179 reviews
It's not the first time this happens with series, the first episode looks amazing, and right from the second one, the whole thing changes, the production is cheaper, the whole product is different..
With this show in particular, I didn't mind so much because the episodes are unitary (actually, two stories by episode) I could enjoy the first one as a little movie and ignore the rest, as there's no story ark between them.
Still, after seeing how good the first episode was, excellent production, cool actors, lots of Easter eggs, simple but interesting stories, beautiful cinematography and great (surprisingly good!!) CGI, watching the rest was an absolute disappointment, in every aspect I named before.
It's a watchable show, I did watch the whole season, but some were quite bad and boring.
I can only recommend the first episode, and just imagine the series was all like this but just dream about it, skip the rest to avoid disappointment.
Still, after seeing how good the first episode was, excellent production, cool actors, lots of Easter eggs, simple but interesting stories, beautiful cinematography and great (surprisingly good!!) CGI, watching the rest was an absolute disappointment, in every aspect I named before.
It's a watchable show, I did watch the whole season, but some were quite bad and boring.
I can only recommend the first episode, and just imagine the series was all like this but just dream about it, skip the rest to avoid disappointment.
- foxtografo
- Apr 9, 2021
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I wasn't expecting much, but these first two episodes were actually quite fun; some cool practical effects, good casting, and some great little call backs and homages to the original 2 movies (Chief Woodenhead, Yellow mack of the hitchhiker...and more!). These episodes show that you can still entertain and dish out some creeps without having to chuck $$$$$ and endless jump scares (IT 2 I'm looking at you).
- jaytamplinwilson-95403
- Sep 27, 2019
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First episode reeled me in. Nostalgia is one thing that comes to mind. Easter eggs yes. Its definitely a throwback feature of the original first two. First half is meh. But the second half bravo. A perfect combo of childhood fear and Indian in the cupboard. No pun intended. With the brash overload of b movie horror movies. We now have a home on shudder with episodes to pop some pop corn and crack open some sodas and peel open the candy. If you don't like the original movies from way back dont write a review this is fanfare and hardcore horror film fanatics
- aceman_loner
- Oct 1, 2019
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I recently got shudder so i could watch this series and the first couple of episodes didnt disappoint, i watched the original series when i was younger so was excited to watch the remake.
I would reccomend to anyone who loves horror and is looking for a series to binge.
I would reccomend to anyone who loves horror and is looking for a series to binge.
Saw an episode of season 1 and liked it so I subscribed to Shudder, then season 2 wasn't nearly as good but had its moments, Season 3 was painful to watch. The acting was never stellar but season 3 hit a new low in that regard for the series, but more importantly the stories just became simply not entertaining. It's fairly obvious they let a personal agenda take over the stories, and usually when that occurs it becomes more mockable than anything else. It's sad because I'm a fan of horror anthologies, and they ran this straight into the ground. I recommend season 1, recommend season 2 but it's more hit and miss, and season 3 is as enjoyable as the latest Twilight Zone.
- pagemaster7
- Mar 5, 2023
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The original Creepshow is one of my all-time favourite horror flicks, but after the disappointment of the Twilight Zone reboot, I was a little nervous about this one. Thankfully this one gets the anthology format right. For starters, the episodes are short and sweet. They're well-written/acted/directed, with plenty of atmosphere and a terrific sense of fun and the macabre. For fans of the first two Creepshow films, and Stephen King in general, there are easter eggs galore! I enjoyed the hell out of the first two stories (especially the doll house ep) and can't wait to see what the rest of the season has in store.
- ButtonFilms37
- Sep 27, 2019
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- kevin_robbins
- May 2, 2021
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When i heard about this series coming out i was excited as i watched the original growing up, two episodes in and I'm hooked! Brings back some memories.
I got shudder just so i could watch this series so i hope it gets renewed for a second season.
I got shudder just so i could watch this series so i hope it gets renewed for a second season.
- pengbarztv
- Oct 3, 2019
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Supposedly this show had a budget of 2 million dollars per episode - supposedly. I'm presuming most of that money went to the 15 or 16 producers listed because it surely is not on the screen.
To call the first two episodes tedious is paying them a compliment. In the first one alone literally nothing happens until the last couple of minutes and even then the mood is destroyed by an anti-climax which makes no sense whatsoever. The director makes the typical amateur mistake of never allowing the camera to move - EVER - which adds to the staged phoniness of the piece. Combine that with the obvious lack of money to spend (for example, a massive hurricane which consists of a couple of shots of flashing clouds and a couple of actors hit with a fan - no rain whatsoever anywhere, mind you . .) and you've got a millennial version of the low-rent Tales from the Darkside, which it clearly aspires to be.
The highly publicized "Creep" puppet looks like a fire-sale Spirit Halloween leftover, with cross-eyed mechanics and a barely mobile "ack-ack" mouth as its sole range of movement. According to fan sites, a ton of money was spent on this prop, which could easily have been surpassed by a cheap sock puppet . . the Crypt Keeper has nothing to worry about, (and still, an even WORSE version of the character was computer-generated for the title sequence for some strange reason in a wonderful example of throwing good money after bad.)
Neither story made any sense at all and both had ridiculous endings to tie them up, as though the production said "screw it, we're out of money, just tear the last few pages out." For Stephen King to be associated with this in any way is a travesty.
Still, I'm sure old fanboys will gush over this as it's clearly a love-letter to the 1980s when floppy rubber monsters were considered the height of technology. The fact that the makeup department got credited FOUR TIMES during the course of the end credits is a sure indication that's all they cared about.
Watch the original movie instead and pretend this monstrosity doesn't exist . . it'll only make you weep.
To call the first two episodes tedious is paying them a compliment. In the first one alone literally nothing happens until the last couple of minutes and even then the mood is destroyed by an anti-climax which makes no sense whatsoever. The director makes the typical amateur mistake of never allowing the camera to move - EVER - which adds to the staged phoniness of the piece. Combine that with the obvious lack of money to spend (for example, a massive hurricane which consists of a couple of shots of flashing clouds and a couple of actors hit with a fan - no rain whatsoever anywhere, mind you . .) and you've got a millennial version of the low-rent Tales from the Darkside, which it clearly aspires to be.
The highly publicized "Creep" puppet looks like a fire-sale Spirit Halloween leftover, with cross-eyed mechanics and a barely mobile "ack-ack" mouth as its sole range of movement. According to fan sites, a ton of money was spent on this prop, which could easily have been surpassed by a cheap sock puppet . . the Crypt Keeper has nothing to worry about, (and still, an even WORSE version of the character was computer-generated for the title sequence for some strange reason in a wonderful example of throwing good money after bad.)
Neither story made any sense at all and both had ridiculous endings to tie them up, as though the production said "screw it, we're out of money, just tear the last few pages out." For Stephen King to be associated with this in any way is a travesty.
Still, I'm sure old fanboys will gush over this as it's clearly a love-letter to the 1980s when floppy rubber monsters were considered the height of technology. The fact that the makeup department got credited FOUR TIMES during the course of the end credits is a sure indication that's all they cared about.
Watch the original movie instead and pretend this monstrosity doesn't exist . . it'll only make you weep.
Hello boils and ghouls. Welcome to a wonderful trip down memory lane amongst ghosts, lake monsters, zombies, scarecrows, and other things that go bump in the night.
I've always enjoyed the "Creepshow" anthologies and have been watching them since around the first one in 1982 - yup, had it on VHS. Oddly enough I wasn't aware of them having resurrected - pardon the pun - the franchise again in 2019. So when I found out, I sat down and binge watched the entire first season in one evening.
First of all, while I can't really claim to be much of a fan of the creep, the host of the anthologies, as he just seems too much of a knock-off clone of the Crypt Keeper, then he is not an essential character to the stories, so he is not that much of a nuisance. Sure, he is there and he is nicely made, but he is no Crypt Keeper, he just lacks that spark and insane laugh.
The stories are of various quality, as it is bound to be with various directors and writers on each individual story. So some of the stories were outright amazing and interesting, while others were more mundane and sort of bland. But hey, that is how it goes with anthologies; not everything can be pure gold.
What amazed me with this 2019 "Creepshow" series was the level of production value and the special effects. But more so than that, it was more impressive with some of the acting talents that they have managed to get to participate in this project. I mean, you have the likes of horror icons Jeffrey Combs and Tobin Bell, but also the likes of Bruce Davison and DJ Qualls. If they keep this up, then the audience will be in for quite a ride. And they have Greg Nicotero and also Tom Savini working on it. Yay!
Yeah, I am a fan and I am enjoying this show, and it has been a fun trip so far, and with season 1 completed and seen, I am more than definitely looking forward to seasons 2 and beyond.
I've always enjoyed the "Creepshow" anthologies and have been watching them since around the first one in 1982 - yup, had it on VHS. Oddly enough I wasn't aware of them having resurrected - pardon the pun - the franchise again in 2019. So when I found out, I sat down and binge watched the entire first season in one evening.
First of all, while I can't really claim to be much of a fan of the creep, the host of the anthologies, as he just seems too much of a knock-off clone of the Crypt Keeper, then he is not an essential character to the stories, so he is not that much of a nuisance. Sure, he is there and he is nicely made, but he is no Crypt Keeper, he just lacks that spark and insane laugh.
The stories are of various quality, as it is bound to be with various directors and writers on each individual story. So some of the stories were outright amazing and interesting, while others were more mundane and sort of bland. But hey, that is how it goes with anthologies; not everything can be pure gold.
What amazed me with this 2019 "Creepshow" series was the level of production value and the special effects. But more so than that, it was more impressive with some of the acting talents that they have managed to get to participate in this project. I mean, you have the likes of horror icons Jeffrey Combs and Tobin Bell, but also the likes of Bruce Davison and DJ Qualls. If they keep this up, then the audience will be in for quite a ride. And they have Greg Nicotero and also Tom Savini working on it. Yay!
Yeah, I am a fan and I am enjoying this show, and it has been a fun trip so far, and with season 1 completed and seen, I am more than definitely looking forward to seasons 2 and beyond.
- paul_haakonsen
- Nov 1, 2019
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What is going on here? The writing and the production values are terrible in season two, though it's still pulling the star power of season one. I hope they just put the terrible episodes early in the season.
When the original Creepshow movie came out I was just a child. Sure it was cheesy horror, but the stories were original and the comic book imagery helped bring out its creative appeal. These same sequences are still present in this new show. Will the stories be edgy, horror induced productions? Probably not, but when was the last time you saw a show or movie billed as a horror or scary movie that actually scared you? At least Creepshow doesn't regurgitate the same scary stories over and over. They actually flex their creative muscles and keep you entertained.
I just finished watching season 4 and it was terrible. Although I have to say it was amazing seeing Tom Atkins again. The fourth season had no animations like the first three series. It doesn't have that touch like they did with the first two seasons. The first episode of season 4 wasn't even scary. It was ridiculous having a conversation with some beast like creature. It seemed irrational and absurd. I was expecting something like maybe making a story similar to The Raft or Something to Tide you over. Maybe the series can redeem itself if they finally tell the story of Pin fall. Here's to hoping. I'm a big fan and hopefully they can do better stories than this season.
- ajayaleman
- Oct 13, 2023
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I figured I'd watch for nostalgic reasons. I really enjoyed the Creepshow movies from my childhood especially the first Creepshow movie. That being said; I'm straight baffled how this series is rated higher than the movies are. I love anthologies, but this feels like it's missing something. Not sure if it's the production quality, or if most of the stories feel incomplete or a combination of both. I find approximately 1 out of 5 episodes highly entertaining, although most are forgettable. My favorite being the episode that took place in outer space and most recently the horror movie museum was a fun watch.
If you're a fan of the movies of the same name then you may like this if you go in with an open mind. If you're a fan of anthology horror then I recommend checking out VHS/94, the latest of the VHS films.
If you're a fan of the movies of the same name then you may like this if you go in with an open mind. If you're a fan of anthology horror then I recommend checking out VHS/94, the latest of the VHS films.
- rvgillam-44732
- Oct 15, 2021
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After i heard the tales from the crypt reboot got danned it was great to see this come out of left field. only one episode but looking very much forward to more. good production and great anthology style . just wish the stories could get drawn out a little longer maybe hour and a half or 2 for each episode . for any of the reviewers that gave this show a 1 star they are obvious shills.
- charlesmarcum
- Sep 27, 2019
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- deanstevencallan
- Oct 17, 2019
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Two stories per episode would be great so I hope they keep it up! I love that they kept the same feel if the movies while placing Easter eggs all over. The creep factor was there while still being Tongue in cheek, just like those old comics. Creepshow first then Tales From the Crypt, creepy, funny, scary. Honestly thrilled! But if you're looking for terrifying you won't find it here, that's not what it's about. It's a traditional horro comic lovers dream
- underdweller-1
- Sep 27, 2019
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Why doesn't the Creepshow Skeleton talk, like he does in the originals? His effects are cheap and all he does is laugh stupidly and unenthused. It takes me out of the story.
I do like the campy nostalgia and comic book transitions, and the stories are decent.
I do like the campy nostalgia and comic book transitions, and the stories are decent.
- moorejw-52415
- Oct 3, 2019
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Just seen the 1st episode and the feeling of the old comic genre is so well done it transports you to another time. Two stories in the 1st episode each as different and original as each other. The first one was a Stephen King story and the second showed incredible imagination and skilful story telling. I highly recommend can not wait for further episodes
- baskaranben
- Sep 27, 2019
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For those of you who were fans of the original film, and even it's inferior (but still awesome) 1987 sequel, you know the bar was set pretty high, and meeting that bar is probably not a reasonable expectation for show from the budding horror streaming service. Well, those fears would be mostly correct.
While this is a dramatic improvement over the unspeakably bad "Creepshow 3", that really isn't saying much. The production values here are automatically much better, although to call some of the bumper "animation" sequences bad would be an understatement. Why not just leave them out if they're that bad? You know the ones I'm talking about...I'm not talking about all of them. Some of the shockingly poor quality on those animations actually manage to conjure memories of the dreaded C3.
WIth that out of the way, the general quality of the episodes are pretty decent. They're about on par with the "Creepshow: Raw" episode that was circulating Youtube some years ago, and almost seems like it was a pilot for this series. None of them would rise to the level of even the worst Creepshow segment from the first two films, but all would obviously be better than anything from the C3. It seems like there are elements of understanding what made the first two films so good, but missing elements as well. They're a little uneven, but generally entertaining, with a few minor gems in there.
Worth watching for sure, but temper expectations.
While this is a dramatic improvement over the unspeakably bad "Creepshow 3", that really isn't saying much. The production values here are automatically much better, although to call some of the bumper "animation" sequences bad would be an understatement. Why not just leave them out if they're that bad? You know the ones I'm talking about...I'm not talking about all of them. Some of the shockingly poor quality on those animations actually manage to conjure memories of the dreaded C3.
WIth that out of the way, the general quality of the episodes are pretty decent. They're about on par with the "Creepshow: Raw" episode that was circulating Youtube some years ago, and almost seems like it was a pilot for this series. None of them would rise to the level of even the worst Creepshow segment from the first two films, but all would obviously be better than anything from the C3. It seems like there are elements of understanding what made the first two films so good, but missing elements as well. They're a little uneven, but generally entertaining, with a few minor gems in there.
Worth watching for sure, but temper expectations.
- saugeyekillah
- Nov 3, 2019
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I don't understand how this manages to be worse on every level than the horror compendiums of the 80s. Effects, script, acting, all terrible.
I also don't understand why I continue to watch it. I guess it comes with being a horror fan and taking whatever scraps are available.
I also don't understand why I continue to watch it. I guess it comes with being a horror fan and taking whatever scraps are available.
- running_with_scissors
- Oct 7, 2021
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I wouldnt say this show is a 10 but ive given it a 10 to help out with all the idiots giving it a 1 :\
Honest rating 7/10 the first couple of episodes were good and kept me interested but i do hope they step it up in the rest of the season as i would like to see this show get renewed for a 2nd and maybe even a 3rd season.
Honest rating 7/10 the first couple of episodes were good and kept me interested but i do hope they step it up in the rest of the season as i would like to see this show get renewed for a 2nd and maybe even a 3rd season.
- jimteffries-18-602998
- Oct 4, 2019
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I don't know at what mental age someone must be stuck to believe that a bunch of people on a schedule to deliver an episode for a channel go to a "haunted" house, and immediately turn up bone chilling proof of afterlife. The "medium" starts feeling "negative presence" no later than 5 minutes after walking it, and weird s**t starts happening barely off camera 10 minutes after that.
Luckily, these adaptations are true to the comics and well done. The actors are well chosen and do justice to the characters they portray. While some stories are gory, others aren't and rely on the atmosphere and drama to scare you.
Give it a watch, not bad at all.
Luckily, these adaptations are true to the comics and well done. The actors are well chosen and do justice to the characters they portray. While some stories are gory, others aren't and rely on the atmosphere and drama to scare you.
Give it a watch, not bad at all.
- filmthusiast
- Apr 11, 2021
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I thought season 2 was bad but this third season is so terrible I couldn't make it passed the 4th episode. Terrible acting, writing and looks like it was made on an after school special budget. Then add in woke political ideologies and what you get is total garbage.