Shudder’s A Creepshow Holiday Special
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In this special and gory/funny episode of Creepshow, Robert Weston thinks he’s a werewolf, and joins Shapeshifters Anonymous. There, he encounters a werecheetah, a weretortoise, and a wereboar(who’s a full time asshole), among other things…
You guys know how I love my werewolves!
Some spoilers ahead!
Shapeshifters Anonymous
Robert Weston(Adam Pally) is desperate. He’s been finding weird things in his, uh, poop. Earrings, teeth, bits of zipper, things he assumes only a werewolf would have.
He searches out a group of therianthropes, Shapeshifters Anonymous in a church basement. The password is Landis.
He brought donuts, so the group reluctantly lets him in.
Robert is introduced to the group:
- Irena Reid(Anna Camp), werecheetah, teacher
- Scott Howard(Pete Burris), weretortoise, inherited from his mother
- Andy McDermott(Frank Nicotero), wereboar and metaphorical jackass
- Phyllis Allenbee(Candy McLellan), not a therianthrope, but she likes dressing like a Fantasia hippo.
- Ryan(Derek Russo), just…Ryan
The Test
After touching various objects in a chest, Robert is a confirmed lycanthrope when he reacts to touching wolfsbane. Irena tells him that the people he killed were all evil, because
Given a choice, therianthropes usually choose the wicked over the good. The creatures inside of us, we–we just–we find evil tastier.
The Secret Book of Bob
The Book of Bob.
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Scott reveals that there is a secret book removed from the world’s holy texts, the book of Bob.
Bob was God’s own appointed lycanthrope, appointed to take down evil people. But then Bob got prideful. Bob was ordered to be taken down by Kringle, but Kringle lost. He turned to the devil, and was given the order to kill all shapeshifters. To aid him, the devil gave Kringle Satan’s Claws, a weapon forged in hell to kill shapeshifters.
You see where this is going. Santa Claus is evil.
Mall Santas Attack
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As Scott is telling the story of Santa, a group of mall Santas actually attack the church.
Scott gives Robert a quick lesson on gun use,
Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their beards!
Irena informing Robert that the only way therianthropes die is from old age or beheading.
The Santas breach the barriers, and there is all out war. Except for Ryan. He seems useless.
The therianthropes hold them off, and the Santas retreat.
But then Ryan speaks
It’s not over.
Santa Claus is Here
Evil Santa.
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Santa(Tom Glynn) actually shows up, and there is no hope.
Except Ryan has a potion that will let them all transform while retaining their human intellect.
Even Phyllis has a drink.
Santa Claus administers a beatdown, and…well, I’m not spoiling it for you. But I will tell you that rapper Lil Yachty shows up.
Shudder’s Creepshow Holiday Special is available now.
Give it a watch and let us know what you think!
