Mark Duplass is probably finest recognized for taking part in charming oddballs in low-key fare like Security Not Assured, however this summer time will see him subvert that picture in a reasonably terrifying approach with found-footage frightener Creep.
Starring alongside Patrick Brice, who additionally directed, Duplass performs an eccentric however seemingly innocuous man named Josef who locations an advert within the categorized part, providing fee for somebody to movie him over the course of someday. Josef says that he has terminal mind most cancers and that the video will function an deal with to his unborn son, however because the day goes on, and Brice’s character Aaron begins to understand that one thing could be very, very incorrect about the entire scenario, and notably about the way in which Josef is appearing.
Although the found-footage style has been run into the bottom because of horrible excuses for horror motion pictures like Space 51 and The Satan Inside, the one-two indie punch of Duplass and Brice ought to make this an attention-grabbing, if not completely modern blood-curdler. The pic premiered at SXSW this previous yr, the place it earned optimistic evaluations with out making an excessive amount of of a stir. Curiously, Duplass and Brice have introduced plans to make a complete Creep trilogy, so that they undoubtedly really feel that they’re laying the groundwork for one thing particular on this first installment.
Blumhouse’s BH Tilt, which focuses on uncommon launch methods for area of interest motion pictures, is dealing with distribution by dropping Creep on iTunes on June twenty third and Netflix on July 14th.