Creepshow (2019– ) User Reviews

Excellent first episode, all the rest bellow average

[foxtografo · 6/10 · 10 April 2021]

It's not the first time this happens with series, the first episode looks amazing, and right from the second one, the whole thing changes, the production is cheaper, the whole product is different.. With this show in particular, I didn't mind so much because the episodes are unitary (actually, two stories by episode) I could enjoy the first one as a little movie and ignore the rest, as there's no story ark between them.

Still, after seeing how good the first episode was, excellent production, cool actors, lots of Easter eggs, simple but interesting stories, beautiful cinematography and great (surprisingly good!!) CGI, watching the rest was an absolute disappointment, in every aspect I named before.

It's a watchable show, I did watch the whole season, but some were quite bad and boring.

I can only recommend the first episode, and just imagine the series was all like this but just dream about it, skip the rest to avoid disappointment.

Very Enjoyable

[jaytamplinwilson-95403 · 8/10 · 28 September 2019]

I wasn't expecting much, but these first two episodes were actually quite fun; some cool practical effects, good casting, and some great little call backs and homages to the original 2 movies (Chief Woodenhead, Yellow mack of the hitchhiker...and more!). These episodes show that you can still entertain and dish out some creeps without having to chuck $$$$$ and endless jump scares (IT 2 I'm looking at you).

Subscribed to Shudder after season 1, cancelled in Season 3

[pagemaster7 · 6/10 · 6 March 2023]

Saw an episode of season 1 and liked it so I subscribed to Shudder, then season 2 wasn't nearly as good but had its moments, Season 3 was painful to watch. The acting was never stellar but season 3 hit a new low in that regard for the series, but more importantly the stories just became simply not entertaining. It's fairly obvious they let a personal agenda take over the stories, and usually when that occurs it becomes more mockable than anything else. It's sad because I'm a fan of horror anthologies, and they ran this straight into the ground. I recommend season 1, recommend season 2 but it's more hit and miss, and season 3 is as enjoyable as the latest Twilight Zone.

Great Horror Show

[callumr · 9/10 · 4 October 2019]

I recently got shudder so i could watch this series and the first couple of episodes didnt disappoint, i watched the original series when i was younger so was excited to watch the remake.

I would reccomend to anyone who loves horror and is looking for a series to binge.

So far so good

[aceman_loner · 7/10 · 2 October 2019]

First episode reeled me in. Nostalgia is one thing that comes to mind. Easter eggs yes. Its definitely a throwback feature of the original first two. First half is meh. But the second half bravo. A perfect combo of childhood fear and Indian in the cupboard. No pun intended. With the brash overload of b movie horror movies. We now have a home on shudder with episodes to pop some pop corn and crack open some sodas and peel open the candy. If you don't like the original movies from way back dont write a review this is fanfare and hardcore horror film fanatics

A Very Creepy Start!

[ButtonFilms37 · 9/10 · 28 September 2019]

The original Creepshow is one of my all-time favourite horror flicks, but after the disappointment of the Twilight Zone reboot, I was a little nervous about this one. Thankfully this one gets the anthology format right. For starters, the episodes are short and sweet. They're well-written/acted/directed, with plenty of atmosphere and a terrific sense of fun and the macabre. For fans of the first two Creepshow films, and Stephen King in general, there are easter eggs galore! I enjoyed the hell out of the first two stories (especially the doll house ep) and can't wait to see what the rest of the season has in store.

Boring and Inept

[Ex-Player · 28 September 2019]

Supposedly this show had a budget of 2 million dollars per episode - supposedly. I'm presuming most of that money went to the 15 or 16 producers listed because it surely is not on the screen.

To call the first two episodes tedious is paying them a compliment. In the first one alone literally nothing happens until the last couple of minutes and even then the mood is destroyed by an anti-climax which makes no sense whatsoever. The director makes the typical amateur mistake of never allowing the camera to move - EVER - which adds to the staged phoniness of the piece. Combine that with the obvious lack of money to spend (for example, a massive hurricane which consists of a couple of shots of flashing clouds and a couple of actors hit with a fan - no rain whatsoever anywhere, mind you . .) and you've got a millennial version of the low-rent Tales from the Darkside, which it clearly aspires to be.

The highly publicized "Creep" puppet looks like a fire-sale Spirit Halloween leftover, with cross-eyed mechanics and a barely mobile "ack-ack" mouth as its sole range of movement. According to fan sites, a ton of money was spent on this prop, which could easily have been surpassed by a cheap sock puppet . . the Crypt Keeper has nothing to worry about, (and still, an even WORSE version of the character was computer-generated for the title sequence for some strange reason in a wonderful example of throwing good money after bad.)

Neither story made any sense at all and both had ridiculous endings to tie them up, as though the production said "screw it, we're out of money, just tear the last few pages out." For Stephen King to be associated with this in any way is a travesty.

Still, I'm sure old fanboys will gush over this as it's clearly a love-letter to the 1980s when floppy rubber monsters were considered the height of technology. The fact that the makeup department got credited FOUR TIMES during the course of the end credits is a sure indication that's all they cared about.

Watch the original movie instead and pretend this monstrosity doesn't exist . . it'll only make you weep.

This is definitely worth a watch for fans of the short story horror format as there's enough content and budget to make aspects of this series worthwhile

[kevin_robbins · 7/10 · 3 May 2021]

Creepshow Season 1 (2019) is a series I've been wanting to see, despite the mixed reviews, since it was released and recently caught season 1 on Shudder (finally took the plunge a month or so ago and added it to my Prime account). This is a nice continuation from the original movies with the theme of short stories but gives you two per episode instead of 1 like the Tales from the Crypt HBO series. There are some nice animation and comic theme aspects of this like the original movies; but as you would expect, some inconsistencies between episodes. I will say I thought the creatures were well done in episode 1 & 2, episode 5 was really good too with the return of officer Duey from the Scream series and a nice zombie eating someone's face scene. The weight loss aspect in the season finale was also pretty good. I wasn't a huge fan of episode 3 & 4; but like I said, they can't all be winners. This is definitely worth a watch for fans of the short story horror format as there's enough content and budget to make aspects of this series worthwhile. I'd score this a solid 7/10.

Great Horror Keep it coming

[charlesmarcum · 9/10 · 28 September 2019]

After i heard the tales from the crypt reboot got danned it was great to see this come out of left field. only one episode but looking very much forward to more. good production and great anthology style . just wish the stories could get drawn out a little longer maybe hour and a half or 2 for each episode . for any of the reviewers that gave this show a 1 star they are obvious shills.

An oldie brought back from the dead...

[paul_haakonsen · 6/10 · 2 November 2019]

Hello boils and ghouls. Welcome to a wonderful trip down memory lane amongst ghosts, lake monsters, zombies, scarecrows, and other things that go bump in the night.

I've always enjoyed the "Creepshow" anthologies and have been watching them since around the first one in 1982 - yup, had it on VHS. Oddly enough I wasn't aware of them having resurrected - pardon the pun - the franchise again in 2019. So when I found out, I sat down and binge watched the entire first season in one evening.

First of all, while I can't really claim to be much of a fan of the creep, the host of the anthologies, as he just seems too much of a knock-off clone of the Crypt Keeper, then he is not an essential character to the stories, so he is not that much of a nuisance. Sure, he is there and he is nicely made, but he is no Crypt Keeper, he just lacks that spark and insane laugh.

The stories are of various quality, as it is bound to be with various directors and writers on each individual story. So some of the stories were outright amazing and interesting, while others were more mundane and sort of bland. But hey, that is how it goes with anthologies; not everything can be pure gold.

What amazed me with this 2019 "Creepshow" series was the level of production value and the special effects. But more so than that, it was more impressive with some of the acting talents that they have managed to get to participate in this project. I mean, you have the likes of horror icons Jeffrey Combs and Tobin Bell, but also the likes of Bruce Davison and DJ Qualls. If they keep this up, then the audience will be in for quite a ride. And they have Greg Nicotero and also Tom Savini working on it. Yay!

Yeah, I am a fan and I am enjoying this show, and it has been a fun trip so far, and with season 1 completed and seen, I am more than definitely looking forward to seasons 2 and beyond.

Season 3 episode is awful

[droachbelievesinblue · 3/10 · 27 September 2021]

This show started cool and then just slowly got worse and less authentic over time. It's unfortunate. The first season is good.

I'm a kid again

[BoringJoe · 10/10 · 28 September 2019]

When the original Creepshow movie came out I was just a child. Sure it was cheesy horror, but the stories were original and the comic book imagery helped bring out its creative appeal. These same sequences are still present in this new show. Will the stories be edgy, horror induced productions? Probably not, but when was the last time you saw a show or movie billed as a horror or scary movie that actually scared you? At least Creepshow doesn't regurgitate the same scary stories over and over. They actually flex their creative muscles and keep you entertained.

Better than the "Twilight Zone"

[deanstevencallan · 7/10 · 18 October 2019]

Better than the Twilight Zone series , and better than expected.

Awful yet I've watch 3 series of it.

[running_with_scissors · 3/10 · 8 October 2021]

I don't understand how this manages to be worse on every level than the horror compendiums of the 80s. Effects, script, acting, all terrible.

I also don't understand why I continue to watch it. I guess it comes with being a horror fan and taking whatever scraps are available.

Awesome horror series

[pengbarztv · 10/10 · 4 October 2019]

When i heard about this series coming out i was excited as i watched the original growing up, two episodes in and I'm hooked! Brings back some memories.

I got shudder just so i could watch this series so i hope it gets renewed for a second season.

Something Missing

[moorejw-52415 · 6/10 · 4 October 2019]

Why doesn't the Creepshow Skeleton talk, like he does in the originals? His effects are cheap and all he does is laugh stupidly and unenthused. It takes me out of the story.

I do like the campy nostalgia and comic book transitions, and the stories are decent.

Great to start to an old fave!

[underdweller-1 · 10/10 · 28 September 2019]

Two stories per episode would be great so I hope they keep it up! I love that they kept the same feel if the movies while placing Easter eggs all over. The creep factor was there while still being Tongue in cheek, just like those old comics. Creepshow first then Tales From the Crypt, creepy, funny, scary. Honestly thrilled! But if you're looking for terrifying you won't find it here, that's not what it's about. It's a traditional horro comic lovers dream

Good, just not "very good".

[saugeyekillah · 7/10 · 4 November 2019]

For those of you who were fans of the original film, and even it's inferior (but still awesome) 1987 sequel, you know the bar was set pretty high, and meeting that bar is probably not a reasonable expectation for show from the budding horror streaming service. Well, those fears would be mostly correct.

While this is a dramatic improvement over the unspeakably bad "Creepshow 3", that really isn't saying much. The production values here are automatically much better, although to call some of the bumper "animation" sequences bad would be an understatement. Why not just leave them out if they're that bad? You know the ones I'm talking about...I'm not talking about all of them. Some of the shockingly poor quality on those animations actually manage to conjure memories of the dreaded C3.

WIth that out of the way, the general quality of the episodes are pretty decent. They're about on par with the "Creepshow: Raw" episode that was circulating Youtube some years ago, and almost seems like it was a pilot for this series. None of them would rise to the level of even the worst Creepshow segment from the first two films, but all would obviously be better than anything from the C3. It seems like there are elements of understanding what made the first two films so good, but missing elements as well. They're a little uneven, but generally entertaining, with a few minor gems in there.

Worth watching for sure, but temper expectations.

A proper blast from the past

[baskaranben · 10/10 · 28 September 2019]

Just seen the 1st episode and the feeling of the old comic genre is so well done it transports you to another time. Two stories in the 1st episode each as different and original as each other. The first one was a Stephen King story and the second showed incredible imagination and skilful story telling. I highly recommend can not wait for further episodes

Way better than the "real" ghost investigations

[sarkara · 7/10 · 12 April 2021]

I don't know at what mental age someone must be stuck to believe that a bunch of people on a schedule to deliver an episode for a channel go to a "haunted" house, and immediately turn up bone chilling proof of afterlife. The "medium" starts feeling "negative presence" no later than 5 minutes after walking it, and weird s**t starts happening barely off camera 10 minutes after that.

Luckily, these adaptations are true to the comics and well done. The actors are well chosen and do justice to the characters they portray. While some stories are gory, others aren't and rely on the atmosphere and drama to scare you.

Give it a watch, not bad at all.

Season one, fantastic - season two, unwatchable.

[cbvb · 5/10 · 24 April 2021]

What is going on here? The writing and the production values are terrible in season two, though it's still pulling the star power of season one. I hope they just put the terrible episodes early in the season.

I love it!

[jimteffries-18-602998 · 10/10 · 5 October 2019]

I wouldnt say this show is a 10 but ive given it a 10 to help out with all the idiots giving it a 1 :\

Honest rating 7/10 the first couple of episodes were good and kept me interested but i do hope they step it up in the rest of the season as i would like to see this show get renewed for a 2nd and maybe even a 3rd season.

Better than expected

[dcoke25 · 7/10 · 18 February 2021]

Truer to the first one and its sequel than the last 2 or 3 anthology movies. Like the first two there are the hits and the misses. Episode 3 both segments seemed pretty good. Episode 1 story 2 was good, the first part wasn't, which had Stephen King as a writer on it. Not surprising since he hasn't written anything of worth or value since the 80s. Turns out Cocaine makes you creative.

The problem with this one as a fan of the first two films, is that the comic book callbacks are few and far between also seems like a sloppy bookend. The reason why this is an issue is because, it seems like there isn't a reason why these are "Creepshow" stories. They seem more like shorts that Shudder bought, like Millcreek used to do and put them on a dvd 12 for $5 at Walmart. Grey Matter, while I didn't like the story, and was King's input, did properly pay homage and used the comic book inspiration in a very clever way. The werewolf episode uses it cleverly too to get around budget constraints.

Over all, I think this brings back some dignity in this campy franchise. After 3 and 4 (I can't remember if there was a 5th one) darn near destroyed it. This is a very dangerous way to do this show, I think the 6 episodes per season with a healthy down time to cultivate good stories, can work well. BUT if you start spitting these out like an assembly line it will die quickly. I just wished the horror host had more of an actual role. Not Tales of the Crypt, but more like his role in the first two. Needless to say, I'm intrigued to see how this plays out.

I blame nostalgia

[rvgillam-44732 · 4/10 · 16 October 2021]

I figured I'd watch for nostalgic reasons. I really enjoyed the Creepshow movies from my childhood especially the first Creepshow movie. That being said; I'm straight baffled how this series is rated higher than the movies are. I love anthologies, but this feels like it's missing something. Not sure if it's the production quality, or if most of the stories feel incomplete or a combination of both. I find approximately 1 out of 5 episodes highly entertaining, although most are forgettable. My favorite being the episode that took place in outer space and most recently the horror movie museum was a fun watch.

If you're a fan of the movies of the same name then you may like this if you go in with an open mind. If you're a fan of anthology horror then I recommend checking out VHS/94, the latest of the VHS films.

Creepshow!

[fatherandsonofthor · 10/10 · 5 October 2019]

I have had shudder for sometime now and never really used it intill now!

Creepshow has started off promising and i really enjoyed the first couple of episodes.

I was a big fan of the original growing up and they have tried to keep the same vibe in the new series which i love! Cant wait for more episodes