Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Lois Chiles
Annie Lansing
George Kennedy
Ray Spruce
Dorothy Lamour
Martha Spruce
Daniel Beer
Randy
Jeremy Green
Laverne
Page Hannah
Rachel
Don Harvey
Andy Cavanaugh
David Holbrook
Fatso Gribbens
Stephen King
Truck Driver
Holt McCallany
Sam Whitemoon
Frank Salsedo
Ben Whitemoon
Paul Satterfield
Deke
Tom Wright
The Hitchhiker
Tom Savini
The Creep
Domenick John
Boy Billy
Philip Dore
Curly
Maltby Napoleon
Indian 1
Tyrone Tonto
Indian 2
Dan Kamin
Wood'nhead
Dean Smith
Mr. Cavenaugh
Shirley Sonderegger
Mrs. Cavenaugh
David Beecroft
Annie's Lover
Richard Parks
George Lansing
Chere Rae
Woman at Accident
Joe Silver
The Creep (voice)
Gordon Connell
(voices)
Marc Stephan Delgatto
(voices)
Jason Late
(voices)
P.J. Morrison
(voices)
Brian Noodt
(voices)
Clark Utterback
(voices)
Director
Michael Gornick
Screenplay
George A. Romero
Short Story
Stephen King
January 10, 2023
10
Oh yeah, this had a PROFOUND effect on me as a child and not only because it made me want a wooden Indian... and still honestly want one. But also because the stories were just fun.
Scary fun when you are a little kid. Not so scary fun when you are an adult, but... fun. I grew up in rural America in the 80s, parents really didn't censor, they would take you to see Robocop and Nightmare on Elm Street, because there was more faith in children then.
Somehow that became wrong.
I don't really remember going to see this in the theater. I do remember seeing a cartoon of the lake segment. I do remember catching this on HBO one weekend, and I totally remember renting it for sleep overs.
And it ALWAYS was a win, especially when you know the other kid hadn't seen it yet. It was like Evil Dead II in my high school years. They haven't seen it yet? Yeah, we are renting that, you are going to love it.
So it still has that place in my heart and, when I watch it, it is still fun. It is still imaginative. It is still entertaining.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$3,500,000.00
Revenue:
$14,000,000.00