It is a faithful adaption and the comic version very reminiscent of the ec comics in the fifties. The lonesome death of jordy verrill from the comic book. This creepy graphic comic book is based on the 1982 horror anthology and cult classic film night of. King conjures up five jolting tales of horror including. Soso pgrated comic book horror scripted by stephen king and directed by george romero it looks great but otherwise really isnt much. The lonesome death of jordy verrill adapted from weeds, cavalier may 76 gs the crate gallery, jul 79 gs stories in comic strip form tell of a murdered man returning from the grave, a bizarre meteor, a monster that devours people, a husbands terrible revenge, and a plague of cockroaches. Original creepshow 1982 comic book videos the horrors of. The lonesome death of jordy verrill this section of the film is based on kings short story weeds. Sep 17, 2019 thus our recipe for the lonesome cookies of jordy verrill came to be.
The illusrations are by the brilliant comic artist, bernie wrightson and when paired with kings flair for the macabre, well. Something to tide you over presents a deadlyserious leslie nielsen as a cuckolded. Mar 12, 2020 creepshow is a 1982 american horror comedy anthology film directed by george a. Creepshow is a 1982 anthology film directed by george w. Creepshow at 35 in 1982, stephen king and george romero delivered a movie that still stands as the best horror anthology of all time. The film has one official sequel, one unofficial sequel, and an official tv series reboot. May 09, 2017 great comic book adaption of the stephen king original movie the first creepshow. Creepshow 1982 stephen king as jordy verrill segment the lonesome death of jordy verrill menu.
Creepshow 1982 george romero synopsis, characteristics. The films ensemble cast included hal holbrook, adrienne barbeau, fritz weaver, leslie nielsen, and e. The films ensemble cast includes hal holbrook, adrienne barbeau, fritz weaver, leslie nielsen, ted danson and e. Featuring the chilling shorts fathers day, lonesome death of jordy verrill, crate, something to tide you over, and theyre creeping up on you. The lonesome death of jordy verrill adapted from weeds, cavalier may 76 gs.
With the films tongueincheek humor and comic book visuals, it was pretty much a nobrainer idea to do the book adaption as a comic rather. The creepshow is a 50s retrostyled horror comic book come to life. Creepshow 1982 stephen king as jordy verrill segment. Jordy verrill played by king himself, a dimwitted backwoods yokel, thinks that a. This is the second story of five, and a particularly creepy one at that. A meteor crashes to earth, landing in his field, and jordy has aspirations to sell the meteor to the local college for a small fortune two hundred dollars. My favorite remains the lonesome death of jordy verrill. The movie opens with a scene of a little boy being punished for reading a creepshow comic book, which probably wasnt all that uncommon back in the. The five stories are framed within the pages of a comic book which a boys insensitive father has thrown in the garbage. Based on the film written by stephen king and directed by george a.
Not only was creepshow stephen kings film screenwriting debut, but he also starred in the segment, the lonesome death of jordy verrill, which. Adrienne barbeau and tricia helfer discuss the creepshow. Fathers day the lonesome death of jordy verrill based on the short story weeds, first published in 1976 something to tide you over. The lonesome death of jordy verrill creepshow was a movie collaboration between stephen king and george romero. Nov 10, 1982 comic book tacky with some goodnatured antics. The lonesome death of jordy verrill based on the short story weeds. Great comic book adaption of the stephen king original movie the first creepshow. Every single frame looks like something out of a comic book same is true for a lot of romeros films. Colorful comic that you will enjoy in your stephen king collection. Kevs stephen king house of creepshow charnel house tripod.
With hal holbrook, leslie nielsen, adrienne barbeau, e. Fathers day, lonesome death of jordy verrill played by king, crate, something to tide you over, and theyre creeping up on you. The book s interior art is by bernie wrightson with michele wrightson, with a cover by jack kamen. While the ending is left ambiguous in the film, with nathan gloating over a terrified cass and richard in freezeframe, the comic book based on the film gives a vague hint that nathans next act was to blow out their candles. Creepshow is a 1982 american horror comedy anthology film directed by george a. This one is about a hillbilly who finds a meteorite carrying a dread disease. May 09, 2017 stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. The lonesome death of jordy verrill based on the short story weeds, first published in 1976 something to tide you over the crate based on the short story the. The sequel is nowhere near as stylish or welldirected, and the acting is pretty damn horrible. If you have read the gray matter story, im sure you can imagine how the set of the adaptation might be reminiscent of the the lonesome death of jordy verrill set in some way. My creepshow comic book replica as seen in the movie. Apr 27, 2015 stephen king is not only the author, but also appears in the movie, starring as jordy verrill, in the segment called the lonesome death of jordy verrill. The movie was directed by george romero and in my opinion the breakout movie that showcased and made stephen king popular w the masses.
Creepshow is a 1982 horror anthology film directed by george a. Creepshow gn 1982 new american library 1st edition stephen. The film is extremely popular, espescially with home video sales. What followed was an extremely sad and lonesome death. In order for the film to give viewers a comic book feel, romero hired longtime effects specialist tom savini to replicate comiclike effects. Stories in comic strip form tell of a murdered man returning from the grave, a bizarre meteor, a monster that devours people, a husbands terrible revenge, and a plague of cockroaches. The lonesome death of jordy verrill stars king himself as a slackjawed yokel whose discovery of a radioactive meteorite turns him into a walking weed. Stephen king creepshow comic, first edition, near fine.
Romero and stephen kings iconic 80s horror anthology returns as an allnew shudder original series from executive producer greg nicotero the walking dead. Its a very well packaged, fun collection of stories with a great cast. Romero and written by stephen king, making this film his screenwriting debut. Stephen king, the master of horror, pays homage to the ecstyle comic book or, in essence, a graphic novel with this collection of stories. It was conceived as an homage to the classic horror comics of the 50s, specifically ecs tales from the crypt. The film was released in november 1982 and earned over 19. The lonesome death of jordy verrill mondgestein siehe hierzu auch weeds.
The lonesome death of jordy verrill is one of my faves, both in the book and the movie. An anthology which tells five terrifying tales based on the e. The lonesome death of jordy verrill jordy verrill stephen king is a simpleton who lives alone on his familys rundown farm. Inspired by the ec comic books, stephen wrote this original screenplay anthology which includes five parts. Romero and stephen king, which consists of five horrific tales behind one main story.
The first tale, fathers day, features a zombie patriarch returning to claim his fathers day cake. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Jordy verrill is a simple farmer who had the misfortune to come across a crashed meteor. The comic book, like the film, consists of five short stories. The books interior art is by bernie wrightson with michele wrightson, with a cover by jack kamen. Jul 30, 2019 if you have read the gray matter story, im sure you can imagine how the set of the adaptation might be reminiscent of the the lonesome death of jordy verrill set in some way. The lonesome death of jordy verrill stars king himself as a slack. This is a very entertaining tribute to the ec horror comics of the 1950s from the director of night of the living dead. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The creepshow is a scifi horrorcomedy film created by george a. Fathers day gs the lonesome death of jordy verrill adapted from weeds, cavalier may 76 gs. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Fathers day, the lonesome death of jordy verrill, the crate, something to tide you over, and, theyre creeping up on you.
Apr 15, 20 stephen kings creepshow graphic novel, 1982. It is profusely illustrated throughout in full color. The lonesome death of jordy verrill is actually only the name for the comic book format of the short story you are looking for, which is called weeds and can be found in dark screams. Creepshow 1982 was george romeros comeback after 1981s disastrous knightriders, and was a moderate success at the box office.