Creepshow, My Early Days

[Bryan James]

Even now, 30+ years after moving into this three-acre jungle of a lot, there is a "Dead End" sign placed on the only road headed our way.

That road used to be dirt, but the city repo'd a part that my mom owned, so they could attach all the homes around to City Sewer. They paved the road and no one had exploding septic tanks anymore, so I figure it was a good swap.

It was (and is) still a "dead end" road, so I did not stop and look both ways before crossing the street. Superman "Underoos" was earlier in my personal saga...my light blue ass was probably all over the surrounding neighborhoods, but I crossed the dirt road to get to "Creepshow." There were few kids in the neighborhood, but one family had BOTH a VHS and a Beta-Max, so of course that was the place to hang.

Early one Fall, the first cool breeze in the air, the smell of wood cut by a chainsaw, Halloween anticipated, I don't know...and I don't know when, but I saw Creepshow.

I was the oldest of the five(?) kids in the neighborhood, and we pretty much watched it every day for a year. Well, after Transformers and G.I. Joe, or The Brady Bunch...whatever was on after school.

Sonofabeach, that seems like last week.

BJS

[Mr. Palmer]

I have extremely fond memories of this film, too.

My dad took me to see it when it was in the theater. And my grandfather bought me the comic book.

During the early 80s we didn't have a VCR. But one of my friends did and, yes, one of the VHS tapes he owned was CREEPSHOW. I can still remember that nifty clamshell box.

We watched that and ANIMAL HOUSE to death!

Ah, nostalgia...

[fushingfeef]

This movie started my love of home theater. I was walking down the hall in 9th grade and I heard this unearthly scream coming from the A/V club room. I peeked inside the doorway just in time to see "Fluffy" (the crate monster) raking his claws over a man's face!

From that point on, I was obsessed with home video and later home theater. I was already obsessed with horror and Stephen King!

[Jake Featherston]

We were poor (Hell, still are), and I didn't get my first VCR until 1993. Had to buy it myself at age 22. Back in 2000, I got the first ever DVD player that sold for under $100. It was made by GE, and still works perfectly to this day, despite getting some heavy use (come to think of it, my VCR didn't break until about 2004, so I'm only on my second one of those, although it rarely gets used; I mainly own it so I can watch "Blood Diner"). Of course, it only cost me $25, instead of $150, like the first one.

My best friend's dad got a VCR in like 1978, and it was one of those monsters that weighed like 50 pounds, and you put the tape in via a spring-loaded door that opened up at the top; the carriage for the cassette would pop up about six inches, and you'd slide the tape into it, and then push it back down into the main player. It cost like $800.

My local video store doesn't even carry "Creepshow." Would you believe my 41-year old wife has never seen it? We now owe such a sum in late fees at that store, that I'm pretty sure we won't be going back there ever again, alas.

[Discordiant]

Everytime I think of "Creepshow" I get nostalgic for a good horror comic. Sadly, there just aren't ones out there anymore with the same cheesy jokes, poor taste, and dark humor that "Vault of Horror" and some of my other favorites had packed cover to cover in every issue.

[fushingfeef]

Last month's HorrorHound magazine had a great feature article on Anthology Horror. It's worth seeking out if you haven't seen it. There may be some stuff online, listings of movies, etc.

[Alicia LeViner]

OMgosh....when I was a kid this was my favorite movie.....I still have the book didnt think anyone else did....its in ok shape but very well read

[Silhouette86]

I love movies with short stories in them; and I'd say that "Creepshow" is the best of the of the lot of them. From "I want...my cake," to "Just call me Billy." Creepshow is proof that it is hard to make another movie like that. I heard that they were making another one, and it might be good. You never know.

[Ganderton89]

I was at the Magic Lantern for the premier, great night

[muskrat]

Saw Creepshow on VHS when I was in third grade ( this be around 1983-84 ) and it changed my life. Perfect flick for a little blossoming horror freak like me. My mom was a bit of a horror junkie back then ( though she won't admit it now ) and used to bring VHS rentals home by the grocery-sackfull every weekend. We'd all stay up late as hell on friday-saturday nights and devour classic flicks such as Gates of Hell, Mausoleum, and I Spit On Your Grave. All the good stuff, before the MPAA started cracking down on movie gore in the mid eighties.
The night we saw Creepshow it blew my warped little brain apart. Ah, the garish comic-book colors, the hilarious, intentional over-acting, the brutal Savini gore effects ! Even now, I consider it the perfect cinematic collaberation of three of the best minds in the horror biz-Romero, King, and Savini !
Damn, I'm gonna have to dig up my DVD copy tonight and give it a spin. " What would you do without me, Henry ? What indeed ? "