Gray Matter 4/10, The House of Head 8/10
The first short was weak. It did that annoying thing where it screws up the timing. You spend most of this short waiting for the reveal, and even when you catch onto it, the characters in the short still are teasing the "twist". That by the time it's revealed, any shock with the twist reveal is dead and disappointing.
AS FOR THE SECOND Short, What a weird but creepy short. I could see how this was considered slow and dull by a lot of people, but I liked the slow burn. They're two shorts in this episode both relying on the slow burn gimmick. This one I felt nailed it. ARGUABLY, and I can see this being a point of contention, like with the first one, it burns out the wick if you will. Didn't have jump scares, was slow and calm which I felt made it more unsettling and creepy.
I feel like the first one was the proper pulp that Creepshow is known for, and the second short was a little too sophisticated for this show. You change a few things here and there and it would have been at home as a Night Gallery short or Tales from the Darkside.
AS FOR THE SECOND Short, What a weird but creepy short. I could see how this was considered slow and dull by a lot of people, but I liked the slow burn. They're two shorts in this episode both relying on the slow burn gimmick. This one I felt nailed it. ARGUABLY, and I can see this being a point of contention, like with the first one, it burns out the wick if you will. Didn't have jump scares, was slow and calm which I felt made it more unsettling and creepy.
I feel like the first one was the proper pulp that Creepshow is known for, and the second short was a little too sophisticated for this show. You change a few things here and there and it would have been at home as a Night Gallery short or Tales from the Darkside.
- dcoke25
- Jun 6, 2021