Creepshow Volume 3

by Chip Zdarsky

Genres: Horror, Comics

128 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2025

About the author

Chip Zdarsky is a Canadian comic book artist and journalist. He was born Steve Murray but is known by his fan base as Chip Zdarsky, and occasionally Todd Diamond. He writes and illustrates an advice column called Extremely Bad Advice for the Canadian national newspaper National Post's The Ampersand, their pop culture section's online edition. He is also the creator of Prison Funnies and Monster Cops.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Chloë-Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Take me back to when Creepshow was Stephen King's IP not Greg Nicotero's pls.

[Luke Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Filled to the brim with dreadfully strong and compelling stories from brilliant writers and artists!

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Several fun, spooky stories. Some were a bit silly in my opinion but I still very much enjoyed them.

[Shivesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vol 3 of Creepshow is like one of those haunted houses you see off the side of the road on a long New England drive—weather-worn, maybe a little gimmicky, but once you step inside, the smell of old wood and blood hits you square between the eyes. These stories aren't just scary for the sake of fright—they crawl under your skin because they whisper truths you already know and don’t want to face.

Chip Zdarsky kicks things off with "Fame Is a Monster," a story about a young influencer who climbs the algorithm like it’s a golden ladder—only to find it’s made of bones. There’s something chilling about a tale where the monster isn’t the thing in the closet—it’s the audience, hungry for more, always more.

Then there's "The Guts of the Matter," which reads like the fever dream of every office worker who’s ever stared too long at a flickering fluorescent light. A demon in the vending machine? Sure. The real horror is how easy it is to say yes to the wrong kind of promotion.

What ties these tales together isn’t just gore or jump scares—it’s the way they hold a funhouse mirror up to modern life. Social media as a meat grinder. Capitalism as an occult ritual. Reality as a glitchy simulation with no exit sign.

If you grew up on Creepshow the TV show, or the 90s late night Tales from the Crypt, or you’ve ever read one of those comics with yellowed pages and smelly ink, this is your bag. Just don’t expect easy endings. Monsters don’t always live under the bed. Sometimes, they’re already in your pocket, whispering through the screen.

[Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun collection of Creepshow comics. This one has some truly stellar art and some fun stories inspired by social media and true crime citizen sleuths. It's gruesome, of course, but it also has that little wink and smile that make these comics fun.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very mid stories, “Revival Tent” is definitely the best one of the bunch.

[Rares ZzZ · Rating 3 out of 5]

perfect time of the year to be reading this - Christmas day! 💀

especially enjoyed ‘The Murder Variant’ and ‘Flesh Wounds’.

[Amethyst · Rating 3 out of 5]

there was one story I liked from the whole volume. It's not that good unfortunately