Hi all!

Every single year, I participate in Found Footage February. You can find my past posts here. For 2025, I decided to review/rank The Creep Tapes: Season 1. This series follows a serial killer (Mark Duplass), who recruits videographers to film him. It is a continuation of the Creep film duology; exploring the killer’s collection of videotapes. Without further ado, let’s get into it! 

Spoilers Ahead! 

A BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW 

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To be honest, The Creep Tapes don’t really add anything new to the franchise. Viewers get the same thing every episode, just packaged slightly differently. The formula is as follows: our villain finds ways to isolate his victims via a compelling lie/monetary reward. They proceed to film him being overly dramatic, only for their ‘session’ to end in blood. I appreciate this murder methodology, however, there are only so many ways to tread familiar ground. It would have been interesting to explore more of his backstory (aside from meeting his mother in the final episode). 

Having said all that, because Mark Duplass plays such an outrageous and exciting killer, I enjoyed The Creep Tapes. His character is fun, outlandish and downright menacing. You never really know what he will say or do next. If anybody else took his place, the entire franchise would cease to exist. Furthermore, the episodes are short and fast-paced. I binged the entire thing in a day. It is worth checking out purely for the entertainment factor. 

RANKING THE CREEP TAPES – SEASON 1 

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1.) Elliot 

Our killer hones in on a lone birdwatcher, turning the tables on who is the real stalker and the prey. 

‘Elliot’ was my favourite because it was the most unique scenario out of the six. I enjoyed the metaphors of bird-baiting and the surprising twist at the end. 

2.) Brad

At a remote estate, a man films a pitch for a new docuseries. 

Brad is in second place because this is where our killer is at his most unhinged. He creates such an elaborate ruse, using a murder-mystery element to bait his victim. 

3.) Mike 

A cameraman looking to make a little money, stumbles upon a budding actor wanting an impressive film reel to advertise himself. 

Mike felt like the most quintessential Creep story. If you want something more akin to the original film, this is the one for you. 

4.) Mom (and Albert) 

Things become personal when our killer visits his mother and her new boyfriend, Albert. 

I put this tape in fourth place because it gave a little more insight into our killer’s family dynamics and how madness truly runs in his blood. 

5.) Jeremy

Jeremy confronts a ‘priest’ in an episode of his television series “Gotcha!” 

In second-last place, I put Jeremy. I just didn’t connect with it. It was a tad boring. 

6.) Brandt

A man is hired to film an interesting individual in his hotel room for $1000.

Last, but certainly not least, we have Brandt. This story does not advertise what it claims to be (see above). It is pure insanity – and not in a good way. I don’t even know how to describe this tape except that Peachfuzz is at the front and centre of it. It’s less scary and more ridiculous. A big question mark for this particular episode. 

 Thank you so much for reading! How would you rank The Creep Tapes: Season 1?

Peace & Love xoxo