“Creepshow” may be one of the better horror anthologies
around. It might not be the best but it’s pretty damn good! It was directed by
George A Romero and written by Stephen King, this collection of short horror
stories offers interesting story arcs, screenshots that resemble old time
horror comic book panels, and acting that is purposely over the top so that it
feels like a comic book. The cast is packed full of famous actors of the time
and they all give great performances. This one of the earliest horror movies
that I saw from beginning to end and it remains one of films that I have the
fondest memories of, that is why I thrilled to have this movie featured as my
200th review!
The first story, “Father’s Day”, is about a rich patriarch
who acquired his wealth through unsavory deeds, who is then killed by his aged
daughter who was left to take care of him on Father’s Day. On the anniversary
of the murder, the surviving relatives gather to “pay respects’ but are killed
off one by one by his reanimated, revenge filled corpse.
“The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill” stars Stephen King as
Jordy, a down on his luck farmer who has a meteorite crash into his barren corn
field. Jordy touches the meteorite cracks and is immediately burned by it and
is now infected by a fast growing plant “virus”. His dreams of wealth and fame
are dashed when the meteorite cracks. He goes into his house and laments his
loss as the infection slowly overtakes him. He only makes matters worse when he
takes a bath, dooming the transformation.
The third story, “Something to Tide You Over”, is about a
wealthy man named Richard who finds out that his wife Becky is cheating on him
with a man named Harry. Richard coerces Harry into joining him on a drive to
the beach where Richard forces Harry to dig a hole in the sand and bury
himself. Richard leaves a TV set on the beach that shows that Becky is also buried
up to her head on the beach and is about to be drowned by the incoming tide.
Both Harry and Becky die, only to come back and have their revenge on their
happy-go-lucky killer.
The fourth story, “The Crate”, is the most in depth piece of
the anthology, focusing on both a mysterious crate found in the basement of a
university and the vicious beast that’s trapped inside…for over 148 years, and
the dysfunctional relationship with a meek professor and his overbearing wife.
The fifth story, “They’re Creeping Up on You” is the most memorable
piece, about a wealthy, ruthless business man with a fear of germs who lives in
a secluded New York penthouse. He watches as the city is suffering from a
massive black out, as well as receiving threatening phone calls from those who
he has wrong. Over the course of the story, cockroaches, one by one, begin
invading his sealed environment. When the power goes out in his building, the
bugs begin to take over until they drive the miser to his death.
The overlapping storyline is about a boy who loves reading
horror comics but is yelled and at slapped by his disapproving father. The boy
gets his revenge by ordering a voodoo doll and sticking it with a pin over and
over again….
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Father's Day Cake!
Poor Jordy
Sea-Zombie Becky and Harry
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The Yeti from the Crate!!
Voodoo doll
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