Creepshow #5

The series continues to show promsie as one of the more reliably good horror anthologies on the comics rack today. Very cool to see how it all comes together in another satisfying pariing of tales that dont try to cram too mush story into the space allotted. The great horror anthologies of antiquity didnt always manage the right balance of story and exposition. Creepshow is doing a great job of keeping it simple and primal. Read Full Review

Next up is a tale of two sisters whose family moves into a troubled house. The two sisters have a troubling relationship. The older sister Katherine is jealous of her younger sister Agnes. Katherine thinks her sister gets whatever she wants and that is unfair to her. One day Katherine bullies her sister during a tea party. She threatens to throw Agnes favorite doll off a cliff but ends up throwing Agnes off instead. Now she has what she wants except for the doll that seems to hold a secret. Read Full Review

Creepshow #5 moves forward with two horrifying stories this week all about looks. Read Full Review

DDJamesB

Jan 26, 2023

I wanted to like this series so much, and whil3 I liked a few of the stories, overall it felt like a lot of untapped potential. Maybe do full issue stories next time so they have time to make us care more? I don't know.