The fifth and final segment is called "They're Creeping Up on You." This short is about an affluent germophobe named Upson Pratt (E.G. Sure, a lot of the characters are despicable, and yes, the creature design is a bit silly, but we still liked this one for its darkly comedic fantasy sequences. It may have a simplistic premise, but it's still a fun story. Inside it is a very ancient, very hungry monster looking to feed. This is an interesting little creature feature that sees a mild-mannered professor named Henry Northup (Hal Holbrook) getting a serendipitous opportunity when he finds a man-eating creature which he believes will be his escape from his drunk, abusive wife Wilma (Adrienne Barbeau). "The Crate" is the fourth portion of this anthology, which is based on Stephen King's short story of the same name. This is another short film about a man being displeased with his wife, which sort of makes us wonder what problems King was having at home at the time. A janitor at a university finds an old crate locked away, hidden under the staircase. Rich Vickers relishes in torturing Harry, and we loved every minute of it. What makes this horror short work so well is the back and forth banter between Nielsen and Danson as they play a game of cat and mouse.to the death. The third segment is "Something to Tide You Over," and it is our favorite of the bunch. It tells the story of a wealthy man named Rich Vickers (Leslie Nielsen), who hatches a plan to exact revenge on his unfaithful wife Becky (Gaylen Ross) and her lover Harry (Ted Danson). This story focuses on psychological horror rather than gruesome images or scary monsters. Stephen King really plays up the yokel aspect of his character, and he lays on the cheese a little too thick. Whereas the previous segment had some darkly comedic humor, "Jordy Verrill" goes full-on goofball and is definitely the weakest story in this anthology. We're sorry to say it, but the best thing about this segment is the title. Jordy accidentally cracks it open, which spreads a goo all over the place and envelops everything it touches in plants. Next up is "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," which is adapted from King's own short story called "Weeds." Jordy Verrill (Stephen King) is a dim-witted fellow who lives on a rural farm. One night, a meteor crashes in his backyard.
It's a fun, simple little story and an entertaining way to start off this anthology. It also has some impressive, gruesome makeup work on the undead zombie patriarch and the severed head cake. This first short establishes a darkly comedic tone that will carry through the rest of the films. "Father's Day" is the first segment in "Creepshow." A tyrannical father (Jon Lormer) is killed by his daughter (Carrie Nye) on Father's Day and returns from the grave for his revenge.and for his cake.
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