Stephen King and George A. Romero present five "jolting tales of horror" in this two hour long collection.
First, in "Father's Day", the zombified corpse of a murdered Father comes back for revenge, and for the Father's Day cake that his daughter never gave him. Great zombie courtesy of special effects genius Tom Savini, but not the most compelling of the stories.
Next, in "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verril" Stephen King plays a yokel who finds a meteor on his property only to find out that it comes with unexpected consequences. A very strange tale, and a great, comical, performance by King.
"Something to Tide you Over" stars Leslie Nielson as an insane and vengeful ex-husband who buries his ex-wife and her new lover up to their necks on a beach and then watches them drown for his own amusement. Again, we get some neat zombies returning from their watery graves to exact revenge.
In "The Crate", a strange creature is found hidden below the stairs in a University. The Janitor reports the find to Professor Dexter who informs his colleague and friend, Henry Northrup. Henry hatches a plan to feed his detested wife to the beast. Divorce might have been a better option.
Finally, in "They're Creeping up on You!", a selfish and extremely rich businessman lives the high life in his penthouse while treating his employees like garbage. Finally during a black out he meets a fitting end.
Creepshow will be loved by fans of grisly but comedic horror-cheese series like Tales from the Crypt. The skits aren't generally all that scary, some more-so than others, but they do feature some good actors and special effects as well as the opportunity to feel satisfied that the bad guys got their comeuppance. The film was followed by two sequels, although only the first can boast the involvement of King and Romero and is noticeably better for it.
4 fathers day cakes out of 5
Rated R for violence, language, and frightening scenes.
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