Retrospective Film Review

Creepshow (1982) • 40 Years Later

An anthology which tells five terrifying tales inspired by the E.C horror comic books of the 1950s.

At the dawn of the Cold War, E.C Comics (including The Vault of Horror and Tales From the Crypt) subtly defused the steadily mounting paranoia of young readers. They allowed children’s imagination to focus on bracing tales of horror concerning implacable and supernatural terrors. During their initial run and decades of reprints and reissues, the gruesome stories stirred the creativity of many. Two of the publication’s most ardent fans eventually became horror royalty…

George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead) and Stephen King (Sleepwalkers) first collaborated when Romero was assigned to adapt Salem’s Lot. Although their vision never came to fruition, the project eventually emerged as Tobe Hooper’s acclaimed 1979 miniseries. Regardless, the pair’s friendship endured and they planned to adapt King’s post-apocalyptic fantasy The Stand. Unfortunately, they couldn’t reduce the 700-page novella down to a few hours, or find financing to support the production. However…