Creepshow, Shudder’s horror anthology headed
up by Greg Nicotero, is gearing up for Halloween with a two-story Halloween
special. Only, both stories are animated, which adds an interesting stylistic
twist to the series.
First up is
“Survivor Type”, a Stephen King short story brought to life by
Nicotero and the voice of venerable tough guy and former young vampire Kiefer
Sutherland. This one features Kiefer as a man determined to survive on a
deserted island, no matter what ills befall him. The second, a Joe Hill story
adapted by Melanie Dale, stars Joe King (The
Kissing Booth) as “a teen whose family road trip includes a visit
to the gravest show on earth.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_98sMgN0LXQ
The short preview
here doesn’t give a big glimpse of the episodes, but they both seem to be
employing a motion comic style of animation that’s pretty neat. Feels very in
keeping with the short story adaptation going on. Also, I’m down to hear Kiefer
Sutherland’s voice in everything—those exaggeratedly gruff tones are a pretty
compelling match for animation.
https://gizmodo.com/shudders-creepshow-horror-anthology-series-is-off-to-a-1838082270
The Creepshow animated special premieres on
Shudder October 29th.
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