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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
i’m glad stephen king was my last read of 2018
the first four stories were really good and i really liked them but that last one - NOPE.
the first four stories were really good and i really liked them but that last one - NOPE.
Perfectly ridiculous, wonderfully simple fun. Holds one or two differences from the movie and a good many between the story WEEDS and the segment THE LONESOME DEATH OF JORDY VERRILL.
Not super scary, but fun, creepy stories. The illustrations were fantastic!
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Creepshow has always been one of my favorite movies. It is not an award-winning type of movie by any stretch of the imagination, but it is certainly one of the most fun movies I have ever had the pleasure of watching. Luckily, I was introduced to this film at a young age - an age at which most parents seem to shelter their children from the more "adult-themed" movies, but at which my mom was letting me watch just about anything because she knew that I was mature enough and would not be emotionally scarred by any of that stuff. I grew up on that movie, enjoying all of the comic book tie-ins, creepy music, over the top special effects, and small roles by any number of well-known actors. When I was finally old enough to realize that Stephen King and Berni Wrightson had collaborated on an actual graphic novel form of the stories, I knew I had to get my hands on it. Of course, the book was out of print by that time and there was no easy access to the "used" book section on Amazon. Barnes and Noble did have a used section online, but often the books that were shown as available on that section would disappear almost instantly. Needless to say, finding a copy of this book took me a few years from the time I began. But eventually I did find it and lovingly removed it from it's packaging. As a first edition from 1982, the pages are a little delicate, so I have always handled it carefully, but that doesn't mean I stop myself from reading it - because, while I appreciate books as art, I still recognize that their primary function is to be read! I think I have probably had it in my collection for about 10 years and have read it a few times, the latest time today.
What I appreciate most about this book are Wrightson's illustrations. Each story that I had grown to love so much on the television screen is brought to life in these panels. In many cases the scenes look almost as though they were rendered from the film, and in others they stand alone and add a new level of depth to the stories. King also does a nice job of capturing that old EC comics feel. The narrator makes bad puns and addresses the characters in an awkward way that is simultaneously funny, cheesy, and at times kind of creepy. The dialogue is often a little stilted and unbelievable, but that, I'm sure, is completely intended. As I waited patiently to find a copy of this book to buy while in high school, I found several old EC comics to “tide me over” (see what I did there?). One of the trademarks of these comics seemed to be an overall layer of cheesiness that pervades even the darkest of stories. You groan when you read them, but you keep reading, because deep down you know that this is just good fun. It is not intended to be a work of great literature the way King’s The Stand or It might be classified as such. It is just a good time. And while I still think I prefer the film in this instance – probably because it was the first medium through which I experienced these stories and also because it contains some very fun performances and a fantastic score – I appreciate this graphic novel as an homage to an entertainment form that has been pushed out of the way by video games, television, the internet, etc. Creepshow is still among the most fun you will ever have being scared!
What I appreciate most about this book are Wrightson's illustrations. Each story that I had grown to love so much on the television screen is brought to life in these panels. In many cases the scenes look almost as though they were rendered from the film, and in others they stand alone and add a new level of depth to the stories. King also does a nice job of capturing that old EC comics feel. The narrator makes bad puns and addresses the characters in an awkward way that is simultaneously funny, cheesy, and at times kind of creepy. The dialogue is often a little stilted and unbelievable, but that, I'm sure, is completely intended. As I waited patiently to find a copy of this book to buy while in high school, I found several old EC comics to “tide me over” (see what I did there?). One of the trademarks of these comics seemed to be an overall layer of cheesiness that pervades even the darkest of stories. You groan when you read them, but you keep reading, because deep down you know that this is just good fun. It is not intended to be a work of great literature the way King’s The Stand or It might be classified as such. It is just a good time. And while I still think I prefer the film in this instance – probably because it was the first medium through which I experienced these stories and also because it contains some very fun performances and a fantastic score – I appreciate this graphic novel as an homage to an entertainment form that has been pushed out of the way by video games, television, the internet, etc. Creepshow is still among the most fun you will ever have being scared!
this falls in the category of I loved it when I read it as a kid but in retrospect it was quite cheesy...