When a horror movie hits big in theaters or on streaming, I always expect to see at least a trilogy. (And if the sequels are popular, we’ll see nine or 10.) If a film only gets one sequel, you might assume that the second movie wasn’t so great.
The double feature of Creep and Creep 2 from Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice — streaming now on Netflix — might be the strongest argument against that. The duology kicks off with a hilarious, chilling first-person account of human prey being playfully stalked, then follows with an incisive 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, repeatedly and unforunately gives Josef the benefit of his
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