Creepshow (1982) made my SKIN CRAWL OFF!! | *First Time Watching* Movie Reaction & Commentary

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Welcome to Spooktober! Tune in tomorrow for "A Nightmare on Elm Street" And over the next two weeks The Descent, The Shining, Doctor Sleep, Get Out, and Hereditary!

[@richardb6260]

The Descent and Hereditary might break you. The Shining never did it for me. I'm always amazed when people say it's scary and one of the best horror films ever made. I never found it that scary and it's a terrible adaptation of the book. Doctor Sleep is actually better.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

@@richardb6260 I did find the shining pretty terrifying, but you're not wrong about hereditary. I was SO grateful I had already made plans to leave the house after the film because I was... I wouldn't have watched that film had I known! Both The Descent and Hereditary should make for entertaining reactions. I still haven't edited Hereditary yet, cause I wasn't ready, but tomorrow I have no choice. It's time to go back in. lol

[@TerryNationB7]

October should be a lot of fun on this channel! If you enjoy the 'multiple stories interwoven into a movie' style, I suspect you'd like the many that Amicus Productions made in the 60s and 70s. They're more creepy than scary. A couple of my favourites are Tales from the Crypt (1972) and Vault of Horror (1973).

[@raputathebuta]

Doctor Sleep is EXCELLENT!

[@jayelgy383]

That's Stephen King as the guy morphing into a veggie monster, and his son Joe is the kid in the prologue and finale.

[@DMovieman]

I'm not even scared of bugs, but that cockroach scene makes me want to scream in ways that a lot of gore and jump scare moments can't. BLECH!!! 😭😭😭

[@fynnthefox9078]

I saw Creepshow as a kid and that scene scarred me.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

Boy, you said it. I've seen this movie 50 times and I still have to turn away here and there.

[@peterbooth793]

Geordie should be committed to the role. After all he wrote the character, the actor is Stephen King 🤴.

[@KrissyFace]

Hal Holbrook, who played the older man in the crate story, stars in another oldie but goodie for it’s day, The Fog from 1980!!

[@michaelhurley1497]

Adrienne Barbeau, who plays Holbrook's wife in this film, was also in The Fog.

[@johnmoreland6089]

Tom Atkins who played the father in the wrap-around story also starred in The Fog along with Holbrook and Barbeau.

[@johnanderson5558]

Favorite Chris moment: "Oh, it's a Monkey. OH! Oh, oh, oh oh, no, no, no no no no no no! It is a yellow-eyed demon beast!! 😅

[@CasualNerdReactions]

🤣 oh boy.

[@BigGator5]

"You know what Henry? You're a regular barnyard exhibit. Sheep's eyes, chicken guts, piggy friends... and SHIT for BRAINS!" Fun Fact: During Fan Expo Canada 2015, George A. Romero had said that the cockroaches were the most expensive part of the movie, stating that the cockroaches cost fifty cents a piece, and they used more then two hundred fifty thousand of them, a grand total of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars on roaches alone. Cast Shenanigans One: During a break in filming, Stephen King took his son to a McDonald's, and as a joke, Joe was made-up with bruises, cuts, and scabs. The girl at the drive-thru window called the police when she saw him. Cast Shenanigans Two: While he was all business in his scenes, Leslie Nielsen had a fart machine in his pocket during the shooting. He would let it go off during rehearsals, and just before "Action" would be called, causing Ted Danson and the crew to crack up with laughter. Cast Shenanigans Three: Ted Danson, who played Harry Wentworth in "Something To Tide You Over" said in a television interview that his daughter was on the set during the scene where his character returns from the dead, encased in rotting flesh and seaweed. He purposefully tried avoiding his young daughter, out of fear of scaring her. Finally, despite his best efforts, she went up to him, looked at him and simply said: "Oh, hi, Dad."

[@andrewforbes1433]

Leslie Nielsen's performance might be my favorite part of this movie. It's pitch perfect for the material.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

He was so good!

[@archive881]

It is a bit disturbing to see an actor famous for his comedic roles, play such a monster. The late Robin Williams also played the villain in some movies, too.

[@patrickflanagan3762]

If you really want to feel gross, check out Nielsen's final dramatic performance, in the 1987 Barbra Streisand movie NUTS. Makes you want to scour your eyes out

[@StarShipGray]

Best horror anthology film that will ever be made. Did you notice all of the clever references to “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe” in The Crate? Also Ted Danson’s mistress in “Something to Tide You Over” was played by Fran from “Dawn of the Dead”.

[@andirandolph8830]

And the reappearance of the marble ashtray in every vignette. And Dex playing off his rocker SO well. Absolutely love this movie!

[@guitarman8462]

There's also a part 2. You can also watch movies like : Twilight Zone The Movie - Tales From The Darkside The Movie - Cats Eye The Movie .

[@tomyoung9049]

Fun reaction, the big chapter always makes me feel crawly. I'm sure someone told you, but the actor with the plants was Stephen King.

[@matthewconstantine5015]

I forgot how great the cast in this film is. And King playing the hick...so goofy and wonderful. Creepshow 2 has some good stuff in it, too. And they actually filmed some of it around my hometown Bangor, Maine (where King lived for a long time & where his house has apparently become a writer's retreat or something).

[@Skalopulton301]

Creepshow is such an amazing horror anthology film!

[@MrGpschmidt]

Glad you enjoyed this - the unholy trifecta of Romero/King/Savini alone is worth the price of a ticket. The best horror anthology. Period. Stacked cast and uncompromising mix of horror & hilarity. You can so skip the sequel and even the scattershot Shudder series (truly both messes).

[@44excalibur]

The marble ashtray that Bedelia Grantham killed her father with in Father's Day appears in each of the Creepshow segments. It is visible on the desk of the imaginary university professor in The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, it's on Richard's nightstand next to his bed in Something to Tide You Over, it's on Henry's desk as he's writing his letter to Wilma in The Crate, and it's a soap dish in Upson Pratt's bathroom in They're Creeping Up On You.

[@ftt7429]

Not sure if you realized it, but that was Stephen King playing Jordy Verrill in It Grows on You.

[@angelavalentino5146]

The dad was in John Carpenter’s “The Fog”. And “Halloween 3”

[@akacowboyfan]

Awesome choice! 2nd story is actually the one and only Stephen King playing the role :) Great reaction!

[@ollietsb1704]

I love his performance. I think it's perfect... I've understood he hated it but I think he's wrong - this is THE perfect way to perform this segment. And in those anthology comix, there was always at least one buffoonish episode.

[@willcool713]

Other people will almost certainly also suggest this, but I'll add my voice to the choir. If you liked this, you'll probably love the HBO series, Tales from the Crypt, an actual horror comic, come to life. The Crypt Keeper is an iconic, campy character in the horror world, as big as Elvira, or Ash. And btw, the actor in the meteor scene was Stephen King himself.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I remember that "The Crate" was the inspiration for a series of adventures in a role-playing game I played a lot, in high-school, "Beyond The Supernatural: Boxed Nightmares" by Palladium Books--contemporary paranormal investigations. Other adventures in that book involved a revenant that took on the persona of Jack The Ripper, and street gangs who summoned demonic enforcers to spread their power across the city (ultimately, being traced back to a South American drug cartel with the support/manipulation of a species of giant, intelligent sorcerous spiders). Ah, what fond memories!

[@LordVolkov]

Horror anthologies of the 80's & 90's are a lot of fun, but I haven't enjoyed many lately. For a few choice entries - The Twilight Zone Movie, Tales From The Hood, and Tales From The Darkside.

[@Tusc9969]

Don't forget Cat's Eye, Chillers and Nightmares

[@binkytube]

Another horror shorts film is, Tales from the Crypt (1972).

[@richardb6260]

You might be interested in the anthology films Amicus Productions made in the early 70s. They include Tales from the Crypt (not to be confused with the HBO series), Asylum, and The House that Dripped Blood among others. Most are adapted from the 50s EC comics (which Creepshow pays homage to). Except Asylum, which is based on stories by horror writer Robert Bloch (Psycho). Each features a cast of British actors including a number of Hammer horror stars and others who went on to become bigger stars as well as well known character actors like Burgess Meredith and Jack Palance.

[@jimtatro6550]

I absolutely love this movie but 40 years later I still think the most disturbing thing in it is Ed Harris dancing.🤣

[@Henrik_Holst]

Commander Shepard level 🙂

[@johnmoreland6089]

🤣🤣

[@raputathebuta]

Seriously! I laugh & laugh & laugh every time I watch that scene.

[@flibber123]

This movie is a throwback to old comic books like Tales From the Crypt. The stories are meant to be gruesome fun with maybe a moral to them. You can look into those old comics and see what they were going for here. I think it came out pretty good.

[@PokeTheBunny]

This movie used to play on HBO when I was a kid. It was one of the first introductions to 'horror' movies for my brothers and me, and we still reference it during conversations (along with the second one, though The Raft section of that one is by far the best entry). Great reaction and commentary!

[@Charlie_Wolfe]

I was so surprised the first time I watched this and realized Jordy was nothing other than Stephen King himself :)

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Indeed! I had no idea haha

[@shainewhite2781]

YES, one of my favorite Stephen King Comedy Horror Films. Inspired by EC Comics from the 1950's and based on King's stories, Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Leslie Neilsen, Carrie Nye, EG Marshall, Viveca Lindfors, Ted Danson, Ed Harris and King himself star in this macabre Anthology about a murdered man who wants his cake, a hillbilly encountering an alien plant, a murderous husband, a crated Creature, and a corrupt businessman with a serious roach problem. "The most fun you'll ever have being scared." Directed by George Romero.

[@creech54]

Ed Harris (tombstone face) starred in Romero's "Knightriders", made a year earlier (1981).

[@danfreeman5301]

This is pure camp horror Stephen King brilliance! !

[@MikkXIII]

This comic book was actually one of my favorite bedtime stories when I was little, when I found the movie years later I was thrilled. Couldn't relate to the second or third one as much though. Great reaction!

[@williamjamesayers7719]

The connection in the stories is the ashtray.

[@davidmcleod5133]

The best horror writing is in short story form, and I think that follows through to film as well. There need to be more horror anthology movies and series, as 20-30 minutes seem to be the sweet spot for that genre.

[@TTM9691]

That was GREAT! I knew you'd like this one!!! I know I had a blast when I first saw it and it's always been a favorite! I know you recognized some of the actors; not sure if you recognized the cockaroach guy from "12 Angry Men", though! (he's a lot older here, obviously!). E.G. Marshall. That's my favorite segment, that one and the one with Ted Danson and Leslie Neilsen. This reaction is EXACTLY what I thought it would be. So happy you had as good a time as we always had! I'm not a huge horror movie guy, it's got to be something special and this one totally fits the bill for me. THANKS, YET AGAIN, CHRIS!!!! PS: great intro too! Music, lighting.....the whole bit!

[@redrum567]

16:00 - 16:08 "Clearly part of him thinks happy" 😂😂😂 well said 🖒🖒

[@gggooding]

Weird detail: the kid in the wraparound, Billy - The Black Phone is based upon a short story by him. (He _is_ King's son, tbf.)

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I remember reading one of those comics when I was a young'un...a story about a man who managed to defeat the Grim Reaper, and demand from him his greatest wish: That he would always have far more wealth than he could spend. His wish was instantly granted, as he found himself buried in a coffin filled with gold coins.

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

“Just tell it to call ya Billie…”😂

[@glennthompson1173]

I love these anthologies.

[@prp2]

Classic introduction of Joe King, one of Stephen's sons, aka Joe Hill.

[@solezeta1314]

If you look closely, you'll realize the actor playing Mr. Pratt is the same one that plays Juror 4 in 12 Angry men

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Oh yes! I can totally see that now.

[@GrisouIII]

Oooh instant teenagehood memories 😊

[@RottedPopcornandHorror1966]

I don't know how I missed this one. I love Creepshow..As usual a boss reaction". This was fun. Take care and Samhain blessings..And happy Halloween..xx

[@ianhamilton2035]

"Oh no sir Mr. Pratt, not at all sir" 😃

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I love these short vignette movies. Reminds me a lot of the spooky short story collections I used to read as a teen: Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Howie Lovecraft. You ever read one about a guy who was obsessed with the idea that his own bones were out to get him? He was crazed with paranoia, until he met a 'doctor' who promised that he could get rid of the problem, for good...

[@ollietsb1704]

CAT'S EYE was the next good anthology film and, although they're not 'related', the quality of the tales places these two at the top of my favorites' list.

[@joshfacio9379]

Hey, wasnt that a episode of the ray bradberry anthology series?

[@a1superfantastic]

"Afterlife couples therapy..." I love it! Nice catch on the ashtray -I never noticed that! Did you notice the signpost identifying Stephen King's frequently used ficticious town of Castle Rock?

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I did! I don’t know if I left in in the edit, but I at minimum said castle rock and smiled lol

[@solezeta1314]

The farmer that gets infested with alien weed is none other than Stephen King himself. And Billy is played by his own son, Joel.

[@dionysuscreativellc7569]

"I don't know what's real anymore", what I've been saying since I was 7 years old. Learned some stuff from your commentary

[@EvilBlackCat]

Wow, I haven't seen this in ages. Sorry to reply to a bunch of old videos all in one night but I just found your channel and love your reactions. Anyway, I didn't remember anything of this until the one with the seaweed monsters. I remembered that so clearly! I was way too young when I saw this movie, hahaha. If you want another weird 80s horror try Deadtime Stories. I watched that one SO MANY TIMES as a kid. Okay, off to watch more of your videos.

[@80smoviesfan]

Creepshow 1 has 5 really good horror stories. And with great actors. Creepshow 2 has 3 stories and the second story is my favorite in that film. Creepshow 3 is IMO really bad. But the new tv show i find really enjoyable.

[@mledda621]

Great reaction! I've seen this one before but it's been so long I forgot most of it. I like the setup of different stories one right after the other. They were all creepy. 👍 The Langoliers is another great watch I think you would enjoy!

[@robertbunting3117]

I used to own this comic, all the pictures were drawn by Bernie Wrightson a great comic artist who did things like 'Swamp Thing' he also did the art work for another Stephen King book 'The Silver Bullet'. you should definitely check out his art it's amazing

[@archive881]

I would also like to recommend Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstien along with the sequel Frankenstien Alive, Alive. The latter was his last work before his death in 2015 and was completed by his friend Steve Niles.

[@mrwalterstakeharrisandtugo1762]

Did you know the boy who played billy in the wraparound story is joe hill stephen king's son

[@punchfisttop]

In my top 5 fav films of all time!!!!!!! GREAT REACTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gallendugall8913]

This is a fun one they played it on HBO over and over way back in the day.

[@gordondavis6168]

Just call me Gordy, everyone does.

[@joshuah9109]

Another great film from 1982, what a year for film😄

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Honestly, I should really watch the rest of the slate and make a 1982 playlist!

[@jamesandthefatcat9464]

ty for this vid. Awesome reaction. very good movies, i have 3 of these movies..i dont know how many there are. ty so much

[@mckeldin1961]

A young Ed Harris! I'd forgotten he was in it!

[@TANKTREAD]

Great John Harrison score.

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie inspired the Shudder series of the same name.

[@vincentschmitt7597]

Creepshow was a nod to the over the top EC horror comics of the 1950s. Those comics resulted in senate hearings and wiped out 90% of comic publishers. It also brought about the self governing comics code to save the industry. Long story.

[@christopherbaldwin2005]

The garbage man with the mustache is Tom Savini, sorry for spelling on last name. Anyway, he's is the famous make-up artist. Especially zombies! Think "Dawn of The Dead", which he also played in.

[@creech54]

Savini appeared in several of Romero's movies and directed the remake of "Night of the Living Dead".

[@joshfacio9379]

He also played the creeper character in part 2. In this one he was one of the garbagemen

[@TikiRainbows]

What a treat this was, perhapd you can show us the sequel and Tales From the Darkside the Movie 1990

[@ollietsb1704]

Episode 5 with E. G. Marshall was doing 'their take' on the last days of Howard Hughes, holed up in his penthouse, letting his germophobia rule all.

[@ollietsb1704]

I think I can nominate this as a Perfect Film. It has goals - and quite complex with 5 different settings - and I think the filmmakers produced perfect episodes, all five.

[@ThomasConnolly]

Just to let you know, the young boy(who had comic/voodoo doll) in the opening and ending sequences was played my Joel King(Stephen King's son)👍

[@jenniferjones2863]

I watch Creepshow every few years. :-)

[@kevint.184]

I can't believe my father let us watch this as kids

[@BethHarmon-yh8ms]

My folks let us watch anything. It was Creepshow that introduced me to Ted Danson and Leslie Nielsen, not Cheers or Airplane/The Naked Gun. Something To Tide You Over is my favorite of the 5 stories. Though I like The Crate pretty well too. The shock of seeing two people get eaten alive in front of him drives poor Dexter (Fritz Weaver) in a hysterical frenzy. "I don't even know wha-wha-what it was!" I especially loved it when Billie finally got to meet Fluffy face to face.

[@raputathebuta]

I love this movie. So much fun & so much scenery chewing!!! Great cast & stories. I watch it every time it comes on the tv (even though I own a copy). The sequels are...not good.

[@niki7997]

Horror always been my fave genre. Now, that I'm in my 40's I am much more into psychological horror. But this movie is so nostalgic to me. I was 3 when it came out & not too long after is when I watched it. I must've watched it 100 times. This is just a fun horror all around. I love that each story had it's own discernible flavor of horror...but I'm pretty sure having seen it so young & so many times, it's likely that it's a direct result of my entomophobia. I HATE ALL BUGS, but roaches are my #1 biggest fear. I can barley watch the last one

[@vincentschmitt7597]

I saw Tom Savini at a local comic con back in the day. Creepshow had yet to be released and he had the Thing in the Crate out on a table. I stopped while he was lovingly combing its hair. It was very disturbing in person and he gleefully talked about to me.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

That's pretty awesome!

[@okgo620]

One movie I will recommend that is very under appreciated so overlooked is 1990 Tales from the Darkside: the movie. I say movie cuz it use to be a television show back in the mid to late 80s.

[@jdssurf]

great memories

[@22Tesla]

I hope you check out the sequel to Creepshow, Creepshow 2. It's okay as far as sequels go, if nothing else just to enjoy the little intermissions between stories.

[@jentoby73]

Another horror movie anthology from 2007 I’d recommend is ‘Trick’r Treat’. I didn’t even know about it until recently, and was pleasantly surprised how good it was!

[@traceyb9443]

Ed Harris! 😁

[@falconone7230]

Love creep show!!!

[@scottjones758]

Gordy is the real Steven King

[@williamjones6031]

1. King frequently shows up in the movies. This I think he does the best. Billy (little boy) is Owen King. Stephen King's son. 3. "Creepshow II" isn't as good as this one.

[@williamjamesayers7719]

Jordy Verrill was actually Stephen King.

[@WolfHreda]

Fun fact: The Lonesome Death of Jordy Varrill (however it's spelled 😬) has the same premise as H.P. Lovecraft's story, The Colour Out of Space. They recently made a movie adaptation of it starring Nic Cage. But I do not recommend it if you're squeamish. It's a brilliant movie with a very unique look, but it gets GROSS in places. However, if you can stomach that, it's damn good. Fun Fact #2: The son in the opening and ending who uses the voodoo doll is Stephen King's son, Joe Hill, now a famous author in his own right.

[@joshfacio9379]

It was also made into a 80s movie starring will wheaton called the curse.

[@georgiaann4402]

Fun Fact: The marble ashtray is in all the stories. Kinda like where's waldo.

[@FreddieCuellar]

Do a reaction to Tales from the Darkside movie! Thats one is a classic!!! The 3rd story in the movie about the gargoyle is so creepy, sad but cool.

[@denisedale5327]

Second story about mentor was Stephen king

[@trollwithoutcontent2788]

Why do you have the Creepshow 2 image as your thumbnail?

[@CasualNerdReactions]

lol whoops. Had no idea. I struggled with that one and ended up googling Creepshow background and that image came up.

[@trollwithoutcontent2788]

@@CasualNerdReactions watch that one next!!

[@devynjohnson317]

All I remember about this movie is Stephen king covered in grass and the roaches. Those roaches traumatized me. Lol

[@tree6787]

Love this movie ❤️ the new creepshow is good too.

[@michelleg.9440]

Hey Chris, now you have see the second one:)😎🤗❤️🙂👍

[@CasualNerdReactions]

😅 maybe one day!

[@firekrys]

I highly recommend the sequel. Equally just as creepy

[@angelavalentino5146]

Have you seen “30 Days of Night “ yet? Really scary. “Reanimator” and “From Beyond” very gory, very disturbing. How about John Carpenter “Prince of Darkness”, “In the Mouth of Madness”, and “The Fog”

[@CasualNerdReactions]

All good options in the future!

[@AlbiDartanan]

"cohesive project" when you liked it try ABC of death XD

[@Oddworld2024]

Moss man was Stephen King him self. These scared the bleep out of me as a child. Find them kinda hilarious now. But fun.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Haha, how funny. I just recently re-watched Creepshow 2 on a lark a few weeks ago, after prolly 30 years. I won't say it's as good as this...but if this one's a 6.5/10, than the sequel's a solid 5. Maybe 5.5.

[@gordondavis6168]

I can watch your videos for a loonnnnggg tttiiimmmeee!!

[@mckeldin1961]

Just tell it to call you Billie

[@denisedale5327]

The boy at the beginning was Stephen king s real son

[@charlieb5358]

Pls react to Trick R Treat if you haven’t already, I think you’ll enjoy it

[@tamiramos5873]

I couldn't watch the last story. Cockroaches are demon spawn from hell. If I were to see ONE cockroach in my house, I would immediately move!!!!

[@mariaimelda5631]

Request movie: baby driver

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I one day plan to finish all of Edgar wrights filmography 😅

[@vincentwilliams71]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mattmc5069]

the novel for this was literally a comic which is awsome. That dad is acting like that because there was a real uproar over horror comics in the 1950s as being to violent. Parents where burning comics in fires. It went to court and the comics code of approval was adopted. it become mandatory for all comic book publishers to be approved for no violent material. There was a loop hole as it applied to comics only. One famous work around was "MAD" which changed its format from a comic to a magazine in order to get around the code. The code is no more it was first challenged in 1971 with a now famous 3 part spiderman story about dangers of drug use. Marvel submited it and the code said no. So they published all 3 issues with out the approval. As a result the code loosened.

[@a1superfantastic]

This movie was a huge cult hit when it released in theaters -audiences loved the campy-yet-creepy nature of the stories. Sadly, the sequels did not deliver the same punch in my opinion. Creepshow 2, released five years later, was still written by King but Romero worked only on the screenplay and didn't direct, and it shows. I don't really count 3 as a sequel because it came out 20 years later. Romero and King had nothing to do with this one and was "Creepshow" in name only. From what I've read, the recent Creepshow series (2019-present) appears to be a decent show, but left all the macabre camp behind and seems to be taking itself very seriously. Similar in that all the episodes are new stories, but again, seemingly "Creepshow" only in name.