The Creeper

A green-skinned, hunchbacked phantom who turns out to be a bank president covering up his own robberies.

The Creeper is a villain from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: a green-skinned, hunchbacked man described as a zombie-like phantom. Local banks are being robbed, and the Creeper turns up at a high school barn dance, cuts the power and chases the gang all around the farm. He is the disguise of the bank president Mr. Carswell, who used it to cover up his own bank robberies. The Creeper returns in the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "A Haunt of a Thousand Voices", where the costume is worn by Kate Micucci.

Quick Facts

First appearance: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Lore & Background

In the original episode the gang is on its way to the barn dance when it comes across a knocked-out bank guard and his ransacked armored car. The guard mumbles "the flame will tell, the Creeper" before he is taken to the house of the bank manager, Mr. Carswell. Statues of the Creeper and other villains of the original series appear in the Haunted Museum in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and the Creeper is among the monsters the gang captures in Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are The Creeper's motives and methods?

He used the disguise to cover up his bank robberies. He uses fear tactics rather than actual supernatural powers to achieve his criminal goals.

Is The Creeper a real supernatural entity?

No, he is strictly a human in disguise who adheres to the show's rule that no ghosts or monsters are real. He relies on masks and suits to create the illusion of being a supernatural entity.