Creepshow/Meter Reader

Meter Reader
Season 3, Episode 4B
Release date	October 14, 2021
Written by	John Esposito
Directed by	Joe Lynch
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Creepshow — Season Three

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Meter Reader is part of the fourth episode of the third season of Creepshow, and the fifteenth episode overall.

Starring: Johnathon Schaech (Dalton), Abigail Dolan (Theresa)

Guest Starring: Cynthia Evans (Maria), Boston Pierce (Michael), Samantha Worthen (Mrs. Jones), Reagan Higgins (Mercy)

Additional Cast: Matt Skollar (Incinerator Worker), Omer Mughal (Podcaster #1), Hannah Aslesen (Podcaster #2), John Crow (News Anchor)

Plot Overview

A demonic pandemic has overrun the world, and a select few have been tasked with fighting the infected. Theresa's father is one of them, but when he comes home in violation of orders, she fears he's become possessed.

Trivia

The Show

• The ashtray from "Father's Day" is seen on an end table in the Fullers' living room.

Allusions and References

• The episode itself is a giant allusion to the COVID-19 Pandemic, which was in full swing during the episode's filming.

• The sanitation workers advise citizens to dispose of their loved ones' severed heads by exclaiming "Bring out your heads!", reminiscent of the similar scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

• Mrs. Jones' house is given the number 1408, after the similarly designated hotel room from the novel of the same name.

• A news report at the end of the story mentions that a large spike of cases has appeared in Castle County, the setting of several Stephen King stories.

• Dalton is likely named after the possessed child from the 2010 film Insidious.

• Those who are infected display several mannerisms similar to Deadites from the Evil Dead franchise.

• A number of references to The Exorcist are present during Dalton's visit to Mrs. Jones house:

• The house itself resembles Reagan's house.

• A pot of pea soup, which was used in the infamous vomit scene, is boiling on the stove. Mrs. Jones herself vomits a similar substance when her possession is revealed.

• Mercy, who is supposedly possessed, is tied to the bed similar to Reagan.

Goofs

• Johnathon Schaech's first name is spelled "Jonathon" in the closing credits, different than in the opening credits.