Blu-ray Review: “Creepshow” Season 3

CREEPSHOW continues to be a horror fan favorite on Shudder, and Season 3 pleasingly carries on the tradition they’ve revived.

Season 3 contains six episodes, plus the the two bonus episodes: “A Creepshow Animated Special” and “A Creepshow Holiday Special”. This isn’t a full review of the episodes, but more about the attention to the details about the blu-ray set. For this one, the visuals of the discs are bright and sharp, and the sound is balanced for an immersive experience (likely taking advantage of the technology of sound bars, which I’m still getting used to).

For me, any collection of TV show seasons is best served by including as many bonus features as humanly or supernaturally possible. The behind the scenes features are attractive to fans of the shows because they get a chance to see how episodes they enjoy and love come together. The lack of bonuses like commentaries and more “Making of” featurettes is personally disappointing.

“Creepshow” Season 3 is directed by Rusty Cundieff (“Chappelle’s Show”), Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”), Joe Lynch (Mayhem), Jeffrey F. January (“The Walking Dead”), John Harrison (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie), and Axelle Carolyn (Tales of Halloween). The series stars Ali Larter (“Heroes”), Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), and Ethan Embry (Sweet Home Alabama).

Season 3’s episodes are:
1. “Mums” / “Queen Bee”
2. “Skeletons in the Closet” / “Familiar”
3. “The Last Tsuburaya” / “Okay, I’ll Bite”
4. “Stranger Sings” / “Meter Reader”
5. “Time Out” / “The Things in Oakwood’s Past”
6. “Drug Traffic” / “A Dead Girl Named Sue”

There are also animated interludes between some episodic segments, featuring the Creep, which mostly serve as story epilogues or segueways.

Creepshow Season 3 is available now, on DVD and Blu-ray, and is streaming on AMC Networks’ Shudder platform.

CREEPSHOW, the anthology series based on the 1982 horror comedy classic, is still the most fun you’ll ever have being scared! A comic book comes to life in a series of vignettes, exploring terrors ranging from murder, creatures, monsters, and delusions to the supernatural and unexplainable. You never know what will be on the next page…

Bonus Features:
* Amazon’s Comic-Con@Home Panel Interview with Greg Nicotero, Mattie Do, Rusty Cundieff, Michael Rooker, and James Remar, moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Clark Collis
* Behind-the-Scenes Raw Footage
* Comic Art Booklet
* Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery