Creepshow: Season 1 Blu-ray Review

THE SEASON

Synopsis: It’s the most fun you’ll ever have being scared. From Showrunner Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) comes a new anthology horror series inspired by George A. Romero’s iconic 1982 classic film. A comic book comes to life in twelve chilling tales told across six episodes featuring stories. Haunted dollhouses, werewolves, mischievous creatures, villainous trick-or-treaters and the undead are just a few things you’ll see.

SPECIAL FEATURES – 4.5/5

Audio Commentaries:

• Episode 1: Gray Matter/The House of the Head – Executive Producer/Director Greg Nicotero and Co-Writer Philip de Blasi (Gray Matter); Director John Harrison and Red Shirt Pictures’ Michael Felsher (The House of the Head)
• Episode 2: Bad Wolf Down/The Finger – Co-Writer Rob Schrab & Felsher (Bad Wolf Down); Greg Nicotero & Writer Rob Schrab (The Finger)
• Episode 3: All Hallow’s Eve/The Man in the Suitcase — Harrison & Felsher (All Hallow’s Eve); Director David Bruckner & Felsher (The Man in the Suitcase)
• Episode 4: The Companion/Lydia Layne’s Better Half — Bruckner and Co-Writer Matt Venne (The Companion); Nicotero & Director Roxanne Benjamin (Lydia Layne’s Better Half)
• Episode 5: Night of the Paw/Time is Tough in Musky Holler #1 — Harrison & Felsher (both segments)
• Episode 5: Night of the Paw/Time is Tough in Musky Holler #2 — Writer John Esposito & Felsher (Night of the Paw); Co-Writer John Skipp & Felsher (Time is Tough in Musky Holler)
• Episode 6: Skincrawlers/By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain — Benjamin, Nicotero & Actor Dana Gould (Skincrawlers); Director Tom Savini & Felsher (By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain

Series 1 Featurettes:

• Resurrected (5:40) – Mostly on Greg Nicotero’s love for Creepshow and bringing it to TV.
• Acting Scared (7:49) – Featurette on the various actors including Adrienne Barbeau, Tobin Bell, Giancarlo Esposito, David Arquette and others.
• The Past is Present (7:27) is on the inclusion of John Harrison, Tom Savini, working as directors on a few episodes, and Adrienne Barbeau all who worked on the movie.
• The New Blood (6:36) – Covers some of the newer talents – Rob Schrab, Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, etc – on the show.
• Joe Hill: Full Circle (6:43) – Hill, who is Stephen King’s son, played Billy in the Creepshow movie and wrote a short story “By the Silver Waters of Lake Champlain”.
• Ripped From the Pages (14:26) is on the look of the series by the cinematographer who worked on all six episodes.
• Creature Comforts (13:26) is about the various, well, creatures throughout the season and their designs.

Every episode has a variety of features, for the sake of brevity, here’s a breakdown:

Episode 1 (43:27) – Behind the Scenes Footage (8:37), Photo Gallery (4:07), Gray Matter: House Call with Giancarlo Esposito (6:24), Gray Matter: Things in the Corner with Tobin Bell (6:28), The House of the Head: Welcome to the Dollhouse (4:20), The House of the Head: Head Trauma with Josh Malerman (9:20), The House of the Head: Evie with Cailey Fleming (4:14)

Episode 2 (21:43) – Behind the Scenes Footage (8:33), Photo Gallery (4:07), Bad Wolf Down: Wolf Bait with Jeffrey Combs (3:23), The Finger: The Lonely Man with DJ Qualls (5:41)

Episode 3 (16:57) – Behind the Scenes Footage (4:18), Photo Gallery (3:36), All Hallow’s Eve: Stay Gold (9:04)

Episode 4 (21:27) – Behind the Scenes Footage (10:41), Photo Gallery (4:07), Lydia Layne’s Better Half: Out of Order with Tricia Helfer (6:40)

Episode 5 (10:33) – Behind the Scenes Footage (6:26), Photo Gallery (4:07)

Episode 6 (17:14) – Behind the Scenes Footage (8:17), Photo Gallery (4:07), Skincrawlers: Miracle Cure with Dana Gould (4:51)

VIDEO – 4.5/5

AUDIO – 4.25/5

OVERALL – 3.5/5

Creepshow: Season 1 is a fun anthology series and as someone who prefers the more episodic shows, this one I found pretty entertaining even if some segments weren’t always top-notch, though the season does boast a respectable cast. The Blu-ray includes a plethora of bonus material including commentaries on every episode while the video and audio transfers were both well done.