The Aztecs believed him to be their serpent god Quetzelcoatl, and he is seen accepting and eating a sacrificed human heart during one of their rituals. Maybe before, even." The comic Jeepers Creepers: Trail of the Beast further explores his history. While the exact origins of the Creeper are unknown, he is implied to be hundreds of years old and has been around "since man first walked upright. Justin Long played the Creeper at the ending of the first film and Al Santos played the Creeper in the middle scene of the second film.
In all but two of his appearances, it is portrayed by Jonathan Breck. It hunts for 23 days every 23rd spring, by scaring its victims and using the scent of fear to determine what it needs to feed on.
It is an ancient, mysterious demon, who seeks organs from humans to replace its own old or damaged ones. The Creeper is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 2001 horror film Jeepers Creepers, its sequel Jeepers Creepers 2 and their interquel Jeepers Creepers 3. "Jeepers Creepers" Written By Harry Warren, 1938 "Every twenty-third spring for twenty-three days it gets to.