Followed by
Creepshow 2 (1987)
Creepshow III (2006) (V)
Creepshow (2011)
Edited into
"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004)
Spin off
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
- Tales from the Darkside was spawned from a "Creepshow" TV series idea before the title was changed.
Creepshow Raw: Insomnia (2009) (V)
References
Dracula (1931)
Rebecca (1940)
The Blob (1958)
Kriminal (1966)
Jaws (1975)
Carrie (1976)
- On one of the movie posters there is a poster of the film Carrie which is also from Stephen King.
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- On one of the movie posters for the movie, there is a poster for Dawn Of The Dead.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
- In the opening of "They're Creeping Up on You!," the ending theme from Evil Dead can be heard playing on the jukebox.
Referenced in
The Dead Next Door (1989)
- At beginning in the video club, a zombie returns the VHS tapes of Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), The Evil Dead (1981) and Creepshow (1982)
Kingdom of the Vampire (1991)
- Movie poster seen in bedroom.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
- VHS cover can be seen on video store shelf
Men in Black (1997)
Dogma (1999)
- "They're Creeping Up on You!"
The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)
The American Nightmare (2000)
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001) (V)
"The Simpsons: Worst Episode Ever (#12.11)" (2001)
- Marge says Tom Savini is "The special effects mastermind behind Creepshow, Friday the 13th and Dawn of the Dead"
"Andy Richter Controls the Universe: Grief Counselor (#1.2)" (2002)
- Andy refers to Mr. Pickering as Creepshow
Savini's EFX (2003) (V)
- mentioned once
Two Masters' Eyes (2003) (V)
- mentioned once
The Dead Will Walk (2004) (V)
- mentioned once
Nightmares in Foam Rubber (2004) (V)
- mentioned a few times
Zodiac Killer (2005)
- videotape in stack
Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (2006) (V)
- mentioned once
WildCat (2007) (V)
- the "Mumps" scene is a direct homage to "The Crate" segment from this film
Grindhouse (2007)
- same score music used in fake trailer for "Thanksgiving"
"Supernatural: Hollywood Babylon (#2.18)" (2007)
- Dean mentions that they shot Creepshow on this studio.
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' (2007) (V)
- "Just Desserts" is a documentary on the making of the film.
Complete Recollection (2008)
- Man wearing Creepshow shirt.
S. Darko (2009) (V)
- Just as in the latter, a meteorite causes unnatural skin growths.
Features
The Dentist (1932)
- Seen on a TV set.
A Star Is Born (1937)
- Plays on the TV during the segment "The Lonesome Death of Jody Verril"
The Bank Dick (1940)
- Richard watches a video tape of it before he is haunted by Harry.
Featured in
Scream Greats, Vol. 1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects (1986) (V)
Spoofed in
Shrek the Third (2007)
- Shrek's baby nightmare is a reference to the "They're Creeping Up on You!" story, except replacing cockroaches with ogre babies.
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