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"Creepshow" is a unique, funny, and creepy horror anthology from Stephen King and George A. Romero. The film centers around five stories - consisting of a murderous revenge tale of a father on fathers day ; a redneck (played by Stephen King himself) who begins growing a green substance on his body after coming in contact with a meteor ; a man who buries his wife and her lover up to their heads on the beach as the tide begins to come in ; a strange monster that lives in a crate that was discovered beneath a stairway ; and a Scrooge-like businessman who lives in a purely sanitized apartment that can't get rid of pesky cockroaches.

Each of the stories displayed in this movie are a little bit corny to a certain extent, but they are still well done and are quite amusing. There is a very good cast, including Ed Harris, Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, Adrienne Barbeau, and E.G. Marshall, whom all give good performances in the movie. The whole movie is tied in with the classic E.C. comics from the 1950s, each story as if it were from a comic book. I thought that whole comic aspect was pretty unique, and I liked the stories in the film ("The Crate" is by far the best of them all, the one with Leslie Nielsen is my runner up for second place).

Bottom line - if you are expecting some serious, intense horror movie, this is not for you. This movie isn't scary at all, I watched it when I was very young and it failed to even scare me then. "Creepshow" is a comical, campy, and well-done horror anthology. I only recommend it if you like this sort of thing, because it is more comic than horrific. Otherwise, it's really quite good for what it is. 8/10.

When I was about 13 years-old, I tried to rent this on VHS several times. Unfortunately, my mother kept walking in during a particularly violent segment and made me turn it off. It was a long time before I finally saw the whole film.

If you watch the accompanying Just Desserts documentary on the double-disc DVD, you'll see how lovingly crafted this film really was. Not only so, but this truly transcends the schlock horror of its E.C. origins. The acting is first rate and the plots surprisingly thoughtful, considering how short each segment is. For example, watch Aunt Bedelia's tortured graveside monologue in Father's Day, or the curious interplay between Henry and Dex in The Crate. E.G. Marshall totally nails it in They're Creeping Up On You, the segment most loaded with subtext.

Tom Savini's make-up effects are excellent and he doesn't scrimp on the gore. The one segment I dislike is Something To Tide You Over, as it's a particularly nasty and sadistic story (despite the just desserts moral).

Overall, this has a worthy place in the annals of 80s horror and will always hold fond memories for me; a young boy who just wanted to see that crate monster tear his victims apart like sour bread.

This movie is divided in five stories, conducted by a leading segment where the stressed father of a boy that loves horror comic books throws his Creepshow magazine in the garbage. The wind changes the pages and discloses the tales listed below.

"Father's Day" - While waiting Aunt Bedelia (Viveca Lindfors) for a dinner party, the greedy family recalls that she killed her own father seven years ago. Now her undead father returns from the grave as a zombie expecting to eat his cake. This segment is weak, and it is curious to see Ed Harris performing a minor role. (6).

"The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" - The redneck farmer Jordy Verrill (Stephen King) finds a meteor in his property in Castle Rock County and dreams on selling it for the local university and raising a large amount. However he is affected by the meteor and strange weeds grow-up on his body. This segment is the silliest and the greatest curiosity is Stephen King performing the lonely farmer. (5).

"Something to Tide you Over" - Harry Wentworth (Ted Danson) is forced by the revengeful Richard Vickers (Leslie Nielsen), who is the former husband of his woman Becky Vickers (Gaylen Ross), to go to Comfort Point beach and to bury himself in the sand. Then he brings a television and a VCR to show Becky buried in the same conditions. With the high tide, their heads are submerged for the pleasure of the insane Richard. However, on the next night, he is visited by a couple of zombie lovers. This dark and claustrophobic segment is the scariest one and the only flaw is the lack of previous development of the characters. (9).

"The Crate" - When the janitor of a university finds a crate hidden below the stairs, he reports his findings to Professor Dexter Stanley (Fritz Weaver). They open the container and soon Dexter finds that there is a hunger creature inside that devours the janitor and another scientist. When the disturbed Dexter tells to his colleague and friend Henry Northrup (Hal Holbrook) what happened, Henry sees the chance to get rid of his bitch wife Wilma Northrup (Adrienne Barbeau). This segment is the funniest, and the situations of Henry imagining killing Wilma are hilarious. (8).

"They're Creeping up on You!" - The mean and selfish Upson Pratt (E.G. Marshall) lives in an expensive bug-proof penthouse and treats his employees like garbage. During a blackout, his fancy apartment is infested by coach roaches driving Pratt to a tragic end. This gruesome tale is simple but nasty, with many coach roaches. (7).

The lead segment ends with the boy using a voodoo doll to provoke pain in his father.

This is the third time that I watch these entertaining horror tales, now on DVD. I only regret that there are no sequels of these great stories. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Creepshow"

Note: On 27 Aug 2020, I saw this film again.

Despite some major problems (mainly contained in Stephen King's uneven and often heavy-handed script), this is still a pretty fun attempt to bring 1950s EC horror comics to the big screen. One of the best things about it is director George ('Night of the Living Dead') Romero's creative, vivid direction, that captures the bright color schemes and comic book framing to a tee. Each tale has a different horror theme usually tempered with some comedy and ranging from a rich patriarch returning from the dead to get revenge on his obnoxious family to a meteor that causes an outbreak of vegetation to a fanged, ape-like creature that's been locked away in a crate for decades. All five of the tales presented, despite some missteps, offer up good gory fun. Some of the acting is good, too, particularly Adrienne Barbeau as a heavy drinking, obnoxious faculty wife who gets what she deserves, Hal Holbrook as her hen-pecked husband and E.G. Marshall as a wealthy, obsessively clean old jerk who is savaged in his futuristic apartment by a legion of cockroaches. Talk about flesh crawling! Tom Savini's special effects are great, as usual.

George A Romero & Stephen King combine here to give us 5 joyously silly tales based on the style of the E.C. Comics that both men loved as youths.

The film begins with a young boy having his comic collection thrown away by his father, this angers the boy and he plots evil revenge that segues into the five stories.

"Father's Day" is the opening story and whilst it isn't short on the camp factor, it's a very inauspicious start, a zombie father returns to enact vengeance on his horrid family in the name of cake! Next up is "The Lonesome Death Of Jody Verill", which sees Stephen King himself in the title role of a less than dumb hick who touches a fallen meteor and thus starts to turn into a plant monster. King has fun with the role but overplays it to dangerously annoying ham proportions, but it's a tidy fable with a cool ending. We then get to my personal favourite of the bunch with "Something To Tide You Over," here we have a delightfully villainous Leslie Nielson burying his unfaithful wife and her lover {Ted Danson} in the sand up to their necks as the tide starts to come in, naturally there is a grizzly twist a coming.

"The Crate" sees the arrival of Hal Holbrook and Adrienne Barbeau into the proceedings, a smart message of not opening crates marked with "Danger, Do Not Open," and here we get a genuinely scary monster into the show. The final segment is "They're Creeping Up On You" which seems to be a favourite of many across the site, and although it has creepy impact for those scared of insects, it's not the crowning glory I was hoping for. We are then cut back to the boy and his thirst for revenge and the film finishes with a glint in its eye, more schlock and camp than outright horror, but still a great piece of 80s fun for fans to enjoy, 7/10.

Creepshow (1982) was a horror fan's dream come true. Two of the masters in their respective fields joining forces to collaborate on a movie. Several tales filmed in an anthology style based upon the E.C. Comics that the two enjoyed reading in their youths. With Stephen King writing and George A. Romero directing plus Tom Savini creating the gory special effects how can you go wrong? You just can't and the aforementioned duo delivers the goods.

The story begins as a young kid is being punished by his overbearing and brutish father for reading "trashy filth" and is punished. During the night the tossed out comic book comes to life and plays out all the stories (in comic book form) with the "Creepshow Ghoul' leading the way. Black comedy has never been funnier.

All the stories are excellent and well directed. The set pieces are very well designed and are brilliantly executed. You have to love the lighting schemes. The cast is a mixture of new actors and classic ones. George A. Romero stated that he finally got to work with Fritz Weaver and Hal Holbrook and E.G. Marshall. Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau, Ted Danson and Ed Harris co-star as well. A couple of Romero regulars such as his wife Christine, Tom Savini and who can forget Stephen King as Jordy Verill.

Creepshow is a true modern day horror classic. I have enjoyed this as a child and I still consider this movie one of my favorite horror films. Sadly the two could never capture the magic they once had. Maybe they'll work together directly in the near future. This movie was near flawless in design. They set out to recapture the old E.C. Comics aura and they succeeded. Followed by a absolutely bad sequel.

Highly recommended!

I think it's pretty clear that the amount of enjoyment you get out of this movie is directly related to how sick your sense of humor is. Those people with a fairly low tolerance for sick humor, such as myself, won't particularly like it, but people who thoroughly enjoy horror cheese like "Tales From the Crypt" should LOVE this.

Now, even though I personally don't like this movie, I have to admit it is very well made. Everything is perfectly over-the-top: the music, the gaudy colors, the makeup--it's all done to the point where it is totally ridiculous, which is what King and Romero want. And I must admit I did like the segment "The Crate." How can you NOT love a giant ape-monster running around tearing people to bits? Sick, sick stuff, but enjoyable all the same.

If you like gruesome black humor, this is the movie for you. "Creepshow" is shock schlock at its very best. And as an added bonus, it is not very well known today, so it can have a wonderful "What the hell are you WATCHING!?" effect on other people.

8/10 stars.

This is a homage to pulp E.C. comic books from the 50s, adapting an anthology which presents creepy looks and grotesque events at the horror genre. With writings by Stephen King and teaming up George A. Romero, both devise a gruesome terror tales. Stephen King mingles efficiently the spirit of ¨Vault of horror¨and ¨Tales from the crypt¨. The film is constituted by four scary stories. King even plays a redneck farmer who cultivates a rare meteor but gone wrong and create fantastic consequences. Viveca Lindfords and Ed Harris as a heirs when abruptly appears a living dead. Besides the perennial Leslie Nielsen confronting a ghoulish Ted Danson. And Hal Holbrook with a unbearable spouse Adrienne Barbeau alongside a strange monster. Finally, a man with an insect and germs phobia, played by E. G. Marshall as a Howard Hughes-alike , closed into flat, and suddenly bursting by hundred roaches.

The picture packs gory scenes, morbid humor with some jokes, creepy images and is quite entertaining though some moments is heavy-handed. Eerie and frightening stuff appointed for juvenile public from two masters of the terror genre and delight all enthusiastic of the terror vein. Followed by a sequel(1987) directed by Michael Gornick, cameraman of this one. Rating. Acceptable and passable , it will like to terror moviegoers

George A.Romero("Dawn of the Dead","Day of the Dead","Martin")after huge success with "Dawn of the Dead" directed his another masterpiece-an anthology of five short stories called "Creepshow".The script was written by Stephen King,and the special effects were made by F/X wizard Tom Savini("Martin","Maniac","The Prowler").The first story "Father's Day" is so-so-nothing special,but the zombie looks terrific;the second story "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verril" is the funniest,Stephen King steals the show as a Jordy,a goofy farmer,who finds a strange meteor;the third story "Something To Tide You Over" is my favourite-it's ghastly,creepy,funny and a little bit disturbing,again great make-up of the drowned zombies;the fourth story "The Crate" is the longest and goriest-there's a lot of suspense and plenty of gore mixed with black humour.Finally we are getting to the last story "Creeping Up On You"-an enjoyable story about cockroaches with some rather gross special effects.Overall I must say that I love "Creepshow"-surely they don't make them like this anymore.This is a REAL horror,not a teen-oriented garbage like "Scream" or "Urban Legend".Check it out.

Five short stories by horror master Stephen King are arranged here in comic book form and directed by George A. Romero, famous for his legendary ‘Dead' trilogy.

This film seems to have a rather large following but I personally fail to see why. Each story has an overabundant amount of cheesiness to it in a similar vein to the short segments of ‘The Twilight Zone' movie of the following year, perhaps we see where the Zone took it's inspiration from. However, the stories are just too goofy to be taken seriously and many become confusing or just plain tedious.

Ted Danson and Leslie Neilsen starred in the only story that I really had any interest in and even they failed to save this movie. There isn't really much that can be said about this movie because of the way it is presented unless every story is analysed which could just spoil the movie for those that want to see it. I will say that this is certainly not Romero or King's best and is probably only worth watching for fans of camp horror. Creepshow is a below average horror movie with both bad effects and good. The segments are pretty boring with the exception of ‘Something to Tide You Over' and this movie should probably be ignored by casual fans. My rating for ‘Creepshow' – 4/10.

I was ten years old the first time I saw Creepshow in the theater in 1982. I was overtook by the visual effects. The backgrounds are what make the film. My brother looked at the wrong newspaper for the movie, so I arived at the theater twenty minutes late for the movie. My heart raced and my eyes opened wide to the sight of a half-decayed man with a head on a platter. There were candles and icing on the decapitated head. The decayed man said in a disgusting voice,"It's Father's Day...And I got my cake!" No other horror movie ever effected me in that way. It was the most brilliant spectical I've ever seen in a motion picture. Creepshow is a very under-rated film. I had to get that out.

This is a little more light-hearted than most George A. Romero movies, but then again, Dawn of the Dead had a sense of humor. Creepshow still feels more horror than comedy, but the horror isn't particularly intense. It's all very B-grade, but with love and intentionality, and it was a tone I guess I was okay with, even if I got a little tired with the whole thing eventually. Two hours did feel bloated for a movie of this kind, even with it being an anthology film that was five (and a half, sort of) stories in one.

I felt curious about watching it after thinking that Romero did a surprisingly good job with adapting a Stephen King story in the film version of The Dark Half. Romero and King collaborated more directly when it came to Creepshow, seeing as King was credited with the screenplay and he also starred in the second main segment... and that one was kind of fun, but also very silly, even with - or maybe because of - King's terrible acting.

They could've trimmed this down a little, maybe by taking out one of the stories (I'm not sure which, since they're all consistently pretty decent though not great), or by just trimming down each of them individually. #3 and #4 really seemed dragged out at a few points, though neither was without some memorable moments.

I guess Creepshow is alright. It was watchable but also largely unremarkable.

I'm aware of the fact this film has a very loyal and devoted horror movie fan base, but you can count me out. Perhaps because I never actively experienced the glorious high point years of Bill Gaines' E.C. comics, but I just don't think it's a brilliant idea to shoot an entire film with the deliberate intention of making it look like a comic book coming to life. Previous cinematic interpretations of the exact same comic book series, like Amicus' omnibuses "Tales from the Crypt" and "The Vault of Horror", were much more effective simply because they focused on the sinister content of the stories as well as on atmosphere and set pieces. "Creepshow" largely puts the emphasis on comedy – and, as we all know, horror & comedy rarely ever go well together – and an overload of irritating cartoonish imagery (frames, hectic color patterns, whirly lines, text balloons, etc…) that only raise weak impressions of childishness and accessibility for mainstream audiences. Not coincidentally, the two segments I enjoyed the most are those that featured the least gimmicks and cartoon characteristics. And still these two finest "Creepshow" stories barely just rise above mediocrity, as their plots are unoriginal, overlong and underdeveloped. Number three stars Leslie Nielsen as a sleazy and rich husband who inventively buries his wife and her lover (Ted Danson) to their necks in the sand and then patiently waits until the flood tide drowns them. Of course, the vengeful lovers inexplicably return as watery zombies to settle the score. It's a clichéd and totally unsurprising tale, but Nielsen is a joy to behold as the over-the-top killer. The fifth and final story is also worthwhile, albeit highly derivative. It stars the underrated E.G. Marshall as a boisterous and merciless business tycoon who lives all isolated in a big city penthouse because he's terrified of germs and vermin. But since he's such a mean person (who just caused one of his employees to commit suicide), naturally his tidy white apartment becomes overrun by eerie cockroaches during a power failure. I'm biased because I love insect-horror, perhaps, but this was the only segment that somewhat sent shivers down my spine. The other three segments are hardly even worth mentioning, except maybe in order to accentuate how lamentable they are. We have a family patriarch zombie coming out of his grave during father's day because he wants cake (funny, isn't it?) and a tale about a 147-year-old baboon going on a murderous rampage because someone opened the crate he was in. Adrienne Barbeau stars in this horrendous tale, but her terrific performance deserved a better script. The worst and absolute most pointless story shows respected author Stephen King struggling with extraterrestrial mucus that gradually takes over his body. "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill", as this chapter is called, is the complete opposite of funny and King's monologues are indescribably annoying. Also, no offense Mr. King, but you're a horrible actor. "Creepshow" probably was a fun project for Stephen King, George A. Romero and a long list of eminent cast members to collaborate on, but you can hardly call it a genuine classic in the horror genre. As usual, the finest contribution comes from Tom Savini, as his make-up effects are highly imaginative and much gorier than the overall tone of the movie suggests.

This is one of my favorite horror movie anthologies. All five stories are pretty good; some of course are better than others. This one is also a lot better than Creepshow 2, which had only one really good story to it. The first story is an ok story involving this old man killed by his daughter. He comes back to life expecting a cake cause its father's day. Nothing to surprising happens here, but it is still pretty fun. The next one involves the story that has Stephen King as the main star. This is probably the weakest one of the five, but it is worth a chuckle or two as King does a somewhat good job of playing a slow fellow. This story involves a meteor that makes grass grow everywhere. The next story is one of the best, a revenge tale with Ted Danson and Leslie Nielson. Danson has been having an affair with Nielson's wife so Nielson takes him to the beach and buries him up to his neck in the sand. He had done the same thing with his wife and the tide apparently kills them both...or does it? The next tale is rather good as well as it has Adriean Barbeau in it as this obnoxious wife. Her husband finds out about a crate that may take care of her though. And the final tale is about a doctor or something, who is a bit of a clean freak. He lives in a special apartment that is supposed to be germ free, but it apparently has a roach problem. I don't even think he is a doctor, but he seems to be wearing a doctor's clothes. All in all Creepshow is a pretty enjoyable flick.

I first saw this in the mid 80s on a vhs.

Revisited it recently on a dvd.

The creature effects by Tom Savini is very noteworthy.

Stephen King, George Romero and Tom Savini, these names r sufficient to entice any horror fan. It is one of the best horror anthologies.

The film consists of 5 short stories. My personal favourite is The Crate. The creature is scary. The scene wher the creature attacks the neck is very well done. The creepiest scene is in the segment They r creeping up on u, the cockroaches creeping out from the body.

The segment Something to Tide You Over starring Leslie Nielsen is a bit reminiscent of Nightmare Castle but with humor n a solid torture technique.

I didn't like the segment Father's Day starring a very young Ed Harris.

The worst one is The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill starring Stephen King.

No pun intended - this is based on comic book short stories. You may or may not be aware of the Creepshow comics - George Romero got the opportunity to film some of them. I am not sure how he chose which ones he wanted to make - and you may feel that at least one of them is not up to the task (or as good as the others), but I kinda liked all of them.

And they are different enough: not to mention the cast! Ed Harris, Leslie Nielsen to name a few ... and the great Stephen King! Who I think gives an incredible performance - which he himself apparently was too fond of. His character is dim witted to put it mildly - but he is supposed to.

This is not putting any shade or means anything about the real King - actually I think it makes him as a person cooler. Someone who is without any prohibition, without any fear to go all the way ... the portrayal is as good as it gets.

The stories have their crazy moments - often even being really violent (and bloody) ... so this is not for the faint hearted ... in case you were wondering! Sometimes even viciously mean - see the "beach" episode ... reminded me of a horror thriller of Scandinavian nature ... that got remade in America ... similar vibe, with a different not so supernatural ending as we get there though.

All in all a great compilation of stories ... 2 hour you won't notice fly by!

1982's "Creepshow" turned out to be George Romero's greatest box office success, his quirkiness combined with Stephen King's first screenplay resulting in one of cinema's best horror anthologies, with apologies to Britain's Amicus Films. "Father's Day" is nothing special but does at least get the ball rolling with its dysfunctional family relations, Viveca Lindfors, Carrie Nye and ancient Jon Lormer all well cast. Unfortunately, Stephen King himself takes the lead in "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," even at a brief 14 minutes the weakest entry, Bingo O'Malley its lone highlight with several amusing interludes from hapless Jordy's vivid imagination. "Something to Tide You Over" sets things right again with Leslie Nielsen in a deadly serious turn as a vengeful husband refusing to allow his wife (Gaylen Ross) and her lover (Ted Danson) to escape the unforgiving high tide when they're buried in the sand up to their necks without mercy. "The Crate" serves as the longest story, Hal Holbrook as a milquetoast husband to iron willed alcoholic Adrienne Barbeau, whose regular chess partner (Fritz Weaver) discovers a hidden box locked away for nearly 150 years, its lone inhabitant still alive and hungry. Saving the best for last, "They're Coming to Get You!" casts E. G. Marshall as a billionaire tycoon living in a supposedly germ free apartment complex, dealing with a myriad of 'bugs' that have plagued him since his childhood in Hell's Kitchen. His arrogance extends to his unscrupulous business practices, his latest hostile takeover forcing the widow to phone him directly to report her husband's suicide: "yes, I heard old George went out with a bang!" No matter how many people get squashed under his thumb, he proves unable to save himself from the smallest creatures in his domain, a fitting comeuppance that proves satisfactorily and memorably disgusting. Experienced movie buffs may wish for the reassuring presence of Peter Cushing, but this omnibus for once has a good enough selection of veteran performances to carry the picture through a 2 hour running time.

This was after Tales from the Crypt, however, Romero and King both where heavily influenced by these comics that they developed a movie that was sort of a satire/parody of Tales but in the same time a tribute to that comic book. In this movie there are four scary stories being told some written by Stephen King from his short stories and some written by Romero and SK. These stores, for that time, were pretty scary and freaked me out when they came in theaters. There are many great things about this movie that I enjoyed but there was, however, one huge things that I did not like about this movie. Regardless, it's about time for two horror geniuses to team up and do something good for a change.

First off, the movie itself is about a comic book similar to Tails and the four stories in the movie come directly from the Creepshow comic books. The reason why that this idea works in not only the principle of bringing a comic book to life but the way it was shot, edited and lit. The camera angles had very defined and geometrical angels, similar to those that you would see in a comic book. The lighting when something horrible happens turns red, or if somebody is screaming the background turns to a shattered red background, thereby giving each scene a more comic book-like feel to visual picture. It had choppy edits and quick cuts, which we all know that comic books have. So we have a visual perspective of a comic, the overall pattern and texture of a comic and now we have the quick stimulus of a comic.

Between each story there is a sub-story dealing with a young boy who finds the Creepshow comic book and how little by little he becomes more possessed by it. These intermissions also incorporate The Creep or our host for the evening. This character is by far the Crypt Keeper or the Vault Keeper to our mockup of Tales. Like the Crypt Keeper in the actual comic, he begins each segment with a scene setup and a conclusion, however he does not talk, he just blows around in the wind. With the beginning of each new story it starts out with a still scene of that story with heavy rotoscoping to make it look as if it is a comic book page, then fades out to a real-life still image and then begins. The same could be said about the ending. The clever technique gives the viewer a further illustration that this is a comic book come to life.

Though this movie strikes it rich on my scare-o-meter there is just one thing that took me out of the movie just a little. I know what they where going at when they decided this concept and I understand it was a good idea but it doesn't work when it gets put on film. The campy one-liners, the cheesy sub-story and the lame screams. Of course its predecessor did the same thing, I don't think that it works as well on film as it does on paper. I think it was a nice try though.

Overall I do believe that this is a horror/parody classic and that many horror fans, if not cult horror fans, would like this movie for what it is. I certainly enjoyed it, even now; I recommend this movie to anybody who loves the zombie king and the horror king. A movie worth buying a ticket for.

The original Creepshow is the only one worth watching, in my opinion. The execution is brilliant as a horror comedy, so that it's an appropriate horror film for younger viewers yet still entertaining enough to appeal to adults. Most of the vignettes are utterly ridiculous, though there are some genuinely creepy parts. I think the most fun thing about it is the way that real scenes fade in and out as comic book illustrations.

Stephen King and his son both have roles in this movie, and you can definitely see the family resemblance. King overacts and hams it up, but what else would he do? His contributions to the film versions of his stories have always ranged from him cleverly playing a bit part to him outright ruining the movie for all but his most rabid fans. Fortunately here he's adequately reigned into a goofy minor character.

Although very faithful to the comic book series from which it was adapted, Creepshow delivers five mediocre stories of goofy horror. All five of these stories are transferred from the comic book to the screen virtually scene for scene, but the end result is nothing more than disappointing.

If you were ever wondering why Leslie Nielsen became a terrific comedy actor rather than a horror move actor, watch Creepshow and you'll know. Stephen King, in a weird tale called "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," displays good reason why his professional acting career never took off. Ted Danson delivers yet another all around pathetic performance in a story called "Something to Tide You Over" that simply should never have been removed from its happy home in the pages of a Stephen King comic book.

Probably the biggest problem with Creepshow (besides the ridiculous acting offered up by everyone involved) is that it should not have been made into a motion picture. It was good as a comic book, but suffered badly in the transition to the screen. The fact that it is associated with Stephen King and George Romero probably made it worse, ironically enough, because people just expect so much from them that a flop like Creepshow seems to be that much more disappointing. They should have left it alone. King and Romero wasted their talent on this one.

There's not really much I can say about "Creepshow" that hasn't been said or most horror fans don't already know. It's a diverse anthology made up of five tales "Father's Day", "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill", "Something to Tide You Over", "The Crate", and "They're Creeping Up on You". Every tale is enjoyable with my personal favorite being "The Crate". Each story is enriched with homages to the classic EC comics of the 1950's and Tom Savini's gore and creature effects still hold up great today. A great film by two great horror icons George A. Romero (R.I.P) and Stephen King.

Creepshow is a film by Stephen King and George Romero which features five different tales. Before I first saw this film, I was expecting five really scary tales but in my opinion, only the third and fourth tales were any good.

The first tale is about some father returning from the dead for his Father's Day cake. Nothing memorable about this one. Quite poor.

The second tale is about a strange meteor that changes things into plants. It had potential but was nothing special really.

The third tale is good and once again involves a guy coming back from the dead to wreak revenge. A good tale with Ted Danson and Leslie Nielson which has a few scary moments.

The fourth tale-and the best one-is about some vicious creature in a crate. This is an excellent tale and along with the third tale, makes Creepshow a decent enough film.

The fifth tale is about cockroaches and an unscrupulous businessman. Not too bad but nothing spectacular.

So there you have it. If you buy or rent it, then my recommendation would be to watch the third and fourth tales only.

Billy is punished for reading comic horror Creepshow. The Creep invites him to five tales. In Father's Day, the old patriarch Nathan Grantham was killed by his daughter Bedelia. During a family gathering, Nathan is resurrected and takes revenge while getting the cake. In 'The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill', Jordy Verrill (Stephen King) is a dimwit farmer who finds a meteorite and is soon overcome with extraterrestrial plant life. In 'Something to Tide You Over', wealthy Richard Vickers (Leslie Nielsen) takes revenge on his wife and her lover Harry Wentworth (Ted Danson) by burying them up to their necks in the beach. In 'The Crate', college professor Henry Northup (Hal Holbrook) is informed of a deadly creature inside of a crate and he sees an easy way to get rid of his hateful wife Wilma (Adrienne Barbeau). In 'They're Creeping Up on You', ruthless business Upson Pratt (E. G. Marshall) has sealed himself up in his high tech apartment due to his germophobia. There is a blackout and his apartment is overrun by cockroaches.

The first two tales are forgettable. The third one burying alive Ted Danson is not. It is the most compelling tale in the whole movie. It works on every level from the acting to the writing. The fourth one has a couple of interesting actors and the last one is creepy as hell. I'm not that afraid of bugs but people who do would really get unhinged over that one. The wrap-around story with Billy could probably be better. I'm sure they could have found a better actor than Stephen King's son. Teaming up horror icons like George A. Romero and Stephen King doesn't guarantee anything but this one worked out great.

Five short stories by Stephen King (three originals and two self-adaptations), presented by director George A. Romero in the style of EC Comics. Neither "Father's Day" nor "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill", "Something to Tide You Over", "The Crate" or "They're Creeping Up on You!" contain the pleasurable horrors to be derived by an old-school comic book--these twisted tales are just too ungainly; however, several of the performances are good, particularly Leslie Nielsen's in "Tide". Better than 1985's "Cat's Eye" (which Stephen King also had a hand in), but not as well-produced or as polished as Landis and Spielberg's "Twilight Zone: The Movie", released in 1983. Followed by "Creepshow 2" in 1987, wherein Romero adapted the King stories but didn't direct. ** from ****