Creepshow 2

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Creepshow 2

R

1987

1h 29m

Horror

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This second horror anthology presents more eerie tales based on Stephen King stories. One episode finds a cigar-store Native American statue coming to life to avenge the death of the shop owner (George Kennedy) and his wife (Dorothy Lamour). Another features a group of teens menaced by a blob-like creature. The final installment follows a wealthy and callous woman (Lois Chiles) who hits a hitchhiker with her car and decides to flee the scene, but the victim isn't inclined to remain dead.

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Critics Consensus

Not even the melding of Stephen King and George A. Romero's writing sensibilities can elevate this spineless anthology, which is too simple in its storytelling and too skimpy on the genuine scares.

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

George Romero contributes the screenplay this time, basing it on some tastefully selected Stephen King morsels.

Jul 12, 2010

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Variety Staff

Variety

Tied together with some humdrum animated sequences, three vignettes on offer obviously were produced on the absolute cheap, and are deficient in imagination and scare quotient.

Mar 26, 2009

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Time Out

Just as you can't judge a '50s comic book by its lurid cover, so you can't judge a cheapo, three-part film by its sources.

Jun 24, 2006

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David Nusair

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Creepshow 2 concludes on a seriously (and woefully) anticlimactic note.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 12, 2021

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Creepshow 2 is certainly not as noteworthy or well-made as its predecessor. However, for a genre anthology featuring cohesive and subversive motifs... it's surely a gruesome little guilty pleasure.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 15, 2020

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Richard Freedman

Newhouse News Service

One of the many repulsive things about the film is the simple-minded moralizing that blights all three tales.

Rated: 0/4

Nov 5, 2019

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Russell H

I thought it was fine. The second act was great. Faithful to the king story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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James B

Creepshow 2 tells only 3 stories as opposed to 5 and while they are alright they aren't anything special or scary but it does have good gore for the story the raft and even better gore for the story the hitchhiker.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/24

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This Old G

Certainly not anywhere near as good as a first movie. It's worth a watch for the second segment

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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Nolan L

Great stories bad execution

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Howard H

Short story telling at its finest...three stories that are captivating and diverse enough to warrant screentime...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Mike R

Letdown after the first, deserved a better script but completely awful

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Synopsis

This second horror anthology presents more eerie tales based on Stephen King stories. One episode finds a cigar-store Native American statue coming to life to avenge the death of the shop owner (George Kennedy) and his wife (Dorothy Lamour). Another features a group of teens menaced by a blob-like creature. The final installment follows a wealthy and callous woman (Lois Chiles) who hits a hitchhiker with her car and decides to flee the scene, but the victim isn't inclined to remain dead.

Director: Michael Gornick
Production Co: New World, Laurel
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.3M
Runtime: 1h 29m

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