Creepshow
Creepshow
The Creepshow comic books come to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales hosted by the silent Creepshow ghoul.
Callum reviewedOctober 24, 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (out of 5) Creepshow – A carnival of horror, where morality tales wear monster masks and no one gets out clean.
“Creepshow” is the granddaddy of anthology horror done right — an unapologetically pulpy parade of monsters, murder, and moral comeuppance. It’s the kind of show that knows exactly what it is: fun, ghastly, and gleefully gruesome. Every episode feels like opening a cursed comic book — panels dripping with irony, justice, and just enough blood to make you grin.
If 50 States of Fright is the younger cousin telling spooky campfire stories with a flashlight under their chin, Creepshow is the adult version — the one who spikes the cocoa, adds thunder for ambience, and reminds you that sometimes the monsters win. The tone is sharper, the themes darker, and the execution far more confident. It leans into practical effects and over-the-top style not as nostalgia, but as art — horror theatre at its most self-aware.
What makes Creepshow endure is its perfect balance of macabre humour and old-fashioned fear. It never talks down to the audience — it winks, smirks, and then slams the coffin lid shut with perfect timing. You don’t just watch it; you revel in it.
Stylish, sinister, and endlessly inventive, Creepshow proves that horror doesn’t have to be joyless to be terrifying. Sometimes, the real scare is how much fun you’re having watching it.