Creepshow (1982)

Five short stories courtesy of horror master Stephen King: 1) A woman (Viveca Lindfors) returns to the family home where she murdered her father (Jon Lormer). 2) A dim witted backwoods yokel (Stephen King) sees a meteorite crash on his property. 3) A vicious millionaire (Leslie Nielsen) seeks revenge on the man (Ted Danson) who is having an affair with his wife (Gaylen Ross). 4) A college professor (Fritz Weaver) discovers a locked up crate dated 1834 which contains a murderous creature. 5) A mean spirited millionaire (E.G. Marshall) is obsessed with the cockroaches invading his penthouse. Directed by George A. Romero (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD), this anthology horror movie is a mixed bag. The cockroach story is first rate but all the others range from mediocre to just okay. The film's tawdry comic book atmosphere works to the movie's advantage as does some of the comic book acting. But the film's sense of humor often negates the horror that should make our flesh crawl. With Ed Harris, Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Carrie Nye and Tom Atkins.