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A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Creepshow, directed by legendary George A.Romero, was one of the most fun movies of the 1980's, a decade that produced so much in the horror genre. For the sequel Michael Gornick takes the helm in what is obviously a lower budget film and only contains 3 stories - "Old Chief Woodenhead", "The Raft" and best of all, in my opinion, "The Hitchhiker", wrapped around by a fun animated Creep. Tom Savini makes a brief appearance as The Creep at the beginning and Stephen King also can be seen as a truck driver. Although the film does not quite live up to the original it is still a good, solid, and - importantly - fun anthology, A great companion to Creepshow.

This time we got just three stories and new director. Sure, King's presence is felt throughout whole thing and sequel is more or less on the same level with original. Because of really great last story I even rated it bit higher than it's prequel. To all horror and King fans I strongly recommend to see at least that last one.6/10

This cheesy comedy horror sequel is worth a laugh or two if you're in the right silly mood… but it's far from being a good movie. Where the first CREEPSHOW had five or so stories and a snappy, blink-and-you'll-miss-it pacing, CREEPSHOW 2 is laborious, slow-moving and downright boring. This time around, there are only three tales, surrounded by an ultra-cheesy CARTOON wraparound that has really bad animation – and seems to be aimed at 4 year-olds rather than a mature horror fanatic looking for some blood. In fact, the only thing interesting about the wraparound is the appearance of Tom Savini, unrecognisable as the Creep, who chucks things from the back of a van a couple of times.The first story in CREEPSHOW 2 has the best cast, but is ironically the worst of the three. This is the most boring, laborious and uninteresting story you'll see, a simplistic revenge story in which a giant wooden Indian statue takes revenge after its owners are murdered. George Kennedy and Dorothy Lamour, two old-timers from the heyday of cinema, put in good work here, but their efforts are wasted in a story that boasts a few decent FX shot of the wooden Indian and little else. You may recognise one of the thugs, Don Harvey, from DIE HARD 2.The second story is based on a Stephen King story, and is definitely the most exciting of the bunch. Four teenage tearaways are trapped on a raft in a lake in the middle of nowhere by a gloopy blob that is pretty similar to the one in THE BLOB (surprise). There's a memorable scene in which the hero forgets about his peril and sneaks a peek up his (female) companion's shirt, and lots of slimy, sticky and quite disgusting special effects to stay in the mind. The segment's final image proves to be unforgettable, the only thing I could remember about this film 6 years after I first saw it.The final story is notable in that it stars Lois Chiles, better known as Holly Goodhead in MOONRAKER. Chiles is seemingly down on her luck here, whipping off her top within the first minute of appearing, and her acting isn't too good – far too over-the-top. However, the rest of the story ingredients are also over-the-top, so it seems somehow appropriate. This is the one with the famous quote "thanks for the ride, lady!", as a woman driver kills a hitch-hiker in a hit and run accident, and is subsequently haunted by his rapidly-falling-apart body. Tom Wright (the Jamaican cop from MARKED FOR DEATH) is the black hitch-hiker, and, despite the comedy, this is the film's strongest segment with some really icky gore effects. Stephen King also pops up in an amusing cameo as a trucker.CREEPSHOW 2 suffers from the lack of decent direction – Michael Gornick should stick to camera-work, as he shows no attempts at style, his direction bland throughout. George Romero's stories display a pleasingly macabre streak of humour but fail in the horror department, so this should definitely be viewed by comedy, and not horror, fans.

As good as the first Creepshow - almost. These three twisted tales are fun but scary too. If you enjoyed the first film then you should enjoy Creepshow II as well."Chief Wooden Head" is by far a more of a drama or serious story to me. It's just a good horror story. "The Raft" is good but my least favorite of the trilogy. It's good, but typical young kids out for a good time that end up dead - the twist is it's not a slasher. "The Hitchhiker" is my favorite as far as comedy goes. This one had me laughing very hard. "Thanks for the ride lady" still rings in my head and I laugh every time.Anyway, Creepshow II is worth watching if you like a bit of comedy with your horror.9/10