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Creepshow

1982

George A. Romero

Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver ...

6.2

7,742

Horror. Comedy Five tales of terror are presented in the gothic style of the old EC comics such as Tales From The Crypt and The Haunt of Fear. The first deals with a demented old man returning from the grave to get the Father's Day cake his murdering daughter never gave him. The second is about a not-too-bright farmer discovering a meteor that turns everything into plant-life. The third is about a vengeful husband burying his wife and her lover up to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Genuinely creepy, satirical and occasionally daft horror tales (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"George Romero, collaborating with writer Stephen King, again proves his adeptness at combining thrills with tongue-in-cheek humor."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Sadly, the combined talents of King and Romero fail to sustain the opener's deft mesh of blood-letting and black humour."	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Romero and King have approached this movie with humor and affection, as well as with an appreciation of the macabre (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"There are plenty of thrills and chills to be had, but one can’t help but miss the slick style that made Romero’s movie so memorable."	NEU
United States	Anthony Arrigo Dread Central	"The melding of two creative geniuses does not always bear delicious fruit, but when those two masterminds are director George A. Romero and author Stephen King (...) magic did indeed happen"	POS

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