Creepshow/A Dead Girl Named Sue

A Dead Girl Named Sue
Season 3, Episode 6B
Release date	October 28, 2021
Teleplay by	Heather Anne Campbell
Based on	the short story by Craig Engler
Directed by	John Harrison
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Creepshow — Season Three

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A Dead Girl Named Sue is part of the sixth episode of the third season of Creepshow, and the seventeenth episode overall.

Starring: Cristian Gonzalez (Police Chief Evan Foster), Josh Mikel (Cliven Ridgeway), J.R. Rodriguez (Truck Driver Carl), Bryan Brendle (Joe Donovan), Rey Hernandez (Farmer Jeremy), Karlton Davis (Young Man)

Plot Overview

On a particular night in 1968, a small town takes advantage of the dead coming to life to carry out some vigilante justice on a man who's gotten away with all sorts of horrific crimes. The chief of police attempts to rescue the man from the mob, but his code of ethics is put to the test upon discovering the depths of his subject's depravity.

Trivia

The Show

• The ashtray from "Father's Day" can be seen on Chief Foster's desk.

Allusions and References

• The episode's title is a play on the Shel Silverstein song "A Boy Named Sue", which was famously covered by Johnny Cash.

• This story is obviously happening concurrently with the events of the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. The news broadcasts from the original film are even incorporated into the story in both visual and audio form.

• Sue Donovan, the titular undead girl, is a parody of Judy, the little girl who becomes a zombie in the original Night of the Living Dead.

• Cliven Ridgeway, regarding his manic demeanor and infamous offenses toward Sue, heavily resembles Wild Bill from Stephen King's novel-turned-film The Green Mile.

• Sue's hairbands and ring providing the only color in the entire story are a reference to the Girl in the Red Coat from the film Schindler's List.