![]() Despite her best efforts to speed away, he continues to appear, leading to a final and rather messy confrontation.īack to Billy and his is cornered by his enemies in a leafy grove but fortunately for him, his trusty Venus Flytrap and sprouted to huge dimensions. Certain that she can’t be connected to the remote death of the hitch-hiker, imagine her surprise when his mangled remains appear at the roadside, still requesting a lift and giving rise to the most memorable line of the film: “Thanks for the ride, lady!”. Whilst we catch our breath, we get to watch the closing tale.Īnother King original, this is one of the most often seen stories in the Golden Age of horror comics, with an innocent hitch-hiker (played by Tom Wright, briefly seen to Exterminator 2) being mowed down by a repugnant member of society here an adulterous businesswoman (played by Lois Chiles) eager to get home to her wealthy husband before her sexual dalliances are uncovered. The bulb is stamped into the ground whilst Billy sees an opportunity to flee but Rhino and his oafs are in hot pursuit. ![]() On his way home, Billy is ambushed by local bullies, firstly taunting him and then taking away his precious package. Whilst the original story ends with a slightly meditative contemplation of life, death and the metaphysical, the schlock of Creepshow 2 cuts to the chase with crash, bang, wallop subtlety. A ‘No Swimming’ sign at the shore’s edge gives some kind of indication as to why any of this is happening. Slowly their numbers become even fewer with the water-bound blob gnawing at the stranded teens and melting their flesh like acid. Initial vague concern turns to panic as the gloop envelops and eats Rachel, leaving the remaining three to contemplate how they are going to get back to shore. As their rickety craft reaches the middle of the lake, they become aware that a strange slick in the water is surrounding them. Before we return to Billy, The Creep presents the second story, The Raft.īased of the story of the same name from one of King’s best collections of short stories, 1985’s Skeleton Crew, four college students, Deke, Laverne, Randy, and Rachel decide to go drunkenly and occasionally nakedly swimming in a lake, a past-time only partaken during the 1980s. With the two junior oiks dispensed with, Ol’ Wood’nhead tracks down Sam with predictably gory results.Ī brief animated interlude sees Billy at the post office, receiving one of the fondly remembered send-away novelties advertised in comics of a bygone age, in this case, a Venus Flytrap bulb. After murdering the couple and leaving with the swag, the three (‘Fatstuff’ being played by David Holbrook, son of acting legend Hal, who also starred in the original film) are stalked by the wooden Indian Chief who takes it upon himself to put wrong to right. Shortly afterwards, the couple is subjected to a brutal robbery by a gang of local hoodlums, lead by Ben’s ne’er do well nephew, Sam ( Alien 3, Fight Club).
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