Creepshow 2 (1987)

Three short stories by Stephen King: 1) After a shopkeeper (George Kennedy) and his wife (Dorothy Lamour in her final film role) are killed during a robbery, the wooden Indian outside the store comes to life and exacts a revenge. 2) a group of teenagers go swimming in a lake but find themselves trapped on a raft by a deadly black blob. 3) An adulterous wife (Lois Chiles) leaving her lover (David Beecroft) rushes home and accidentally kills a hitchhiker (Tom Wright) but he refuses to die. Written by George A. Romero and directed by Michael Gornick. This sequel to the 1982 cult horror film has only 3 segments instead of 5. The first one is easily the weakest. Poorly written and acted, it's too predictable to whip up any fright. All I could think of was what Dorothy Lamour, one of the stars of Hollywood's "Golden Age", must have felt acting in a film with such graphic violence and the "F" word tossed around freely. The second segment is the best. It generates genuine terror with a clever finish. The third works better if you realize it's actually a horror comedy and have fun with it. With Stephen King, Frank Salsedo (just awful), Page Hannah, Daniel Beer, Jeremy Green and Paul Satterfield.