Bravo's 100 Scariest #99: Creepshow (1982)

This has become a favorite of mine. It's #99 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments. This post is from 2008.

I loved this movie. I thought it was absolutely hilarious. If you have a dark sense of humor at all, you'll find this very entertaining. I'll go through the segments one by one:

"Father's Day" features a really snooty family and a laughing corpse who wants cake. It's very funny and over the top gorey.

"The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" stars Stephen King himself in the title role. It's the story of a yokel who finds a meteor filled with mysterious goo. Soon, Jordy realizes that touching that meteor wasn't such a good idea after all, as a strange neon green plant begins growing on everything, including him. This one wasn't as funny as some of the others, but it was still really good and Stephen King was great.

"Something to Tide You Over" has Leslie Neilsen in it. 'Nuff said.

"The Crate" stars Hal Holbrook as a professor whose friend finds a pre-historic monster in a crate in one of the school's science halls decides that it's the perfect way to get rid of his overbearing and obnoxious wife, played by Adrienne Barbeau. This one was my favorite. Perfect balance of funny/scary.

"They're Creeping Up on You" features a cold-hearted and agoraphobic old Billionaire (can't help but think Howard Hughes) whose apartment is suddenly overrun by cockroaches. This one was very good, too. The old guy was really funny and the cockroaches were very creepy.

So, if you liked Tales of the Crypt, you'll probably like this. I would recommend it; it's a darn good time.