I've read the short story in Stephen King's "
Skeleton Crew" book and it was by far the best story in there.
I also own Creepshow 2 on DVD and while it's good, it's not nearly as good as the story in the book.
The look of the story in the movie also feels dated, as it was made in the 80's.
The deaths are much more gruesome in the book and the oil slick creature starts out small and then gets bigger with each victim it consumes.
And the final surviving guy doesn't make a break for the shore at the end.
He ultimately realizes his fate and begins to stare at the hypnotic lights the creature uses to lure you in thinking that it would only hurt for a little bit and then...death.
The end.
It really is an ingenious idea for a horror story.
The premise is simple, yet very effective.
The fact that their car is within sight but there's no way to get to it made it really creepy.
I give the story 4 out of 4 stars.
I'll give the movie version 3 out of 4 stars.