Lovers of found footage horror have been waiting for quite some time to see the return of Peachfuzz, the killer from the "Creep" films. For years, we assumed that return would take the form of "Creep 3," a third film in the series. After all, when "Creep" was originally picked up for distribution in 2014, it was eyed as a potential trilogy. Now, Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice have finally returned with a new installment in the franchise. But instead of a movie, we're getting a six-episode series on Shudder titled "The Creep Tapes." Duplass and Brice have made it well worth the long wait as this is better than a single movie possibly could have been.

The filmmaking duo descended upon Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas to debut the first three episodes of the series as the festival's fifth and final secret screening. I was on hand to see them for myself and,...