Stephen King; Tom Atkins; Joe Hill
An abusive father Stan (Atkins) scolds his child Billy (Hill) for reading such vile crap, such as Sci-Fi horror “Creepshow” comics, and for having a smart mouth. He slaps the kid around and throws the comic in the trashcan outside as lightning strikes. This is why God made fathers, the man thinks.
Billy curses his father, invoking any powers he can. A floating corpse at his window brings delight to the child. Roll credits and enter a film based on old school 50s horror comic books. It is almost similar to Twilight Zone, with quick haunting stories of madness.
Creepshow is a fun collection of tales pieced together by Stephen King and George Romero. They are meant to be campfire-like spooky and goofy tellings, and the presentation gives both of those vibes. A horror chill is brought to fun twisty short stories with Romero bringing interesting visual effects to mimic the comics it was inspired by.
Multiple sets of well-cast groups play out the differing segments. The tone is mostly silly, yet a bit dark, with usual gore type effects from the famous Zombie movie director. This is a decently well-done flick and if you can handle a bit of the horror elements you can have a fun time with it. It is a bit gross at times, and make sure father gets his cake.
See This If You Liked:
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie; Tales from the Crypt; Vault of Horror; The Mortuary Collection; Body Bags; Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark; Night of the Living Dead (1968); The Return of the Living Dead; Trick ‘r Treat; Fright Night (1985; 2011); An American Werewolf in London; Feast; The Evil Dead; The Fog (1980); Slither; Color Out of Space
Score:
7.0