15 Best Anthology Horror Film Segments

"Oh Henry, where would you be without me to take care of you?"

Professor Henry Northrup (Hal Holbrook) and his arrogant wife Wilma (Adrienne Barbeau) despise one another. She frequently humiliates him at professional functions, always hammered, mocking his feebleness and questioning his masculinity. Henry, much less expressive than his obnoxious wife, often daydreams about the different ways he could kill her, and the applause he would receive from his peers. When Henry's friend and colleague, Dex Stanley, discovers that a mysterious crate under the University stairwell contains a giant, razor-toothed beast, Henry concocts a plan to lure his wife into its hiding place.

The Crate is an iconic short, and is arguably the most polarising horror anthology segment, certainly in Creepshow. For many people, it is the highlight story of the collection: the over-the-top creature design, the memorable caricature of a performance from Adrienne Barbeau, and Henry's brilliant murder fantasies all make the story stand out.

Some people find the segment a touch too silly (a ridiculous criticism - it's Creepshow, for goodness sake) or find that it feels slightly out of place with the other four (if any story feels out of place, it's the E. G. Marshall segment: They're Creeping up on You, as good as it is). It's schlocky, yes, but so it damn well should be.