Theres a reason the movieCreepshowis considered legendary in the minds of horror fans.
As the guy running the latest incarnation, Nicotero pays proper homage to the original.
George, his crew was always like a family.
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So when they were filmingCreepshow, I was invited to the set and visited as a horror fan only.
So everything in my life changed because ofCreepshow.
I thought myself very fortunate and very lucky.
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I didnt live in Hollywood.
I didnt live in Los Angeles.
I lived in Pittsburgh.
And what I took away from it when I first met him was he loves movies.
That kind of turned on a light bulb in my head.
I always imagined that this was just kind of a hobby and something that I loved and I admired.
But George made me realize that this was something that I could potentially turn into a career.
And I was getting glimpses into the magic of special effects and filmmaking.
And here I am.
Youre the perfect person to bringCreepshowback.
And you bring it back in the perfect way, starting with the Stephen King adaptation that you directed.
Love to have you take a look at a couple stories.
The most exciting aspect of the show is every single story is different.
Every episode of the show gives you a different experience.
And thats what was great about the originalCreepshow.
You think about The Crate episode, which was this straight monster movie.
And then you have the Jordy Verrill episode, which is a little campier and sort of wackier.
They all had a different personality to them, and that was all paying tribute to EC comic stuff.
Stephen Kings Gray Matter is really a story about an alcoholic and his codependent relationship with his son.
I had met Adrienne through John Carpenter years ago.
So I knew Adrienne and had met her several times.
She was really excited about it.
Jeff January, the assistant director, of course Jake Garber and Gino Crognale, the makeup team.
A lot of those guys came over.
So this was kind of like guerilla filmmaking.
We had three and a half days to film each segment.
So it was literally a marathon.
What about the importance of the transitions with the Creep and the comic book element?
I thought that the transitions in going from live action to the comic book pages was super fun.
In the original movie you had kind of a wraparound story.
I just felt like that was the opportunity to have a lot of fun.
