The series is based on the Stephen King-inspired “Creepshow” films, which were themselves homages to an even earlier generation of horror comic books. And it is marinated in nostalgia, from its plots (werewolf soldiers battling Nazis, a murderous monkey’s paw) to its casting (horror luminaries like Adrienne Barbeau, Tobin Bell and, as a Nazi officer, the iconic Jeffrey Combs of “Re-Animator”). But under the supervision of the horror makeup wizard Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”), it also has energy and an engaging B-movie texture. Highlights among the eight 22-minute stories (which premiered last fall on Shudder) include the always engaging DJ Qualls as a loner with a strange pet in “The Finger” and Cailey Fleming (the intrepid Judith on “The Walking Dead”) as a girl trying to prevent bloodshed in her dollhouse in the genuinely creepy “The House of the Head.” (Streaming on Shudder; Mondays at 10 p.m. on AMC.)
Source: New York Times May 04, 2020 17:26 UTC