Creepshow
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31-Jan-2008

Creepshow Picture
Description: This book consists of 5 stories comprising a total of 424 individual comic strip panels.

Published: Plume, 1982


Father's Day

Description: Nathan Grantham arranged for his daughter Bedelia's fiancee to meet with an unfortunate accident. After he suffered a stroke, Bedelia was left to care for him, but his constant demanding ways soon caused Bedelia to crack and kill him with an ashtray.

One fathers day Nathan returned from the dead to join his family, and murdered Bedelia.

Characters:

?, Hank Husband of Cassandra. Killed when the grave of Nathan Grantham falls on him.
?, Henry Aunt Sylvia calls Hank, husband of Cassandra, Henry all the time
Danvers, Mrs. The cook in the Grantham house
Grantham, Aunt Bedelia She killed her demanding father on Fathers day, but comes to visit his grave each year of fathers day. This year she is in for a surprise when she is killed by the corpse of her father.
Grantham, Aunt Sylvia She told the story about Bedelia killing her father, and then was killed by Nathan Grantham.
Grantham, Cassandra Wife of Hank.
Grantham, Nathan Father of Bedelia. Evil and demanding man that is killed, but gets his revenge on fathers day.
Grantham, Richard Brother? of Cassandra
Yarbro, Peter Richard Fiancee of Bedelia that was killed on orders of Nathan Grantham.

Something to Tide You Over

Description: Richard Vickers finds out that his wife Becky is having an affair with Harry Wentworth. He decided to kill them both by burying them up to their neck in sand, below the high water mark. Alas nothing is as it seems and the 2 lovers die, but come back to get their revenge.

Harry and Becky return from the sea and bury Richard in the sand below the waterline, then return to the water, leaving him to die as they did.

Characters:

Vickers, Becky Lover of Harry Wentworth and wife of Richard Vickers. Murdered by Richard.
Vickers, Richard Husband of Becky Vickers. He found out that his wife was cheating, then murdered her.
Wentworth, Harry Lover of Betty Vickers. Murdered by her husband Richard, but comes back from the dead to get revenge.

The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill

Description: Jordy is a simple minded man who's life is changed for the worse when he touches a meteor that lands on his farm outside Castle Rock. He slowly turns into a walking weed.

Characters:

Bilkmore, Mr. Jordy's Banker
Brother Melvin Helper of the Reverend White on the TV show Jordy Watched
Geeson, Dr. Richard Doctor of Jordy Verrill - came from Castle Rock. He was on holidays when Jordy called.
Higgins, Dr. Peter V. Took Dr Geeson's calls while he was on holidays. Came from Castle Rock
Verrill, Anita Mother of Jordy.
Verrill, Jordy Unfortunate simple minded man who touches a strange meteor that lands on his farm, and turns into a walking weed! Kills himself.
White, Reverend Fleece U. A TV evangelist from the church of the Holy Shrinking Purse on the TV show Jordy Watched

They're Creeping Up On You

Description: Everyone hates bugs, especially cockroaches, but Upson Pratt hates them more than almost anything. Living in his germproof apartment he tries to get away from them, but the cockroaches are after him this time, and they are serious.

Characters:

Castonmeyer, Lenore Wife of Norman Castonmeyer
Castonmeyer, Norman Husband of Lenore. He killed himself after business dealings with Upson Pratt.
Gendron, George Works for Upson Pratt
Meggs, Sergeant Took the phone call from Upson Pratt about the bugs in his apartment .
Parelli, ? Brothers that are exterminators.
Pratt, Upson Rich man that hates bugs and germs. His apartment is taken over by cockroaches that eventually kill him.
Reynolds, Carl Works for Upson Pratt
Reynolds, Mrs. Wife of Carl.
White, ? Works for Upson Pratt

The Crate

Description: There is something alive after 134 years in The Crate from an Arctic expedition. It's really a monster of such ferocity that it's just like a cartoon... A cartoon with a deadly appetite! Well it's widely known that "Tasmanian devil's" can not take a joke, especially when they were captured and locked away since June 19, 1834. Mike Latimer, and Charlie Gereson both found out the hard way and were killed and eaten by the creature.

Henry Northrup decides to use the creature to get rid of his meddling wife, so leaves a note asking for her to come to the University, then leads her to the crate where she is devoured by the creature. Henry cleans up and disposes of the crate and creature into Ryder's Quarry.

Characters:

Carpenter, Julia A name of the side of the Crate
Gereson, Charlie Made a joke about the thing in the crate, and was killed shortly after.
Latimer, Mike A janitor at the University. He found the crate, and was killed by it's content.
Northrup, Henry Husband of Wilma. He wrote a letter and got her to come to the crate, where she was murdered.
Northrup, Wilma (Billie) Wife of Henry, that drinks too much, and makes a real pest of herself. She is killed by the thing in the Crate.
Stanley, Dexter He was a good friend of Henry Northrup, and was told about the crate and it's contents.

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