When is a Creepshow movie not a Creepshow movie?
When it’s based on the Tales From The Darkside TV show (1983-1988), which itself is an adaptation of the Creepshow idea into a syndicated television series. But Laurel (George A. Romero and Richard P. Rubinstein’s production company which produced the film) couldn’t secure the rights to the name from Warner’s at the time, so…
Coming full circle, we have Tales From The Darkside: The Movie (1990), one of my favourite anthologies (and I love me my anthologies). It’s got an unbelievable all-star cast (before they fully ignited), a whopper of a wraparound story, satisfying comeuppances and no filler segments.
It may be a few degrees removed from the 50’s E.C. Comics that inspired George, Richard and Stephen King to produce Creepshow, but its twisted O. Henry heart is still firmly planted in its cheek.
And who doesn’t love that happy ending. -Pop