Horror Extreme Movie Catalog

For Creepshow George Romero and Stephen King put together an amazingly hilarious series of stories together. I love this movie all the way. If you want to have fun on Halloween this is how!

"Creepshow" unites George Romero, Stephen King and the make up skills of Tom Savini to deliver five creepy yet intriguing tales. It is delivered in true comic book fashion with embellished lighting, unique camera angles and animated transitions from one tale to the next. After all, it was based on the E.C. horror comics.

It all begins with "Father's Day" in which a murdered father comes back from the grave to collect his long awaited Father's Day cake. It has its scares and the humor isn't as tacky as the summary would suggest. It can actually make you laugh.

Stephen King is the star in the next tale "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill." A meteors goop makes everything grow including Jordy himself. King's performance as a slow minded hillbilly was decent at best. In my opinion he should stick to writing. This tale is definitely not the best of the bunch.

The tales continue with "Something to Tide You Over" which stars Leslie Nielson as a merciless husband seeking revenge on his wife and her lover (Ted Danson) by burying them up to their necks in sand and then leaving it up to the high tide to finish the job. You know what they say about revenge...hint, hint. It was definitely a change of pace to see Nielson play the antagonist in this story. I'm still used to seeing him as Frank Drebin, but he played the "bad" guy really well.

The best was saved for second to last in "The Crate." Henry (Hal Holbrook) is a college professor who is submissive to his extremely annoying wife. One day on campus a mysterious crate is found containing a ferocious creature, so Henry decides to make his wife the creature's next meal. This tale is the goriest of all five and contains some really gruesome scenes including one where half a face is bitten off...Sweet.

Last but not least is "They're Creeping Up On You." A millionaire misophobic (afraid of germs and contamination) has his apartment invaded with thousands of roaches. Eventually it's not just his apartment that becomes overrun if you catch my drift. Roaches got to go somewhere. Definitely disturbing and gross...not for those with a weak stomach.

Five eerie tales on one disc with George Romero directing and Stephen King writing make "Creepshow" worth buying. Add this to your horror collection.