Shudder's series Creepshow introduced audiences to an adorable little alien creature named Bob in season 1, episode 2, "The Finger".

Creepshow, which is an anthological television series based on the 1982 film of the same name, premiered on Shudder in September 2019. Each episode has two mini stories in each hour-long episode and run the gamut of different types of horror sub-genes. The original movie, which was also an anthology, was written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero. Many prominent names in horror, including Tom Savini and Greg Nicotero, have lent their talents to the show, with stars like Tobin Bell (Saw), Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), and Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator) playing roles in different episodes. Both Stephen King and his son, Joe Hill, have had stories adapted for Creepshow, as King did for the film.

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The narrative of the series is similar to Tales from the Crypt, with a character known as "The Creep" telling the tales in a comic-book style format.

"The Finger" Created Bob, And Viewers Went Nuts

Bob Creepshow eating popcorn

"The Finger" follows Clark (D.J. Qualls), who is a recent divorcee who lives alone and has picked up a somewhat unusual habit of collecting random objects off the streets. He ends up finding a strangely well-preserved finger on his adventures one day, and brings it home. The finger doesn't appear to be human, but as time progresses, it turns into a strange creature who ends up keeping Clark company; he decides to name the creature "Bob." Bob is lively and playful, has a penchant for eating popcorn, and seems to be a sort of demonic, almost cat-like being of unknown origin. Clark obviously has a soft spot for Bob, and Bob seems to be rather fond of Clark as well. As Clark continues with his day-to-day life, he ends up experiencing the usual sorts of mundane set-backs and disappointments as anyone else in his position would, but Bob takes these rejections very seriously. Clark discovers that, like cats bring owners unwanted gifts from time to time, Bob has taken to delivering him various body parts of increasing gore and size from people who have wronged or annoyed him. Since Bob isn't able to dispose of the bodies, Clark has to hide his new pet's crimes, lest the creature be taken from him or completely destroyed, should they be found out. There's also the concern that Clark could be blamed for the murders, so he decides its best to just cover his tracks.

After the episode aired, Twitter and other various social media exploded with delight over Bob, who became somewhat of an Internet phenomenon amongst the horror community. The notion of having something both deadly and sweet to dispose of its master's enemies seemed like a pretty good deal. Like other creatures in horror, such as the Xenomorph from Alien and even the Babadook from The Babadook, Bob was a surprise that caught viewers off-guard and became oddly sentimental. The episode, which remains one of the most popular and well-received of the first season, was directed by Greg Nicotero.

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