'Creepshow'

In 1979, King met the director of 'Night of the Living Dead' - George A. Romero - and together they've decided to shoot a low budget movie titled 'Creepshow'. King himself debuted as a screenwriter. The flick consisted of five scary stories. An element connecting the stories was a comic book read by a little boy in his bed in the evening. King wanted the comic book owned by the boy to be really  published so that everyone could read it.

The comic book drawings based on the movie script were made by Bernie Wrightson. The 'Creepshow' comic book consists of the same five stories that were included in the film. Two stories were previously published by King in the form of short stories: 'The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill' telling the story of a farmer who found a meteorite in his field, and 'The Crate' about a monster living under the stairs of a university building. The other three stories are: 'Father's Day' about a man who rose from his grave and on his birthday went to visit his daughter, 'Something to Tide You Over' about a husband wreaking revenge on his wife and her lover, and 'They're Creeping Up on You!' about a ruthless rich man getting what he deserves.  

The comic book appeared originally in 1982, before the movie premiere of 'Creepshow'.