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Creepshow 2

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Creepshow 2 concludes on a seriously (and woefully) anticlimactic note. Rated: 2/4 Mar 12, 2021 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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BRizz 2 Creepshow 2 (1987) was, quite honestly, a tough watch. The film is broken into short stories, and unfortunately, none of them held my attention or felt worthwhile. I actually tuned in because of the viral clips from The Raft segment, which seemed intriguing online—but watching the full version left me disappointed. Being a product of the ‘80s, the effects were exactly what you’d expect—practical, clearly fake by today’s standards, and with no CGI to fall back on. Still, I can respect the effort of that era. The casting was fine for the most part, and there were moments where the characters or families briefly pulled me in, but it just never stuck. Ultimately, it felt like the director was unsure of what they truly wanted to deliver—balancing between their own vision and trying to please the audience, but missing the mark on both ends. It’s one of those films where you finish it asking yourself, “What did I just watch?” Not one I’d recommend revisiting. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Nolan L Great stories bad execution Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Michael Gornick

Director

George Kennedy

Ray Spruce

Lois Chiles

Annie Lansing

Dorothy Lamour

Martha Spruce

Tom Savini

The Creep

Domenick John

Billy

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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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