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{{Infobox film
| name           = Creep
| image          = Creep franchise logo.jpg
| caption        = Official franchise logo
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mark Duplass]]
** Various actors [[#Principal cast and characters|(See below)]]
}}
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[Blumhouse Productions]]
* [[Duplass Brothers Productions]]
}}
| distributor    = {{plainlist|
* [[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]]
* [[Netflix]]
}}
| runtime        = 
| country        = United States
| language       = English
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The '''''Creep''''' franchise consists of [[Found footage (film technique)|found footage]] [[Psychological horror|psychological]]-horror installments, including two [[Streaming media|streaming exclusive]] and [[video on demand]] feature films, and a spin-off [[#The Creep Tapes (2024–present)|television series]]. Based on an original story by [[Patrick Brice]] and [[Mark Duplass]], the movies have co-starred the pair, in addition to a supporting cast. The plot centers around a serial killer who regularly posts listings for one-time [[videography]] job assistance, to lure in his victims; after which he saves their [[Home movie|created video]] in his personal vault and assumes their name as an alias.

The movies which were created with a shoe-string budget and released in collaboration with [[Netflix]], were met with a strong critical response and viewership numbers upon their respective releases.<ref name="Creep_RT" /><ref name="Creep2_RT" /> The [[#Creep (2014)|first installment]] has since been called a horror [[Cult film|cult classic]] and one of the best found footage movies of all time.<ref name="Creep_TG">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/08/my-streaming-gem-why-you-should-watch-creep|work=The Guardian|title=My streaming gem: why you should watch Creep|author=Tew, Edward|date=June 8, 2020|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Creep_BD">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3794301/creep-found-footage-movie-10-years-later/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title='Creep' 10 Years Later: Why It Remains One of the Most Compelling Uses of Found Footage|author=H.C., Luiz|date=January 3, 2024|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Films_RM">{{cite web|url=https://rue-morgue.com/the-creep-franchise-gives-viewers-a-real-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/|work=Rogue Morgue|title=The ''Creep'' Franchise Gives Viewers a Real Wolf in Sheep's Clothing|author=Tucker, James|date=December 4, 2020|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref> [[#Creep 2 (2017)|Its sequel]] was praised for being an effective sequel, and worthy of its predecessor.<ref name="Creep2_Vulture">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/patrick-brice-on-why-creep-2-isnt-actually-a-horror-movie.html|work=Vulture|title=Why Creep 2 Isn't Actually a Horror Movie|author=Lincoln, Kevin|date=October 25, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Films_WSB" /><ref name="Films_RM" /> The [[#The Creep Tapes (2024–present)|television series]] has been mostly well-received and considered a fitting expansion of the films and the found footage genre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Creep Tapes: Season 1 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_creep_tapes/s01 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jarrod |date=November 14, 2024 |title=The Creep Tapes is a killer expansion of a found-footage franchise |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-creep-tapes-tv-review-shudder-amc-plus |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=AV Club |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Navarro |first=Meagan |date=2024-10-02 |title="The Creep Tapes" Review – Peachfuzz Is Back and Weirder Than Ever in New TV Series |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3833788/the-creep-tapes-review-mark-duplass/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Creep Tapes: Season 2 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_creep_tapes/s02 |access-date=2025-11-14 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Films ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width=100%
|-
! scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Film
! scope="col" | U.S. release date
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Screenwriters
! scope="col" | Producers
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Creep (2014 film)|Creep]]''
| {{start date|2015|06|23}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Patrick Brice]]
| rowspan="2"| Patrick Brice & [[Mark Duplass]]
| Mark Duplass and [[Jason Blum]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Creep 2]]''
| {{start date|2017|10|24}}
| Jason Blum and Carolyn Craddock
|-
|}

=== ''Creep'' (2014) ===
{{main|Creep (2014 film)}}

A videographer named Aaron responds to a request on Craigslist for one-day freelance project, requested by a man named Josef. The latter is suffering from terminal cancer, and states that he wishes to document his last days for his pregnant wife and the baby who is soon to be born. Collaborating in a remote location within the mountains the pair experience a friendly exchange. Aaron does his best to capture Josef's request, but witnesses some strange behavior in the process. Ignoring these idiosyncrasies at first, Aaron soon realizes that Josef fabricated his story to lure in an unsuspecting victim for his murderous plans. Realizing the truth, he must fight for survival by escaping the isolated location and Josef's ill-intentions.

After successfully doing so though he is now plagued with continually receiving gifts in the form of various video recordings from the assailant, Aaron is disturbed to find that Josef is obsessively stalking him. As any assistance from local law enforcement fails to provide him assistance, Aaron determines to confront his client by meeting in a public place. All the while, Josef has plans of his own to realize his initial plans through any means necessary.<ref name="Creep_THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/creep-sxsw-review-688269/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title=Creep: SXSW Review|author=The Hollywood Reporter Staff|date=March 13, 2014|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Creep_Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/sxsw-film-review-creep-1201130993/|work=Variety|title=SXSW Film Review: 'Creep'|author=Leydon, Joe|date=March 13, 2014|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Films_WSB">{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/creep-movie-review|work=What Sleeps Beneath|title=Dissecting a Serial Killer: The ''Creep'' Franchise|author=King, Destiny|date=April 11, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>

=== ''Creep 2'' (2017) ===
{{main|Creep 2}}

Josef, a notorious serial killer who has taken on an alias in the form of his [[#Creep (2014)|favorite victim Aaron]], finds himself dissatisfied with his recent murders and determines to try something different. Through another online job-for-hire advertisement, he lures a YouTube journalist named Sara to a remote cabin. Upon her arrival, he admits to previous murders and states that he wants to document his confessions on camera. To his surprise, Sara doubts his story but takes on the project. Explaining that she believes the experience will increase the followers of her unsuccessful web series where she details encounters with eccentric men she meets online, the pair begin their experience together. Throughout the day Josef / "Aaron" begins his usual tactics by attempting to horrify Sara, but repeatedly fails to have any impact. After staging his own hanging, "Aaron" explains his admiration for her, and the pair begin a romantic exchange. Unbeknownst to Sara however, her client has other plans.

Taking her into the deeper into the woods, "Aaron" explains the plot he has staged for the finale of their documentary. Showing her a large previously excavated hole in the ground, "Aaron" reveals that as a result of his affection for her, he intends their story to end in a murder-suicide. Though initially believing this was merely another theatrical experience, Sara realizes that the man she has spent the day with is in fact a real psychopath as he begins stab himself with her knife. Understanding the situation, Sara flees into the woods with "Aaron" in pursuit and finds herself fighting of her life.<ref name="Creep2_CF">{{cite web|url=https://certifiedforgotten.com/creep-2/|work=Certified Forgotten|title='Creep 2' Has a Lot To Say About Horror Sequels|author=Norton, Jay|date=December 15, 2022|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Creep2_CB.com">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/creep-2-review-horror-film-mark-duplass-peach-fuzz-patrick-brice/|work=ComicBook.com|title=Review: 'Creep 2' Brings Both Heart and Horror in This Unsettling Sequel|author=Cavanaugh, Patrick|date=October 23, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>

===Future===

In June 2015, in collaboration Blum, Brice, and Duplass stated that there would be various "stories of ''Creep''".<ref name="Franchise_EW" /> In October 2017, Duplass confirmed that there were discussions ongoing for additional installments; pointing to the scene at the end of the first movie where the audience is shown the killer's collection of videos about each of his victims, stating: "I want to see each and every one of those tapes."<ref name="Franchise_DD" /> Later that month, he also stated that creatives may repurpose some of the stories that were created during the process of writing ''Creep 2''.<ref name="Franchise_DD2" /> In a separate interview, the writer/producer/actor stated that the creatives involved are interested in creating a prequel, which would vaguely detail how Josef became a serial killer; while also stating that there will be a projects that explore the various victims teased at the end of the first film.<ref name="Franchise_DC" /> That same month, Brice stated that one of the concepts that was explored for ''Creep 2'' included the revelation that Josef is the leader of a cult group, while acknowledging the possibility of this abandoned plot-point being revisited.<ref name="Franchise_NC" />

In November 2017, Brice stated that the realization of a third movie depends on the success of ''Creep 2''.<ref name="Franchise_CA" /> By March 2020, Duplass confirmed that a third movie is in development. Recalling that he and Brice both felt like the second movie wasn't as good as they had wanted it to be, he stated that the current script has been written twice because they want to ensure the story is worth telling.<ref name="Future_IW">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/video/mark-duplass-creep-3-interview-1202221096/|work=IndieWire|title=Mark Duplass Says 'Creep 3' Is in the Works, Even After 'Almost Killing Ourselves' Over 'Creep 2'|author=Lattanzio, Ryan|date=March 27, 2020|accessdate=June 16, 2024}}</ref> In January 2024, Brice stated that while writing for a third film is ongoing, he and Duplass had been busy with their various respective production schedules.<ref name="Franchise_HO" /> While discussing the plans for additional installments, the filmmaker confirmed that Josef's troubled childhood including the character's creation of the wolf-masked alias referred to as "Peachfuzz" would be explored.<ref name="Franchise_HO" /> By September of the same year, Duplass expressed interest in portraying the titular villain for years to come, while acknowledging that there are plans for additional stories following the events of ''The Creep Tapes''.<ref name="Future_CB.com">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/creep-tapes-mark-duplass-future-movies-tv-show-reaction-explained/|work=ComicBook.com|title=The Creep Tapes Co-Creator Mark Duplass Wants to Play Peachfuzz Until He Dies (Exclusive)|author=Cavanaugh, Patrick|date=September 24, 2024|accessdate=September 24, 2024}}</ref>

In October 2025, Patrick Brice stated that the project will be made once the ongoing television series is completed, with the eventual third movie being the end of the franchise.<ref name="Part3_TD">{{cite web|url=https://thedirect.com/article/creep-3-movie|work=The Direct|title='Creep 3' Status Gets Revealed Amid Cancellation Concerns (Exclusive)|author=Rouse, Lauren|date=October 2, 2025|accessdate=October 12, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Part3_BD">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3907541/mark-duplass-patrick-brice-will-make-creep-3-as-a-defining-end-of-a-sentence/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=Mark Duplass & Patrick Brice Will Make ‘Creep 3’ as a “Defining End of a Sentence”|author=DiVincenzo, Alex|date=October 6, 2025|accessdate=October 12, 2025}}</ref>

==Television==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width=100%
|-
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" rowspan="2" | Series
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season(s)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Episodes
! scope="col" colspan="3" | Originally released
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Showrunner
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Executive producers
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Status
|-
! First released
! Last released
! Network
|-
! rowspan="3"| ''[[The Creep Tapes]]''
| 1
| 6
| {{Start date|2024|11|15}}
| {{End date|2024|12|13}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Shudder (streaming service)|Shudder]], <br>[[AMC+]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Mark Duplass]]
| rowspan="3"| Mark Duplass, and [[Patrick Brice]]
| Released
|-
| 2
| 6
| {{Start date|2025|11|14}}
| {{End date|2025|12|12}}
| Released
|-
| 3
| {{TBA}}
| 2026
| {{TBA}}
| Filming
|}

=== ''The Creep Tapes'' (2024–present)===
{{main|The Creep Tapes{{!}}''The Creep Tapes''}}

In June 2024, it was announced that a television series consisting of half-hour episodes had [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] production. Mark Duplass reprised his role as the main antagonist, in addition to writing and executive producing the series with Patrick Brice. The latter served as director for each episode. The duo explained that while they have worked on various continuations of the franchise, their own perception that the second movie was inferior to the original made them hesitant to continue until they determined the story they wanted to tell. The plot of each episode depicts one of Josef's previous victims, through the video recordings he saved as depicted at the end of the [[#Creep (2014)|first movie]].<ref name="TV_IW">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/the-creep-tapes-mark-duplass-horror-tv-show-1235012402/|work=IndieWire|title=Mark Duplass Returns to the 'Creep' Franchise with New Series 'The Creep Tapes'|author=Zilko, Christian|date=June 4, 2024|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="TV_BD">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3814927/creep3-announcement-video/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=Peachfuzz Is Back: Mark Duplass Announces 'The Creep Tapes' TV Series|author=Navarro, Meagan|date=June 4, 2024|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="TV_Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/creep-mark-duplass-tv-series-tapes-1236025281/|work=Variety|title='Creep': Mark Duplass to Adapt His Netflix Horror Movies Into a TV Series|author=Hailu, Selome|date=June 4, 2024|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref> ''The Creep Tapes'' premiered on the streaming services [[Shudder (streaming service)|Shudder]] and [[AMC+]] on November 15, 2024 with a two-part premiere; the series continued to air weekly on Fridays.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2024-09-12 |title='The Creep Tapes' – 'Creep' Franchise Returns with Shudder Series This November |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3830963/the-creep-tapes-creep-franchise-returns-with-shudder-series-this-november/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2025-02-06 |title='The Creep Tapes' Renewed For Season 2 At Shudder |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/the-creep-tapes-renewed-season-2-shudder-1236280294/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In October of the same year, it was renewed for a third season.<ref name="Season3_BD">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3908666/the-creep-tapes-will-return-for-a-third-season-in-2026-on-shudder/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=‘The Creep Tapes’ Will Return for a Third Season in 2026 on Shudder|author=Squires, John|date=October 11, 2025|accessdate=October 12, 2025}}</ref>

==Main cast and characters==
{{Cast indicator|A}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | Character
! colspan="2" align="center" | Film
! style="text-align: center;" | Television
|-
! style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Creep (2014 film)|Creep]]''
! style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Creep 2]]''
! style="text-align: center;" | ''[[The Creep Tapes]]''
|-
! Josef<br>{{small|Peachfuzz / Creep / "Aaron" / "Bill" / "Jeff Daniels" / "Father Tom Durkin" / "Kyle" / "Wolfy"}}
| colspan="3"| [[Mark Duplass]]
|-
! Aaron
| [[Patrick Brice]]
| Patrick Brice{{ref|archive|A}}
| {{CNone|Mentioned/Referenced}}
|-
! Sara
| {{cEmpty}}
| [[Desiree Akhavan]]
| {{cEmpty}}
|}

==Additional production and crew details==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="7"|Crew/Detail
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| Composer(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Cinematographer(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Editor
! style="text-align:center;"| Production companies
! style="text-align:center;"| Distributing companies
! style="text-align:center;"| Running time
|-
! ''[[Creep (2014 film)|Creep]]''
| Kyle Field & Eric Andrew Kuhn
| [[Patrick Brice]]
| rowspan="3"| Christopher Donlon
| [[Blumhouse Productions]], <br>[[Duplass Brothers Productions]]
| rowspan="2"| [[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]], <br>[[Netflix]]
| 1 hr 17 mins
|-
! ''[[Creep 2]]''
| rowspan="2"| [[Julian Wass]]
| Patrick Brice & Desiree Akhavan
| Blumhouse Productions, <br>Duplass Brothers Productions, <br>[[Lists of Netflix original films|Netflix Original Films]]
| 1 hr 20 mins
|-
! ''[[#Television|The Creep Tapes]]''
| Patrick Brice
| Duplass Brothers Productions
| [[Shudder (streaming service)|Shudder]]
| 23-25 minutes <br>{{small|(per episode)}}
|-
|}

==Development==
===''Creep''===
Co-written by Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, the project evolved from its original conception into the story which was realized as ''Creep''. Duplass based premise in-part, on a real-life experience he had while living in New York. While responding to a listing on [[Craigslist]], he was surprised with how quickly the seller began telling him their personal experiences through their tears, and repeatedly invaded his own personal space. Perplexed by how rapidly they perceived a closeness to him, he found himself thinking that if he didn't get out of there something bad may happen to him.<ref name="Franchise_SFW">{{cite web|url=https://www.sfweekly.com/archives/talking-creepiness-with-mark-duplass-and-patrick-brice-of-creep/article_7c3248a4-86b8-5da4-9f1d-797c3d276c6c.html|work=SF Weekly|title=Talking Creepiness With Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice of Creep|author=SF Weekly Staff|date=July 14, 2015|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref> The filmmakers created the franchise with a few questions in mind: Why do we inherently trust people that we shouldn’t trust? Why is it that we put an ad in the paper and let a stranger walk into our home without knowing anything about them? That story is so exciting and so interesting. For fear of being rude, or offending people, we don’t protect ourselves. And that feels big to us.<ref name="Franchise_EW" />

The project began its inception when Duplass and Brice first met, when the latter's wife was the nanny for the children of Duplass. In 2011 the pair formed a friendship, following Brice's graduation from [[California Institute of the Arts|CalArts]] and while he was under the mentorship of Duplass. While discussing Brice's post-graduation plans it was decided that because he enjoyed interviewing people and had an interest in documentaries, as well as their combined fascination with strange interactions while [[people-watching]], they would develop a story where an experience within those parameters ended in a situation gone awry.<ref name="Franchise_SSR">{{cite web|url=https://silverscreenriot.com/619-qa-with-patrick-brice-of-creep/|work=Silver Screen Riot|title=Q&A With Patrick Brice of CREEP – Patrick Brice Talks ''Creep''|author=Oakes, Matt|date=March 24, 2014|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Franchise_SFW" /><ref name="Franchise_CA" /><ref name="Franchise_EW">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/06/03/mark-duplass-creep-exclusive-trailer/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Mark Duplass talks about his found footage horror movie Creep|author=Collis, Clark|date=June 3, 2015|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref> Determined to create a movie together immediately, the duo began [[principal photography]] in 2012 where the initial cut was completed within five days and they were the two-person crew;<ref name="Franchise_NC">{{cite web|url=https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/2017/10/25/interview-director-patrick-brice-creep-2/|work=Nightmarish Conjurings|title=Interview: Director Patrick Brice for CREEP 2|author=Thayer, Craig|date=October 25, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Franchise_SSR" /><ref name="Franchise_EW" /> their initial perception being that the film may never see a [[wide release]].<ref name="Franchise_SFW" /> Depending on which character was the focus on camera at the time, Brice and Duplass both handled the cinematography as well as direction responsibilities during those scenes (though Brice received sole credit as director). Duplass continued mentoring Brice throughout the process, as this was the latter's directorial debut as well as his first experience acting. The duo improvised the lines of the movie, from a basic outline they've described as a "scriptment".<ref name="Franchise_SSR" /><ref name="Franchise_TH">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djed8anU1Gg|work=Talking Horror|title=Talking Horror with Creep 1 & 2 Director Patrick Brice|author=Beam, Adam|date=October 22, 2023|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Franchise_EW" /> The original scriptment titled "Peachfuzz", and was intended to be a [[Art film|arthouse]] character-study regarding interpersonal relationships with a use of [[Black comedy|dark humor]].<ref name="Franchise_EW" /><ref name="Franchise_DP30">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzq7mgTPKzo|work=DP/30: The Oral History of Hollywood|title=DP/30: Creep, Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass|author=Poland, David|date=July 1, 2015|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref> After various [[test screening]]s with limited viewers, however, the audiences continued to connect with the thriller aspects of the story, and their repeated feedback requested more emphasis on the scary aspects of the film.<ref name="Franchise_DP30">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzq7mgTPKzo|work=DP/30: The Oral History of Hollywood|title=DP/30: Creep, Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass|author=Poland, David|date=July 1, 2015|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>

This process continued and progressed when [[Jason Blum]], was shown a rough cut of the movie. Duplass and Blum, had initially met in 2005 when they were both making [[Drama (film and television)|drama films]] and had resolved at that time to work together in the future. After Blum had released ''[[Paranormal Activity]]'', Brice and Duplass optioned the movie to him. Blum stated that 99 percent of the projects that are [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitched]] to his studio as a [[found footage (film technique)|found footage]] horror, he encourages the respective filmmaker to develop the script through other filming techniques instead. After watching their project however, Blum agreed to join the production, telling Duplass: "All found-footage movies come to me, and they all suck, and this one doesn't, I want to help." Responding positively to the project, he explained that he receives at least one pitch for a found-footage movie per week, because "[found-footage is] easy to make but very hard to make well."<ref name="Franchise_Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/sxsw-jason-blum-mark-duplass-creep-blumhouse-model-interview-700578/|work=Deadline|title=Q&A: Jason Blum & Mark Duplass Team On Horror Pic 'Creep' As Blumhouse Hit Machine, Indie Model Converge|author=Yamato, Jen|date=March 18, 2014|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Franchise_EW" /> Becoming involved with redeveloping the project, the producer assisted particularly with restructuring the story's ending where the project was ultimately finalized as a horror film.<ref name="Franchise_SSR" /> With the successful producer as a part of the production, [[Pick-up (filmmaking)|reshoots]] took place over a total of eighteen months with an additional crew member added.<ref name="Franchise_NC" /><ref name="Franchise_EW" /> Meanwhile, the marketing team at Blumhouse Productions were tasked with portraying the project as a horror story, through its various advertising mediums. Blum later explained their collaboration on the project: "I come from the business side and Mark comes from the creative side, but every time a decision came up about ''Creep'' it was two emails, and we agreed. I’ve not had that ever with someone on the creative or the business side."<ref name="Franchise_Deadline" /> As production continued, they received a distribution offer through [[Universal Pictures]] which would have seen a [[Movie theater|theatrical]] wide release.<ref name="Franchise_SFW" /> Through the distribution rights, it was requested that the project evolve into a trilogy, with contractual obligations from Brice and Duplass to create the sequels.<ref name="Franchise_CA">{{cite web|url=https://blog.calarts.edu/2017/11/02/director-patrick-brice-on-creep-2-and-calarts/|work=New from California Institute of the Arts|title=Director Patrick Brice on Creep 2 and CalArts|author=Ziemba, Christine N.|publisher=24700 at CalArts.edu|date=November 2, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref> Due to the $20,000,000 marketing costs this would have required, however, the duo opted to maintain the self-contained individual movie they had created and worked with [[Netflix]] distribution instead; explaining that this option allowed them to earn a monetary profit in the process.<ref name="Franchise_SFW" />

===''Creep 2''===
Following the movie's streaming release Brice explained that though they initially had zero intention of developing sequels, the final ending which was developed with Blum's assistance "opens the world a bit" as the audiences sees Josef's cabinet full of VHS tapes and video recordings of his previous victims. The filmmaker stated that ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' (1974) and ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' (1978), had been influential to his perceptions of horror early in his career. Netflix approached Brice and Duplass with the option to produce a sequel, citing the large viewership numbers which were not made public as the company's motivation. As the streaming service offered to provide a larger budget, Brice and Duplass developed a sequel while intentionally keeping the story small-scale similar to the first movie;<ref name="Franchise_DD">{{cite web|url=https://dailydead.com/interview-mark-duplass-on-changing-the-game-and-meeting-his-match-for-creep-2/|work=Daily Dead|title=Interview: Mark Duplass on Changing the Game and Meeting His Match for CREEP 2|author=Wixson, Heather|date=October 19, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref> though the concept was inspired by the 1990s slasher movie revival, with influences from ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996), ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'', and ''[[Urban Legend (film)|Urban Legend]]''.<ref name="Franchise_TH" /> Brice explained that four iterations of the script for the sequel were developed,<ref name="Franchise_DD2">{{cite web|url=https://dailydead.com/interview-director-patrick-brice-on-the-found-footage-stigma-the-endless-potential-of-sequels-for-creep-2/|work=Daily Dead|title=Interview: Director Patrick Brice on the Found Footage Stigma & the Endless Potential of Sequels for CREEP 2|author=Wixson, Heather|date=October 20, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref> before its current iteration was finalized.<ref name="Franchise_CA" /> Explaining the writing processes, Brice stated that he and Duplass worked to create a similar slow-burn approach to the sequel's story, while acknowledgeding that they struggled with which story to produce, citing their combined fears of creating a poor sequel. The duo ultimately resolved that while the original movie had a psychological-thriller aspect where the story involved a protagonist questioning whether Josef was psychotic, or a harmless yet weird creep, before it's revealed to the audience that he is indeed a killer; the sequel was given a premise where the villain declares that he is a serial killer upfront, but his this potential-victim initially doesn't believe his claims, only to have a self-realization what has been going on all along by the end of the story.<ref name="Franchise_DC">{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/257166/exclusive-mark-duplass-creep-2/|work=Dread Central|title=Exclusive: Mark Duplass on Creep 2|author=Wilson, Stacie Layne|date=October 24, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Franchise_CA" /><ref name="Franchise_TH" /><ref name="Franchise_NC" /><ref name="Franchise_HO">{{cite web|url=https://horrorobsessive.com/2019/12/13/interview-patrick-brice-talks-about-creep-his-new-netflix-slasher/|work=Horror Obsessive|title=Interview: Patrick Brice Talks About Creep and His New Netflix Slasher|author=Armitage, Matt|date=2017|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref> Principal photography was completed over six days in Los Angeles with a production crew consisting of five people.<ref name="Franchise_CA" /><ref name="Franchise_NC" />

==Reception==
{{hatnote|For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section in each film's article.}}

===Financial details ===
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|-
! style="width:20%;"| Film
! Box office {{nowrap|worldwide gross}}
! Total home {{nowrap|video sales}}
! Worldwide gross {{nowrap|total income}}
! Budget
! Worldwide net {{nowrap|total income}}
! {{refh}}
|-
! style="text-align: left;"| ''[[Creep (2014 film)|Creep]]''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A|{{small|''Information not publicly available''}}}}
| {{N/A|{{small|''Information not publicly available''}}}}
| $500
| {{N/A|{{small|''Information not publicly available''}}}}
|<ref name="Creep_TN">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Creep#tab=summary|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services LLC|title=Creep (2015)|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Creep_BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2428170/credits/|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]|title=Creep (2014)|accessdate=June 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Creep.budget_NFS">{{cite web|url=https://nofilmschool.com/2017/07/mark-duplass-9-secrets-launching-career-indie-film|work=No Film School|title=Mark Duplass' 9 Secrets to Launching a Career in Indie Film|author=Buder, Emily|date=July 27, 2017|accessdate=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align: left;"| ''[[Creep 2]]''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A|{{small|''Information not publicly available''}}}}
| {{N/A|{{small|''Information not publicly available''}}}}
| >$500
| {{N/A|{{small|''Information not publicly available''}}}}
|<ref name="Creep2_TN">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Creep-2#tab=summary|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services LLC|title=Creep 2|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="Creep2_BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3654796/credits/|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]|title=Creep 2 (2017)|accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Franchise_DD" />
|}

=== Critical response ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Critical and public response of ''Creep'' films
! Film
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! [[Metacritic]]
|-
! ''[[Creep (2014 film)|Creep]]''
| 91% (35 reviews)<ref name="Creep_RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/creep_2014|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|title=Creep (2014)|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
| 74/100 (6 reviews)<ref name="Creep_MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/creep/|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website) #Fandom, Inc.|Fandom, Inc.]]|title=Creep|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! ''[[Creep 2]]''
| 100% (29 reviews)<ref name="Creep2_RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/creep_2|work=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|title=Creep 2|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
| 75/100 (5 reviews)<ref name="Creep2_MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/creep-2/|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website) #Fandom, Inc.|Fandom, Inc.]]|title=Creep 2|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Critical and public response of ''Creep'' series
!Series
!Season
![[Rotten Tomatoes]]
![[Metacritic]]
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[The Creep Tapes#Reception|''The Creep Tapes'']] 
| colspan="1" |[[The Creep Tapes#Reception|1]]
|77% (13 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Creep Tapes: Season 1 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_creep_tapes/s01 |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|55/100 (5 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Creep Tapes Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-creep-tapes/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="1" |[[The Creep Tapes#Reception|2]]
| 100% (7 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Creep Tapes: Season 2 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_creep_tapes/s02 |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of horror films]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:American psychological horror films]]
[[Category:Horror film franchises]]
[[Category:Film series introduced in 2014]]

{{Wikipedia attribution|original_title=Creep (franchise)|access_date=2026-03-01}}