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That night, Joe watches as his projector turn on by itself. On the screen, Joe watches in awe as June crawls out of her grave, tells her son that she and his friends are watching over him, and presents him with a ''Creepshow'' comic. Joe wakes up from the experience to find his actual ''Creepshow'' comic opened on a page advertising a model known as "The Victim". Joe fills in the shipping information and writes his uncle's name on the model. When he receives the package and constructs the model, Joe finds that it works like a voodoo doll. He uses the model to twist his uncle's ankle, then puts it on the radiator to give Kevin a fever.
Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of the model's legs off, crippling his uncle. The Mummy from the same movie appears at the top of the stairs and joins the Gillman in murdering Kevin. Barb returns home to find her husband torn in half. Barb finds Joe in his room, dressed up like Dracula and sitting calmly on his bed. Speaking like Creator/BelaLugosi, Joe shows off his fangs, implying that he has become a real vampire. The camera pans over to Joe's dresser, where his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy loom over the Victim, now torn in half. The lights in the room then dim, whereupon the Victim's screaming face glows in the dark.
Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of the model's legs off, crippling his uncle. The Mummy from the same movie appears at the top of the stairs and joins the Gillman in murdering Kevin. Barb returns home to find her husband torn in half. Barb finds Joe in his room, dressed up like Dracula and sitting calmly on his bed. Speaking like Creator/BelaLugosi, Joe shows off his fangs, implying that he has become a real vampire. The camera pans over to Joe's dresser, where his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy loom over the Victim, now torn in half. The lights in the room then dim, whereupon the Victim's screaming face glows in the dark.
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That night, Joe watches as his projector turn turns on by itself. On the screen, Joe watches in awe as June crawls out of her grave, tells her son that she and his friends are watching over him, and presents him with a ''Creepshow'' comic. Joe wakes up from the experience to find his actual ''Creepshow'' comic opened on a page advertising a model known as "The Victim". Joe fills in the shipping information and writes his uncle's name on the model. When he receives the package and constructs the model, Joe finds that it works like a voodoo doll. He uses the model to twist his uncle's ankle, then puts it on the radiator to give Kevin a fever.
Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of the model's legs off, crippling his uncle. The Mummy from the same movie appears at the top of the stairs and joins the Gillman in murdering Kevin. Barb returns home to find her husband torn in half. Barb finds Joe in his room, dressed up like Dracula and sitting calmly on his bed. Speaking like Creator/BelaLugosi, Joe shows off his fangs, implying that he has become a real vampire. The camera pans over to Joe's dresser, where his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummyloom has the monsters looming over the Victim, now torn in half. The lights in the room then dim, whereupon the Victim's screaming face glows in the dark.
Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of the model's legs off, crippling his uncle. The Mummy from the same movie appears at the top of the stairs and joins the Gillman in murdering Kevin. Barb returns home to find her husband torn in half. Barb finds Joe in his room, dressed up like Dracula and sitting calmly on his bed. Speaking like Creator/BelaLugosi, Joe shows off his fangs, implying that he has become a real vampire. The camera pans over to Joe's dresser, where his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy
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* TheCameo: The Creep himself appears as another one of Joe's models.
** Another model in Joe's collection resembles him in his deliveryman disguise from ''Film/Creepshow2''.
** Another model in Joe's collection resembles him in his deliveryman disguise from ''Film/Creepshow2''.
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** The Creep himself appears as another one of Joe's models.
** Another model in Joe's collection resembles him in hisdeliveryman delivery man disguise from ''Film/Creepshow2''.
** The Creep himself appears as another one of Joe's models.
** Another model in Joe's collection resembles him in his
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* RecursiveCanon: While the physical ''Creepshow'' comic is known for making appearances every now and then throughout the series, this episode actually has the comic playing an important role in the plot. Joe is often seen reading it at certain points, and the issue June gives him in his dream is where he orders the Victim. At one point, Kevin even pulls out a copy of the comic that bares the same cover as the episode itself.
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* RecursiveCanon: While the physical ''Creepshow'' comic is known for making appearances every now and then throughout the series, this episode actually has the comic playing an important role in the plot. Joe is often seen reading it at certain points, and the issue June gives him in his dream is where he orders the Victim. At one point, Kevin even pulls out a copy of the comic that bares bears the same cover as the episode itself.
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** Barb is revealed to work as a waitress at [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 Beekman's Diner]].
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** Barb is revealed to work as a waitress at [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 Beekman's Beakman's Diner]].
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** The TV set in the Aurora's living room turns itself on to showcase a horror host, resembling an older Joe, tell Kevin that the Gillman is coming back for him.
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** The TV set in the Aurora's Auroras' living room turns itself on to showcase a horror host, resembling an older Joe, tell Kevin that the Gillman is coming back for him.
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-> '''Creep:''' Welcome back, fellow fright fans. You're just in time for another fearsome fable! So don't toy around too much, and pay attention to this tiny tale I like to call...
!! Model Kid
-> Directed By: Greg Nicotero\\
!! Model Kid
-> Directed By: Greg Nicotero\\
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12-year-old Joe Aurora (Brock Duncan), a lover of monsters and all things horror living with his cancer-stricken mother June (Tyner Rushing), is visited by the kindly Aunt Barb and abusive Uncle Kevin (Jana Allen and Creator/KevinDillon). The pair announce that they’re going to have to stay with Joe and his mom for a while to help out around the house. While Joe is upset with this turn of events, June comforts him by telling him that they won’t be staying forever, only until her next round of chemotherapy is finished. She also offers to watch a movie with him, even after she expresses her hopes that Joe lays off the monster talk at school. After watching the movie, Joe wakes up to discover that his mother has died in her sleep. He stays by her grave at the funeral, even when everyone else has long gone.
Months later, Barb and Kevin are made Joe’s legal guardians and have ultimately taken ownership of his house. Joe is not particularly happy about the new living situation, for when he reminds his uncle that he and Barb actually needed to move into his house because he was fired from his job, Kevin angrily insists that his being laid off is temporary and destroys one of the models Joe’s mother gave him. Later, Joe watches Billy Niles (Chris Schmidt), a bully who regularly beats him and mocks his love of monsters, get his neck snapped by Frankenstein’s Monster, which unfortunately only turns out to be in his imagination. Kevin soon receives a call from his old boss Mr. Warren, who confirms that he will remain jobless. Kevin quickly becomes enraged and throws out Joe’s models, slapping him across the face when he backtalks him and threatening to do the same to his wife.
That night, Joe watches as his projector turn on by itself. On the screen, Joe watches in awe as June crawls out of her grave, tells her son that she and his friends are watching over him, and presents him with a ''Creepshow'' comic. Joe wakes up from the experience to find his actual ''Creepshow'' comic opened on a page advertising a model known as "The Victim". Joe fills in the shipping information and writes his uncle's name on the model. When he receives the package and constructs the model, Joe finds that it works like a voodoo doll. He uses the model to twist his uncle’s ankle, then puts it on the radiator to give Kevin a fever.
Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of the model’s legs off, crippling his uncle. The Mummy from the same movie appears at the top of the stairs and joins the Gillman in murdering Kevin. Barb returns home to find her husband torn in half. Barb finds Joe in his room, dressed up like Dracula and sitting calmly on his bed. Speaking like Creator/BelaLugosi, Joe shows off his fangs, implying that he has become a real vampire. The camera pans over to Joe’s dresser, where his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy loom over the Victim, now torn in half. The lights in the room then dim, whereupon the Victim's screaming face glows in the dark.
Months later, Barb and Kevin are made Joe’s legal guardians and have ultimately taken ownership of his house. Joe is not particularly happy about the new living situation, for when he reminds his uncle that he and Barb actually needed to move into his house because he was fired from his job, Kevin angrily insists that his being laid off is temporary and destroys one of the models Joe’s mother gave him. Later, Joe watches Billy Niles (Chris Schmidt), a bully who regularly beats him and mocks his love of monsters, get his neck snapped by Frankenstein’s Monster, which unfortunately only turns out to be in his imagination. Kevin soon receives a call from his old boss Mr. Warren, who confirms that he will remain jobless. Kevin quickly becomes enraged and throws out Joe’s models, slapping him across the face when he backtalks him and threatening to do the same to his wife.
That night, Joe watches as his projector turn on by itself. On the screen, Joe watches in awe as June crawls out of her grave, tells her son that she and his friends are watching over him, and presents him with a ''Creepshow'' comic. Joe wakes up from the experience to find his actual ''Creepshow'' comic opened on a page advertising a model known as "The Victim". Joe fills in the shipping information and writes his uncle's name on the model. When he receives the package and constructs the model, Joe finds that it works like a voodoo doll. He uses the model to twist his uncle’s ankle, then puts it on the radiator to give Kevin a fever.
Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of the model’s legs off, crippling his uncle. The Mummy from the same movie appears at the top of the stairs and joins the Gillman in murdering Kevin. Barb returns home to find her husband torn in half. Barb finds Joe in his room, dressed up like Dracula and sitting calmly on his bed. Speaking like Creator/BelaLugosi, Joe shows off his fangs, implying that he has become a real vampire. The camera pans over to Joe’s dresser, where his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy loom over the Victim, now torn in half. The lights in the room then dim, whereupon the Victim's screaming face glows in the dark.
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12-year-old Joe Aurora (Brock Duncan), a lover of monsters and all things horror living with his cancer-stricken mother June (Tyner Rushing), is visited by the kindly Aunt Barb and abusive Uncle Kevin (Jana Allen and Creator/KevinDillon). The pair announce that they’re they're going to have to stay with Joe and his mom for a while to help out around the house. While Joe is upset with this turn of events, June comforts him by telling him that they won’t won't be staying forever, only until her next round of chemotherapy is finished. She also offers to watch a movie with him, even after she expresses her hopes that Joe lays off the monster talk at school. After watching the movie, Joe wakes up to discover that his mother has died in her sleep. He stays by her grave at the funeral, even when everyone else has long gone.
Months later, Barb and Kevin are madeJoe’s Joe's legal guardians and have ultimately taken ownership of his house. Joe is not particularly happy about the new living situation, for when he reminds his uncle that he and Barb actually needed to move into his house because he was fired from his job, Kevin angrily insists that his being laid off is temporary and destroys one of the models Joe’s Joe's mother gave him. Later, Joe watches Billy Niles (Chris Schmidt), a bully who regularly beats him and mocks his love of monsters, get his neck snapped by Frankenstein’s Frankenstein's Monster, which unfortunately only turns out to be in his imagination. Kevin soon receives a call from his old boss Mr. Warren, who confirms that he will remain jobless. Kevin quickly becomes enraged and throws out Joe’s Joe's models, slapping him across the face when he backtalks him and threatening to do the same to his wife.
That night, Joe watches as his projector turn on by itself. On the screen, Joe watches in awe as June crawls out of her grave, tells her son that she and his friends are watching over him, and presents him with a ''Creepshow'' comic. Joe wakes up from the experience to find his actual ''Creepshow'' comic opened on a page advertising a model known as "The Victim". Joe fills in the shipping information and writes his uncle's name on the model. When he receives the package and constructs the model, Joe finds that it works like a voodoo doll. He uses the model to twist hisuncle’s uncle's ankle, then puts it on the radiator to give Kevin a fever.
Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of themodel’s model's legs off, crippling his uncle. The Mummy from the same movie appears at the top of the stairs and joins the Gillman in murdering Kevin. Barb returns home to find her husband torn in half. Barb finds Joe in his room, dressed up like Dracula and sitting calmly on his bed. Speaking like Creator/BelaLugosi, Joe shows off his fangs, implying that he has become a real vampire. The camera pans over to Joe’s Joe's dresser, where his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy loom over the Victim, now torn in half. The lights in the room then dim, whereupon the Victim's screaming face glows in the dark.
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Months later, Barb and Kevin are made
That night, Joe watches as his projector turn on by itself. On the screen, Joe watches in awe as June crawls out of her grave, tells her son that she and his friends are watching over him, and presents him with a ''Creepshow'' comic. Joe wakes up from the experience to find his actual ''Creepshow'' comic opened on a page advertising a model known as "The Victim". Joe fills in the shipping information and writes his uncle's name on the model. When he receives the package and constructs the model, Joe finds that it works like a voodoo doll. He uses the model to twist his
Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of the
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** The scarecrow from [[Recap/CreepshowS1E4TheCompanion The Companion]] can be seen among Joe's models. His model of the Creep is even seen holding a miniature ''Creepshow'' issue that features that same story's cover.
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** The scarecrow from [[Recap/CreepshowS1E4TheCompanion [[Recap/CreepshowS1E7TheCompanion The Companion]] can be seen among Joe's models. His model of the Creep is even seen holding a miniature ''Creepshow'' issue that features that same story's cover.
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** In Joe's dream, the issue of ''Creepshow'' June hands him has the same cover as [[Recap/CreepshowS1E6GrayMatter Gray Matter]], the very first episode of the series. Kevin is also seen drinking a bottle of Harrow's Supreme when he watches his wrestling match.
** The issue of ''Creepshow'' that Joe reads after ordering "The Victim" has the same cover as [[Recap/CreepshowS1E5TheFinger The Finger]].
** The issue of ''Creepshow'' that Joe reads after ordering "The Victim" has the same cover as [[Recap/CreepshowS1E5TheFinger The Finger]].
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** In Joe's dream, the issue of ''Creepshow'' June hands him has the same cover as [[Recap/CreepshowS1E6GrayMatter [[Recap/CreepshowS1E1GrayMatter Gray Matter]], the very first episode of the series. Kevin is also seen drinking a bottle of Harrow's Supreme when he watches his wrestling match.
** The issue of ''Creepshow'' that Joe reads after ordering "The Victim" has the same cover as[[Recap/CreepshowS1E5TheFinger [[Recap/CreepshowS1E4TheFinger The Finger]].
** The issue of ''Creepshow'' that Joe reads after ordering "The Victim" has the same cover as
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Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from one of Joe’s movies, ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of the model’s legs off, crippling his uncle. The Mummy from the same movie appears at the top of the stairs and joins the Gillman in murdering Kevin. Barb returns home to find her husband torn in half. Barb finds Joe in his room, dressed up like Dracula and sitting calmly on his bed. Speaking like Creator/BelaLugosi, Joe shows off his fangs, implying that he has become a real vampire. The camera pans over to Joe’s dresser, where his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy loom over the Victim, now torn in half. The lights in the room then dim, whereupon the Victim's screaming face glows in the dark.
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Later that night, after Barb goes to work, Kevin hears noise upstairs and, thinking Joe to be responsible, threatens to break down the boy's bedroom door with a baseball bat. The Gillman from one of Joe’s movies, ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', Mummy'' appears on the other side and attacks Kevin. As Kevin tries to escape up the stairs, Joe rips one of the model’s legs off, crippling his uncle. The Mummy from the same movie appears at the top of the stairs and joins the Gillman in murdering Kevin. Barb returns home to find her husband torn in half. Barb finds Joe in his room, dressed up like Dracula and sitting calmly on his bed. Speaking like Creator/BelaLugosi, Joe shows off his fangs, implying that he has become a real vampire. The camera pans over to Joe’s dresser, where his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy loom over the Victim, now torn in half. The lights in the room then dim, whereupon the Victim's screaming face glows in the dark.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: It may seem like an insult that's meant to put Joe down, but Uncle Kevin's claim about Bela Lugosi being a dope addict is actually true, as dramatized in ''Film/EdWood''.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: It may seem like an insult that's meant to put Joe down, but Uncle Kevin's claim about Bela Lugosi being a dope addict is actually true, as dramatized in ''Film/EdWood''.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: It may seem like an insult that's meant to put Joe down, but Uncle Kevin's claim about Bela Lugosi being a dope addict is actually true, as dramatized in ''Film/EdWood''.
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In 1972, 12-year-old Joe Aurora (Brock Duncan), a lover of monsters and all things horror, lives with his ill mother June (Tyner Rushing) in the town of Aurora, Illinois. One day, Joe’s kindly Aunt Barb and abusive Uncle Kevin (Jana Allen and Creator/KevinDillon) come to visit and make an announcement: they’re going to stay with Joe and his mom for a while to help out around the house, as June is currently undergoing treatment for cancer. While Joe is upset with this turn of events, June comforts him by telling him that they won’t be staying forever, only until her next round of chemotherapy is finished. She also offers to watch a movie with him, even after she expresses her hopes that Joe lays off the monster talk at school. After watching the movie, Joe wakes up to discover that his mother has died in her sleep. He stays by her grave at the funeral, even when everyone else has long gone.
Months later, Barb and Kevin are made Joe’s legal guardians and have ultimately taken ownership of his house. Joe is not particularly happy about the new living situation, for when he reminds his uncle that he and Barb actually needed to move into his house because he was fired from his job, Kevin angrily insists that his being laid off is temporary and destroys one of the models Joe’s mother gave him. Later, Joe watches Billy Niles (Chris Schmidt), a bully who regularly beats him and mocks his love of movies, get his neck snapped by Frankenstein’s Monster, which unfortunately only turns out to be in his imagination. Kevin soon receives a call from his old boss Mr. Warren, who confirms that he will remain jobless. Kevin quickly becomes enraged and throws out Joe’s models, slapping him across the face when he backtalks him and threatening to do the same to his wife.
That night, Joe watches as his projector turn on by itself. On the screen, Joe watches in awe as June crawls out of her grave, tells her son that she and his friends are watching over him, and presents him with a ''Creepshow'' comic. Joe wakes up from the experience to find his actual ''Creepshow'' comic opened on a page advertising a model known as “The Victim". Joe fills in the shipping information and writes his uncle's name on the model. When he receives the package and constructs the model, Joe finds that it works like a voodoo doll. He uses the model to twist his uncle’s ankle, then puts it on the radiator to give Kevin a fever.
Months later, Barb and Kevin are made Joe’s legal guardians and have ultimately taken ownership of his house. Joe is not particularly happy about the new living situation, for when he reminds his uncle that he and Barb actually needed to move into his house because he was fired from his job, Kevin angrily insists that his being laid off is temporary and destroys one of the models Joe’s mother gave him. Later, Joe watches Billy Niles (Chris Schmidt), a bully who regularly beats him and mocks his love of movies, get his neck snapped by Frankenstein’s Monster, which unfortunately only turns out to be in his imagination. Kevin soon receives a call from his old boss Mr. Warren, who confirms that he will remain jobless. Kevin quickly becomes enraged and throws out Joe’s models, slapping him across the face when he backtalks him and threatening to do the same to his wife.
That night, Joe watches as his projector turn on by itself. On the screen, Joe watches in awe as June crawls out of her grave, tells her son that she and his friends are watching over him, and presents him with a ''Creepshow'' comic. Joe wakes up from the experience to find his actual ''Creepshow'' comic opened on a page advertising a model known as “The Victim". Joe fills in the shipping information and writes his uncle's name on the model. When he receives the package and constructs the model, Joe finds that it works like a voodoo doll. He uses the model to twist his uncle’s ankle, then puts it on the radiator to give Kevin a fever.
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12-year-old Joe Aurora (Brock Duncan), a lover of monsters and all things
Months later, Barb and Kevin are made Joe’s legal guardians and have ultimately taken ownership of his house. Joe is not particularly happy about the new living situation, for when he reminds his uncle that he and Barb actually needed to move into his house because he was fired from his job, Kevin angrily insists that his being laid off is temporary and destroys one of the models Joe’s mother gave him. Later, Joe watches Billy Niles (Chris Schmidt), a bully who regularly beats him and mocks his love of
That night, Joe watches as his projector turn on by itself. On the screen, Joe watches in awe as June crawls out of her grave, tells her son that she and his friends are watching over him, and presents him with a ''Creepshow'' comic. Joe wakes up from the experience to find his actual ''Creepshow'' comic opened on a page advertising a model known as
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* ActorAllusion: Once again, Creator/KevinDillon portrays an AssholeVictim who gets what's coming to him in an [[Recap/TalesFromTheCryptS5E7HouseOfHorror episode of an EC Comics-inspired horror anthology series]].
* AffectionateNickname: June and Barb call Joe "Joe-Joe" at different points in the story.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Joe's dad is never mentioned. Because he's living with his aunt and uncle after his mom's death, it can be safely assumed that his dad is out of the picture in one way or another.
* AmbiguousSituation: How exactly do the Gillman and the Mummy manifest into the real world to kill Kevin? For that matter, how exactly does Joe manage to turn himself into a vampire at the end?
* AndTheAdventureContinues: Once Kevin meets his death, Joe is revealed to own another model called "The Skater", hinting that he plans on using his new voodoo-based abilities to get revenge on Billy Niles, his skateboarding bully.
* AssholeVictim: Kevin, in spite of his goofy nature.
** Billy Niles is an interesting case. He isn't shown being punished for his actions directly, but now that Joe is a potential reality warper and has purchased another model in Billy's likeness, that won't be true for long.
* BecomingTheMask: Joe is first seen dressed up as a vampire to illustrate his love of monsters. The end of the story reveals that he's used his newfound reality-warping powers to turn himself into an ''actual'' vampire.
* BerserkButton: Kevin has a variety of buttons that are easy to push, such as reminding him about him losing his job, insisting he isn't a man/the alpha male, and any mention of him being a loser. Any reminders that he isn't the hotshot he thinks he is sends him on the warpath.
* BioluminescenceIsCool: As shown at the very end of the episode, the Victim is able to glow in the dark.
* BloodFromTheMouth: June coughs up blood as she goes to make Jiffy Pop, revealing that her cancer is taking a turn for the worse.
* {{Bookends}}: When we first meet Joe, he's dressed as a vampire and pretending to be Dracula. His last appearance in the episode sees him back in his vampire get up, but he shows off realistic fangs, implying that he's now the real thing.
** The episode also begins and ends on a closeup of his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy duking it out.
* TheBully: Billy Niles, a skateboarding punk who regularly beats up Joe and mocks him for loving horror movies.
* AffectionateNickname: June and Barb call Joe "Joe-Joe" at different points in the story.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Joe's dad is never mentioned. Because he's living with his aunt and uncle after his mom's death, it can be safely assumed that his dad is out of the picture in one way or another.
* AmbiguousSituation: How exactly do the Gillman and the Mummy manifest into the real world to kill Kevin? For that matter, how exactly does Joe manage to turn himself into a vampire at the end?
* AndTheAdventureContinues: Once Kevin meets his death, Joe is revealed to own another model called "The Skater", hinting that he plans on using his new voodoo-based abilities to get revenge on Billy Niles, his skateboarding bully.
* AssholeVictim: Kevin, in spite of his goofy nature.
** Billy Niles is an interesting case. He isn't shown being punished for his actions directly, but now that Joe is a potential reality warper and has purchased another model in Billy's likeness, that won't be true for long.
* BecomingTheMask: Joe is first seen dressed up as a vampire to illustrate his love of monsters. The end of the story reveals that he's used his newfound reality-warping powers to turn himself into an ''actual'' vampire.
* BerserkButton: Kevin has a variety of buttons that are easy to push, such as reminding him about him losing his job, insisting he isn't a man/the alpha male, and any mention of him being a loser. Any reminders that he isn't the hotshot he thinks he is sends him on the warpath.
* BioluminescenceIsCool: As shown at the very end of the episode, the Victim is able to glow in the dark.
* BloodFromTheMouth: June coughs up blood as she goes to make Jiffy Pop, revealing that her cancer is taking a turn for the worse.
* {{Bookends}}: When we first meet Joe, he's dressed as a vampire and pretending to be Dracula. His last appearance in the episode sees him back in his vampire get up, but he shows off realistic fangs, implying that he's now the real thing.
** The episode also begins and ends on a closeup of his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy duking it out.
* TheBully: Billy Niles, a skateboarding punk who regularly beats up Joe and mocks him for loving horror movies.
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* ActorAllusion: Once again, Creator/KevinDillon portrays once again plays an AssholeVictim who gets what's coming to him in an [[Recap/TalesFromTheCryptS5E7HouseOfHorror episode of an EC Comics-inspired horror anthology series]].
* AffectionateNickname: June and Barbcall are both known to refer to Joe "Joe-Joe" at different points in the story.
as "Joe-Joe".
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Joe's dad is never mentioned. Because he's living with his aunt and uncle after his mom's death, it can besafely assumed that his dad is out of the picture in one way or another.
* AmbiguousSituation: How exactly do the Gillman and the Mummymanifest into enter the real world to kill Kevin? For that matter, how exactly does Joe manage to turn himself into a vampire at the end?
vampire?
* AndTheAdventureContinues: Once Kevinmeets his death, is killed, Joe is revealed to own another model called "The Skater", hinting that he plans on using his new voodoo-based abilities voodoo powers to get revenge on Billy Niles, his skateboarding bully.
* AssholeVictim: Kevin,in spite of despite his goofy nature.
** Billy Nilesis an interesting case. He isn't shown being punished for his actions directly, but now that Joe is a potential reality warper has reality-bending powers and has purchased another model in Billy's likeness, that won't be true for long.
* BecomingTheMask: Joe isfirst seen dressed up as introduced pretending to be a vampire to illustrate his love of monsters. The end of the story reveals that he's used his newfound reality-warping powers to turn himself into an ''actual'' a ''real'' vampire.
* BerserkButton: Kevin has a variety ofbuttons things that are easy to push, send him on the warpath, such as reminding him about him losing his job, job loss, insisting that he isn't a man/the alpha male, man, and any mention of him being a loser. Any reminders that he isn't the hotshot he thinks he is sends him on the warpath.
loser.
* BioluminescenceIsCool: As shown at the very end of the episode, the Victim is shown to be able to glow in the dark.
* BloodFromTheMouth: June coughs up blood as she goes to make JiffyPop, Pop for her and Joe's movie night, revealing that her cancer is taking a turn for the worse.
* {{Bookends}}: When we first meet Joe, he's dressed as a vampire and pretending to be Dracula. His last appearance in the episode sees him back in his vampire get up, but he shows off realistic fangs,implying revealing that he's now the a real thing.
vampire.
** The episode also begins and ends on a closeup of his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy duking itout.
out (barring the opening daydream).
* BreakTheHaughty: After spending the episode flaunting his ego and abusing his family in the name of masculinity, Kevin is cathartically reduced to a screaming, crying, and begging mess as the Mummy and Gillman tear him apart.
* TheBully: Billy Niles, a skateboarding punk who regularly beatsup Joe up and mocks him for loving horror movies.his monster obsession.
* AffectionateNickname: June and Barb
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Joe's dad is never mentioned. Because he's living with his aunt and uncle after his mom's death, it can be
* AmbiguousSituation: How exactly do the Gillman and the Mummy
* AndTheAdventureContinues: Once Kevin
* AssholeVictim: Kevin,
** Billy Niles
* BecomingTheMask: Joe is
* BerserkButton: Kevin has a variety of
* BioluminescenceIsCool: As shown at the very end of the episode, the Victim is shown to be able to glow in the dark.
* BloodFromTheMouth: June coughs up blood as she goes to make Jiffy
* {{Bookends}}: When we first meet Joe, he's dressed as a vampire and pretending to be Dracula. His last appearance in the episode sees him back in his vampire get up, but he shows off realistic fangs,
** The episode also begins and ends on a closeup of his diorama of the Gillman and the Mummy duking it
* BreakTheHaughty: After spending the episode flaunting his ego and abusing his family in the name of masculinity, Kevin is cathartically reduced to a screaming, crying, and begging mess as the Mummy and Gillman tear him apart.
* TheBully: Billy Niles, a skateboarding punk who regularly beats
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** The scarecrow from [[Recap/CreepshowS1E4TheCompanion The Companion]] can be seen among Joe's models. His model of the Creep is seen holding a miniature ''Creepshow'' issue that features that same story's cover. Joe's bully is even given the name "Billy", the same name as Harold's abusive brother from the above episode.
** In Joe's dream, the issue of ''Creepshow'' June hands him has the same cover as [[Recap/CreepshowS1E6GrayMatter Gray Matter]], the first episode of the series. Kevin is also seen drinking a bottle of Harrow's Supreme when he watches the wrestling match.
** In Joe's dream, the issue of ''Creepshow'' June hands him has the same cover as [[Recap/CreepshowS1E6GrayMatter Gray Matter]], the first episode of the series. Kevin is also seen drinking a bottle of Harrow's Supreme when he watches the wrestling match.
to:
** The scarecrow from [[Recap/CreepshowS1E4TheCompanion The Companion]] can be seen among Joe's models. His model of the Creep is even seen holding a miniature ''Creepshow'' issue that features that same story's cover. cover.
*** Joe's bully is even given the name "Billy", the same name as Harold's abusive brother from the above episode.
** In Joe's dream, the issue of ''Creepshow'' June hands him has the same cover as [[Recap/CreepshowS1E6GrayMatter Gray Matter]], the very first episode of the series. Kevin is also seen drinking a bottle of Harrow's Supreme when he watchesthe his wrestling match.
*** Joe's bully is even given the name "Billy", the same name as Harold's abusive brother from the above episode.
** In Joe's dream, the issue of ''Creepshow'' June hands him has the same cover as [[Recap/CreepshowS1E6GrayMatter Gray Matter]], the very first episode of the series. Kevin is also seen drinking a bottle of Harrow's Supreme when he watches
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** The various novelty items Joe has in and around his room are life-like replicas of products advertised in previous issues of ''Creepshow'', usually seen during the transitions between stories.
* TheCameo: The Creep himself appears as another one of Joe's models. Another model in Joe's collection resembles him in his deliveryman disguise/appearance from ''Film/Creepshow2''.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', as well as the other films on Joe's projector.
* DomesticAbuse: Kevin is shown to be physically abusive to Barb and Joe.
* DreamIntro: The story opens as ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', a silent film in which the Mummy terrorizes a hero and damsel in distress before being interrupted by the Gillman. As the two monsters come to blows, June suddenly begins calling for Joe, causing the monsters to stop and look around in confusion. It's revealed that Joe, who was painting a diorama of the monsters in question, was picturing the whole thing in his head.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: With help from his mother's ghost, Joe manages to permanently remove his abusive uncle from his house, and he even becomes a genuine monster himself, which thrills him.
* TheCameo: The Creep himself appears as another one of Joe's models. Another model in Joe's collection resembles him in his deliveryman disguise/appearance from ''Film/Creepshow2''.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', as well as the other films on Joe's projector.
* DomesticAbuse: Kevin is shown to be physically abusive to Barb and Joe.
* DreamIntro: The story opens as ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', a silent film in which the Mummy terrorizes a hero and damsel in distress before being interrupted by the Gillman. As the two monsters come to blows, June suddenly begins calling for Joe, causing the monsters to stop and look around in confusion. It's revealed that Joe, who was painting a diorama of the monsters in question, was picturing the whole thing in his head.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: With help from his mother's ghost, Joe manages to permanently remove his abusive uncle from his house, and he even becomes a genuine monster himself, which thrills him.
to:
** The various novelty items Joe has in and around his room are life-like replicas of products advertised in previous issues of ''Creepshow'', usually seen during the transitions between stories.
* TheCameo: The Creep himself appears as another one of Joe's models.
** Another model in Joe's collection resembles him in his deliverymandisguise/appearance disguise from ''Film/Creepshow2''.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', as well asthe other films on Joe's projector.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: June dies from her cancer as she and Joe watch a movie, hugging each other in the process.
* DomesticAbuse: Kevin is shown to be physically abusive to both Barb andJoe.
Joe when they get on his bad side.
* DreamIntro: The story opensas on a scene of ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', a silent film in which where the Mummy terrorizes a hero and damsel in distress a damsel-in-distress before being interrupted by the Gillman. As the two monsters come to blows, June suddenly begins calling for Joe, causing the monsters to stop and look around in confusion. It's then revealed that Joe, who was painting a diorama of the monsters in question, was picturing the whole thing in his head.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: With a little help from his mother's ghost, Joe manages topermanently remove his abusive uncle from his house, life, and he even becomes a genuine monster himself, which thrills him.him.
* EnemyMine: While they were smacking each other around in their crossover film, the Gillman and the Mummy work together to kill Kevin on Joe's behalf.
* TheCameo: The Creep himself appears as another one of Joe's models.
** Another model in Joe's collection resembles him in his deliveryman
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', as well as
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: June dies from her cancer as she and Joe watch a movie, hugging each other in the process.
* DomesticAbuse: Kevin is shown to be physically abusive to both Barb and
* DreamIntro: The story opens
* EarnYourHappyEnding: With a little help from his mother's ghost, Joe manages to
* EnemyMine: While they were smacking each other around in their crossover film, the Gillman and the Mummy work together to kill Kevin on Joe's behalf.
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* {{Expy}}: Uncle Kevin is basically a middle-aged [[Recap/TalesFromTheCryptS5E7HouseOfHorror Les Wilton]] with a PornStache, having transposed the abuse of his pledges onto his family after finally leaving college. He's [[ActorAllusion even played by the same actor]].
** He's also an expy of Chet from [[Recap/CreepshowS1E3ByTheSilverWaterOfLakeChamplain By The Silver Water of Lake Champlain]], being a former soldier and a huge asshole to the kid he now has to take care of. The only difference between the two is that Kevin is [[LaughablyEvil goofier]] and slightly more pathetic.
* ExtremeDoormat: Barb usually lets Kevin smack her around and takes the blame for anything that might rile her husband up.
* FadingAway: The attendants of June's funeral slowly walk away from her grave, fading as they do so, until only Joe is left.
* FantasticallyIndifferent: When he first witnesses his projector turn on by itself, and without any film to play, Joe nonchalantly turns it off and gets ready for bed. When it turns on again and displays his mom's grave, ''that's'' when it gets Joe's attention.
* FlatCharacter: Billy Niles is solely known for being Joe's one-dimensional bully.
* ForeShadowing: The giant spider from [[Recap/CreepshowS2E4Pesticide Pesticide]] is also seen among Joe's models, right next to a model of an exterminator.
* FriendlessBackground: Joe's obsession with monsters establishes that he doesn't have many friends. June brings this up when she talks to him early in the episode, telling him, in spite of how she enjoys how passionate he is about monsters, if he could perhaps lay off the monster talk at school.
* {{Homage}}: As well as being a remake of the original movie's wraparound, the story also serves as one to the [[Franchise/UniversalHorror Universal Monsters]].
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Kevin is killed when the Mummy and the Gillman tear him in half.
* HateSink:
** Uncle Kevin. He used to be a successful boxer who served in the Army, but has since turned into a bitter washout who loses his job and resorts to taking over his nephew's house. The loss of his success has also made him dangerously abusive to his family. He leaves bruises on his wife's arm when she begins taking extra shifts at her own job, trashes Joe's models in an attempt to make him "normal", and even smacks the kid across the face when he tries to stop him.
** Billy Niles, the one-dimensional bully who regularly assaults Joe, has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Thankfully, it's implied that Joe's voodoo models will be the end of him as well.
* HorrorHost: Kevin glimpses one of these on the TV set as the Gillman goes after him, this one looking somewhat like ''an older Joe''.
* IDoNotDrinkWine: Joe quotes the phrase when he's dressed as Dracula at the table, substituting wine for the Tang his aunt is serving.
* ImagineSpot: Joe has one where he watches Frankenstein's Monster snap the neck of Billy Niles, his bully.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Billy Niles, the one-dimensional bully who has been harassing Joe for who knows how long, ''very'' nearly gets away with the abuse he deals out. Frankenstein's Monster ''does'' snap his neck, but that turns out to be an ImagineSpot conjured by Joe. At the very end of the story, we can determine that he's going to get what's coming to him very soon, since we see that Joe has ordered another model known as "The Skater".
* KickTheDog: When Joe brings up the truth that Kevin and Barb had to move in with him after the former lost his job, Kevin retaliates by wrecking the Grim Reaper model Joe was working on, which he states was a present from June.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After abusing Joe for being a "freak" for being obsessed with monsters for almost the whole episode, Kevin is killed by the very monsters he was mocking.
* LaughablyEvil: Uncle Kevin may be a HateSink EvilUncle, but that doesn't stop him from being an obnoxious goof.
* MeaningfulName: Joe's last name, Aurora, is the same as the town he lives in: Aurora, Illinois, which also houses the Aurora Plastics company. In the 70s, where the story takes place, Aurora Plastics was known for producing monster models advertised in comic books, which is how Kevin meets his end.
* MilesGloriosus: Kevin, who used to box and served in the Army many years ago, still insists that he's an alpha male who calls all the shots, even after he loses his job and is forced to live in his nephew's house. Any challenge posed to his status or any statements made contradicting his word usually leads to him getting violent.
** He's also an expy of Chet from [[Recap/CreepshowS1E3ByTheSilverWaterOfLakeChamplain By The Silver Water of Lake Champlain]], being a former soldier and a huge asshole to the kid he now has to take care of. The only difference between the two is that Kevin is [[LaughablyEvil goofier]] and slightly more pathetic.
* ExtremeDoormat: Barb usually lets Kevin smack her around and takes the blame for anything that might rile her husband up.
* FadingAway: The attendants of June's funeral slowly walk away from her grave, fading as they do so, until only Joe is left.
* FantasticallyIndifferent: When he first witnesses his projector turn on by itself, and without any film to play, Joe nonchalantly turns it off and gets ready for bed. When it turns on again and displays his mom's grave, ''that's'' when it gets Joe's attention.
* FlatCharacter: Billy Niles is solely known for being Joe's one-dimensional bully.
* ForeShadowing: The giant spider from [[Recap/CreepshowS2E4Pesticide Pesticide]] is also seen among Joe's models, right next to a model of an exterminator.
* FriendlessBackground: Joe's obsession with monsters establishes that he doesn't have many friends. June brings this up when she talks to him early in the episode, telling him, in spite of how she enjoys how passionate he is about monsters, if he could perhaps lay off the monster talk at school.
* {{Homage}}: As well as being a remake of the original movie's wraparound, the story also serves as one to the [[Franchise/UniversalHorror Universal Monsters]].
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Kevin is killed when the Mummy and the Gillman tear him in half.
* HateSink:
** Uncle Kevin. He used to be a successful boxer who served in the Army, but has since turned into a bitter washout who loses his job and resorts to taking over his nephew's house. The loss of his success has also made him dangerously abusive to his family. He leaves bruises on his wife's arm when she begins taking extra shifts at her own job, trashes Joe's models in an attempt to make him "normal", and even smacks the kid across the face when he tries to stop him.
** Billy Niles, the one-dimensional bully who regularly assaults Joe, has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Thankfully, it's implied that Joe's voodoo models will be the end of him as well.
* HorrorHost: Kevin glimpses one of these on the TV set as the Gillman goes after him, this one looking somewhat like ''an older Joe''.
* IDoNotDrinkWine: Joe quotes the phrase when he's dressed as Dracula at the table, substituting wine for the Tang his aunt is serving.
* ImagineSpot: Joe has one where he watches Frankenstein's Monster snap the neck of Billy Niles, his bully.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Billy Niles, the one-dimensional bully who has been harassing Joe for who knows how long, ''very'' nearly gets away with the abuse he deals out. Frankenstein's Monster ''does'' snap his neck, but that turns out to be an ImagineSpot conjured by Joe. At the very end of the story, we can determine that he's going to get what's coming to him very soon, since we see that Joe has ordered another model known as "The Skater".
* KickTheDog: When Joe brings up the truth that Kevin and Barb had to move in with him after the former lost his job, Kevin retaliates by wrecking the Grim Reaper model Joe was working on, which he states was a present from June.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After abusing Joe for being a "freak" for being obsessed with monsters for almost the whole episode, Kevin is killed by the very monsters he was mocking.
* LaughablyEvil: Uncle Kevin may be a HateSink EvilUncle, but that doesn't stop him from being an obnoxious goof.
* MeaningfulName: Joe's last name, Aurora, is the same as the town he lives in: Aurora, Illinois, which also houses the Aurora Plastics company. In the 70s, where the story takes place, Aurora Plastics was known for producing monster models advertised in comic books, which is how Kevin meets his end.
* MilesGloriosus: Kevin, who used to box and served in the Army many years ago, still insists that he's an alpha male who calls all the shots, even after he loses his job and is forced to live in his nephew's house. Any challenge posed to his status or any statements made contradicting his word usually leads to him getting violent.
to:
* {{Expy}}: Uncle Kevin is basically a middle-aged [[Recap/TalesFromTheCryptS5E7HouseOfHorror Les Wilton]] Wilton]], middle-aged and with a PornStache, having who has transposed the abuse of his pledges onto his family after finally leaving college. He's [[ActorAllusion even played by the same actor]].
** He's also an expy of Chet from [[Recap/CreepshowS1E3ByTheSilverWaterOfLakeChamplain By The Silver Water of Lake Champlain]], being a former soldier and a huge asshole to the kid he now has to take care of. The only difference between the two is that Kevin is [[LaughablyEvil goofier]] and slightly more pathetic.
* ExtremeDoormat: Barb usually lets Kevin smack her around and takes the blame for anything that might rile her husband Kevin up.
* FadingAway: The attendants of June's funeral slowly walk away from her grave, fading into nothing as they do so, until only Joe is left.
* FantasticallyIndifferent: When he firstwitnesses watches his projector turn on by itself, and itself without any film to play, Joe nonchalantly turns it off and gets ready for bed.goes to sleep. When it turns on again and displays his mom's grave, ''that's'' when it gets Joe's attention.
* FlatCharacter: Billy Niles is known solelyknown for being Joe's one-dimensional bully.
*ForeShadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: The giant spider tarantula from [[Recap/CreepshowS2E4Pesticide Pesticide]] is also can be seen among Joe's models, right next to a model of an exterminator.
exterminator engaging it in battle.
* FriendlessBackground: Joe's obsession with monstersestablishes makes it clear that he the boy doesn't have many a lot of friends. June brings this up when she talks to him early in the episode, telling him, him that in spite of how she enjoys how passionate he is about his interest in monsters, if he could perhaps lay off the monster talk at school.
school. Joe pays her concern very little mind, noting that his monster models and memorabilia gives him all the companionship he needs.
* {{Homage}}: As well as being a remake of the original movie's wraparound, the story can alsoserves serve as one to the classic [[Franchise/UniversalHorror Universal Monsters]].
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Kevin is killed when the Mummy and the Gillman team up to tear him in half.
*HateSink:
**HateSink: Uncle Kevin. He used to be a successful boxer who and served in the Army, but has since turned into become a bitter bitter, rage-fueled, alcoholic washout who loses his job and resorts to taking over his nephew's house. The loss of his success has also made him dangerously abusive to his family. He family, as he leaves bruises on his wife's arm when she begins taking extra shifts at her own job, trashes Joe's monster models in an attempt to make him "normal", and even smacks the kid across the face when he tries back-talks him, threatening to stop do the same to Barb for sticking up for him.
** Billy Niles, the one-dimensional bully who regularly assaults Joe, has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Thankfully, it's implied that Joe'svoodoo models newest model will be the end of him as well.
him.
* HorrorHost: Kevin glimpses oneof these on the TV set as the Gillman goes after him, this one looking who looks somewhat like ''an older Joe''.
* IDoNotDrinkWine: Joe quotes the phrase when he's dressed as Dracula at the kitchen table, substituting the wine for the Tang his aunt is serving.
* ImagineSpot: Joe has one where he watches Frankenstein's Monster snapthe neck of Billy Niles, his bully.
Billy's neck.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Billy Niles, theone-dimensional skateboarding bully who has been harassing Joe for who knows how long, ''very'' nearly gets away with the abuse he deals out. Frankenstein's Monster ''does'' snap his neck, but that turns out to be an ImagineSpot conjured up by Joe. At the very end of the story, we can determine that he's going to get what's coming to him very quite soon, since we see that Joe has ordered now possesses another model known as "The Skater".
* KickTheDog: When Joe brings up thetruth fact that Kevin and Barb actually had to move in with him after because the former lost his job, Kevin retaliates by wrecking the Grim Reaper model Joe was working on, which he states was a present from June.
his late mother.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After abusing Joe for being a "freak" for being obsessed with monsters for almost the wholeepisode, segment, Kevin is killed torn in half by some of the very monsters he was mocking.
mocking, who do so under orders from Joe.
* LaughablyEvil: Uncle Kevin may be aHateSink EvilUncle, wicked and despicable uncle, but that doesn't stop him from also being an obnoxious goof.
* MeaningfulName: Joe's last name, Aurora, is the same as the town he lives in: Aurora, Illinois, which also houses the Aurora Plastics company. In the 70s, where the story takes place, Aurora Plastics was known for producing monster models advertised in comic books, which is how Kevin meets hisend.
well-deserved death.
* MilesGloriosus: Kevin, who used to box and served in the Army many years ago, still insists thathe's an alpha male who he calls all the shots, even after he loses his job and is forced to live in his nephew's house. Any challenge posed to his status as a true man, or any statements made contradicting his word word, usually leads to him getting violent.
* FadingAway: The attendants of June's funeral slowly walk away from her grave, fading into nothing as they do so, until only Joe is left.
* FantasticallyIndifferent: When he first
* FlatCharacter: Billy Niles is known solely
*
* FriendlessBackground: Joe's obsession with monsters
* {{Homage}}: As well as being a remake of the original movie's wraparound, the story can also
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Kevin is killed when the Mummy and the Gillman team up to tear him in half.
*
**
** Billy Niles, the one-dimensional bully who regularly assaults Joe, has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Thankfully, it's implied that Joe's
* HorrorHost: Kevin glimpses one
* IDoNotDrinkWine: Joe quotes the phrase when he's dressed as Dracula at the kitchen table, substituting the wine for the Tang his aunt is serving.
* ImagineSpot: Joe has one where he watches Frankenstein's Monster snap
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Billy Niles, the
* KickTheDog: When Joe brings up the
* LaserGuidedKarma: After abusing Joe for being a "freak" for being obsessed with monsters for almost the whole
* LaughablyEvil: Uncle Kevin may be a
* MeaningfulName: Joe's last name, Aurora, is the same as the town he lives in: Aurora, Illinois, which also houses the Aurora Plastics company. In the 70s, where the story takes place, Aurora Plastics was known for producing monster models advertised in comic books, which is how Kevin meets his
* MilesGloriosus: Kevin, who used to box and served in the Army many years ago, still insists that
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** Joe is likely named after Creator/JoeHill, who played Billy, the tortured child in the frame narrative of said film.
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** Joe is likely named after Creator/JoeHill, who played Billy, the tortured child in the frame narrative of said film.
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** At one point, Kevin is seen watching a wrestling match, much like Jordy Verrill does.
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** At one point, Kevin is seen watching a wrestling match, much like Jordy Verrill does. He also exclaims "Well, I'll be dipped in shit!" at one point, similar to what Jordy did when he discovered his meteor.
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* NeckSnap: Joe witnesses Frankenstein's Monster do this to local bully Billy in his ImagineSpot.
* NightmareFetishist: Being the monster fanatic that he is, Joe is delighted after he turns himself into a vampire.
* OffscreenTeleportation: The Gillman initially manifests in Joe's room. After the creature tosses Kevin over the stairs, it soon reappears by bursting through the living room wall.
* NightmareFetishist: Being the monster fanatic that he is, Joe is delighted after he turns himself into a vampire.
* OffscreenTeleportation: The Gillman initially manifests in Joe's room. After the creature tosses Kevin over the stairs, it soon reappears by bursting through the living room wall.
to:
* NeckSnap: Joe witnesses watches as Frankenstein's Monster do does this to local bully Billy Niles in his ImagineSpot.
* NiceGirl: June is shown to be a very caring mother to Joe, loving how passionate he is about monsters and playing along when he dresses up as Dracula and pretends to hypnotize her.
** Aunt Barb is a pretty sweet woman as well, as she shares Joe's interest in monsters and treats him much like June did, even protecting the kid from her abusive husband at one point.
* NightmareFetishist: Being the monster fanatic that he is, Joe isdelighted ''utterly delighted'' after he turns himself into a vampire.
* OffscreenTeleportation: The Gillmaninitially originally manifests in Joe's room. After the creature tosses Kevin over down the stairs, it soon reappears by bursting through the living room wall.wall. Its model form is also seen in an aquarium that wasn't originally in the room, likely to keep the Gillman from drying out.
* NiceGirl: June is shown to be a very caring mother to Joe, loving how passionate he is about monsters and playing along when he dresses up as Dracula and pretends to hypnotize her.
** Aunt Barb is a pretty sweet woman as well, as she shares Joe's interest in monsters and treats him much like June did, even protecting the kid from her abusive husband at one point.
* NightmareFetishist: Being the monster fanatic that he is, Joe is
* OffscreenTeleportation: The Gillman
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* PornStash: Kevin roots around under Joe's mattress to see if he has any dirty magazines, hoping to find proof that he's somewhat "normal".
* PreMortemOneLiner: Like the original film, Joe spouts one of these as his monster friends finish Kevin off.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Like the original film, Joe spouts one of these as his monster friends finish Kevin off.
to:
* PornStash: Kevin roots around under Joe's mattress to see if he has any dirty magazines, hoping to find proof that he's somewhat he fits his description of "normal".
* PreMortemOneLiner: Like the original film, Joe spouts one of these as hismonster friends "friends" finish Kevin off.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Like the original film, Joe spouts one of these as his
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* RealityWarper: Joe may or may not become one when he continuously uses the Victim to torment Kevin. He manages to use his other models to bring his favorite monsters to life, project an image of an older version of himself on the TV set, and is somehow able to turn himself into a vampire.
* RecursiveCanon: While the physical ''Creepshow'' comic is known for making appearances every now and then throughout the series, this story has the comic playing an important role in the plot. Joe is often seen reading it at certain points in the story, and the issue June gives him in his dream is where he orders the Victim. At one point, Kevin even pulls out a copy of the comic that bares the same cover as the episode itself.
* RiseFromYourGrave: June is depicted clawing her way out of her grave in Joe's dream.
* RecursiveCanon: While the physical ''Creepshow'' comic is known for making appearances every now and then throughout the series, this story has the comic playing an important role in the plot. Joe is often seen reading it at certain points in the story, and the issue June gives him in his dream is where he orders the Victim. At one point, Kevin even pulls out a copy of the comic that bares the same cover as the episode itself.
* RiseFromYourGrave: June is depicted clawing her way out of her grave in Joe's dream.
to:
* RealityWarper: Joe may or may not have become one when after he continuously uses the Victim to torment Kevin. He manages to use his other models to bring his favorite monsters to life, project an image of an older version of himself on the TV set, and is somehow able to turn himself into a vampire.
vampire in the ending.
* RecursiveCanon: While the physical ''Creepshow'' comic is known for making appearances every now and then throughout the series, thisstory episode actually has the comic playing an important role in the plot. Joe is often seen reading it at certain points in the story, points, and the issue June gives him in his dream is where he orders the Victim. At one point, Kevin even pulls out a copy of the comic that bares the same cover as the episode itself.
* RiseFromYourGrave: June is depicted clawingher way out of her grave in Joe's dream.dream.
* SeriousBusiness: Kevin takes it pretty roughly when Joe stays inside working on his models instead of doing chores on a Saturday, which he even deems "Chore Day".
* RecursiveCanon: While the physical ''Creepshow'' comic is known for making appearances every now and then throughout the series, this
* RiseFromYourGrave: June is depicted clawing
* SeriousBusiness: Kevin takes it pretty roughly when Joe stays inside working on his models instead of doing chores on a Saturday, which he even deems "Chore Day".
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** June and Joe spend their last moments together watching ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'', which also famously features classic movie monsters uniting in one place.
** A picture of [[Film/TheLostBoys Laddie]] can be seen on a milk carton inside the Auroras' refrigerator.
** A picture of [[Film/TheLostBoys Laddie]] can be seen on a milk carton inside the Auroras' refrigerator.
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** June and Joe spend their last moments together watching ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'', which also famously features classic movie monsters uniting in one place.
**A picture The "missing child" image of [[Film/TheLostBoys Laddie]] can be seen on a milk carton inside the Auroras' refrigerator.
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** Joe is revealed to own a movie poster advertising the showing of a triple feature: ''IT Came Back,'' ''IT Came Back Again,'', and ''IT Won't Stop Coming Back!'' This is actually a subtle reference to ''Literature/{{IT}}'', as Pennywise transforms into the Mummy, the Gillman, and Frankenstein's Monster (the same monsters featured in the episode) in the novel.
** The brave hero featured in ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' is a dead ringer for [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Jones.]]
** While he's dressed as Dracula, Joe denies his aunt's request for Tang by quoting [[Film/Dracula1931 "I never drink... Tang."]]
** The brave hero featured in ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' is a dead ringer for [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Jones.]]
** While he's dressed as Dracula, Joe denies his aunt's request for Tang by quoting [[Film/Dracula1931 "I never drink... Tang."]]
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** Joe is revealed to own a movie poster advertising the showing of a triple feature: ''IT Came Back,'' ''IT Came Back Again,'', and ''IT Won't Stop Coming Back!'' This is actually a subtle reference to ''Literature/{{IT}}'', as Pennywise transforms into the Mummy, the Gillman, and Frankenstein's Monster (the same monsters featured in the episode) in the novel.
** The brave hero and the captured damsel featured in ''Gillman Meets the Mummy''is a are dead ringer ringers for [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Jones.Jones and Marion.]]
** While he's dressed as Dracula, Joe denies his aunt's request forTang a refill by quoting [[Film/Dracula1931 "I never drink... Tang."]]
** The brave hero and the captured damsel featured in ''Gillman Meets the Mummy''
** While he's dressed as Dracula, Joe denies his aunt's request for
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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', a movie that Joe imagines at the beginning of the episode.
* SilentMovie: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' is depicted as one, along with any other film viewed with Joe's projector.
* SplashOfColor: Just before the black and white ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' intro ends, the Gillman slowly becomes colored in, which then cuts to Joe painting the creature's model.
* StrawLoser: Kevin, who is called such by Joe. Once a boxer who served in the Army, he's now a pathetic washout who loses his job and is forced to move into his nephew's house for financial security. Unfortunately, he's also an ''abusive'' loser, usually smacking his wife and nephew around (the former for still having her own job and the latter for not being "normal", respectively) to take his frustration out on the only people he has any control over.
* SupernaturalAid: In his dreams, Joe's mother visits him from beyond the grave. She gives him a ''Creepshow'' comic that advertises a model known as "The Victim", which he uses to torment and ultimately kill his abusive uncle.
* TestosteronePoisoning: Kevin, who just '''oozes''' toxic masculinity, usually tries to get Joe more interested in things like sports and girls, believing that the kid's obsession with monsters is making him a "freak".
* TheTelevisionTalksBack: As Joe witnesses his projector showing his mother crawl out of her grave, June uses the projector's captions to talk to him, telling him that she's watching over him and they'll be together forever.
** The TV set in the Aurora's living room turns itself on to showcase a horror host indirectly telling Kevin that the Gillman is coming back for him.
* VoodooDoll: The Victim functions as one when constructed.
* WholePlotReference: The story is essentially a remake of the wraparound of the [[Film/{{Creepshow}} original film]], as they both center around a boy who loves horror, is abused by the male authority figure in his life, and ultimately uses voodoo to get his revenge.
* YourMindMakesItReal: This may be why the Gillman and the Mummy manifest in the real world to kill Kevin.
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* SilentMovie: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' is depicted as one, along with any other film viewed with Joe's projector.
* SplashOfColor: Just before the black and white ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' intro ends, the Gillman slowly becomes colored in, which then cuts to Joe painting the creature's model.
* StrawLoser: Kevin, who is called such by Joe. Once a boxer who served in the Army, he's now a pathetic washout who loses his job and is forced to move into his nephew's house for financial security. Unfortunately, he's also an ''abusive'' loser, usually smacking his wife and nephew around (the former for still having her own job and the latter for not being "normal", respectively) to take his frustration out on the only people he has any control over.
* SupernaturalAid: In his dreams, Joe's mother visits him from beyond the grave. She gives him a ''Creepshow'' comic that advertises a model known as "The Victim", which he uses to torment and ultimately kill his abusive uncle.
* TestosteronePoisoning: Kevin, who just '''oozes''' toxic masculinity, usually tries to get Joe more interested in things like sports and girls, believing that the kid's obsession with monsters is making him a "freak".
* TheTelevisionTalksBack: As Joe witnesses his projector showing his mother crawl out of her grave, June uses the projector's captions to talk to him, telling him that she's watching over him and they'll be together forever.
** The TV set in the Aurora's living room turns itself on to showcase a horror host indirectly telling Kevin that the Gillman is coming back for him.
* VoodooDoll: The Victim functions as one when constructed.
* WholePlotReference: The story is essentially a remake of the wraparound of the [[Film/{{Creepshow}} original film]], as they both center around a boy who loves horror, is abused by the male authority figure in his life, and ultimately uses voodoo to get his revenge.
* YourMindMakesItReal: This may be why the Gillman and the Mummy manifest in the real world to kill Kevin.
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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'', a movie that Joe imagines daydreams about at the beginning of the episode.
* SilentMovie: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' is depicted as one, along withany the other film films viewed with Joe's projector.
* SplashOfColor: Just before the black and white ''Gillman Meets the Mummy''intro prologue ends, the Gillman is slowly becomes colored in, which then in as though he were being painted. After this, the episode cuts to Joe painting the creature's model.
* StrawLoser: Kevin, who is called as such by Joe. Once a boxer who served in the Army, he's now a pathetic washout who loses his job and is forced to move into his nephew's house for financial security. Unfortunately, he's also an ''abusive'' loser, usually smacking his wife and nephew around (the former for still having her own job and the latter for not being "normal", respectively) totake vent his frustration out frustrations on the only people he has any sense of control over.
* StrugglingSingleMother: June makes no mention of Joe's father or even being married at all. She's also growing weaker and weaker every day thanks to her cancer, and primarily invites Barb and Kevin to stay at the house so they could help around the house.
* SupernaturalAid: In his dreams, Joe's mother visits him from beyond the grave. Shegives hands him a ''Creepshow'' comic that advertises a model known as "The Victim", which he uses to torment and ultimately kill his abusive uncle.
* TestosteronePoisoning: Kevin, whojust '''oozes''' toxic masculinity, usually tries to get Joe his nephew more interested in things like in sports and girls, believing that the kid's obsession with monsters is making him a "freak".
* TheTelevisionTalksBack: As Joe witnesses his projector showing his mother crawl out of her grave, June uses the projector's captions to talk to him, telling him thatshe's she and his friends are watching over him and they'll be together forever.
** The TV set in the Aurora's living room turns itself on to showcase a horrorhost indirectly telling host, resembling an older Joe, tell Kevin that the Gillman is coming back for him.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: June, Joe's mother, who encourages Joe's monster fixation and cares about his well-being above all else, sadly succumbs to her cancer while she and her son watch a movie together. Her ghost soon appears to Joe in his dreams, giving him the means to get Uncle Kevin out of the picture.
* VoodooDoll: The Victim functions as one whenconstructed.
constructed. Joe is able to twist and fix his uncle's ankle as his first test of the model, and later gives Kevin a fever by putting the figure on the radiator.
* WholePlotReference: Thestory episode is essentially a remake of the wraparound of the [[Film/{{Creepshow}} original film]], film's wraparound]], as they both center around a boy who loves monsters and horror, is abused by the male authority figure in his life, and ultimately uses voodoo to get his revenge.
* YourMindMakesItReal: Thismay ''may'' be why the Gillman and the Mummy manifest in the real world to kill Kevin.
----Kevin, assuming that Joe didn't become a RealityWarper with voodoo-based powers.
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* SilentMovie: ''Gillman Meets the Mummy'' is depicted as one, along with
* SplashOfColor: Just before the black and white ''Gillman Meets the Mummy''
* StrawLoser: Kevin, who is called as such by Joe. Once a boxer who served in the Army, he's now a pathetic washout who loses his job and is forced to move into his nephew's house for financial security. Unfortunately, he's also an ''abusive'' loser, usually smacking his wife and nephew around (the former for still having her own job and the latter for not being "normal", respectively) to
* StrugglingSingleMother: June makes no mention of Joe's father or even being married at all. She's also growing weaker and weaker every day thanks to her cancer, and primarily invites Barb and Kevin to stay at the house so they could help around the house.
* SupernaturalAid: In his dreams, Joe's mother visits him from beyond the grave. She
* TestosteronePoisoning: Kevin, who
* TheTelevisionTalksBack: As Joe witnesses his projector showing his mother crawl out of her grave, June uses the projector's captions to talk to him, telling him that
** The TV set in the Aurora's living room turns itself on to showcase a horror
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: June, Joe's mother, who encourages Joe's monster fixation and cares about his well-being above all else, sadly succumbs to her cancer while she and her son watch a movie together. Her ghost soon appears to Joe in his dreams, giving him the means to get Uncle Kevin out of the picture.
* VoodooDoll: The Victim functions as one when
* WholePlotReference: The
* YourMindMakesItReal: This
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: It may seem like an insult that's meant to put Joe down, but Uncle Kevin's claim about Bela Lugosi being a dope addict is actually true.
