Tom Savini was spinning yarns to us at a convention once around 1990 or so, that one of his proudest experiences was actual police forensics people being called in to investigate the Creep from Creepshow. Apparently it had ended up in the inventory of some antique/curio shop and some customers were concerned that it was actual mummified human remains, and reported it to police. He loved that they had to perform diagnostics on it to prove it wasn't an actual corpse, but a sculpture of latex and rice crispies.

One of Creepshow's editors was the late Pasquale "Patsy" Buba and my best friend, growing up, was his cousin. Patsy was nice enough to let his cousin and me stay at his guest house in the Hollywood Hills back in the 1990's. At the time, he was working with Al Pacino editing Looking For Richard and we got to watch him piece that film together. Actually, it was the first time he used an Avid machine instead of an editor's table. Patsy edited or co-edited a ton of well known films, but he started with George Romeo in the 1970s. Hell, the house they shot a lot of Martin in was Patsy mother's house. He went on to edit Creepshow, Day of the Dead, Striking Distance, The Dark Half, Heat and Casino. From Romero to Scorsese, that's a helluva journey.

"Meteor shit!" must be one of the best lines in any horror film.

Throwback fun fact: the actress that plays Aunt Bedelia in 'Father's day' segment, was the creepy nurse/patient with sheers at the end of Exorcist III

Watching Josh and Jay talk about spooky movies is like a comfort blanket to me, same with Rich and Mike talking TNG.

I grew up in Bangor Maine and was used to seeing Stephen King randomly around town. One of my first memories of seeing him was in 1983 or so in Betts bookstore at the Bangor mall. He was a very creepy looking dude back then. He had long greasy hair, in his thirties and still wearing his high school letter jacket🤔. My mother pointed him out to 6 year old me "that's Stephen King" she said. She then grabbed me tight and said "don't go near him" as he looked that much of a freak. The nineties on if you spotted him around town he looked/dressed like an ivy league English professor. Strange to live in a city with a 30k population and have a famous author worh almost a billion dollars just putting around. He still hangs out in his house on West Broadway and owns a local radio station there.

The Moss man segment has a touch of Lovecraft's "The Colour out of Space" as well.

Just realized my family has been quoting "WHERE'S MY CAKE?" "I got my cake" at every birthday party as long as I've been alive and I never knew this was the reference lol

*"I CAN HOLD MY BREATH...FOR A* **LOOOOOOOOOOOONG** *TIIIME!!!!"* One of the best line deliveries in cinema history, imo

The lagoon monster in Creepshow 2 gave me a lifelong fear of deep, dark water.

I've been binging red letter media for about a month and a half now. You guys are getting me through a particularly tough chapter in my life where laughs have been few and far between. How can anyone hear Rich Evans laugh and not feel better?

Something to tide you over absolutely terrified me as a kid. The way they speak when they come back from the dead like their lungs are still full of water always stuck with me. This is definitely one of my favorite performances from Leslie Nielsen.

I wonder if Leslie Nielsen could have continued being in movies in serious roles but mainly as a villain. I mean he was genuinely creepy in Creepshow. Imagine him in Lethal Weapon.

My father and I are estranged, I haven't seen him since I was 13, and a DVD of Creepshow was the last gift he ever gave me. I watched this bad boi probably like a hundred times

I smiled so hard when I saw Norm in RLM.

Crate trivia: Fluffy's crate also showed up in an episode of _The Walking Dead,_ and a miniature version of it was seen in the _Creepshow_ series episode "The House of the Head." That crate really gets around! I'm afraid I'm going to wake up and see it next to my bed! The geographical term "Antarctica" did not exist in 1834, the date on the crate. The terms in use at that time were "North Arctic" and "South Arctic," as pointed out by Dex Stanley in King's original short story. Dex also notices, stenciled on the _back_ of the crate, PAELLA/SANTIAGO/SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO/NEW YORK/HORLICKS. So explorers found Fluffy somewhere close to the South Pole, not close to Santa's Workshop, almost 100 years before the 1930 Miskatonic University expedition! Is it possible that Fluffy....is a shoggoth? "The Crate" is alluded to in _Christine._ In that novel, Dennis Guilder is talking to Jimmy Sykes, the not-too-bright janitor at Darnell's Garage, after Will Darnell is killed by Christine. Jimmy tells Dennis that he's unemployed now that the garage is closed, but that maybe he can get a job as a janitor at nearby Horlicks University (where Arnie Cunningham's parents are both professors, btw) because "this other janitor, he disappeared, just took off or somethin'." Poor Mike. The kids on "The Raft" in _Creepshow 2_ are all students of Horlicks U. Is the oil slick creature in that story....Fluffy? Like I said, is Fluffy a shoggoth? Was Jack the Ripper in fact a sixty-foot sea serpent from Scotland? Did I take this job for a quick buck?

I want a Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill remake with Rich Evans.

Oh I remember watching it as a kid in the former USSR after it immediate collapse. Tone matched perfectly with a reality. Mossman and drowning stuck with me for decades.

Creepshow 2 is a bit hit and miss, but The Raft will always stand out as an amazing segment.

Thanks, Jay. That "CRINGE" moment is now in my go-to reaction folder.

Charlie Brown Christmas never leaves my car CD player! Hell yeah Josh!

I was lucky enough to meet Adrienne Barbeau, back when she was touring and promoting her autobiography (circa 2006). During a Q&A, she remarked that her role in "CREEPSHOW" was her favorite film role. She was nice enough to sign my old DVD snapcase edition of "Creepshow" and she even wrote down her "barnyard animal" quote!

Back in the day my local video store guy (not block buster) told me ..man you've rented this so many times you could have bought the vhs 4 times.. I happily put my 2.99 on the counter and off I went on my bmx for another killer Saturday night pizza and creepshow..

I'd love to see a re:View of Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight. Hugely underrated movie. William Sadler, Jada Pinkett, Billy Zane...even Charles "Roger Rabbit" Fleischer. Fabulous music, great flick.

oh man, that line from police squad is awesome. "Who are you and how did you get in here?!" "I'm a locksmith and I'm a locksmith."

I remember my babysitter watching Creepshow 1 and 2 when I was super young and some of the stories kept me awake for a week lol. What a classic

The opening to Creepshow 2 was actually shot in my hometown and my dad ended up working crowd control for the shoot. It's not important just a kinda cool thing about my nowhere town.

In the 4th grade, we had to write 'a story' for school. Of course, everyone's was about bees and flowers and animals. My mom got phoned to see how things are going at home, as mine was called 'The Crate'.

Creepshow 2 has a special place in my heart. Used to work etail with this guy who I didn’t imagine I had anything in common with. Randomly one day he said “thanks for the ride lady” and long story short we’ve been friends since and I’ve been dating his cousin for years lmao

One of my favorite films. What a way to start spooky season. I don't think it was very nice of you to shove Rich in a box so he could kill anyone who opens it though, that was a little excessive.

The Raft ending: "I beat you!" Oil slick: "gulp"

She absolutely does say c*nt. The DVD I own has a bunch of deleted scenes from the movie, and the uncensored audio from that is one of them.

I’ve had maximum overdrive come up in various videos and real life conversations about 5 times in the last 4 days after not thinking or hearing about it for at least 10 years.

Not sure if someone has said this already, probably, but 3 years after Creepshow Tom Savini directed and did the special effects for a few episodes of Tales from the Darkside. The episode Halloween Candy features a fantastic little troll that looks very similar to Fluffy. It’s definitely one of the best episodes. This is probably the only place I can say this where anyone would care.

As someone born in the early 90s and would watch a lot of old sitcoms ans comedies on TV in my youth, it was surreal and thrilling to see not just Leslie Nielsen as such a surprisingly sinister creep, but then Ted Danson's character being killed in such a cruel manner, to then come back as a revenant to get his vengeance on said creep. It was cool how he played Frank Drebin with a mostly straight face, yet as a villain in this movie he plays it up a good bit, and it still works very well.

"In Praise of Shadows" did an excellent series on the golden age horror comics. Can't reccomend it enough!

Creepshow was my gateway drug to horror films The most fun you'll have being scared!

I sent my Creepshow comic book to Stephen King when I was young and he signed it for me and sent it back. I later had Hal Holbrook sign it. :)

Creepshow 2 is very uneven but The Raft is one of the scariest stories I've seen on screen. Blob monsters are scary as hell and being stranded on the water like that at the mercy of one is such a dire premise.

"Something to Tide You Over" gets goofy by the end but I've always found it legitimately upsetting and disturbing. The performances are SO perfect - especially Leslie Neilson - with the added campiness, the tone of the whole thing is nauseating. I love it so much.

For the OG horror anthology check out 'Dead of Night' (1945). One of the best movies made by Ealing Studios.

Oh, that "Cringe" pic is now in my library ready to use, thanks Jay!

I love that unique vocal modulation effect used for the old man zombie demanding his cake from everyone is used repeatedly later on, for both King after being fully turned into the plant beast & hoping aloud to get his suicide shot right, then again when Danson & the woman he'd slept with are water-logged zombies talking at Leslie while being shot at. It's a cool sounding effect.

My dad showed me this movie when I was like six, and I remember being really afraid of “Something to Tide You Over” and “the Crate.” I still remember how scared I was. Then, I watched it a few years ago as an adult, and I really loved how goofy and stylized it is. The funny thing was, even with how much I can appreciate and enjoy it now, I still got chills watching “Something to Tide You Over.”

I look forward to your Halloween content every year, it is a warm bit of nostalgic comfort. Thanks dudes!

Somehow I grew up on Creepshow 2 but have never seen Creepshow. I can still say "Thanks for the ride, lady" and my sister instantly knows what I'm referring to.

This was a Father’s Day tradition with me and my dad, and now with me and my son.

The first time my mom allowed me to pick a movie for my birthday party (at 10 years old), I chose Creepshow. I've loved it dearly since then and it will never cease to amaze me.

I'm not a monster who would ask you to go through all the terrible direct to video stuff but I'd love a re:view of the first two Hellraiser films whenever you have the time. That rebirth of Frank in the attic is one of my favourite pieces of practical effects and camera trickery.

I loved the old horror comics when I was growing up. My parents refused to let me have them, so I had to steal them. (When they found out punishing me for stealing them didn't work, they gave in and started letting me buy them) Creepshow captured the feeling of those comics perfectly. To this day it's the only anthology, movie or series, that I've ever liked. Thanks for bringing back many old memories. I think I'll have to finally buy a copy now. 🎃👍

"Meteor sh*t!" That line of dialog will never not be funny.

So the reason there are two zombie stories is because The Raft was supposed to be in this film (Which would've been amazing) but they couldn't do the shoot in time to make the film because the lake had frozen over, so they put Something to Tide You Over (With an ominous reference to what happened) as a quick zombie segment instead. I think it would've been creepier if they didn't come back as zombies and it just involved them drowning because that alone is disturbing.

Argento got the extreme colored lighting thing from Mario Bava. It's really an homage to Bava, who's kinda the original lurid italo horror director.

Creepshow 2 is a guilty pleasure of mine. Can't wait for that discussion!

“I… want… my… CAKE!” 🎂

Old Chief Wood'nhead will always be my favorite Creepshow short story.

Here's a fun fact that no one cares about: The guitarist/vocalist from Nile, Dallas Toler-Wade, fell asleep while watching Creepshow 2, and the ending credits theme got stuck in his head. He eventually wrote a Nile song called "Lashed to the Slave Stick" around the Creepshow melody circulating in his brain and later realized what he had done. Oops!

Creepshow is more successful in capturing its comic book roots than the vast majority of officially licensed comic book movies. The cinematography, the way shots are framed, the performances - its like an EC horror comic book come to life.

The Crate is completely fine being that long. Anything featuring the goddess, Adrienne Barbeau, is worth the time.

The shot where the skeleton roles behind King had me and my brother in stitches when this came out.

"I'm a locksmith. And I'm a locksmith." will always be my favorite Leslie Nielsen line.

Much like Creepshow and the ashtray, I've noticed that RedLetterMedia often hides a lifelike animatronic of Megacelebrity Rich Evans in the background. See if you can spot him!

I just finished Creepshow for the first time because of this video and I want to say a BIG thank you! I loved it!! What a great blend of everything that makes horror movies shine, from the campy and funny to eerie and horrifying!

6:32 Jay: "Well I wouldn't recommend that, because if he'd cut back on the blow we wouldn't have Maximum Overdrive." So damn true. 👍

Fluffy's offspring, along with Fritz Weaver (who also plays a college professor) was in an early and quite scary season 1 episode of Tales From The Darkside called ''Inside The Closet'', with the original Creepshow musical score (before they changed it for home video release).

Hitchhiker one is the best! "Thanks for the ride lady, thank for the ride!" I fucking love that shit!

Brilliant choice. And you two need to give us the Halloween lowdown on "Jacob's Ladder" (you know it makes sense)

It’s so interesting cause I’m not really a horror guy or Halloween person at all! But the Josh and Jay reviews are some of my favorites cause they have such a great dynamic and they’re both so knowledgeable about films!

Knightriders is a Romero gem

Ah gatta love October themed rlm. It's cool if you did this in September as I look at is as early halloween and I believe it's called spooktember.

I just want to thank Jay for knowing we needed this one October 1st. Bless. ✨💖

Last night I legitimately dreamed that the crew reviewed “The Batman”. No joke. But when I realized the upload notification was for a “Creepshow” review instead, I let me out a massive sigh of relief. It felt as though an anvil had been lifted off my chest.

Jay saying “they were having technical issues” while a cricket chirps violently in the background is just perfect

Growing up my local library had a copy of the comic and I would pour over it all the time. Loved it. I didn’t find out it was a movie until way later.

I think Stephen King talks about Creepshow in his book Danse Macabre. He tells a story about how he went into a convenience store with the "moss tongue", and went "Bleh!" at the cashier.

Creepshow was one of my earliest favorite horror movies as a kid. I would make my friends watch it in 5th grade. The Crate was my favorite other than Father's Day, shit is burned into my brain forever

Aw, the hitchhiker story in Creepshow 2 is good! That ending scared the hell out of me as a kid, the way his face is all flat and gory. And of course the "ThAnKs fOr ThE RiDe LaDy!!!"

This was on cable all the time back in the 80s. I did not remember George Romero tied to this project. Only Stephen King's name. Awesome collaboration. A pair of legends.

31:33 Adding milk to a liquor, especially Scotch, is an old "trick" from I think the prohibition era that supposedly helped people with stomach problems drink. It doesn't actually help. Also, where does Jay get these shirts? I love it!

The raft in creepshow 2 and return of the living dead are the two scariest things that fucked me up as a kid.

I'm glad they mention the score. It's amazing.

Jay it made me very happy to see you edited in a norm macdonald clip he was the best. Rip norm

I can't believe that John Cusack next to Chewbacca mom was real. That image looked like something out of a comedy

I remember seeing this when I was way too young and the part with the old man coming out of the grave scared the shit out of me for like a week. Almost as bad as the time I watched the Exorcist when I was like 8 years old and thought I was going to be possessed by the devil for the next month.

Very disappointed there was no discussion of the classic motion picture Creepshow 3. It's clearly a groundbreaking masterpiece in how to make an effective horror film.

Another anthology we need to see on Re:View… Jim Henson’s “The Storyteller”

Awesome re:View guys - I was hoping you'd do a video for it at some point! One thing about this movie that deserves a shout-out is that incredible poster artwork. Is was done by Joann Daley, who was responsible for a number of memorable movie posters from the 80's, including the one for Scanners. I still remember seeing that poster at the cinema almost 40 years ago - that wonderfully creepy painting of a living skeleton handing tickets over the counter got burned into my 8-year old self's brain, and I searched high and low for it every time we went to the video store. It became a regular rental for me and my brothers, and my Dad still quotes the movie every Father's Day when it's time for cake.

I always wonder what happens to the siblings after the old man finally got his cake. The fact that they left it open is great just because while you expect him to kill them, it is still terrifying just to imagine them witnessing the events and walking away with a lifetime of trauma.

Jordy Verrill is a reworking of H.P. Lovecraft's story 'The Colour Out Of Space'. Surprised that Jay and Josh didn't make that connection. Especially since the Nic Cage film of Colour is so good (and a great double feature with Mandy, btw).

My favor part of Creepshow was the ghost/hallucination father who kept telling Geordie(sp?) the truth, who kept trying to save him but clearly gave up on him in death the way he probably gave up on him in life.

Unrelated but if someone were to ever make a movie about Stephen King's cocaine fueled 80s writing career, Bill Hader would be a 10/10 casting opportunity.

By far my favorite segment of the film is the cockrotch one. Mainly due to acting, gore effects and story. Though there is one factor that I absolutely love that no one seems to emphasize. You are rooting for the bugs. YOU ARE CHEERING ON COCKROTCHES TO EAT THIS MAN ALIVE! That to me is the definition of horror. Making you a monster in the process.

Josh/Jay episodes are great. Love this movie.

I've unironically used the cringe clip from the Creepshow trailer as a meme

Every year, on my birthday, I go, "Where's my cake?! WHERE'S MY CAKE?!" because of this film.

One of my absolute favorite horror movies of all time. And even though there are no "good" guys in Father's Day, I can't help but love the zombie because he just sounds so happy to finally get his cake at the end.

Quiz Show is a classic movie. Oh, and also Creepshow is a classic movie.

I unabashedly love Creepshow 2 despite its very obvious flaws

My dad and I would cry laughing at Steven King in this movie. He was perfect.

EG Marshall also the host of CBS Radio Mystery Theater for many years. Great voice