Did You Know?
Followed by
Edited into
Spin-off
Tales from the Darkside was spawned from a "Creepshow" TV series idea before the title was changed.
References
"Makes the shark in Jaws look like Flipper."
On one of the movie posters there is a poster of the film Carrie which is also from Stephen King.
On one of the movie posters for the movie, there is a poster for Dawn Of The Dead.
In the opening of "They're Creeping Up on You!," the ending theme from Evil Dead can be heard playing on the jukebox.
In the segment "The Crate" (from "Creepshow") and in "The Pit" people use evil creatures to kill disagreeable individuals.
Referenced in
At beginning in the video club, a zombie returns the VHS tapes of Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), The Evil Dead (1981) and Creepshow (1982)
Movie poster seen in bedroom.
Jakob Steggelmann mentions the film
The crate in the segment "The Crate" is seen in the basement of the Voorhees house.
Video case is shown.
"They're Creeping Up on You!"
Marge says Tom Savini is "The special effects mastermind behind Creepshow, Friday the 13th and Dawn of the Dead"
Andy refers to Mr. Pickering as Creepshow
mentioned once
mentioned once
Listed in a program schedule.
mentioned once
mentioned a few times
It is mentioned in a newspaper article.
videotape in stack
Poster is shown.
It is mentioned in a magazine ("Creep Show").
mentioned once
the "Mumps" scene is a direct homage to "The Crate" segment from this film
same score music used in fake trailer for "Thanksgiving"
Dean mentions that they shot Creepshow on this studio.
"Just Desserts" is a documentary on the making of the film.
"Look at all the grass growing. Kinda like in Creep Show."
Steven Barton wears a "Creepshow" t-shirt.
Man wearing Creepshow shirt.
Just as in the latter, a meteorite causes unnatural skin growths.
A fan at the horror convention wears a Creepshow T-shirt.
Title of this film appears on screen.
The cemetery in the segment "The Grave" is named Grantham Cemetery after a character in the Creepshow segment "Father's Day".
Features
Seen on a TV set.
Plays on the TV during the segment "The Lonesome Death of Jody Verril"
Richard watches a video tape of it before he is haunted by Harry.
Featured in
clips from this film are shown.
film clip
Spoofed in
Shrek's baby nightmare is a reference to the "They're Creeping Up on You!" story, except replacing cockroaches with ogre babies.




