Creepy

Police Detective Takakura (Hidetoshi Nishijima) retires from the force after a disturbing incident results in innocent deaths, and nearly costs him his life. Now, he's a college professor living a quiet existence with his wife, Yasuko (Yuko Takeuchi). Takakura is teaching criminology, specializing in serial murderers, and it's not long before he stumbles upon an unsolved case that piques his interest.

Meanwhile, Yasuko meets their new, reclusive neighbor, Mr. Nishino (Teruyuki Kagawa), who is very strange indeed. As time goes by, Takakura is drawn deeper into the case, and Mr. Nishino reveals more of his unsettling oddness, culminating in a bizarre series of incomprehensibly horrific events.

CREEPY is a slow-building film for lovers of mysteries, crime dramas / police procedurals, suspense thrillers, as well as horror. True to its title, there is a definite atmosphere of unknown dread that increases as it plays out, along with several shocking revelations.

Something different in a genre full of by-the-numbers sameness...