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Peach Fuzz is back.
Shudder has released all six half-hour episodes of The Creep Tapes. This is a sequel to the movies Creep and Creep 2. All episodes were filmed, as in the case of the feature films, by director Patrick Brice, with Mark Duplass again in the lead role.
And they are really tapes – filmed in a pseudo-documentary manner, meetings of victims with a madman who craves attention and has artistry and a strange charm.
What Is The Creep Tapes About?
At the end of the second film, Josef, who often dons a wolf mask and goes by the nickname Peach Fuzz, grabs an axe and confesses that he has already killed about 40 people.
The maniac records all of his crimes on tapes that are kept on the shelves of his favorite closet. Each of the six episodes is named after the victim who is sure to end up on the tape. The killer tells several stories from his eventful biography.
The Creep Tapes Showcases the Madman in All His Glory
On the one hand, the madman's modus operandi hasn't changed at all: an electronic ad, a brief meeting at a new location, and a massacre. On the other hand, Peach Fuzz now shows himself in all his glory.
He masterfully manipulates people's vices, luring either those who want fame and money, or desperate loners, or the insane, into a deadly trap.
The plots are constructed in such a way that the audience doesn't feel too sorry for the victims: Peach Fuzz seems like a very suspicious guy from the beginning, someone you should never meet. And if for some reason you find yourself at his house in the wilderness, you have to run away at the first opportunity.
The Creep Tapes Will Make You Laugh More Often Than It Will Scare You
The Creep Tapes is not even a horror show, but an absurd comedy. The main character recalls Misery, American Beauty and his other favorite movies, openly mocking the victims, grimacing, speaking in different voices and trying on new disguises.
You shouldn't take the series seriously, it's made by indie filmmakers with an excellent but specific sense of humor. Like its predecessors, the series is a mumblegore – a film at the intersection of conversational drama, B-movie and bloody horror, but this time the games with the victim have become less psychologically credible.
The Creep Tapes Is Made in the Original Style of Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass
The madman no longer has the curious interactions with his victims that were present in the case of Aaron and Sara, but there are still plenty of funny things on screen.
It is still extremely interesting to follow the adventures of the absurd, artistic and talkative serial killer. As long as Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass remain at the helm of the franchise, there is no need to worry about the final product.