When a horror movie gets a sequel but not a trilogy, you might think that the second film was a critical or commercial failure. In fact, it’s not easy to find a two-part horror franchise that completes a full narrative arc and reaches a satisfying conclusion.
The double feature of Creep and Creep 2 from Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice — streaming now on Netflix — succeeds brilliantly, however, with a hilarious and chilling first film and then a sequel that takes the franchise in a completely different direction.
In the first Creep, Brice (in his directorial and acting debut) plays Aaron, a struggling videographer who’s taken a random gig at a remote cabin in Crestline, California.
Aaron, played by director Patrick Brice, is desperate for work at the start of the first Creep movie.
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The job? It’s filming a video diary for a man
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