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BestHorrorScenes

An ever growing collection featuring some of the best scenes in horror.

“Best Horror Scenes” is a collection of scenes I feel are some of the most affecting in horror. Some may be simple black cat scares, others may be more subdued or nuanced. Many come from films that aren't necessarily “horror” but have elements or threads of horror.

The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

Directed by John Erick Dowdle

#19
-12

Okay, so this found-footage/mockumentary film is really pretty terrible, which seems to be the case with most films that have a good bit of hype and cult following before they’re even released (or in the case of this film, illegally downloaded). The recipe here contains two ingredients: “documentary” footage (cutaways of crime scenes, evidence, interviews, etc.), and the “real” footage left by the serial killer. The former is awful. Just… awful. Truly terrible acting. Dialogue presumably penned by a teen boy. The works. The archive footage, however, is really something. Many of the vignettes are quite terrifying, and surprisingly well-acted.

It’s hard to understand how they ended up with two parts so disparate in quality, but if you’ve got a bit of spare time and feel like fast-forwarding through the bad bits, it’s worth checking out (if you can find it).

— B

My rating: 5/10

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