# The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

> Recovered videotapes and documentary testimony reconstruct a serial killer’s decade-long campaign of torture, murder, and psychological domination.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24219

## Facts

- Runtime: 81 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Director: John Erick Dowdle
- Cast: Stacy Chbosky, Ben Messmer, Lou George, Ivar Brogger, Michael Lawson, Amy Lyndon, Ron Harper, Samantha Robson
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010271/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, disturbing, oppressive, late night horror marathon, extreme horror viewing

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