Due to a traumatic childhood experience Anna is estranged from her family and hasn’t returned home for many years. With her ailing grandmother and only living relative, Lucy, suffering from increasingly worse symptoms of dementia, Anna moves home to look after her. Soon after, strange things begin happening. Though benign at first, events soon escalate into a nightmarish fight for her life against a malevolent presence. She discovers the ordeal is linked to a dark family secret, a tragic past that’s haunted Anna her whole life… and Lucy’s fading memories could be the key to solving the mystery and surviving the nightmare.
A young woman begins to suspect that her family is being targeted by a sinister, otherworldly force. As the disturbances escalate, she must confront her deepest fears and uncover the dark secrets of her past before it consumes her entirely. The film explores themes of inherited trauma and the insidious nature of fear.
The Creeping garnered mixed to positive reviews, with many critics praising its atmospheric tension and unsettling tone, while some found its pacing uneven. It was noted for its effective use of psychological horror over jump scares.
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The film was developed through the Screen Australia Gender Matters initiative, aiming to support female storytellers in the Australian film industry.
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