Creep (2014) Review – An Uncomfortably Intimate Found Footage Nightmare
Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass redefine found footage horror with Creep. A simple job for a videographer turns into a terrifying game of psychological cat and mouse.
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We watch the good, the bad, and the absolute trash so you don’t have to. From the latest theatrical blockbusters to the obscurest oddities hiding in the depths of Tubi and Shudder, you’ll find our honest, unpretentious, and jargon-free verdicts right here. No film school lectures, just a horror fan telling you if it’s worth the popcorn.

Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass redefine found footage horror with Creep. A simple job for a videographer turns into a terrifying game of psychological cat and mouse.

Adam Robitel delivers a disturbing twist on the possession genre with The Taking of Deborah Logan. A medical documentary turns into a supernatural nightmare.

Carlo Ledesma delivers a masterclass in underground tension with The Tunnel. We look at the investigative horror that became a viral marketing sensation.

Tim Burton returns to his roots with Frankenweenie, a stop-motion expansion of his 1984 short. Is this black-and-white homage the perfect family Halloween treat?

Joseph Zito directs Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, the fourth entry in the Jason Voorhees saga. Is this the definitive slasher experience of the 80s?

The Vicious Brothers deliver a supernatural trip into madness with Grave Encounters. A reality TV ghost hunting crew gets more than they bargained for.

Brian De Palma delivers the first, and perhaps finest, Stephen King adaptation. Sissy Spacek stars in this iconic 1970s horror about bullying and bloody revenge.

The Babadook is more than just a monster movie. Jennifer Kent explores the raw, uncomfortable realities of grief and motherhood through a haunting lens.

Colton Tran delivers a “true story” thriller with Sorry, Charlie. While the ending offers a fun twist, does the rest of the film rely too heavily on slasher tropes?

Liam Gavin delivers a masterclass in slow-burn dread with A Dark Song. A grieving mother and an abrasive occultist engage in a months-long ritual with terrifying results.

Chris LaMartina returns with Out There Halloween Mega Tape, a spiritual successor to WNUF. Trade the 80s news for 90s talk shows and alien conspiracies.

Radio Silence and David Bruckner deliver a unique, loop-based horror anthology in Southbound. Five stories bleed into one another on a desolate desert highway.