Mark Duplass as Peachfuzz holding an axe in The Creep Tapes
Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass’ 2015 found-footage horror movie, Creep, was an experience that was heightened by having absolutely no pre-existing knowledge and even fewer expectations. Part of what made it such an enjoyable watch was the fact that you could stumble upon it on Netflix — at least for me. I was stunned by how unnerving and deeply disturbing this small film was, a psychological power-play between predator and prey that becomes a different film every ten minutes.
Not one of Peachfuzz’s victims is given any depth of character. They all mesh into one to form the most average man you’ve ever seen. Every victim has an ungodly amount of patience and tolerance for Peachfuzz’s tedious bullshit — which is more than can be said for the audience. One wants to set out to uncover the corruption of the Catholic Church , while a few simply want to make some quick cash.
1 Not every horror villain can carry their own project. A lot of us could watch six episodes of Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger tormenting teenagers’ dreams in a campy but deeply unsettling solo outing. The same goes for Art the Clown, Hannibal Lecter, and Chucky. But what do all these characters have in common? They’re genuinely scary, first of all. Some of them might make us laugh, but that doesn’t mean we’re any less terrified of them.
✕ Remove Ads Again, found footage is a subgenre that is unfairly written off by the masses, especially when it comes to its performances. However, if you think back to all the great examples of the genre, the realistic, grounded, and palpable acting is what makes the footage so jarring. The young trio of The Blair Witch Project makes up for the lack of the titular character because seeing them tormented is scarier than any mythical witch.
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