After missing last week on account of traveling hundreds of miles via plane, let's just cover both Segments in the next Episode of Creepshow.
In our first Story, we see a tale of death, family and the afterlife in...
To be fair, they are terrible to him.
What does he do?
He kills them.
That...is a decision.
The trade-off- the Ghosts keep hanging around him 24/7.
Can he keep his secret?
In our second Segment, we get a modern riff of a classic Fairy Tale.
A 'gold digger' marries a rich guy, but thanks to his Sister, she doesn't get what she wants.
She gets very little money...and the Daughter.
Of course, one of them just wants to live in a nice house.
So, what could happen to ruin the trip?
Oh right- a Wolf. I don't know how I didn't see that coming.
I won't SPOIL all of what happens, so go ahead and Stream it now.
Two enjoyable, albeit very different Stories.
The first tale is definitely one that leans into Dark Comedy. Our 'Hero' is awful, but everyone else is awful to him. So, when he does something awful to them, how are we meant to feel? Happy? Sad? Temperate?
It takes some nice twists and turns that I didn't want to SPOIL. It is a good one, just know that this is not one with an obvious Hero or someone to really root for.
The second tale is more cut and dry, doing its best to make certain people really cliche. That's not always bad- especially when you need to tell a Story in less than 20 minutes. They call them shortcuts because they work, you know.
Both Stories over the usual good F/X, especially if you consider the Budget and timetable. These aren't feature Films, but the creature work is top notch. It is also very different work in both Segments, so that's another challenge.
All in all, I liked both parts of the Episode, although I did think of a way to make the second one even scarier...
Two fun Segments that were, as always, quite different. That's the strength and weakness of this kind of Show.
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