Penny-dreadful in every respect, this three-part anthology is one of the worst vehicles off the Stephen King production line. A comic-crazed kid opens the latest issue of Creepshow and delves into tales concerning a murderous cigar store Indian, a killer oil slick and a zombie hitch-hiker. If the sight of four students menaced by a plastic bin liner doesn't reduce you to helpless laughter, then former glamour queen Dorothy Lamour acting more wooden than her Indian mannequin will. Scripted by George Romero with a distinct lack of originality, and directed by Michael Gornick with awesome predictability, this slapdash dud is devoid of any imagination and isn't redeemed by the animated inserts.

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.