Film

The Creeping

Name: The Creeping
Genre: Horror
Released: 2022
Cast: Riann Steele, Sophie Thompson, Jane Lowe, Taliyah Blair, Jonathan Nyati

Horror
Very dark

A caregiving horror film that braids domestic dread with family trauma. Anna returns home to tend her grandmother, only to find a malevolent presence waiting—one connected to secrets she's spent years running from. It's intimate and atmospheric, building unease from emotional wounds rather than jump scares, for viewers who like their horror personal and psychologically complicated.

TMDb rating

2.2

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