Review of The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) by Jen F — 28 Nov 2011

In many ways, The Poughkeepsie Tapes is not an overly original film: the found footage genre has been time and time again, and serial killers filming their rimes can be traced back through other films like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and, more recently, The Last Horror Movie.

But The Poughkeepsie Tapes takes these aspects into new territory. Staged as a faux-documentary, The Poughkeepsie Tapes focuses upon both the agents who study the tapes now like textbooks as well as upon the tapes themselves images of the serial killer at work.

As we proceed closer and closer to discovering the killer's motives, the film slowly weaves an unsettling spell over the audience. A creepy, stylish, and original piece of found footage horror, The Poughkeepsie Tapes takes the viewer on a journey into the twisted mind of a serial killer as well as the minds of those who study and catch such killers.