10 Most Underrated Psychological Horror Movies

Directed by Patrick Brice, Creep is a 2014 found footage film that uses the genre’s clichés to its advantage for a creepy slice of psychological horror.

Avoiding the explicitly supernatural threats of the more bombastic Paranormal Activity and Grave Encounters series, Creep simply follows a videographer on what appears to be a pretty routine assignment. It's a slightly sad one, as Mark Duplass' somewhat cringe-y sadsack is dying and wants him to record a video will for his family's later viewing.

So begins the pair's intense weekend in a remote woodland cabin, a strange and blackly comic ordeal which leaves the filmmaker shook, troubled, and disturbed. He soon escapes home, but you probably don't need too many guesses to work out whether our hero is out of the woods yet.

Deeply creepy despite its simple set up, the effectiveness of Creep is rooted in the simplicity of its premise. Essentially My Dinner With Andre if one of the participants were a dangerous psychopath, the film takes its time letting the characters establish a rapport whilst constantly hinting at the darkness beneath Duplass' placid exterior.