Creepshow TV Series In The Works

[Lorne Marshall]

I have not enjoyed what I've seen of Creepshow but that Xmas special is damned good fun. Stupid, very stupid, but fun. Evil, robotic santa, a werewolf, a werecheater, a wereterrapin and hundreds of dead mall Santas.

I never pointed this out when this was first posted, but this episode is based on a story by Joe Konrath, an author who self publishes a lot of his work. Just mentioning for how unique that is.

[Darcy Parker]

French Blu-ray release coming soon from ESC Editions.

I wonder if watching it in a different language makes the series less of a disappointment.

[Ian Jane]

French Blu-ray release coming soon from ESC Editions.

[Matt H.]

It was not a good season. I liked maybe 2 or 3 of the episodes.

[Ian Jane]

Coming 12/6/22.

[Ian Jane]

Coming 12/7/21.

https://amzn.to/3jLxHoO

[Darcy Parker]

Watched the first episode and both tales were directed by Nicotero. Both tales are surprising tributes to the masters of horror, one fairly serious, emotional and obviously very personal and the second one being just a lot of insane fun.

Since I have a sub to Shudder, I might check to see if season 2 is worthwhile after giving up on the first after 4 eps.

[Matt H.]

Watched the first episode and both tales were directed by Nicotero. Both tales are surprising tributes to the masters of horror, one fairly serious, emotional and obviously very personal and the second one being just a lot of insane fun.

[Matt H.]

Season 2 starts airing on AMC this Monday. I hope it's an improvement over season 1. I did see Ted Raimi, Keith David and a pretty rad-looking zombie in the preview, so fingers crossed.

[Lorne Marshall]

Sorry I didn't respond earlier. WE GO ON barely missed my "thumbs-up" list (while SHOOK barely made it), so I didn't really dislike it. However, I did prefer a movie with a similar premise called THE POSSESSION OF MICHAEL KING. It was a bit less subtle, but it remained more focused on the central theme of a man struggling to find evidence for the paranormal/afterlife. That one is in my collection.

Of the other ones I liked, I wanted to add that INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND really stuck with me, as it contained some strong horror elements while at the same time giving the audience (or this viewer, at least) some satisfying relief. ANYTHING FOR JACKSON was really amazing. WITCH IN THE WINDOW was definitely (with all due apologies to the other Matt) a nice "little" picture. And I'd advise you not to watch the trailer for THE ROOM, as it gives away too much.

[Matt H.]

As for Shudder, Comcast had their (sometimes semi-) annual Watchathon in April, and I binged almost entirely on titles from this streaming service. For what it's worth, my favorites are HOST, MANDY, MONSTER PARTY, SHOOK, TERRIFIED, WITCH IN THE WINDOW, INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND, ANYTHING FOR JACKSON and THE ROOM. The ones I won't be adding to my collection are SADAKO VS KAYAKO (disappointing despite a brilliant plot device to effect the titular confrontation), SCARE ME, SCARE PACKAGE, CHRISTMAS PRESENCE, CAN'T TAKE IT BACK, WE GO ON, and RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE.

I'm surprised you didn't like WE GO ON - it was definitely one of my favourite horror films of 2016. TERRIFIED was terrific, but the Blu-ray only has SDH subtitles that are very distracting.

Always appreciate your recommendations on new horror, it's so tough to know which ones are worth my time.

[Lorne Marshall]

I've been watching this lately, having opted to subscribe to Shudder for a while and bing watch anything on there that I wanted to see. 'The House of the Head' was pretty damned good, but I've not found an instalment since that has tickled my fancy.

That said, my 14 year old daughter has been watching this and is enjoying it, and it seems to me that's the demographic this is made for.

I was only able to catch a few episodes of the series before it was no longer gratis, but of those the one I liked the most was the weird and wonderful "Man in the Suitcase."

As for Shudder, Comcast had their (sometimes semi-) annual Watchathon in April, and I binged almost entirely on titles from this streaming service. For what it's worth, my favorites are HOST, MANDY, MONSTER PARTY, SHOOK, TERRIFIED, WITCH IN THE WINDOW, INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND, ANYTHING FOR JACKSON and THE ROOM. The ones I won't be adding to my collection are SADAKO VS KAYAKO (disappointing despite a brilliant plot device to effect the titular confrontation), SCARE ME, SCARE PACKAGE, CHRISTMAS PRESENCE, CAN'T TAKE IT BACK, WE GO ON, and RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE.

[Paul L]

I watched episode 1 on AMC. It wasn't too bad. Nothing special, but I found the second story, "The House of the Head", pretty intriguing.

I've been watching this lately, having opted to subscribe to Shudder for a while and bing watch anything on there that I wanted to see. 'The House of the Head' was pretty damned good, but I've not found an instalment since that has tickled my fancy.

That said, my 14 year old daughter has been watching this and is enjoying it, and it seems to me that's the demographic this is made for.

[Lorne Marshall]

In case anyone cares, the first season is currently available for free on Amazon Prime Video.

Aaaaand now you have to pay to watch the episodes. My guess is that they were offered gratis for just a week, perhaps as a promotion for Shudder.

[Ian Jane]

Thanks for the heads up, I'm willing to give it a shot for free.