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Stephen King's Creepshow

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This is a comic book version of the screenplay based on Stephen King stories. The drawing and story included in the book hold true to the movie and the plots of the different stories included. King's love of the macabre and unusual twists comes through even in the abbreviated version of these stories.

If you like the movie, then this book is a must have for any King fan.

If you like horror comics and anything by Stephen King, then you will LOVE "Creepshow". This book ties in with the movie and it's some of Kings best work. Wrote in the best "Tales From the Crypt" style, its a rollercoaster ride of terror and laughs. "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" is one of my faves, both in the book and the movie.(Steve King is a GREAT actor, isn't he?)The illusrations are by the brilliant comic artist, Bernie Wrightson and when paired with King's flair for the macabre, well; you can't go wrong. So buy it, buy it, buy it! You won't regret it. (FYI: Stephen King's son, Owen was the boy who got even with his dad for throwing away his comic book, in the movie. heehee, everyone needs a good voodoo doll!)

I love, love, loved the movie, but only like the comic adaptation. The artwork could have been a lot better, considering the immense talent of the person doing the drawing. The stories still have kick though, they are from Stephen King after all. Fans of King, Romero, Wrightson or gruesome comics will find plenty to enjoy here. Recommended.

The creepshow comic book came in the mail today. I didn't quite know if it was really it because I only ordered it last Saturday.
I wasn't disappointed at all. You can see how they try to make the characters in the movie look the same as in the comic book. The art work was good. The first one was Father's Day which was exactly like the movie in every way. The second story was the Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill which could have been a little bit better. The other stories were good especially

Something to Tide You Over which I thought was a bit funny.
GET IT!!!!!!It's a great paperback...

I ordered CREEPSHOW through amazon Z shops a few weeks ago after much deliberation and I finnally have it. The comic book is just like the movie in every single little detail. The charachters in the comic book look just like the charachters in the movie. Especially Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson and Hal Holbrook. The book is hosted by, 'The Creep' an undead host who is constantly chortling away as he introduces and concludes each of the 5 short stories. Surprisingly, 'The lonesome death of Jordy Verrill'(which is the worst story in the movie) is most probably one of the best in the comic book!! In the book, my fave stories are, 'Something to tide you over', 'Father's day' and 'The lonesome death of Jordy Verill'. With a fantastic script by the master of the macabre, Stephen King and stunning art by Bernie Wrightson, CREEPSHOW is an absolute must have for horror fans everywhere. If you thought the EC's were good, you will LOVE CREEPSHOW. Get it NOW!!! Trust me, you will not be dissapointed!!!

Some of Stephen King's material has kept me up at nights, both while reading it and lying in bed listening to the walls creak. However, the movies based on his books never seem to generate the passionate fear that his books do. I attribute this to the fact that less imagination is required in the movies, which means that there is less suspension of reality. This book is a set of cartoons based on the movie of the same name by George A. Romero.

The cartoons plus dialog is not scary, and while the artwork is good, it cannot be described as spectacular. My favorite story is "The Crate", where a monster was somehow captured in an expedition to the Arctic a half century earlier. The idea that it somehow lay dormant all that time was absurd, but the interesting part to me was the shrewish wife of a college professor. As an academic, the (exaggerated) subplot of academic politics running throughout the story kept my interest.

If you are a Stephen King fan, you will probably find the cartoons of interest. However, King is one of those people whose ideas are best savored in written form, where the scary details can be up close and personal. That takes away some of the force of the stories.

I read this book when I was in second grade. I watched the movie when I was 4. I don't remember much of the movie. I only remember from the movie the wrap-around stories, 'Father's Day', 'The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verril' (Weeds), and 'The Crate'. But, those memories were great! I just wish I could find a copy of the book somewhere. This is going to be my last resort, because my mom doesn't like me ordering books online (she's the one with the credit card!!). I hope all of the people who read this review find a copy of the book 'Creepshow', because it is one of Stephen King's rarest books ever sold. I can't even find it at used bookstores! Here is some short details of the short stories in this book: Father's Day: 4 years after the death of an old man waiting for his Father's Day cake from his daughter (I want my caaaaaake!), he returns from the grave for his cake. And he gets it! The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verril: A New Hampshire farmer finds a meteor in his backyard that has an alien vegetative being that grows on any thing it touches. Here is the alien's thoughts form the original story, Weeds: Jordy-food A fine planet. A wet planet. A ripe planet. Cleaves Mills-food The weeds began to grow toward town. The Crate: A college professor finds a hungry being in a crate, and takes it home to his cheating wife... Something to Tide You Over: A TV star drowns his wife who cheated on him and her new boyfriend (played by Ted Danson in the movie) and tapes their deaths. The next day, they are gone. Instead, THEY find HIM! They're Creeping Up on You: A clean freak's apartment is infested by cockroaches; mayhem ensues... Thank you for listening to my review!!!

I just saw the movie on the weekend, and the comic book rendition is a lot more fun. These small comics are fast paced, giving the stories a lot more punch. And, besides, only in the book do we get The Creep!

If you can enjoy gross out horror tales, this one is for you.

GREAT BOOK, I WISH E.C WOULD START NEW EDTIONS OF THEIR OLD COMICS.KIDS A'LL GO CRAZY OVER IT.

I loved the movie a lot, it's both scary and fun, and so is the oversized comicbook that followed. King wrote the text and Berni Wrightson made the interior art, and it's just great, although I liked his art for Cycle of the Werewolf a lot better. It really has this E.C. feeling over it, what surely also was the whole idea. I also liked the way Wrightson made some of the characters look like those who played them in the movie version, like Leslie Nielsen and Hal Holbrook.
I really like King's way of prose. It's just like those old comics, especially the way The Creep jokes around while he introduces and concludes the five tales. My personal favorits from the movie was Father's Day, which both scared me and made me giggle at times. In the comicbook it's more funny than scary. The Crate was the second best, anyway the goriest and scariest and most powerful story in the movie, but also in the comicversion it works just as well.
Also I have to say that King made a hell of a performance as Jordy Verrill in the movie.
Creepshow is great fun and great chill, mostly for those who remembered and loved the old E.C.
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