Creeping Woods
by Zcoper
Creeping Woods turns peaceful forests in Minecraft into a sinister setting, where night brings fast-moving lights, ghosts and hallucinations.
What it does
The mod changes forests into places that hide secrets, and the horror starts once night falls. Lights that move quickly across the trees, ghostly figures and unsettling visions appear after dark. A flashlight lights the way, and eerie sounds echo through the woods a player once knew.
The mod requires Geckolib, which must be installed alongside it on Forge. Creeping Woods runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge only, across three release versions, 1.19.2 – 1.20.1, and the latest file is 1.0.0 for 1.20.1, published on 2026-06-06. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Night-only mobs
The mobs in the mod spawn only at night, so the forest stays calm during the day.
Height-based spawning
Some mobs appear only above Y level 60, while others spawn below that height, which shapes where players meet them.
Optional jumpscare
A creature's jumpscare is normally off and can be enabled with the disableCreatureFromTheWoodsJumpscare gamerule, although the figure still triggers it when attacking.
Real-life inspired structures
Structures and easter eggs draw on real-life events, and some NPCs represent people from the videos that inspired the mod.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Night survival
Players explore forests after dark, using a flashlight against the lights, ghosts and hallucinations that appear at night.
Who it’s for: Players who want a horror atmosphere in familiar forests, and server owners who want night-time threats added to an existing world.
How it compares
The Woodland Stalker Reimagined is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20, also client and server and under All rights reserved. New Minecraft is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server and under All rights reserved, so it covers a single version. Creeping Woods covers 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 and is also a Forge mod, client and server and under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creeping Woods | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-06 |
| The Woodland Stalker Reimagined | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20 | Client and server | 2026-08-08 |
| New Minecraft | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-20 |
Questions
Does Creeping Woods need Geckolib?
Does the server need Creeping Woods?
Which versions does Creeping Woods support?
Why was Slenderman removed?
In the catalog
Creeping Woods is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
More from Zcoper
Similar mods
What the author says
The Creeping Woods mod transforms the peaceful forests of Minecraft into something far more sinister. As night falls, strange phenomena begin, fast-moving lights, ghosts, and disturbing hallucinations. New structures and hidden easter eggs based on real-life events, while a creature hides within the trees, waiting…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creepingwoods
- Owner
- Zcoper
- Published
- 2026-06-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15