Yes, 6 out of 10. The fear comes from a client who is friendly, odd and slightly too interested in you.
🐱THE SCARE SIGNAL
SCARE SCORE
6 /10
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DREAD LEVEL
High
You may look twice at strangers asking for favors for a few days.
DOG
Dog: fine
fine, no dog dies.
Ruling: Watch it with the lights on, and think twice before answering vague online ads.
Creep runs eighty-two minutes. Aaron, a videographer short on cash, takes an online job to film a client at a remote cabin for one day. The job listing did not mention the wolf mask.
The premise, briefly
A videographer takes a one-day job filming a stranger at a remote cabin, and the client's stories start to disagree with each other.
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How it ends
Josef kills Aaron with an axe at a lake, then watches the footage and calls Aaron his favorite victim. He files the recording with nearly thirty others and takes a call from his next target.
The scene you're dreading
Near the end, at a lake: Aaron waits on a park bench while Josef comes up behind him wearing the wolf mask and kills him with an axe. Aaron never turns around.
The dog
No dog dies in Creep, and no other animal does either.
Creep is mostly a slow stalker story with some loud jump scares, and knowing the plot takes away most of the surprise.
THE SHORT VERSION IS HIDDEN
How it ends, the scene you're dreading, what happens to the dog, and the bottom line. About twenty seconds to read.
What actually happens
A bubble bath and a wolf mask named Peachfuzz
Aaron Franklin, a videographer short on cash, takes an online job at a remote cabin in Crestline, California. His client, Josef, says he has an inoperable brain tumor and expects to die before his pregnant wife, Angela, has the baby. He wants Aaron to record a day-long video diary for their unborn child, whom he calls Buddy. The diary starts with Josef undressing for a long bubble bath, where he talks to his child as if it were in the tub with him, and he gets sad about dying. Uneasy, Aaron steps out of the room for a moment and finds a Halloween wolf mask sitting in a closet, and it scares him. Josef says the mask is named Peachfuzz, his father gave it to him as a child, and he plans to leave it to Buddy. Aaron thinks it looks too scary for a child.
Josef keeps behaving strangely, including jumping out at Aaron from a hiding place with a shriek and laughing when Aaron yells. His stories about his life start to look made up. At a restaurant, he asks Aaron whether he has ever done anything he is ashamed of. Josef then admits he stalked and photographed Aaron before they met, but says he regrets it and hopes Aaron will forgive him. Back at the cabin, Josef says he lied about the mask: he picked it up at a discount shop for ninety-nine cents and wore it when he assaulted Angela. Aaron grinds up Benadryl so Josef will sleep, but cannot find his car keys. He answers a phone call from Angela, who says she is Josef's sister and tells him to run. Josef breaks down crying about his fear of dying, then runs when Aaron mentions the call. Aaron finds him in the Peachfuzz mask, blocking the front door and growling, and the two scuffle before Aaron gets away.
Mail from a man who does not have the address
Aaron starts having nightmares about Josef, and packages arrive at his home even though he never gave Josef his address. They contain a videotape of Josef digging in the woods, a stuffed wolf, a knife and a heart-shaped locket with photos of the two men. The police cannot do anything, because Aaron knows too little about Josef. Josef appears outside Aaron's house at night and then comes inside while Aaron sleeps and snips some of his hair. A final DVD invites Aaron to meet him in daylight at Lake Gregory and make amends. Aaron agrees, wears a camera and sets his phone to dial 911. The scene people dread comes near the end. Aaron waits on a park bench, and Josef comes up behind him in the Peachfuzz mask and kills him with an axe.
The ending, explained
Josef watches the footage of Aaron's murder and wonders aloud why Aaron never turned around. He decides Aaron trusted him, believed he was a good man who would not hurt him, and declares Aaron his favorite victim. Later, Josef, who now calls himself Bill, gets a call from his newest target. He adds the DVD of Aaron's death to nearly thirty other DVDs and videotapes of earlier victims.
The post-credits ruling
There is no post-credits scene. You can leave when the credits start.
✓ Spoiled safelyDog status: fine, no dog dies.
Questions people ask at 1am
Is Creep scary?
Yes, Creep is a 6 out of 10 with high dread. It has loud jump scares and a client who keeps getting stranger, and the unease can last a few days.
How does Creep end?
Josef kills Aaron with an axe at a lake while wearing the wolf mask, then watches the footage and calls Aaron his favorite victim. He adds the recording to nearly thirty others and takes a call from his next target.
Does the dog die in Creep?
No dog dies in Creep, and no other animal does either.
Is there a post-credits scene in Creep?
No. Creep has no post-credits scene, so you can leave when the credits start.
Who is Angela in Creep?
Josef says Angela is his pregnant wife. On the phone, she tells Aaron she is Josef's sister and urges him to escape.
BLURRED FOR YOUR PROTECTION
The whole plot of Creep is hidden, ending included. It stays that way until you ask.
You don't have to spend a day at a cabin to know what happens in Creep. Install Scaredy Cat and it will blur horror for you before you see it.
