Somewhat, 4.5 out of 10. It's a tense, talky film with jump scares and a host who keeps getting weirder.
🐱THE SCARE SIGNAL
SCARE SCORE
4.5 /10
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DREAD LEVEL
Medium
You'll feel uneasy about strangers' online ads for a night or two, then forget the whole thing.
DOG
Dog: fine
fine, no dog dies.
Ruling: It's a short film that lives on awkward conversation, so watch it with a friend who will talk back.
Creep 2 runs eighty minutes, and a lot of it is two people talking in a cabin while a camera records it. The host calls himself Aaron, he is turning forty, and he is unhappy with his career.
The premise, briefly
A man who admits he is a serial killer hires a web series host to film a documentary about him, and promises to let her live for a day if she does.
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How it ends
Aaron stabs himself, then Sara, and drags her to a grave. She climbs out alive, hits him on the head with a shovel and escapes. A stranger later films Sara in public.
The scene you're dreading
Near the end, Aaron leads Sara into the woods to an open grave, stabs himself in the stomach and hands her the knife. When she runs, he stabs her and pulls her toward the hole.
The dog
No dog dies in Creep 2.
Creep 2 is mostly an awkward conversation that turns violent only in its last stretch, and Sara does survive it.
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 serial killer with a midlife crisis
Aaron is a prolific serial killer who takes his name from an earlier victim, and his fortieth birthday is coming up. He has decided that killing no longer satisfies him. His latest ad for a videographer brings Sara to his remote cabin. Sara hosts a web series about odd Craigslist clients and it is not doing well. Aaron changes his usual approach and tells her up front that he is a serial killer. He says she can live for the next twenty-four hours if she films a documentary about his life. Sara does not believe him, but she agrees to film him anyway, hoping the footage will give her web series the audience it lacks.
Over the day, Aaron keeps trying to frighten Sara, and she keeps going along with his eccentric behavior. Eventually she tells him she does not think he is really a killer. Aaron answers that he plans to end the documentary by making her kill him. He then stages a suicide attempt, which horrifies her. As she gets ready to leave, he talks her into staying. Then Aaron confesses, in conversation, that he has never kissed anybody and is a virgin. Sara is surprised by this, offers to kiss him, and he accepts.
The grave in the woods
Aaron takes Sara into the woods and gives her the heart-shaped locket he gave his victim in the previous film. Then he shows her an open grave he has dug. This is the scene people dread, and it comes near the end. He stabs himself in the stomach, hands her the knife and urges her to stab herself so their film can finish like Romeo and Juliet. Sara tries to run. Aaron stabs her and hauls her over to the hole. Sara does not die there, which takes some of the sting out of watching it. Aaron walks up to the camera to deliver a closing monologue.
The ending, explained
While Aaron gives his closing monologue to the camera, Sara climbs out of the grave still alive and swings a shovel into the back of his skull. She runs away. Later, an unknown person films Sara in public while she whistles a tune from Aaron's videos. When she notices the camera, the picture cuts away abruptly, and the person filming is never identified. Sara is alive at the end.
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 2 scary?
Somewhat. Creep 2 is a 4.5 out of 10 with medium dread. It is a tense conversation film with jump scares and a violent stretch near the end.
How does Creep 2 end?
Aaron stabs Sara and takes her to a grave, but she climbs out and hits him with a shovel before running off. Afterward a stranger films her in public, and the film cuts away mid-scene.
Does the dog die in Creep 2?
No dog dies in Creep 2, and no other animal dies either.
Is there a post-credits scene in Creep 2?
No. Creep 2 has no post-credits scene, so you can leave when the credits start.
Does Sara survive Creep 2?
Yes. Sara is stabbed by Aaron and left in a grave in Creep 2, but she climbs out, hits him with a shovel and flees.
BLURRED FOR YOUR PROTECTION
The whole plot of Creep 2 is hidden, ending included. It stays that way until you ask.
Creep 2 is eighty minutes of conversation with a man who has lost interest in his own hobby. Install Scaredy Cat and it will blur horror before you see it.
