Creepshow : The Hat /Grieving Process (2023)

Made for Shudder, airing October 20th in the US.
Season 4. Episode 2.

Story 1: Jay is a horror novelist with writer's block.

While meeting with his agent and telling her his current situation, she loans him famous horror writer Bachman's hat which stays under lock and key, to help inspire him.

Bachman also suffered from writer's block and knowing this eases Jay's mind.

That evening, Jay is trying to write. He puts the hat on but still seems to get nowhere.

Frustrated and taking it out on the hat, something overcomes Jay, and he begins to write, furiously.

The next day very proud of what he accomplished, Jay brings his work to his agent. The two are overjoyed with his work but his agent explains how Bachman's work really captivated audiences with his confident style.

She wants Jay to try and write in Bachman's style and that evening he makes that effort.

Same as before, he wears the hat, something comes over him, and by the morning, he has a best seller.

But Jay will pay quite an ominous price.

Story 2: Richard is the doting husband to April.

This morning is a very special day. It's the first day of April's new higher up position at work.

The couple part ways for the day in hopes of reuniting later for a romantic dinner.

Instead, Richard waits and waits for April's return. He texts and texts but gets no reply.

Finally, he gets a phone call from her phone. But it is not April, it is the police.

April had been attacked when leaving work , she is in critical condition and the attacker got away.

Some time later, April is ready to go home from the hospital.

When she arrives though, she is nothing like the April that Richard and her sister Jean know.

April is distant and quiet and cannot even eat.

Richard and Jean do the best they can to try to help April, but things just aren't going well.

They are both hopeful that with time April will return to her normal self.

Unfortunately, no amount of time will be bringing April back, but Richard won't give up on his beloved wife.

Stars Ryan Beil, Sara Canning, Marlee Walchuk , David Beairsto, Kelly Metzger, Sachin Sahel, Rachel Drance, Maemae Renfrow, Elfina Luk, Rebecca Davis, Kingston Chan 

Directed by Kailey Spear & Sam Spear

Rated TV
ANIMATION/MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/SCIFI/SERIES/TV