The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Before even thinking about watching this movie, note that this is NOT a true story. NOT. It's based on facts that may have actually happened in connection with other serial killers, but this whole story is not fact. Kind of like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Alot of people went into the movie thinking that this was going to be a true story and they ended up hating it because they didn't expect to see actors.

I first heard about it last winter and have been waiting to hear more about it ever since! I thought it would get a theatrical debut, but I guess it wasn't big enough to get there. It's a very low budget movie, and you can tell as it's recorded in the same style as the Blair Witch Project, with a video camera. The plot focuses on a serial killer who videotapes all of his murders. at one point in the movie they say that there were over 24 hours of video containing kidnapping and murders. In between clips of these videos is footage of interviews with police and family members and friends of the victims. The actual footage is terrifying. I JUST finished it so I still have the images in my head! There is no way I will sleep normally tonight. The interviews are haunting. To keep in mind that some of the things taking place actually have happened, it will terrify you. The first murder that takes place is eerily similar to the Tori Stafford case. That part hits close to home and makes the rest of the movie seem like a bad dream. The ending of the movie is when it starts to get really messed up, when the killer starts to do crazy things to some of the people he is murdering. There are some slow parts but it's worth getting through to get to the end.