Mr Crocket (2024)

The film follows a reserved and unsettling man who lives alone on the outskirts of a decaying rural town. He's known around the area as someone who keeps to himself, rarely speaks unless spoken to, and works odd jobs with a mechanical, almost rehearsed politeness. When a teenager goes missing, whispers start to spread, and attention slowly turns toward Mr Crocket, not because of anything concrete, but because something about him just doesn't sit right. The film focuses on a local deputy who becomes fixated on Crocket, convinced there's more going on beneath the surface. As the deputy digs into old case files and forgotten stories, a pattern starts to form, though it's all just out of reach-enough to make you question if it's real or just obsession. The tension builds through small, eerie moments and the way Crocket moves through town like a shadow that's always been there. It's less about jump scares and more about that slow, crawling dread that something horrible is hidden under normal-looking routines.