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Caity Healy<\/strong> | Managing Editor<\/span><\/p>\n I remember when I was little \u2014 probably far, far too little \u2014 I sat down with my dad and watched \u201cCreepshow.\u201d I remember being enthralled by the collection of short 15-minute stories, which were just the right length for my adolescent brain to focus on; the eeriness to each tale had me glued to the screen. Of course, I had to watch the sequel, \u201cCreepshow 2,\u201d which had me just as intrigued.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Now that I\u2019m older, it\u2019s easy to understand why I was so mesmerized by these films. It was Stephen King\u2019s screenwriting debut, which pretty much explains everything \u2014 I love his work. It\u2019s clear to see how his childhood of watching B-list horror movies and reading countless scary stories, as he explains in his memoir \u201cOn Writing,\u201d had an impact on the way these films were written. It was also directed by George A. Romero, the director of \u201cNight of the Living Dead\u201d \u2014 another clear reason I fell in love. And, lastly, the special effects makeup was done by Tom Savini, one of my current-day horror-makeup idols. Oh \u2014 and Ted Danson is in it, so that\u2019s probably what really drew me in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Having loved this 1982 horror-comedy anthology film for so long, I was both elated and nervous when I heard that Shudder, a horror-only streaming service designed for scary flick-fanatics with its several subgenres of horror, was creating a 12-part series with the same title. So when it was finally released on Sept. 26, I sat down to watch with a myriad of expectations and nerves, and began the first episode.<\/span><\/p>\n Episode 1 was comprised of two stories, \u201cGray Matter,\u201d which was directed by Greg Nicotero and was a direct homage to the short story by the same name written by Stephen King, and \u201cThe House of the Head,\u201d which was directed by John Harrison. But before either could begin, the much-loved creature from the original, The Creep, sat down to introduce the story the viewers would soon witness. Full of all the campiness of the original, and the practical effects to match, I immediately fell in love.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGray Matter\u201d began with too many Stephen King references to count \u2014 everything from the announcement of the missing Grady twins from \u201cThe Shining\u201d to a missing dog poster for \u201cCujo\u201d and a missing cat poster for Church from \u201cPet Sematary\u201d could be noticed. Diving into the story, everything about it felt nostalgic; it was truly like the original. However, nothing compared to Part II.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The second story, \u201cThe House of the Head,\u201d involved a dollhouse. That was enough to terrify me. But wait \u2014 the dolls move on their own. And to top it off, there\u2019s a demonic head of an evil doll that haunts the dollhouse family. Without giving too much away, I\u2019d say this one replicated the comedic-horror that the first film captured so flawlessly. It had me creeped out, laughing and genuinely enchanted by the story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n