 Thank you for checking out this review video So this is one in a series if you don't know I've been doing the reviews for all of the creep show episodes Thankfully because shutter has provided them to me ahead of time So I'm always putting these out ahead of time if you're watching this fourth one You want to see the other ones? I have one through three available So there will be no spoilers for this since I'm putting this out before the episode airs So there will be no spoilers But I think that the information for people who are seeing it after the fact you'll understand what I'm talking about I'll make some kind of points about stuff. Sorry. My cat is flipping out in the background Because she didn't get to see creeps. No, that's not why okay, so let's talk about the first story in episode four The companion now this has a story by Joe R. Lansdale Casey Lansdale and Keith Lansdale. Yes related family Joe R. Lansdale is a quite well known Well, if you're if you're a book nerd within the horror community, you probably know who Joe R. Lansdale is and When I saw this I was like, oh cool so the story should be pretty cool because I know his stuff is good and Yes, it was I did enjoy the story and it feels like Joe R. Lansdale He has a certain setting he likes to use a lot of the time and it felt like one of his stories The screenplay was adapted by Matt Ven or Venne. It's V E N N E I don't know how to say it. He had done a story for Masters of Horror He did a story story for Fear Itself, which Fear Itself is basically season three of Masters of Horror that was not on Showtime but on Some other cable channel. I don't know and it was directed by David Bruckner Who has done another one of these stories? He did The Man in the Suitcase, which I enjoyed and he did movies the signal and the ritual Which the ritual is a Netflix original the signal is not both very good films So the kid actors in this story did a good job. I quite liked them I thought the dialogue between the two to felt very realistic For you know what they were saying and their age like they're young teenagers. So The dialogue between them felt real it felt realistic and it was kind of funny. So that was kind of leading into the actual Well, not the actual Issue within the story, but one of the thing one of the issues within the story. There's a few that play within it There's some really good-looking nighttime lighting with this complete with fog The nighttime shots look really good the fog the lighting and actually lighting in general And this looks really good and the use of some shadows as well There's some color that they play with a little bit a little bit of blues a little bit of purple The purple and this looks really really nice and how they use it and how they put shadows Within these colors. Yeah, it just looks good. It's got a very nice aesthetic. I really do like it So for that reason it is directed quite well. I believe the camera shots look really good, too It's a real effective setting for this I think for the type of story it is and the evil in it I think is also effectively done the design of it is quite good and Yeah, it's like kind of creepy kind of scary-ish, but cool looking at the same time. I like it So they have specific sounds that they use for the evil in this and I thought they were very cleverly used they were they were The sounds used were very cleverly done For what the evil is it feels very Appropriate and when you see it, you'll know what I mean. I thought that was really good So sound design very good. The music actually Excellently matches everything within this. I thought the music throughout was done extremely well It really helped with setting the mood carrying the story forward It's a creepy and compelling story by the way. I I do enjoy the story I think it was a very good idea and the other thing is it moves It doesn't feel like it stagnates at any time has a very nice pace to it At no point is it is it like I feel like they're wasting time or It doesn't it also doesn't feel like they're missing a whole lot. Although I will say that I really Wanted more and that's kind of a theme with kind with you know Just the the length the runtime for all the stories within this creep show series Which I've talked about before I feel like they all could use more and I would like them to have more Well, I guess not all of them the ones. I don't like as much I just don't want to watch them again But the ones that I really like a lot of them I just I wanted to be developed a little bit more like around 20 minutes isn't isn't enough in my opinion to really Make me feel satisfied with the story Even though like with with some of the stories like with this one in particular the companion I feel like it told a complete story within the small amount of time that it had so When it came to the end I wasn't like wanting for more in the sense of I feel like I didn't get this or I didn't get That out of the story and I need that and it didn't feel chopped up or anything But it was just I would really like to see how they could expand on this story and then make it You know longer and richer and and just more involved so yeah The ending went where I thought it was going by the way And I'm glad it went there because it felt like that was the best way to end it So as it was getting closer to the end I was like I feel like it should go this way Because that would be the best ending that I can think of at the moment and that is where it went So I was happy with the ending on that. So, um, yeah So throughout that's kind of all I have to say about that one throughout pretty good. I enjoyed it So on a five-star scale for this particular story for the companion, I'm gonna give this one Five stars and this is kind of compared to all you know the creep show stuff With half stars in play. I'm gonna go For a three and a half. I'm gonna do a three and a half star on this one. It was pretty good Enjoyed it. So then we go to the second one and this one was Lydia Lane's better half Now the story for this came from John Harrison and Greg Nicotero who had been involved with some of the other stories John Harrison, he did the all-hollows Eve one I think he directed that one and he directed the House of the Head He has done some directing for Tales from the Dark Side and Tales from the Crypt So he's all about these anthologies and then Greg Nicotero people know lots of things Greg and Greg Nicotero has done but within this creep show series he Directed the finger and he directed Grey Matter, which I didn't really like the Grey Matter all that much really like the finger. So This is this one was directed by Roxanne Benjamin who did the film Southbound XX and Body at Brighton Rock, which I've not seen any of those although XX has been on my Two-watch list for a while. I've heard good things. I believe that one is an anthology film I think it's anthology. I might be wrong, but I think so So the acting for this one is pretty solid. The directing is good as well. It looks really good Cinematography is nice. I think the music is quite appropriate for what's going on here So there are a lot of good technical things coming together with this There's an underlying theme within it That I think will resonate with a lot of people Especially the working folks who watch this I immediately picked up on something that I was just like, yeah I kind of identify a little bit with with something in this and you you'll know what I'm talking about when you've seen it It has a definite now what type of moment early on That keeps you interested At least initially to kind of be like, okay, that happened now What happens like not in a bad sense of like, oh you did that now What are you gonna do but in the sense of that happened now? Let's see what happens. What are you gonna do now? So I did like that. It was a good setup There's some good choice of words in this actually when it comes to the dialogue that are meant to be kind of these funny little subtle puns If you're paying attention Well, you are paying attention to it But it's a funny thing because the characters don't get it But you as the audience get it that's kind of what I meant to say So I like those kinds of moments where they they have these little Unintentional the characters have unintentional puns that the audience is like, haha That's kind of funny for the situation right now. So I like that Uh for everyone who saw this, okay, so this is the thing for everyone who saw this But it's not really a spoiler. You'll know what I'm talking about There would have been a trail showing what happened So think about that if you've seen it, you know, you should know what I'm talking about There would have been a trail to show what happened here. Okay Which is kind of something that someone didn't think of And I'll leave it at that Now if you don't know what that is go watch the episode when it's available Come back and or you'll just get it then you'll understand what I'm talking about most likely It's a bit slow and boring Got to be honest Not throughout like I was saying the beginning is a good setup and it kind of piques your interest But it does kind of feel like they're wasting time at some point here Like I said, technically it's got a lot of things going but the pacing gets really bad About halfway through all the way up to the end in my opinion And uh, it just feels like they're wasting time and when it's about 20 minutes long, you shouldn't be trying to waste time It kind of seems like it's one of those ones where there was a story idea and it just didn't have the length I mean there was there is a way to make it have the length But the way that it was formulated. It just didn't have the length to it So it felt like they were just doing some longer shots They were wasting some time trying to get to that final run time and that sucks for something That's so slow in my opinion. I it was not a fan Uh, I said the music works really well or you had that uh, there's a moment that made me chuckle Actually, because it's a really bad situation to be in within the context of the story So to go along with that kind of dialogue thing I was talking about where I like that Unintentional pun with the characters. I also like these moments where something really bad happens It's like kind of worst case scenario within what's going on and you as the audience really get that but the person in there doesn't Get it at the time or does get it and to them. It's like terrible and dreadful and to you It's just kind of funny. So I kind of chuckled at one of those moments. So I did like that There's something at the end that they cut away from That they definitely should have had happen on screen That sort of stuff drives me crazy That's the kind of stuff that they have delivered on with some of the episodes in this in this series And they should have delivered on within this story You know, I Understand maybe why they didn't because of the final shot the final scene in the story Then maybe they didn't want to give too much away Leading up to that, but I don't know. I just think it should have happened on screen Don't cut away from it. Don't shy away because that's what this is about. You have great practical effects and You can see them in a lot of these so use it please Uh, and then the final shot the final shot looks really good. I really really like the final shot It's a very cool looking shot. It's framed very well. It's set up super well The directing on this is nice and um, it's a good way to just stop the story But my problem is overall I wasn't a huge fan of the story because like I said, I felt like there was a decent concept there But it just seems like there wasn't enough actual story there to meet the runtime, which is small So that's a problem. So anyway, um Lydia lanes better half. What do I give this out of five stars with half stars in play? I'm gonna give this one a Two I'm gonna give it a two because they're actually it's not the worst. There's actually some good stuff about it You heard it. So, you know, just saying All right, so let me go ahead like I've been doing at the end of these videos and give you my full ranking On how I'm feeling about all the stories thus far. So of the eight stories number eight all hallows eve Number seven lydia lanes better half Number six gray matter number five bad wolf down Number four the companion number three the man in the suitcase Number two house of the head and number one the finger So I'm gonna keep doing that and then I might actually do a final video at the very very end Just kind of going over my final ranking of all 12 and just kind of talking a little bit about each one but Stick with me on these videos. Thank you everyone for who is checking it out If you like these videos and any other videos I do hit that subscribe and help me out really appreciate that Takes you like literally a second and it's painless, but it can mean a lot to me and I would appreciate that But thank you so much and until next time keep it brutal