They're Creeping Up on You!
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"They're Creeping Up on You!" is a cockroach-infested horror-comedy segment from the 1982 anthology film Creepshow, directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film segment
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horror-comedy segment ⓘ |
| associatedWithCreator | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | George A. Romero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Stephen King ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | agoraphobia and obsessive cleanliness ⓘ |
| director | George A. Romero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| featuresCreature | cockroaches ⓘ |
| franchise | Creepshow franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology horror
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comedy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasClimax | apartment overrun by cockroaches ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate greed
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fear of insects ⓘ germophobia ⓘ isolation ⓘ paranoia ⓘ retribution ⓘ |
| hasTone |
macabre
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satirical ⓘ |
| includedIn | Creepshow (1982 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Upson Pratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | short story-style segment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
claustrophobic setting
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darkly comic tone ⓘ extensive use of live cockroaches ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Creepshow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAnthologyGenre | EC Comics-inspired horror ⓘ |
| positionInAnthology | one of five main segments in Creepshow ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Laurel Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | ruthless businessman ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| screenMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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hermetically sealed luxury apartment ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| usesNarrativeDevice | morality tale structure ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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