The Crate
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The Crate is a segment from the 1982 horror anthology film "Creepshow," featuring a monstrous creature unleashed from a mysterious wooden box discovered under a university staircase.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film segment
ⓘ
horror anthology segment ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Stephen King adaptations ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | George A. Romero filmography ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story by Stephen King ⓘ |
| contains | carnivorous creature ⓘ |
| containsElement |
graphic violence
ⓘ
suspense ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crateMarking | Arctic Expedition – June 19, 1834 ⓘ |
| director | George A. Romero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredByCharacter | janitor at the university ⓘ |
| distributedAsPartOf | theatrical feature Creepshow ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | monstrous ape-like being ⓘ |
| featuresLocationType | academic institution ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Creepshow (1982 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBySegmentInFilm | They’re Creeping Up on You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology horror
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasFandom | horror film fans ⓘ |
| influencedBy | EC horror comics style ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dexter Stanley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Professor Henry Northrup NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilma "Billie" Northrup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explores how characters use a monster to solve personal problems ⓘ |
| notableDeathMethod | victims devoured by creature from crate ⓘ |
| notableProp | bloodstained wooden crate ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Creepshow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAnthologyStructure | one of five main segments in Creepshow ⓘ |
| portrays | a creature being unleashed from a long-hidden box ⓘ |
| precededBySegmentInFilm | Something to Tide You Over NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | segment produced as part of a feature film ⓘ |
| prop | mysterious wooden crate ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | George A. Romero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | university ⓘ |
| settingDetail | under a university staircase ⓘ |
| theme |
domestic abuse
ⓘ
revenge ⓘ unleashed monstrosity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | contemporary to early 1980s ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| visualStyle | comic-book inspired aesthetics ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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