Mr. Crocket is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed by Brandon Espy in his feature directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Carl Reid.

[1] The film was first announced in July 2024 as a full-length version of Epsy's original short that he directed for Hulu's Bite Size Halloween series.

Mr. Crocket premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2024, and was released by WorthenBrooks as a Hulu original film in the United States and on Disney+ internationally on October 11.

One year later, Summer Beverly struggles to manage her disobedient son Major in the wake of her husband Jerrel's death.

The free library with the Mr. Crocket's World tape appears outside Summer's home and she gives it to Major, who quickly becomes obsessed with the show.

Summer meets Eddie Briggs, a man who believes in her story after Mr. Crocket kidnapped his daughter a few months ago.

While monstrous versions of Boogaloo Blue and Squawky Bird restrain Summer, Mr. Crocket recounts how he killed his abusive father and made it look like an accident.

After dying, Mr. Crocket made a deal with the Devil to deliver the souls of abusive parents in exchange for coming back with supernatural powers to protect children.

[7] Mr. Crocket premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2024, and was released by WorthenBrooks as a Hulu original film in the United States and on Disney+ internationally on October 11.

Karina Adelgaard of Heaven of Horror highlighted the film’s "gorgeous practical effects," noting they "worked exactly as intended."

He praised Espy's direction and the well-developed characters but remarked that the film draws heavily on familiar tropes from other works.

He wrote that while director Espy "succeeds better than expected in his debut expansion on an existing concept," he struggles with stretching a short-form idea to feature length.