If you’re a horror movie fan, you’ll definitely appreciate this poster art for the classic 1982 horror movie anthology creep show.
Poster created by artist Marc Schoenbach for Bottleneck Gallery. Unfortunately, I’m late and the game is already sold out. I was trying to understand everything that was going on in the world of poster collectors, but I was missing the point.
About the prints: “Marc is a master of horror, and we’re excited to welcome him back with big, bold prints for George Romero and Stephen King’s The Horror Show. Marc’s prints feature iconic mascots, The Creep in all its dirty, creepy glory, like the movie itself, the picture is both horrifying and just plain fun.
Directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, “Creepshow” is a horror anthology film that weaves together five chilling stories inspired by EC horror comics from the 1950s.
The film begins with a prologue in which a young boy is punished by his father for reading horror comics, laying the foundation for the rest of the story.
The first story, “Father’s Day,” tells the story of a vengeful corpse returning from the grave on Father’s Day to seek revenge on his greedy family.
“The Lonely Death of Jody Verrill” is adapted from Stephen King’s short story about a foolish farmer who discovers a meteorite but suffers a tragic fate when he is devoured by a rapidly spreading alien fungus.
In “Getting Over It,” a wealthy and vengeful husband enacts a cruel plot against his wife and her lover, only to face supernatural retribution.
The anthology continues with “The Crate,” a mysterious bloodthirsty creature trapped in a crate that wreaks havoc after being discovered by a university janitor. The sequence combines suspense, gore and dark humor as the characters battle this terrifying entity.
The last story is “They’re Coming to You!” ” tells the story of a ruthless, germaphobic businessman who finds himself besieged by a swarm of ruthless cockroaches in his meticulously sanitized apartment, culminating in a bizarre and ironic ending.
The film ends with an epilogue, in which the boy from the prologue uses a voodoo doll to seek revenge on his abusive father.
creep show A masterful blend of horror and dark comedy, it pays homage to classic horror comics while delivering a unique cinematic experience packed with terrifying twists and turns.