Why the creaking is Minecraft’s most horrifyingly unique mob

Minecraft Live 2024 has finally confirmed (after an unexpected website leak earlier in the week) the arrival of the creaking mob, which is slated to be released alongside the Pale Garden biome in the coming months. This unusual and alien-feeling mob, when all's said and done, may very well be the game's most unique and horrifying mob if the Warden doesn't take the cake.

From its mannerisms to its surroundings to its hunting behavior and how it is defeated, the creaking is a uniquely creepy Minecraft mob. Even when compared to the many mobs that came before it, the creaking has a very distinct identity that can be more than a little unsettling.

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Why the creaking in Minecraft is a uniquely creepy and horrific in-game mob

It blends in with the Pale Garden biome

The creaking blends in quite well with its native Minecraft biome (Image via Mojang)

The Pale Garden biome in Minecraft is one filled with pale oak trees and hanging pale moss, something that the creaking uses to its advantage. Because of its asymmetric tree-like body complete with vines of its own, spotting the creaking can be a tough task even when players know they'll spawn in the Pale Garden. Oftentimes, players will only be warned by the creepy creak sounds they make.

These mobs move in a strange cadence, loom over their targets, and spawn at night, making them the perfect creepy addition that can make players unnerved (if not scared) as they make their way through the Pale Garden biome.

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They can only be destroyed unconventionally

The creaking isn't defeated like most other Minecraft mobs (Image via Mojang)

While most other conventional Minecraft mobs can be killed through the use of ordinary weapons or hazards, the creaking will only be destroyed by breaking the creaking heart block that spawned it. While the creaking can still technically take damage, it is highly resistant to damage and won't be destroyed until the creaking heart it's connected to has met the same fate.

By removing the creaking heart blocks in the Pale Garden biome, players can narrow down the number of creaking they deal with. However, given the scope of this new biome and how many pale oak trees it contains, completely eradicating a Pale Garden of creaking is difficult, meaning that there are usually always a few waiting and watching.

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It only approaches when not being looked at

The creaking won't approach a Minecraft player who is looking at it (Image via Mojang)

To top everything off, what might be the creepiest aspect of the creaking is that players are only temporarily safe from the creature by staring at it, a reverse of what many players have expected when dealing with the likes of endermen. By looking away to take care of other tasks or navigate the Pale Garden, players are at regular risk of being stalked and attacked by the creaking.

Considering many creaking mobs can spawn in a single night and within one Pale Garden biome, even if players are looking at one or more creaking, there are likely a few more that are making their approach, which is certainly creepy to think about.