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Creepshow Publisher Plume (Penguin Books) Date 1982 Page count 64 pages Creative team Writer(s) Stephen King Artist(s) Bernie Wrightson ISBN 0452253802 Creepshow is a graphic novella published by Penguin imprint Plume in July 1982, based on the movie Creepshow (also from 1982). The movie was directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King. The movie consists of five short films, two of which are based on two of Stephen King's own short stories, while the remaining three are written specifically for the movie.
The comic book is illustrated by Bernie Wrightson with Michele Wrightson while the cover art is done by Jack Kamen.
Stories
The comic book, like the movie, consists of five short stories. These are:
- "Father's Day"
- "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" (based on the short story "Weeds", first published in 1976)
- "The Crate" (based on the short story "The Crate"", first published in 1979)
- "Something to Tide You Over"
- "They're Creeping Up on You"
There is no introduction or afterword of any kind, although on the back cover it states "Stephen King conjures up five jolting tales of horror." Interestingly, the short stories "Weeds" and "The Crate" have never been collected in a Stephen King book and both remain uncollected.
See also
References
- Creepshow at the Grand Comics Database
- Creepshow at the Comic Book DB
Categories:- 1982 books
- 1982 comic debuts
- American graphic novels
- Comics by Stephen King
- Comics based on works by Stephen King
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