Review of Creepshow 2 (1987) by Jeremiah T — 16 Apr 2010

Creepshow 2.

"When The Curtain Goes Up, the Terror Begins!".

Creepshow 2 is the frightfully fantastic sequel to the 1982 Horror classic Creepshow. It follows three seperate Horror stories in three segments.

"Old Chief Wood'nhead" is the story of a native american statue that comes to life and seeks revenge upon a group of murderers that robbed it's elderly owners' shop and tragically killed them.

"The Raft" follows the tale of four teenagers who are stranded on a raft in the middle of the lake with a carnivorous blob monster with a taste for human flesh killer stalking them.

"The Hitchhiker" is about a cheating wife who accidentaly runs over a Hitchhiker but when she strands the dead body, she finds herself being followed by the Hitchhiker.

Considering the budget for Creepshow 2 was an estimated $3,500,000, the film still offers scenes that contain some quite dark humour and tormenting suspense moments which can result in the viewer being quite frightened. The direction of the film by Michael Gornick was outstanding considering it's low budget. George A. Romero's screenplay writing skill is shown very well as he writes the film's screenplay fantastically by adapting stories that had been written by Stephen King. The acting performances in this film are fantastic but actors and actresses in particular who stand out in this movie are George Kennedy, Dorothy Lamour and Lois Chiles. Also, Stephen King plays an incredibly funny cameo role as well as Tom Savini playing the sinister character of The Creep. Another key point to this film is the music by Les Reed and Rick Wakeman. The music has a great 80s feel to it and it fits into the movie perfectly.

In conclusion, Creepshow 2 is an excellent low budget Horror movie sequel that should be in every Horror fans movie collection.

Fear Factor: 3/5.

Gore Score: 4/5.

Movie Rating: 7/10.

Overall: 14/20.

Words by Daniel Sheppard.