Aaron, a videographer, is driving to meet Josef, who put out an ad for a job. Aaron drives up to a secluded home on a steep driveway, but nobody answers the door so he returns to his car to wait. He seems somewhat nervous due to its secluded nature, and even points to an axe lodged into a tree stump next to the house. Josef startles him by suddenly appearing by the driver side window. Together, they walk into the home, and Josef explains that the home is his family vacation home and that his wife Angela is pregnant. Josef wants to record a series of videos for his unborn son, named "Buddy", due to the fact that he has mere months to live. After beating cancer years ago, it has returned to his brain. Josef exhibits some odd and eccentric behavior such as random hugging, but it seems harmless.
Dave (Karan Soni) receives a package at his home, opening it to find a stuffed wolf and DVD titled, "Watch Me," which shows unsettling shots of the inside of his house filmed by someone whistling a cheerful tune. Josef (now going by the name of Aaron) (Mark Duplass) knocks on the door. Dave greets him as a friend and they discuss the disturbing video. While Dave is in the kitchen, Aaron gestures and grins toward the stuffed wolf.
Based on a collection of videotapes in the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer, who hires his victims to film him for the day under false pretenses, each episode exposes a new victim from one of the fabled 'Creep Tapes'.