Creepshow (1982)

April Fools! This month the movie came first! Both released in 1982, Creepshow is an anthology of Stephen King shorts adapted for screen and comic.

Two of the stories, "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" and "The Crate" were both previously published as short stories. The former was originally titled "Weeds" (1976) and appeared in Cavalier Magazine, while the latter was published in 1979 under the same title in Gallery.

The movie, directed by George A. Romero, featured a plethora of familiar faces such as Leslie Nielsen, Ed Harris, and Ted Danson.