How to Beat the SERIAL KILLER in "CREEP"

[@Yashatheseal]

What I love about this movie is that it investigates how people are willing to be so uncomfortable just to be polite or compassionate, throughout the entire movie Aaron was clearly uncomfortable and wanted to leave but stayed because he felt bad for the “terminally ill” guy.

[@acat6145]

He was too naively kind to a stupid level

[@1dirkmanchest]

Terminally ill with a tumor the size of a baseball? Bullshit. Any human with a tumor that size would be pale, emaciated, and very tired. He would have run up the stairs or up the side of a hill like I could be a Chinese Jet Pilot.

[@LennyTheHopeless]

I can't help it, I hate confrontation. 😔

[@calebtheholyman545]

He stayed for money, not to people please

[@Yashatheseal]

@@calebtheholyman545 they may have been a significant part of it, but if you watch the movie the dialogue and mannerisms from Aaron make it seem like hes there because he wants to help the killer

[@burnttoastbrain]

Joseph’s sister sighing on the phone killed me. She don’t care her brother is a murderer lmaooo

[@blindey]

"Ohhh here I go killin' again. :D" :>

[@livingdeadgirl5691]

Angela: Oh, Joseph and his murder hobbies🙄

[@theblitz1687]

does she know that though? I doubt it, i think she cut ties with joseph a long time ago

[@YourKingJDG]

Apparently they were smashing, Alabama timing

[@FaceFamous]

@@blindey . Lol.. If he wants you dead there's nothing you can do to stop him. That's why he does it for a living.......🤣

[@sophiafreitas1901]

the funniest thing about this movie is the fact that even with all those red flags, joseph doesn't do anything to aaron while they're in the woods besides scaring him lol

[@SOLARITY333]

man just wanted a friend. smh my head

[@Lrizu]

Sophia? Tu aqui?

[@rgddydshevchenko2448]

@@Lrizu no

[@SKIWOK]

This is lowkey the scariest part cuz you think he’s safe and then BOOM

[@idontknowagoodname3015]

@@SOLARITY333 how did you manage to fuck that up?

[@Arndulf]

What's crazy about this movie is that it tells such a great story with only 2 actors and a single camera. You've gotta give hella props to the actors and director for accomplishing this.

[@cannibalman8175]

What's actually crazy about the movie is how utterly stupid the main character is.

[@soapghostroach]

What great story? The only great thing in this movie is Aarons stupidity. The story is: Victim goes to murderers house, murderer does lots of weird shit INCLUDING THE ADMITTANCE OF BEING A MURDERER, victim fucking ignores that and doesn't go to the police, victim dies. Done a thousand times, but never this stupid. This movie managed to be worse than anything that came before it, that's the only "great" thing.

[@thatname7298]

@@soapghostroach dude don't be salty because of a movie, it is not a godly work but it indeed is a good movie, the way the actor presenting the creep acts is better than most hollywood actors, how the story presents itself is indeed great, neither does it rush as a supercar, neither does it goes slow as a slug, it goes steady and builds the tension throughout the entirety of it, and making a movie with only 2 actors, 1 camera found footage style, is really hard to do, indeed propa to the actors and director

[@thatname7298]

@@Shazam1998 I agree that Aaron is dumb as a door (or more tbh), but i do think the director and the actors need at least some credits because making a movie with 2 actors and 1 camera is considered a bad idea for most directors since it is too easy to just say "fuck it, let's just make a trash movie it is easier and a lot cheaper" while trying to film it

[@soapghostroach]

@@thatname7298 nah, you are just wrong. If it's just a movie than there's no need for you to excuse the bad writing, but here we are you salty hypocrite. The villain acting was amazing. But the story and main character were shit. They simply could have done the same movie with a much more secluded setting, like a snowstorm and would have been better already.

[@bryt1040]

I think the point of Joseph doing obviously weird is that he tests how long a person would overlook something due to courtesy/passivity and that’s how he chooses his victims

[@killar1one]

Yeah I think he uses this to test how compassionate and caring his victims are, clearly Aaron is way overboard with both of those and for that I think josef pities him in a way

[@BadVoodo0]

in the second movie Joseph explains that he leaves obvious signs that he's a killer to warn his victims of the situation and danger of his games, if they ignore obvious signs of danger he uses it as consent that his victims are ok with being murdered, pretty twisted shit

[@szymon200000]

@@BadVoodo0 if I got a package in the mail telling me to cut open a wolf because they “love so hard they kill” *and* I don’t go to the cops maybe I do have a death wish

[@Leoprincess3038]

​@@killar1onehe literally cracked his egg with an ax 😂 that's what you'd call pity?

[@every_planet_we_reach_is_dead]

That's disturbingly reminiscent of an old man my nanna used to take care of at work, he had some kind of disorder but he would deliberately "test" everyone to see what he could get away with and weaponize their own sympathy against them. My nanna was wise to this thankfully but it was still low-key scary lmao

[@fudgiemcfudge]

*spoiler* Joseph in the wolf head swaying his hips was the scariest part for me. Aaron should’ve just turned around and ran the other way.

[@roadworkaheadyaisurehopeitdoes]

shakira shakira

[@pilecasupica457]

Furries am i right? 😂

[@cherubic9672]

@@pilecasupica457 Damn furries i tell you ..

[@SuperiorChaotic]

Furries Owo now run

[@zettour.]

Wait, no, that's bad advice. He's in the mood for your rear end so why are you presenting it to him?

[@mads9034]

I'm so glad you made a Creep video!! This movie is 100% slept on. Tbh if I was the camera man, I would have sprinted out of the house the second the guy said "tubby time"

[@hanitoohandsome2703]

i would’ve left once he gave me the money 😭🏃🏾‍♂️💨

[@MkiSaskTheGlumpSod]

@BustBoy333 It’s really not that bad, the dialogue/acting is incredibly well done to the point where it’s enjoyable for that alone.

[@P4TRICCS]

For that money filming a naked man totally worth it for me. But everything else was like okay. I feel there is something not okay.

[@chanajohnson4833]

FACTS😂😂😂😂

[@chanajohnson4833]

@BustBoy333 yeah I have tried to watch this movie and the sequel so many times and I just couldn't...but I really want to I will one day lol

[@User-3O3]

Aaron got what he deserved. I've seen some pretty stupid characters in horror films, but this guy is something else.

[@youtube-kit9450]

Yeah, like fucking hell. I already have lower expectations of horror movie characters, but this guy made braindead people look like super geniuses. It's also why I can't take the movie seriously because it's so completely out of the realm of suspension of disbelief for me someone could be this stupid that I couldn't take anything seriously or care about Aaron.

[@devonrickett7692]

Why didn’t you just turn around

[@cloudy2284]

Hey my names Aaron

[@kokichiouma4785]

Hey have you seen that movie where once stuff gets weird the cameraman just leaves and his friends stay so they die

[@2bidfilmsguy]

@@kokichiouma4785 no

[@beauenferae2438]

It'd be really interesting to see you cover Creep 2. Since Josef spends the entire movie confused why Sarah isn't scared of him, despite telling her that he is a serial killer. Meanwhile, Sarah thinks he's just some weird guy that is messing around with her so she'll film him. She is way more assertive, proactive, and engages Josef in a lot of his way behaviors. Sarah is way different than Aaron and it throws Josef off his game.

[@madeegaindraws]

yea it was such a strange sequal, liked it tho

[@Hachiimane]

She's considerably more proactive than Aaron but I still think she gives Josef far too much leeway. Even if she believed him to be a delusional, eccentric man, she could at least be more precautious when he SHOWS her a video of murdering Aaron. I think both films just emphasize how important intuition is in life or death situations.

[@silvialimeme3706]

She ignored too many flags and made many stupid decisions.

[@every_planet_we_reach_is_dead]

I'm pretty sure Josef chooses his victims based on how tolerant they are of his red flags, so Aaron and Sarah were doomed for kinda the opposite reasons. Aaron kept giving him the benefit of the doubt bc he was essentially too awkward to leave, and Sarah was too sure that she'd figured Josef out. Btw what is it with women named Sarah and getting stuck in horror situations 😂 I swear there's _so_ much horror media with a female character called Sarah.

[@widowmaker7831]

In part 2 in my opinion Sarah was in complete denial of her circumstances (she knew she was gonna die) and instead of running fast as she could first chance she got she started reflecting her inner denials onto Josef himself in some sort of an awkward way to convince herself that she wasn't about to be murdered. I'm also convinced Josef was gonna murder her either way though the tactics he was using were not having the same effect as others and it perplexed him a bit I'm still sure he wouldn't have allowed her to go when he gave her the opportunity.

[@Brex_667]

aaron and his infinite iq is astounding, the way he continues to do exactly what joseph wants him to do while making himself entirely defenseless by not looking out for a person he knows is dangerous

[@drsandkastenschaufel]

Its natural Selection at this point

[@yeetmaster7013]

Joseph's decision making is about as bad as your spelling. Terrifying.

[@SoopDwagg]

@@Brex_667 *infinite, joseph, dangerous

[@Brex_667]

@Artor twice

[@Jamangel]

@@yeetmaster7013 lol

[@darry2885]

good thing about horror movies is they're basically teaching you what not to do when put in these scenarios although it is very frustrating to watch how obliviously naive they make these people just so they can make specific things happen.

[@NathanY0ung]

Just to quote Ryan from Pitch Meeting: "A character does stupid things, so the movie can happen"

[@adrielcruz2736]

@@NathanY0ung “but why would he do that when he could just do the obviously better and smarter thi-“ “Sir I’m gonna need you to get aaaaalllllll the way off my back”

[@mrsplays9817]

That makes it sound like an infomercial

[@Dwashed_up1425]

111

[@BadVoodo0]

to a point, but irl people who want to do harm onto others dont act like movies, they're a lot smarter and aren't as obvious with their intentions, but they usually target more gulliable / weak people because they're easier to target, common sense or just thinking about the situation your in if something doesn't feel right can usually prevent you from entering these situations. if you look at some serial killer stories, there's a sad amount of victims who could've avoided the entire situation if the just used common sense or weren't too trusty / didn't let themselves get stepped on

[@trevordavis8210]

This is one of the best horror movies I’ve ever seen. The man playing Joseph is the most convincing creep I’ve seen portrayed in film. And the subtle humor is great. Awesome film.

[@EventH0riz0n]

The protagonist could be slightly less stupid though... Dumb decisions are normal for horror movies but this guy is just... That takes away from the otherwise great movie imo.

[@QuietFury9]

Go watch the league. Hes great in iy

[@HeisntLegend]

That's Mark Duplass for ya, the dude is criminally underrated. His range is insane. If you want a truly jarring experience, watch Creep and then immediately watch The League. Your brain will short circuit for a second I guarantee it lol

[@HeisntLegend]

He's also great in The Lazarus Effect and Safety Not Guaranteed. And there is a Creep 3 in production I believe.

[@Yashatheseal]

I so agree the dialogue just felt so real, like nothing really shot up extreme red flags, just an overall creepy vibe that made Joseph so freaky.

[@philippeart1154]

"if the terminal cancer patient that hired you to film some of his final days turned out to be a bloodthirsty psychpopath hell bent on being your best friend, what would you do?" Well that's a great question I guess I never thought about that I suppose now that I should watch this 40min long video to know the answer

[@amaniamaniamaniamaniamani]

Lol

[@virgondust]

Lol

[@justinduck2953]

Lol

[@cesar-mn5ts]

Lol

[@justc1re617]

Lol

[@entropysmith6965]

Thé only thing that could’ve redeemed Aaron whatsoever would have been if it was revealed that he was also a serial killer. He just kept going along with everything because of how bizarre Joseph was and, at the end, kills Joseph with the axe out of nowhere and adds the video to his collection.

[@Phantom_Zone]

Oh, that would be a plot twist to say the least.

[@nicholaskp4981]

here is a twist that would be so unpredictable, very nice idea actually

[@DCamp1271]

You should have made the movie.

[@staffofthecrystalserpant7751]

Yeah but then we wouldn't have gotten creep 2

[@essandera9499]

I've actually seen a film like that where a serial killer gets lured and trapped by a family of serial killers. You obviously don't know at first that they are killers. It was a really fun and refreshing movie, cuz I didn't have to root for anyone and just enjoyed the "killer" show (pun fully intended) of them killing each other off.

[@HeisntLegend]

I don't think it's made clear enough, but I think they try to give the impression that Aaron is so "gullible" because he kind of craves friendship. He seems like someone who might struggle socially. I feel like he was somewhat excited to have someone around who's excited by his presence and has an interest in getting to know him. The desire for validation can make you overlook a lot of red flags.

[@livingdeadgirl5691]

Fuck, that makes his murder even more sad...

[@OK-yy6qz]

This would explain some stuff plus the reason he doesn't contact or even mention any friends or family but not anything after the point he drugs Joseph. At this point he clearly considers Joseph dangerous but still undermines the threat massively

[@jeralyn-t7b]

Yes! Psychology 101

[@taxevader7777]

Yeah it definitely seems like Aaron is meant have a lot of social anxiety, which could definitely be the main reason he didn’t just leave and not look back, but also caused him to crave friendship like you said which is another big reason why he was very tolerant of Josef. I can honestly relate to Aaron a little bit because I have a bit of social anxiety. If I was in this situation I probably would stay with Josef a little longer before running for my life than someone who doesn’t have social anxiety. To me at first Josef would just seem like a nice guy who’s a little weird. I could definitely understand why Aaron would ignore some of the red flags. I don’t really think he’s stupid for that as other people might think. In my opinion he’s mainly stupid for the stuff he did that Josef was insane and Aaron needed to get the fuck out. Like when he drugged Josef then just cornered himself in the bathroom not keeping an eye on Josef. Although I probably would’ve started to suspect that Josef is putting on an act and left much earlier than Aaron did if I was in this situation, (not to sound cocky) I could definitely understand why someone like Aaron would stay with Josef as long as he did.

[@calmgoodfire4662]

The amount of red flags in this movie and the second one is insane It’s like Moses turning the nile into red and being like “Yo nice how much kool-aid did you use?”

[@livingdeadgirl5691]

More like the Soviet Victory Parade...

[@giuseppegaleotti9149]

Nilered is a scientist

[@An_Entire_Lime]

@@giuseppegaleotti9149 what?

[@giuseppegaleotti9149]

@@An_Entire_Lime i mean the youtuber who does chemistry experiments and stuff, if you type nilered on YT you find him

[@An_Entire_Lime]

@@giuseppegaleotti9149 what does this nilered entity have to do with anything at all? If you mean the Nile mentioned in this comment... If the fact that a biblical character was mentioned and the fact that turning the *dude's name* red would not only make no coherent sense and would be grammatically incorrect hadn't tipped you off yet.. Nile isn't a shortened version of the name of an obscure KZbinr.. it's a body of water

[@MrMrMrprofessor]

If Josef's other victims were as stupid as Aaron, it explains why he's been able to get away with this stuff for so long.

[@Unemployed_on_a_Tuesday]

Well by the time the victims agree to some sketchy deal in the mountains for some fast cash; I think they're pretty stupid

[@fluffierthenafox2766]

I feel like Josef should not have gotten away with that murder in broad daylight going ham on a corpse

[@MrMrMrprofessor]

@@fluffierthenafox2766 Yeah, you'd think SOMEONE would have noticed a murder in a public park in the middle of the day.

[@fluffierthenafox2766]

@@MrMrMrprofessor Ah its just a normal Sunday the birds are singing flowers are blooming and josef is murdering another poor soul ah I love sundays

[@latestmush9281]

@@MrMrMrprofessor Josef probably chose that place to meet cause he knew they weren’t many people there around that time or something

[@steadyrow]

I haven't known serial killers but I have had friends that were mildly like this. Manipulative people constantly pull at your emotions to push you into territory where you're not comfortable, they come up with weird games or rituals to make things happen in their environment that people aren't ordinarily comfortable with. If ever you feel that tug of guilt, or fear of being singled out, or overt passive aggression; respond with aggression. People like this fold like tissue paper. Above all, never ever keep them around. Cut all contactt.

[@virgondust]

Dude those kind of people sound terrifying

[@communistskeletonpiss]

Can confirm, people like this if you let them stay will try and ruin your life and be absolutely terrible to you

[@steadyrow]

@@virgondust it is. Sociopaths are more common than you think. It's dangerous to be a weak person, they prey in others desire to feel connected.

[@deerinheadlights7179]

yes... and they are common. Manipulation can be really slow and not that direct or fast, rushed, aggressive and all... I would say the one in the movies goes with the second idea more (it is a movie after all, it is hard to capture the full process of truly slow one if it is not already established at the start and have a lot of time skips, not impossible probably, but it sounds hard to do so) Sociopaths happen to be more common that one would think, and i a lot more different in real life than what people imagine and expect them to be. They are not something alien, but rather different. People who grew and turned out different, a developed specific combination of otherwise completely normal things taken to different extent. They only get worse as time goes on, probably because such people seem to often be in strong inner conflict that keeps them in place. Despite often sharing characteristics with narcissists they seem to be more self aware. And oh, boy, fear one that have not just embraced but started to love themselves under the influence of the west culture of positivism and all for example. It seems they are not held by emotions (which do not mean they do not fuking have or follow them) and are able to see a lot more objectively, seeing a lot better reality as it is. (This and a lot more in them can be extremely helpful and useful) Yet reality is not for them, and that is probably one of the main reasons they act the way they do. They see reality as it is but still try to bend and change it for themselves playing by it is rules... That is one of the things that make them dangerous. I have dealt with a lot of different people, and grew up at young age, one of the most interesting people i have ever met is my current girlfriend who i know since high school. She was diagnosed as a sociopath around 18-19. She have helped me a lot and is not this aggressive manipulative predator people expect to see in a sociopath although i can't deny i can definitely see her potential to be one. Yet, she is still one of the most gentle, caring, intelligent and understanding people i have ever known. And a sad one, a poet. I have learnt a lot around her, saw her twisted world, glanced in her past... seeing an adult trying hard to be a child. I was able to spend minimum a year in the different stages since we met. Really awkward and addictive person. Knowing her i am actually a little bit confused why exactly she has been diagnosed with ASPD instead of BPD. I can talk a lot about her but i think i will stop here for now.

[@dezh6345]

As someone who has known killers, and has even survived a murder attempt by an adult as a child, responding with aggression is not always the best thing to do. And not everyone "folds" under aggression. You're assuming that this person is a rational individual, and that there is a line that they won't cross, or that they prey on the "weak" and that they won't suddenly get violent. It is believed sociopaths don't really feel embarrassment the same way as you or I. Therefore calling them out may make them stop and reassess how to go about victimizing you and others around you. That doesn't mean they have folded, just that they had to readjust. And for those who would be curious about the event. I don't remember much of it, but he tried to drown me. I'm not sure how old I was, but I'd say between 6-9, and he was near 30. I survived by pretending to have already drowned and that's all I want to give to a bunch of strangers on the internet. Let's get back to him. He definitely was not a rational human being. He would sometimes kill animals or light dumpsters on fire, and I once watched him shoot a turtle he saw with what I recall to be a hollow point round, although I also remember being told that the reaction would've been bigger had he used a hollow point. What I recall is that the turtle basically just exploded, and I remember thinking how guns were so much louder than expected, and wondered why I had to stand so far away. Later on I found out that he also shot a cow while it was grazing. He was arrested for crimes unrelated to the attempted murder. He committed aggravated robbery, and was sentenced to 30 years. He will get out in 2037, and he will be around 60 years old unless he gets out early. I sometimes look him up, and read up on what he's doing now. I couldn't find any pictures this time, but I did find an appeal attempt by him. You can read about it here: law.justia.com/cases/texas/tenth-court-of-appeals/2010/10272.html It's a really interesting read. For instance, I didn't know that he was an informant for the police prior to his arrest, and that the officer didn't have permission to used him as an informant.

[@MoeDavinci]

Classic movie. One of the few horror movies this century that didn't require devil/demons or gore. The jumpscares were way more authentic and not forced (maybe because of the lack of suspenseful music in the background). The dude who played Josef bodied the role literally. Aaron might be the worse horror movie protagonist than the women that fall while running from a monster or ghoul lol. Great video as always NE!

[@youtube-kit9450]

Yeah, the camerawork was competent, they knew how to bring atmosphere, the acting was genuinely great... but the script especially around Aaron made him such a braindead moron that it just took me out of the movie completely to a degree that just dragged the whole movie into the dirt.

[@Justanacorn13]

Mark Duplass (Josef) is a phenomenal actor/director. The sequel expands upon the original premise without just pointlessly rehashing it. Pretty much everything he's worked on is worth watching, though.

[@april3698]

Joseph: *literally sends Aaron a death threat video* Aaron: It's fine, if I don't think about it, it didn't happen ;)

[@ptrd4111]

Aaron is the type of person that shouldn't have made it to adulthood. The lack of intelligence is staggering

[@paddy9738]

What else could be expected of A-A-Ron?

[@radioraheem9820]

I can't even say that this is a cliche white person horror movie moment cause common sense would have made this movie survivable for just about anybody. The red flags were waving right in front of his face but he just couldn't see them

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Children understand stranger danger so much better.

[@livingdeadgirl5691]

I usually do not say that but, yeah Aaron had it coming...

[@Petaurista13]

@@TheKing-qz9wd yeah. At 5 I've refused to talk to woman and run to parents because I've didn't recognized one of neighbors. Adults usually don't consider talking with people lethal danger

[@averagerobert8211]

supernatural incidents of door shutting behind him along with shadowy figures in an abandoned mental institution Aaron: must be the wind There is a misspelled letter on a patients diary : Aaron: something is wrong

[@Jack-yo2bc]

he would make a good skyrim guard

[@1shotz1killz12]

how do you misspell a letter?

[@jordkells]

@@1shotz1killz12 'Eye' might have to give that 'aye' bit of 'eigh' think.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

The moment another man tells you to go to the bathtub with them, that’s already sus af and it’s a sign you should get tf out of there

[@guts1952]

Ain’t nothing Sus about that just a homie sharing his bath with another homie

[@pedronevesurias2318]

Oh yeah

[@AbstractTraitorHero]

Unless he's your boyfriend, don't go towards that bathroom man.

[@talibangb9566]

@@AbstractTraitorHero and pack that boyfriend stuff up

[@petricaleksa]

why do you use bots to like your comments 💀

[@gremlininblue2601]

The creepiest part of Creep 1 and 2 is that Josef actually cared about Aaron and still killed him, going so far as to add a heart to the disc, use his name in the 2nd, and consider Aaron the best person he's ever known

[@rickwrites2612]

Step 1: Have boundaries. Step 2: Maintain boundaries. Step 3: if someone repeatedly pushes your boundaries, even tiny ones, leave.

[@normalname10yearsago40]

That transition was so smooth, It was almost as smooth as the cuts a kamikoto knife makes

[@jmarch_503]

Practice makes perfect I guess

[@chanajohnson4833]

I'm going to get me some of those beautiful knifes

[@photogeNK]

My brain just cant stop trying to sync Nerd's speech to that background beat, and Im tryna focus on the video here..

[@envy703]

Nerd Rap 💯

[@tictacdope7866]

Yeah the new background music seems too loud while he's explaining

[@ianh5845]

I could do without it as well. It's a little bit very distracting.

[@anoni6108]

I only noticed there was background music after reading this comment

[@blindey]

I always love your wry pessimistic observations, and especially the psychological and awareness parts of your videos. In the "how to beat" genre, whenenver I learn little bits of knowledge the character could've had that could've helped them I like learning that but from the point of view of the character it's the little (or big) yellow flags in this video that I like the most. Because you don't have to have the skills of an EMT to notice things, you do have to have knowledge to know things, as silly as that sounds. I guess it's like a puzzle. Good puzzles are ones where you can figure out what to do with the pieces in front of you. Bad ones (generally) are ones where you need some kind of outside knowledge to solve it. Barring brute force of course.

[@danielsemakula1526]

Ikr? He’s the best out of all the how to beat you tubers in my opinion

[@Petaurista13]

@@danielsemakula1526 he spots stuff around if character should spot them and point ot what character could do but on the other hand he usually avoids simple mistake others do, which is scolding characters for not noticing stuff we can interpret as dangerous already knowing everything or bs about doing 10 years military grade training to prepare to survive.

[@adamgarner4149]

I watch tons of horror and have a pretty high tolerance. However the scene where the guy in creep blocks the door in mask and he just stands there, It gives me Goosebumps & a chilling feeling every time. Something about the scene scares me where 99.9% of movies cannot. It's a fantastic movie atmosphere in creep/creep2.

[@MrSinner666]

I love those movies, the dude that plays the killer is so goofy yet menacing. They are the perfect way to do "found footage"

[@jesusvolos8737]

Maybe a bit stupid to think or random whatever, but I've had a rough day. Buried my aunt, funerals always suck. It's just, nice to retire to a familiar voice and videos even if it's just to stave off the quiet, y'know? Thanks for all you do, man. I can't honestly articulate how much this means to me and people like me.

[@silverhawk24]

Sorry for your loss man losing loved ones can be a pain

[@CanadianF.B.I]

Sorry for you lose dude

[@yourverybestfriend1263]

Same, man. Same. Best wishes.

[@busyg67]

Sorry for your loss, I’m glad this is helping you out a bit at least

[@sleepingfox4754]

I'm sorry for your loss. Your aunt is in a better place now. I give you my best wishes.

[@missnanunana01]

I remember seeing a video about this movie and its sequel. It seemed pretty interesting and I thought about watching both movies. Thanks for another How to Beat video. Love them!

[@WixkedLovy]

It’s really good. I mean, you already know how it ends but when I watched it, the ending really surprised me. It was just so quick and casual how he did it. Like, too realistic

[@bloodyhellkatie4288]

@@WixkedLovy the camera angles suck, and theres literally only two characters seen for ages. I guess the angles were intended, but I don’t think it was the right move. I mean, the things that happen are very boring and expected since theres similar events happening. They just talk and talk, thats all they do. Nothing special about this.

[@HandsomeP3t3]

Give them a watch but only the first one. If you have a vpn German Netflix has both movies

[@josepunkthrashdude]

If you havent yet. Check em out. I thought they were fantastic

[@MikasMeme]

@@bloodyhellkatie4288 that is literally a small genre, you signed up for this

[@SHODAN_0]

I mean, according to Josef story, he's got a brain tumor. Aaron might've just shrugged everything off because of that - I know I probably would've. An "Oh yes, the guy's being a weirdo in the bathtub, but he's got a brain tumor so I guess it's alright" kind of thing

[@glamglam8347]

imagine admitting that your intelligence is this low. "a guy taking random pics of me, having no social boundaries, and behaving like a predatory? eh, must be the brain tumor"

[@DubstepMusique]

I fully get that, but let me clarify some things, i had a relative with brain tumor, way smaller than "the size of a basketball" like in the movie, and trust me on this one, it completely shuts down someones motor functions at a late stage (2-3 of months left till they die as they say in the movie, that's already pretty late) so the person behaves umm .. how to put it gently .. Let's say that if that person gets off of bed, walks, and looks around, it's considered as a miracle. (Again, AT A LATE stage.) It doesn't modify someones behavior, the person stops having ANY behavior at all. Mentally paralyzed if you will.

[@SHODAN_0]

@@DubstepMusique In a way, not knowing this things is part of a big misjudgment. I don't believe this to be common knowledge I'm afraid - at least I had no idea

[@TheLPSpore]

@@DubstepMusique a brain tumor the size of a golf ball, not Basketball, this would be f-ing massive xD

[@the_jones528]

@@DubstepMusique Brain tumors can change someone's personality. This could've been the case for Joseph.

[@reikolupus136]

"Treat every person you meet online as if they are trying to murder you" Words that everyone in this world should follow XD.

[@logans.7932]

This is a good movie, but you REALLY gotta suspend disbelief. NE says it best himself, Aaron has like, 30 chances to dip out or rightfully call the cops but just doesn’t. Good vid NE.

[@Anna-zi7sx]

Honestly i don’t think it’s that unrealistic. I’m also the kinda person to go along with uncomfortable situations in fear of being impolite. I’m starting to change that, but I think I would’ve gone along with a part of the movie. I also think that Joseph specifically preys on these kinda people, testing boundaries and seeing if they leave or stay.

[@boyurbeegaming36]

I wonder if there’s a movie out there that both the protagonist and antagonist are psychopaths. They both try to one up one another by being crazier than the other. Eventually ending with each trying to kill the other and then they both die. It could be called Crazy and Crazier, a horror comedy for the whole family.

[@fredmedrano6584]

Try watching "Seven Psychopaths" (2012) it's not exactly what you say but kinda close

[@seromniconciente8689]

Not movies but I've read pretty good creepypastas about it. I wound recommend you one but I'm to lazy to right now so i might come back and edit this in a few hours

[@TannerHinzeFitness]

@@seromniconciente8689 it took more typing to explain the laziness than it would to just drop the creepypasta name

[@seromniconciente8689]

@@TannerHinzeFitness I legit forgot give me a second lol Let me remember

[@shottgum7899]

Please do CREEP 2. I thought that CREEP 2 was much better than the first, genuinely uncomfortable and terrifying, and has a lot of conversation for the interactions between genders.

[@dozzy9984]

Sad part of this film is that it's so creepily realistic in terms of how stalkers operate and how victims tend to either do stuff too late or how police can ignore stalking. On the other hand it's nice to see a guy stalking a guy (while stalker might have some twisted romantic interest in the victim).

[@victorabaderamos6019]

Suggestion: a How to Beat the Infected in "Crossed". I know it's not a movie (and it'll probably never be), but it'd be cool to see how you'd face an apocalypse where the zombies can use guns and plan ambushes

[@loganpriest8376]

What is it, a comic?

[@victorabaderamos6019]

@@loganpriest8376 yep, written by Garth Ennis, same guy who made The Boys and Preacher Edit: Though other writers were also involved in some of the spin-offs, notably Alan Moore

[@lt.hedgie549]

Please, please dude, cover the second movie. I watched both tonight before watching your vid. The second, if you've not seen it, will give you a lot to work with and is worth watching to see more

[@HelenaSan425]

Loving this nerd guy explaining things in his vids i want to see more!

[@ThatBoiDinky]

@@nathanmullens3636 i think that was implied...duh

[@Aclipso]

You honestly, need to collab with Cinema Summary.

[@blindey]

But then we sometimes woulnd't get TWO videos, with usually different points, on the same film!

[@hewasaskaterboyshesaidseey5927]

No he shouldn't

[@user-hh8yf8gv8k]

Top tip: don’t go to a creepy old strangers house by yourself kids

[@DeezyP]

And if you do, have multiple weapons and an escape plan.

[@vapecat803]

And at least one person who knows your location

[@chanajohnson4833]

Don't go to places like this period and if you just have to go please take someone with you and let everyone know WHAT you are DOING and WHERE you are GOING IT REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE GODLEE AND WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING FOR GOD'S SAKE PLEASE DONT BE LIKE AARON UNLESS YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH 😳😬😑🙄😒😒😳

[@catastrophiccarrots5626]

damn he actually showed the axe hit Aaron, no blur no box or cut nothing, LEGEND!

[@robobo1726]

Honestly this man's sponsor transitions are the best I've seen on youtube Dare I say, even better than Cinema Summary's.

[@luizafrugoli2400]

My favorite spónsor transition is Ryan George's Adstronaut. It's very funny.

[@blankname5226]

You really did a great job moving into that sponsorship.

[@guard6019]

He always does its a talent

[@Gizmomaster]

The scariest part of the film was when Josef was putting the dvd into the closet and seeing all the DVDs with names on them. It’s scary to think there were that many incredibly stupid people who were dumb enough to trust this guy.

[@3hi11ia3]

Everyone in the comments calling Aaron stupid are missing the point. Yes it was dumb of him to stay after all the red flags, but the point of the movie is Joseph preying on Aarons kindness- he's a wet blanket and so he lets Joseph away with the red flags. If you watch the second movie you'll see that when Joseph isn't able to prey on someones kindness, it doesn't go the same way.

[@scottcaldwell1956]

Theres a sequel?

[@3hi11ia3]

@@scottcaldwell1956 yep! without spoilers it still has Joseph (but with a different name) and he hires someone new. different feel to the movie but still really good!

[@amypowell8951]

Agreed. I think it unsettled me so much watching it the first time because all I kept thinking was "oh, that's a little weird" after every crazy comment, act or situation then before I knew it, he was dead. Sadly, I could see myself easily falling into something like this. You made a great point xoxox

[@Jamangel]

Oh wow creepy lol

[@Jamangel]

@@3hi11ia3 oh wow

[@wiretoast]

Without Josef being a crazy guy but acting the same way I think he could be one of those crazy friends who are also pretty fun

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

My thought on how this guy has gotten away for so long is that he finds the people naive/polite enough to be murdered. Think about it. At any point in the movie, he could’ve gotten away. This psycho gave endless red flags, countess chances to just go, and the guy stayed. But by agreeing to this with no real info shows he’s either naive or desperate enough to get himself in this mess... and from there, he keeps ramping up the creep factor. The more crazy crap his victim stays through, the more he knows his limits, adn how far they can be pushed. Honestly, the killer is scary brilliant...

[@branedo5743]

You have a point and it is valid he could be selective with his choosing of victims however he's like a doctor he pokes and prods at his victim putting them in uncomfortable situations but not making it so bad that they bolt it's a manipulative strategy plus add on the heart stings. I will say the biggest red flag was the lack of boundaries with tub time if anyone you just met is will to get complete nude on you you should consider that they have no personal shame to what they do it's that or they have some really rock solid ego. I will say from experience I have no personal shame or care to being nude in front of people I showerd with 90 men in a locker room multiple times but you don't see me getting happy to strip in front of someone while being recorded.

[@KingOfTheNigglys]

Makes you think if he ever actually killed anyone because who's sticking around this loser long enough to be murdered

[@youtube-kit9450]

So it's basically like the nigerian prince scam. It's so absolutely moronic that 99.5% of people, the ones with 10% of a functioning brain, will know it's fake, but you made the scam so obvious to exactly weed out those people since the last 0.5% will be such daft moronic motherfuckers they'll let you scam them out of everything you want.

[@LilyoftheLake14]

I hope to see your take on the sequel sometime in the future. 😄 At least with the sequel, the protagonist is way more intelligent lol.

[@nbHawkeye]

Sara is still a bit moronic, I just watched both of them.

[@kainkong274]

I was honestly almost kind of rooting for josef

[@Filterdeez]

She was even worse, SHE WANTED HIM TO BE PSYCHO. And kept antagonizing him. That is much, much worse than being stupid like Aaron.

[@davidiniguez1930]

I grew up visiting crestline and going to heart rock trail. This movie always struck a chord with my angst teens. Dope to see your review on it!

[@clairiebee]

I also think when people combine pity with pace, it confuses onlookers. How fast he runs and how excited he seems to show Aaron all these different things - up the stairs, into the woods, ect - it is something I see in horror games a lot, it entices you to follow when the person in front starts running, especially around corners. Getting wound up in a sick mans story can seem harmless, but when I think about the time it took to string Aaron along, I wonder if the abruptness of the red flags would have confused him in real time.

[@schneir5]

I think the forced hug could've been a way for the killer to pat him down for weapons. A lot of people conceal carry their gun in an appendix inside waistband holster, so hugging them should reveal it.

[@LawrenceTimme]

Yeah which is why it should be avoided because a normal man would shake hands

[@supremegrimmy]

Jesus Christ, those sponsor segues are so smooth. I didn't even realize it was a sponsor until I heard "Kamikoto" and "Sponsor" in the same sentence.

[@benjaminbethel5640]

A video on "how to beat the werewolves from dog soilders" would be nice.

[@itsalluptous5058]

I forgot about that movie

[@makaylawhittum2573]

Nerd is always right. That is the only rule for the end of the world, or if killers are out and about.

[@itsmelee8462]

26:49 Joseph's eye twitch there is very well done and terrifying

[@boitom9207]

22:25 i did not need to be jump scared like that. nerd you did me dirty.......

[@sansventura7199]

I genuinely don’t think Aron is stupid or unintelligent I think he’s just that innocent and pure hearted, in a way it’s commendable and quite honestly not a half bad thing… in certain circumstances… not here obviously cause… he’s dead

[@logantidwell7698]

Aaron did so much wrong it almost seems intentional (I know it kinda was, but I'm talking in universe). I mean, if I wanted to get killed by a serial killer I'd do all the crap Aaron did. Plot twist, Aaron was suicidal and he made himself an attractive target for any phyco that crossed his path

[@rileyrosswalker]

Funny enough, Josef does mention in Creep 2 how it seems that people like Aaron "want to die" with how that guy still walked up to the house even after seeing the axe in the tree stump.

[@wolfxtreme1]

Honestly Aaron's death was creepy as hell... just one smack and is out cold

[@killar1one]

Tbf that wasn’t even it, in the second movie it shows the rest of the footage… josef just starts wailing on him with the axe

[@mayamarie3367]

Love this movie! Glad to see its getting some love I would suggest How to Beat the Graboids from Tremors, but the survivors seemed to have made relatively smart decisions. Wonder if Nerd Explains could do it better....

[@kingdragune123]

I'd love to see more movies from the villains perspective / Aliens perspective in that case

[@kingdragune123]

I must say I loves that final bit, where you say just to basically assault the guy to get both a record between you both and him searched

[@bs5817]

daddy nerdy has fed us with a 40 minute video god bless

[@jayshirona7409]

Damn, that transition was sharper than a Kamikoto knife… Another awesome vid dude!

[@Alex-jg2bc]

Everything Joseph was doing was calculated. He wanted to see how much Aaron can take before he says something and everytime Aaron didn't say anything, Joseph upped the weird and creepy factor.

[@kvncoop3r311]

I watched this movie a couple of months ago, at times it is very silly but who ever acted the antagonist was such an amazing actor he low key trerrified me

[@horrorghoul]

It drives me insane that Aaron wasn't able to see the shadow under the bench.

[@caveresch]

I haven't seen this movie in soo long but after recently watching the second, I was soo confused by Mark's character not being named Aaron as he was Aaron in the second. But it all makes sense now.

[@utopia2134]

I don’t find many horror movies scary but this one unnerved me because I didn’t know what was gonna happen next

[@kokichiouma4785]

Im gonna suggest a movie called “the taking of Deborah lane” cuz the camera man in that movie makes a brilliant move

[@sammiesauls8365]

He was like fuck this lmaoooo

[@justinalmao5770]

I love that movie it’s wild

[@jamesmaysflyingwashingmach7459]

Yes, that’s one of the best indie horror films I’ve seen recently. It’s up there with Hell House LLC.

[@Emery101]

The taking of Deborah Logan?

[@kokichiouma4785]

@@Emery101 yes

[@Creegopunk]

This dude does the equivalent of going to explore a dark unknown cave and then not notify anyone, same as splitting up from a group to explore a giant decrepit mansion where rumors fly that there have been alot of murders lately.

[@vaporwavevocap]

I feel like Aaron just brushed off the behavior as the brain tumor messing with the Creep's mind. I still would have gotten out of there long before he tried to leave.

[@leamael00]

The beginning made me think of Tusk. My Tusk PTSD is never going away.

[@Tykoon22]

I both love and hate this movie at the same time because it’s a great movie that is uncomfortably creepy to watch… Please tell me you’re doing a video on the sequel.

[@quannky5662]

I love the inspiration from Cinema Summaries intro, its absolutely great! I also love your commentary, good show mate!

[@tictacdope7866]

Actually, I think nerd explains did that kind of intro first

[@gangzilla5716]

You do realize Nerd was the one who popularized the “How To Beat” type of videos, and Cinema Summary was just a copycat of him right?

[@tictacdope7866]

@@gangzilla5716 nerd explains started his " How to beat" series in March of 2020. Cinema summaries made his first " how to beat" video in July of 2020. By then nerd already had many popular videos of the series out. Furthermore, the thumbnails and video intro also seem to be mimicked by Cinema. The only thing I'd say cinema has on nerd is the speed that he puts out videos. Quantity over quality. Still, summarie's videos get alot of views. Probably why nerd is looking for ppl to help him put out more content faster, to keep up.

[@melodym2910]

@@gangzilla5716 man you're horribly mad at cinema summary for absolutely no reason. Stop gatekeeping genres kid, tyvm

[@ksheffieldpitt]

I don’t know why, but watching the sequence of events filled me with sooo much anxiety. It’s like you know something bad is going to happen but you don’t know when. There were literally 11 times when it’s like, “ok, this is it,” only for it not to be “it.”

[@amandahallberg9634]

This is hands down one of my favorite movies. The way it made me so incredibly uncomfortable, reducing me to a squirming, awkwardly laughing mess is brilliant. It's not scary for the most part, just creepy. And I love it. Huge props to the actors and the team behind this piece of art.

[@ProtagonistVon]

Aaron was almost acting like he wasn’t being stalked, which is a response some people have. Just add horror movie logic character times 10. Great video, thanks for the effort.

[@TheLex4Life]

He explains them do well and is comedic!

[@Suigeneris999]

There’s always a giant difference between confidence and stupidity. Aaron is just flat out stupid for making so many bad decisions and in the end he got what he deserves.

[@jackhooper7239]

i watched this movie a few weeks ago and loved it so im very glad the best youtuber on the platform did a video on it!

[@MoonGoon25]

The crazy thing is things like this happen all the time. Arm yourself and always be aware of who exactly you’re getting involved with. I like these videos because they also serve as a warning. Stay strapped and keep your head straight

[@zekrom6537]

the thing is that aaron is so stupid that the killer couldve placed a big sign: come in if you want to be killed by me by the axe you see in the front of my house and aaron would go in like: wow sign me up please i want that 🤦‍♂😂

[@roob305]

Bro it would’ve been so easy to fake an emergency phone call in the restaurant. At that point you’d be able to leave without a scene, you’d have a good excuse to avoid guilt tripping, and this gives you the chance to get away fast. All you’d have to say is “oh shoot my friend got into a car accident they’re in the hospital and it’s bad I need to leave” like who’s gonna stop a person who’s about to lose their best friend- not even this furry could find a good reason to keep him to stay in the public space.

[@user-hh8yf8gv8k]

This is why I don’t really feel like photography is for me 😂

[@hokkaidoosaka4881]

How to beat: be nerd explains lol

[@FuckFascistYouTube]

Or Cinema Summary

[@hokkaidoosaka4881]

@@FuckFascistKZbin yes lol

[@CatLover-lk9gz]

In alot of cases yes, But I mean, Nerd had a point with this one, Joseph was beyond creepy, Joseph might as well scream I WISH TO KILL YOU.

[@hadi8699]

@@CatLover-lk9gz when Joseph was unconscious why didn't he just slit his throat

[@CatLover-lk9gz]

@@hadi8699 Arins in a horror movie type deal. In that type of deal. They always are dumber than a bag of bricks.

[@SneedBass]

Arron should have doxed the person since he had the address and phone number. The Internet would have figured something out about the owner in no time, also there would have been a lot of pizzas delivered to the psychopath thus foiling his plans for good.

[@scarletcroc3821]

This dude’s gotta be one of the most oblivious and clueless protagonists I have ever seen

[@Petaurista13]

this guy is bit like one dude sitting near me during classes. He got bad mark because after I've told him which exercise he was asked to do he did proper number in different chapter. I've tried better but I was informed by teacher that if I won't stop helping him to find what he's supposed to do she'll fail me. Aaron was literally informed that guy is dangerous, seen that, got multiple threats... P.S. and no, it was not ADHD. He was self proclaimed prodigy and simply pretended to sleep all the time during classes to show he doesn't bother.

[@rusasod]

nice choice of background music! having adhd, i sometimes lose interest in (even interesting) videos because I just can't stay focused, and this video doesn't have as much action but it helped keep my brain from completely wandering :DD

[@chill3941]

Joseph has crazy person strength 😂😂

[@31webseries]

"And remember treat every person on line as if they're trying to murder you." - well at least I know what my nightmares will be like tonight

[@richardpickman7594]

Just FYI for your sponsor, Japan has some of the poorest quality steel in the world. It’s carbon rating is absolutely abysmal and it’s one of the resources Japan has struggled with for ages. That’s why they have to fold their steel so many times. Having to fold steel is a sign of low quality iron/steel because it helps to squeeze the carbon molecules. There’s a reason no other place has to do it like Japan has to.

[@paddy9738]

Glorious Nippon! Folded over 6 Million times!

[@kamarulariffin3093]

Leaving a comment

[@Lrizu]

O! O! O glorious nippon, it shall be folded over 5 million times

[@somedude5064]

Not really true today with modern steels. It really depends on the manufacurer of the steel. Hitachi metals for example, does produce both stainless steels and carbon steels that are capable of taking very fine edges. Modern powder metallurgy steels doesnt really compare with forged steels back during the war. With new powder steel, there are potentials for very fine and even grain structure (carbides). Said grain structure, given that the steel is heat treated properly, can be sharpened to shallower angles without sacrificing to much toughness. With that said, "stainless steel" tells nothing about the steel, except that it has the minimum requirement of chromium (could also be nickle, cant remeber). And generaly is true wherever the steel is made. And another thing is, even with the steel treated right. Sharpening with grinders and belts without cooling, like in the ad, ruins the heat treat of the edge. TL;DR its a knife, no normal person really cares about the nitty gritty details anyway. Most people probably assume that knifes are one time use and replace em' when dull.

[@Wetmopboy]

You’re thinking of iron and the medieval era.

[@jordangrew2262]

Can’t lie one bit that was a super smooth transition into the kamikoto ad. Flawless

[@jazzybutton4386]

i love all your references during the video it’s so fun to notice, great videos man

[@smittie4615]

This channel is just awesome and really underrated, good job for your achievements

[@ashleighstratmann7783]

Before I watch this I prepared for the criticism I know I’m about to hear about how the victim should have survived because I seen this movie and know all to well it’s full of stupid mistakes made by the victim that led to the demise. The killer even acknowledged it in the end.

[@ashleighstratmann7783]

I was right video full of criticism on Aaron’s mistakes

[@ashleighstratmann7783]

By the way spoil alert, Aaron’s biggest mistake that the Creep acknowledged was that Aaron was just too trusting. Also, Joseph most likely not the Creep’s real name

[@skeletonscorpion]

Great movie! Me and my friend burst out laughing when Peach Fuzz was dancing in front of the door. So creepy but so good. Sequel is fun too.

[@dawsonsears3606]

Just graduated basic training and graduated basic training yesterday and I’m chilling on my bunk watching you on our pass happy to see after 9 weeks there’s content.(Ft.Benning)

[@センナ-h4c]

"Even the most oblivious and gullible human beings would've noticed the absurd amount of red flags by now" You forgot to factor in characters from horror movies bruh