Necro

Release Date: February 8, 2008
Studio: MGM
Director: John Erick Dowdle
Screenwriter: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Starring: Stacy Chbosky, Ben Messmer, Samantha Robson, Ivar Brogger, Lou George
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R (for sadistic violence and torture, including terror and graphic descriptions)
Official Website: PoughkeepsieTapes.com
Plot Summary: In 2001, police in Poughkeepsie New York made a shocking discovery—ten bodies buried in the backyard of a residential house. Astonishingly, that was only the beginning.

Inside the home, police uncovered over 800 neatly organized videotapes detailing the exploits of one man's decade-long crime spree. The most disturbing part of the find, was that the killer had filmed all of the footage himself—from his first moments stalking his victims to their last seconds alive.

"The Poughkeepsie Tapes" examines the homicides—incorporating interviews from criminal experts, testimony from the only victim ever rescued alive, and chilling footage shot from the killer's own camera. All of which document the twisted path of a serial killer as never before.

Beginning in 1988, a wave of missing person reports and unsolved murders from New York to Pennsylvania, began to alarm law enforcement officials. Many of the strange disappearances and dead victims held similarities. Soon the authorities realized they were dealing with a serial killer. The hunt to identify and capture the killer was layered with troubling facts and haunting events, eventually ending at the house where the tapes were found. Unfortunately, the discovery left more questions than answers. Did the killer leave the tapes intentionally? Do the tapes hold hidden clues? Is he still active?

This film dares to show what has never been presented to the public before—the evidence, the puzzle, and the footage of "The Poughkeepsie Tapes."

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Blitzkrieg

WC Hall Of Famer

wtf? I never remember hearing about this? It's a true story?

Necro

I'm not sure. Looks great though..

Slimdust

Ive seen previews of this and can't tell if its a true story or not. But it looks really good.

Blitzkrieg

WC Hall Of Famer

wikipedia said it isn't a true story. I'm guessing I would have heard about this at some point if it was. Sounds insane. I'll watch it.

Inogenius

It should have a better name ... like, "The Manhattan Tapes" or something. Poughkeepsie reminds me of Groundhogs day, or something really redneck-ish.

The plot sounds badass though.

Twist of lEMOn

The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a faux documentary horror film to be released in 2008.[1] Most of the filming was done in upstate New York. The film was directed by John Dowdle and produced by Brothers Dowdle Productions. The brothers, originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, cast Minneapolis-St. Paul station KSTP-TV news anchors in the film's news scenes.[2] The main protagonist is played by Stacy Chbosky who is the director's wife.[1]

guess its not real, looks interesting though