History YMMV / JeepersCreepers

* HarsherInHindsight: "You know that is you in forty years." [[spoiler:Darry, sadly, does not get to live that long.]]

* FirstInstallmentWins: The original is generally seen as being much creepier than the sequel due to the lighting, atmosphere and other horror elements. The fact that the Creeper is shown more in the sequel also kills the scary factor somewhat. There are also other factors that make the sequel seem more like a generic teen horror film than the previous film. However, as mentioned on the sequel's page, it does have its fans.

%%* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9io1A5zA6M "Salvay's simply awesome horror score"]]

* OvershadowedByControversy: People who haven't heard of these films before have mostly discovered the series' existence through the fact that Victor Salva is ''a convicted child molester''. Further increasing its infamy is various creators such as ''WebVideo/DeadMeat'' bringing up his status to light and outright stating that the main reason they won't talk (or even in James' case, make a ''WebVideo/TheKillCount'' video) about the series, is because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9lNYPnF4I they don't want to give the man any kind of support or even their money]]. In fact James has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_gxsw5ZLcM actually said that he'll eventually cover the films]] when the man is '''dead'''.

* OvershadowedByControversy: People who haven't heard of this films before have mostly found out about the series' existence through the fact that Victor Salva is ''a convicted child molester''. Further increasing its infamy is various creators such as ''WebVideo/DeadMeat'' bringing up his status to light and outright stating that the main reason they won't talk (or even in James' case, make a ''WebVideo/TheKillCount'' video) about the series, is because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9lNYPnF4I they don't want to give the man any kind of support or even their money]]. In fact James has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_gxsw5ZLcM actually said that he'll eventually cover the films]] when the man is '''dead'''.

%%* UglyCute: For some, the Creeper.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "You know that is you in forty years." [[spoiler:Darry, sadly, does not get to live that long.]]

* OvershadowedByControversy: People who haven't heard of this series before have mostly found out about the series' existence due to the fact that Victor Salva is a convicted child molester. Further increasing its infamy is various creators such as ''WebVideo/DeadMeat'' bringing it to light and outright stating that the main reason they won't talk (or even in James' case, make a ''WebVideo/TheKillCount'' video) about the series, is because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9lNYPnF4I they don't want to give the man any kind of support or even their money]]. In fact James has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_gxsw5ZLcM actually stated that he'll eventually cover the films]] when the man is ''dead''.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The Impala is supposed to be a stick shift (as evident in all interior shots). You can clearly see the real transmission (a steering wheel-mounted automatic) [[OffModel in several exterior shots]]. Whoops.

* OvershadowedByControversy: People whom haven't heard of this series before, have mostly found out about the series' existence due to the fact that Victor Salva is a ''convicted'' child molester. Further increasing it's infamy is various creators such as ''WebVideo/DeadMeat'' bringing it to light and outright stating that the main reason they won't talk (or even in James' case, make a ''WebVideo/TheKillCount'' video) about the series, is because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9lNYPnF4I they don't want to give the man any kind of support or even their money]]. In fact James has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_gxsw5ZLcM actually stated that he'll eventually cover the films]] when the man is ''dead''.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Most people whom have never heard of the series before, have mostly found out due to the fact that Victor Salva is a convicted child molester. With many people such as ''WebVideo/DeadMeat'' outright stating that the reason they don't want to talk (or in their case make a ''WebVideo/TheKillCount'') about the series is because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9lNYPnF4I they don't want to give him any kind of support]].

* EvilIsCool: The Creeper has amassed quite the fanbase for itself, becoming something of a modern-day horror icon. Of course, given the unfortunate RealLife context that the character can be seen as embodying, [[HarsherInHindsigh this has been downplayed]].

* OvershadowedByControversy: Most people whom have never heard of the series before, have mostly found out or heard due to the fact that Victor Salva is a convicted child molester. With many people such as ''WebVideo/DeadMeat'' outright stating that the reason they don't want to talk (or in their case make a ''WebVideo/KillCount'') about the series is because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk9lNYPnF4I they don't want to give him any kind of support]].

* EvilIsCool: The Creeper has amassed quite the fanbase for itself, becoming something of a modern-day horror icon. Of course, given the unfortunate RealLife context that the character can be seen as embodying, this is somewhat downplayed.

* OvershadowedByControversy: There are many who only know of the series’s existence thanks to Victor Salva being a convicted pedophile.

* JerkassWoobie: Trish can be harsh towards Jezebel but Ian implies for her to have just gotten out of an abusive relationship, has to go through a lot of close calls against the Creeper and [[spoiler:sees the monster take her beloved brother]].

* JerkassWoobie: Trish can be harsh towards Jezebel but Ian implied tomhave just gotten out of an abusive relationship, has to go through a lot of close calls against the creeper and [[spoiler:Sees the monster take her beloved brother]].

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Trish has some fans for her BigSisterInstinct and GenreSavvy moments but is viewed as TheScrappy by others for her treatment of Jezelle, unless [[TakeThatScrappy said fans dislike Jezelle herself]].

* TheScrappy: Trish, for her treatment of Jezelle
** Jezelle herself, for having NewPowersAsThePlotDemands, with her psychic powers having no explanation or build up and only existing to be a plot device. So, Trish's treatment towards could be a TakeThatScrappy.

* MoralEventHorizon: The Creeper at first looks like a standard predator who only eats to survive. Then we see what he does to the bodies of their victim. There was certainly no need to do this. That was just for sick sadism.

** There's a zipper visible on the back of the Creeper in one scene