Creepy(2016)
2016 · Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 130 min
After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
Crime · Drama · Horror
6.7225 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Creepy scares
The story starts slow and quiet, almost like a normal drama about a retired detective settling into a new neighborhood, before it slowly tightens into something deeply unsettling. There's barely any violence shown on screen, but the sense that something is deeply wrong with the people around you builds steadily until it becomes hard to shake. The scares here come from unease and control, not jolts or gore, and the fear is more about losing your grip on reality and trust than about physical danger. It's a good pick if you like slow, mind-bending dread instead of shocks and blood.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Creepy rates psychological 5/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 75 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, quietly unsettling build with unease simmering under everyday scenes before tightening into a intense, harrowing final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Creepy?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Creepy rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be restrained with gore and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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