Is Creepshow The Last Great Horror Anthology Film??

Thanks for the reply d2dave, yeah Cat's Eye is entertaining and easy to sit through. It's nice to see Quitter's Inc. and The Ledge given the film treatment - and they were both pulled off pretty well. I didn't mean to sound as though I was discarding the movie or anything, I just don't really see it as "true" horror, so to speak.

I haven't seen Body Bags in a loooong time. I like a lot of John Carpenter's work so I should probably try to track it down sometime soon. I remember the opening segment at the gas station was definitely creepy(especially the graffiti in the bathroom). It really felt like Carpenter. The second segment with the hair was very (darkly)amusing. I remember having a few laughs about that one. I don't recall the third story so well though. I recall it had Mark Hamill as a baseball player who gets into an accident and something happens with his eye(s). It's possible I didn't even see the whole thing since I can't remember how it ended. Well anyway, I'll have to check it out again sometime.

There is nothing scarier then the older movies. Besides maybe ghost movies :O



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Wow. You needed to edit a post which consisted of exactly one single sentence? Tells me all I need to know about you. I think we know who the real idiot is. I wish you a speedy recovery from you affliction. Take care.

Imagine my surprise when I came here later and saw I had managed to summon a competent response from you after all – and from your cell phone no less! It only took the third try. That wasn't so hard, now was it? Now we have something to work with and can actually talk about the subject at hand.

First off, I'm sorry if you took offense to my supposed undermining of Horror Anthologies post Creepshow. This thread wasn't started to irk or irritate people, and I'm more than a little surprised someone took it that way - but you've made your stance clear, so fair enough. My reasons for starting this thread were in no way meant to belittle other films(after all, I am a Horror fan). It's quite clear to me now you have simply misunderstood my intentions. Let me be clear: I'm not throwing any of the prior mentioned films under the bus. Looking back on the thread I haven't made any disparaging remarks(other than my assertion Creepshow 2 was a disappointing sequel with one superb sequence) about these films. I am merely suggesting none of them attain a level of greatness alongside Creepshow – which you've already admitted was the best among them. So you'll have to forgive me for coming to the conclusion you're being just a little over sensitive about my critique of recent horror anthologies.

Taking a look back I see me using phrases or words such as: “valiant recent efforts”, “pretty good”, “solid”, “entertaining”, “easy to sit through” etc. I even admitted some re-watches were in order. In fact since starting this thread I have gone back and watched Creepshow 2, Body Bags, and Tales From the Darkside. While I enjoyed revisiting each of these films I still didn't find them to be on the same level as the original Creepshow. So I ask you, where is all this trashing and berating I have supposedly done? Answer me that.

My intentions for starting this thread were this: 1. I wanted to give recognition to this classic, because it's one of my favorites as well, now that it has three full decades under its belt and can now be seen for what it is – an impressive, and rare, collaboration between two superior horror minds. And 2. I'm obviously looking for recommendations. The fact my thread title is in the form of a question rather than a statement should have been a dead give away. If someone had chimed in and responded something to the effect of “Hey jjamp48, I agree Creepshow is fantastic, but if you're looking for a great horror anthology you should check out “_________” from 19____”. Let's suppose I track down and watch this recommendation and, while perhaps not a classic like Creepshow, it turns out to be good then starting this thread would have paid off wouldn't it now? By the way, that offer stands for you: if you noticed I left out an anthology which you feel is pretty good then feel free to throw it out there and I'll get back to you about it after I've seen it(although something tells me you couldn't care less what I think at this point). I certainly don't claim to know all, so if someone came here with film titles I'd never heard of then I'd have something to work with. I guess for whatever reason it never even crossed your mind I might be looking for recommendations. Perhaps in the future you should read posts a little more closely before jumping to conclusions.

Now as far as past horror anthologies which I believe reach a certain level of greatness, I will try accommodate you. The hour here is late so I'll list the ones that come to mind, but I'm certain all of them at least pre-date Creepshow. You may have seen some or all of these, so you might have a very different take on them - which is fine, everyone is entitled to an opinion. In no particular order:

Three Cases of Murder
Tales from the Crypt(1972)
Black Sabbath
Tales of Terror
Spirits of the Dead
Dead of Night
Trilogy of Terror(1975)
Kwaidan

Asylum
The House That Dripped Blood
The Vault of Horror
(these last three are admittedly marginal choices since I wouldn't exactly call them great, but they pre-date Creepshow and are worth a watch). There are undoubtedly others which I either haven't seen or don't recall at this time, but if I remember others I'll be sure to post them.

Now for your question as to what my point was, the best way I can break it down for you at this hour is this: You follow sports? Most major professional US sports have a Hall of Fame. Those inducted into the Hall of Fame are the best of the best. It isn't The Hall of good, or The Hall of very good. Only the greats get in(in some cases even the greats don't get in). Creepshow belongs with the best - the greats. Those other films? I enjoy many of them and will probably revisit them all again at some point but - in my mind - they aren't the best of the best and I wanted to make a distinction. Does that make any sense to you?

As for your ludicrous assertion there are no good horror movies anymore; this is both ignorant and false. If anything it sounds like you are the one making vague blanket statements. I was only being slightly dismissive of more recent horror anthology efforts, but to me it sounds like you are willing to throw the whole horror genre out.......ummmmmm okay, what was your entire argument against me in the first place? LOL. Yes it is true mainstream Hollywood horror has become stagnant and has been feeding us on a steady diet of remakes and sequels, but there is so much more to horror than mainstream Hollywood. If that's all you've been watching than I suggest you broaden your horizons because good horror is out there for those willing to look. My suggestion to you: check out the Horror board here on imdb. The regulars there are generally very friendly and will be happy to suggest numerous recommendations in regards to recent horror. I can't help but add you seem to agree with me on a lot of points so let me ask you: was the name calling really necessary? Be mature buddy.

Tales From The Darkside is quite good.

I'm surprised nobody named "The ABC's of Death".

Although there were a few duds in that bunch, there were a lot of great shorts. That is one of the best anthologies. Overall, it can't beat Creepshow & the likes because of the duds... but for quick 5-minute films, you can't miss it.

Not to mention it was so good, it spawned a sequel "ABCs of Death 2".