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Creepshow 2

Play trailer Poster for Creepshow 2 R,  1987,  1h 29m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 41% 22 Reviews Tomatometer 41% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
41% Tomatometer 22 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
This second horror anthology presents more eerie tales based on Stephen King stories. One episode finds a cigar-store Native American statue coming to life to avenge the death of the shop owner (George Kennedy) and his wife (Dorothy Lamour). Another features a group of teens menaced by a blob-like creature. The final installment follows a wealthy and callous woman (Lois Chiles) who hits a hitchhiker with her car and decides to flee the scene, but the victim isn't inclined to remain dead.
Creepshow 2

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Critics Consensus

Not even the melding of Stephen King and George A. Romero's writing sensibilities can elevate this spineless anthology, which is too simple in its storytelling and too skimpy on the genuine scares.

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Pat Graham Chicago Reader Jul 12, 2010
George Romero contributes the screenplay this time, basing it on some tastefully selected Stephen King morsels. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
Tied together with some humdrum animated sequences, three vignettes on offer obviously were produced on the absolute cheap, and are deficient in imagination and scare quotient. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times May 20, 2003
2/5
The episodes are marginally interesting, but each is a little too long. And each could be fully explained in a one-sentence synopsis. Go to Full Review
Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger Jan 6, 2026
One of the many repulsive things about "Creepshow 2" is the repetitive, simple-minded moralizing that blights all three paper-thin stories. Go to Full Review
Tom Atkinson Flickering Myth Oct 24, 2025
3/5
Seen afresh, Creepshow 2 feels like a relic from a time when horror wore its artifice proudly. It’s rough around the edges, occasionally crass, and sometimes clumsy, but that’s part of its charm Go to Full Review
Jeff Beck The Blu Spot Sep 29, 2025
2.5/5
In the end, one amusingly over-the-top story simply isn't enough to sustain the entire film, ultimately making Creepshow 2 a disappointing follow-up to what had been a unique & solidly-entertaining horror anthology. Go to Full Review
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Draco W Sep 1, 2018 Even though this film had a lower budget than the first, it was a treat to see King's short stories come to life. While some parts are cheesy (the dramatic reaching in the second story), I enjoyed the animation which reminds me of the cartoons from my childhood as well as the classic King tales of revenge and survival. See more
Harry S Jan 17, 2018 The first two segments are actually pretty bad. They are poorly acted, especially "The Raft," and look as if they were effortlessly made- that's a bad thing. The final segment was very good, living up to the original film, I think, and I like the wraparound story and animation. These made the movie "sit throughable," but the first two segments just plain blew. Not recommended. See more
Ron R Nov 8, 2017 This is a bad movie. I'm a little surprised this film got made at all. With a limited budget, and even less talent, they cast George Kennedy to try to give this stinker some weight, but even his story, the first of three, is weak. The build-up is too long, slow and boring. The acting is silly, and the motive for the violence is simply weird. The second story is generally regarded as the best, and it is, although that's saying little. The Raft is a story about a bunch of pretty old looking "teenagers" who swim out to a raft in a small lake and find themselves surrounded by a black, oily slick of goo that dissolves and digests human tissue. The idea is clever, but the execution is pretty cheap, gross and dumb. The final story is a re-hash of a Twilight Zone story called The Hitchhiker. A woman guilty of some bad behavior finds herself running over a hitchhiker, who then won't die or leave her alone. She is tormented by his bloody, mangled carcass. Not very clever or original, and not very scary or interesting either. There isn't really a wraparound story here either, except for a stupid sequence involving a kid and a venus fly trap or something. Avoid this. Watch Tales from the Darkside, The Movie, instead. See more
Poe W Sep 11, 2017 Two words: The Raft. Worth the investment simply for this vignette.
Draco R Aug 30, 2017 The kid getting revenge on the bullies in the end got a laugh out of me. The stories are kinda interesting, but not that memorable in this whole film. See more
George G Jul 26, 2017 Not as a good as the first, with more of a made-for-tv feeling budget, but still very entertaining and fun.
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Synopsis This second horror anthology presents more eerie tales based on Stephen King stories. One episode finds a cigar-store Native American statue coming to life to avenge the death of the shop owner (George Kennedy) and his wife (Dorothy Lamour). Another features a group of teens menaced by a blob-like creature. The final installment follows a wealthy and callous woman (Lois Chiles) who hits a hitchhiker with her car and decides to flee the scene, but the victim isn't inclined to remain dead.
Director
Michael Gornick
Production Co
New World, Laurel
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.3M
Runtime
1h 29m
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