Creep

An eager videographer takes a day work posting offering a crisp payday and plain discretion. With cash in mind, Aaron drives to a remote mountain cabin and meets Josef, a man who presents a straightforward documentary style assignment. Aaron sets up the camera, follows Josef through a few requested scenes, and starts to feel the project has a genuine, personal spark. What begins as a simple shoot gradually reveals oddities in Josef’s story and the way the day unfolds. The boundaries between filmmaker and subject blur as the day wears on, and Aaron realizes the situation isn’t what it seemed. The tension grows as expectations clash and the dynamic becomes increasingly unsettling tonight.

Directed by Patrick Brice from a concept by Mark Duplass, the film blends a low budget found footage premise with a tense character study. It grew from a collaborative short into a feature that relies on improvised dialogue, natural performances, and a claustrophobic, everyday setting that keeps audiences off balance.

Creep helped spark a renewed interest in tight, improvised horror shot with limited gear and a DIY ethic. Its success spawned a follow up Creep 2 (2017), and sparked discussion about consent, performance pressure, and the unsettling line between documentary realism and manipulation in modern indie cinema.

Critics gave Creep a mixed reception, highlighting how Brice and Duplass turn everyday creepiness into a pressure cooker of suspicion. Viewers debate the ethics of filming a real person under exploitative conditions, while the film probes trust, power, and vulnerability in a compact, provocative setup for audiences worldwide today universally.

Box office: detailed worldwide gross is not provided here, reflecting the film's ultra low budget and limited release. The title circulated primarily within festival circuits and streaming platforms, gaining attention through word of mouth rather than blockbuster numbers for enthusiasts.