Creepshow is a graphic novel

Graphic novel

A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...

la published by Penguin

Penguin Books

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 imprint Plume

Plume (publishing)

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 in July 1982, based on the movie Creepshow

Creepshow

Creepshow is a 1982 American horror anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King. The film's ensemble cast included Ted Danson, Leslie Nielsen, Hal Holbrook, E.G...

(also from 1982). The movie was directed by George A. Romero

George A. Romero

George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...

 and written by Stephen King

Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...

. The movie consists of five short films, two of which are based on two of Stephen King's own short stories, while the remaining three are written specifically for the movie.

The comic book is illustrated by Bernie Wrightson

Bernie Wrightson

Bernie "Berni" Wrightson is an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comic books.-Biography:...

 with Michele Wrightson while the cover art is done by Jack Kamen

Jack Kamen

Jack Kamen was an illustrator from Brooklyn, New York. His first professional job was as an assistant to a sculptor working for the Texas Centennial. He studied sculpture with Agop Agopoff and was a student of Harvey Dunn, George Brandt Bridgman and William C. McNulty...

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Stories

The comic book, like the movie, consists of five short stories. These are:

• "Father's Day"
• "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" (based on the short story "Weeds
  Weeds (short story)
  "Weeds" is a short story by Stephen King. It was first published in Cavalier magazine in May 1976.-Plot summary:...
  
  ", first published in 1976)
• "The Crate" (based on the short story "The Crate
  The Crate
  "The Crate" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the July 1979 issue of Gallery. In 1982, the story was adapted as a segment in the movie Creepshow, and included in comic-book form in the Creepshow graphic novella....
  
  "", first published in 1979)
• "Something to Tide You Over"
• "They're Creeping Up on You"

There is no introduction or afterword of any kind, although on the back cover it states "Stephen King conjures up five jolting tales of horror." Interestingly, the short stories "Weeds" and "The Crate" have never been collected in a Stephen King book and both remain uncollected.