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Air date | April 15th, 2021 |
Writers | Paul Dini; Stephen Langford; Greg Nicotero |
Director | Joe Lynch |
Producers | Mitchell Galin; Julia Hobgood; Anthony Fankhauser; Marc Mostman; Geoff Silverman; Robert Dudelson; James Dudelson; Jordan Kizwani; Eric Woods; Jeff Holland; Russell Binder; Stan Spry; Brian Witten; Greg Nicotero |
Starring | Ryan Kwanten; Breckin Meyer; Gabrielle Byndloss; Kara Kimmer |
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Next "Sibling Rivalry" |
"The Right Snuff" is the title to the first story in the third episode from season two of the horror anthology series Creepshow. It was directed by Joe Lynch with a script written by Paul Dini, Stephen Langford, and Greg Nicotero. It premiered exclusively on the Shudder streaming service on Thursday, April 15th, 2021.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Ryan Kwanten | Alex |
Breckin Meyer | Ted Lockwood |
Guest Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Gabrielle Byndloss | Sandra |
Co-Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Kara Kimmer | Ann Poole |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Creepshow franchise was created by filmmaker George A. Romero and novelist Stephen King. Inspired by classic horror comic strips published by the likes of EC Comics, it was brought to the big screen as an anthology film in 1982. It produced two sequels, Creepshow 2 in 1987 and Creepshow 3 in 2006. Creepshow: The Series was developed by Greg Nicotero and produced by Cartel Pictures, Striker Entertainment, Monster Agency Productions and the Taurus Entertainment Company. It began streaming on Shudder on September 26th, 2019.
- This series rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and adult situations. Viewer discretion is advised.
- This episode is paired with "Sibling Rivalry", which is the second of two vignettes featured in this episode.
- This is the first episode of Creepshow: The Series directed by Joe Lynch. His next episode is "Pipe Screams".
- This is the second episode of Creepshow: The Series co-written by Paul Dini, and his first episode from season two of the series. He previously worked on the season one episode, "Skincrawlers".
- This is the second episode of Creepshow: The Series co-written by Stephen Langford, and his first episode from season two of the series. He previously worked on the season one episode, "Skincrawlers".
Allusions[]
- The title of this episode is taken from The Right Stuff, which is an American 1983 historical drama film written for the screen and directed by Philip Kaufman. It is based on the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe.
- The name Ann Poole might be a wink to the character of Frank Poole, who appeared in the 1968 sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Actor Gary Lockwood played the role of Frank Poole in the film. In this episode, Ted's last name is Lockwood.
- One of the computer monitor stations has the letters "KNB" prominently displayed upon it. KNB FX is a special effects company, co-founded by Greg Nicotero, who is an executive producer on Creepshow. KNB is most widely known for their work on the A Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise. Actor Breckin Meyer played a character named Spencer in the 1991 film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.
- The title of this episode and a brief description of the plot is featured on a comic page in episode 2x05, "Night of the Living Late Show".
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See also[]
External Links[]
- "The Right Snuff" at IMDB
- "The Right Snuff" at Trakt.TV
- "The Right Snuff" at ShareTV.org
- "The Right Snuff" at Themoviedb.org
![]() This article pertains to an episode from season two of the Creepshow television series. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Creephow season 2 episodes category. Episodes
"Model Kid" • "Public Television of the Dead" • "Dead and Breakfast" • "Pesticide" • "The Right Snuff" • "Sibling Rivalry" • "Pipe Screams" • "Within the Walls of Madness" • "Night of the Living Late Show" |