Strange Harvest Review — Horror Mockumentary Redefines the Found Footage Genre

Strange Harvest Review — Horror Mockumentary Redefines the Found Footage Genre

Those of us who are film critics, especially ones who cover horror, watch so many movies that it’s hard to find one that leaves us genuinely shaken. One of the scariest movies of the year thanks to how effectively it conjures up a threat that feels genuinely and thoroughly sinister, Stuart Ortiz’s Strange Harvest will have you both looking away and on the edge of your seat — a combination that will prove to be completely unforgettable.  Strange …

Stuart Ortiz and Jessee Clarkson Talk 'Strange Harvest' Masked Slasher - Halloween Daily News

A new masked slasher, Mr. Shiny is introduced in the horror movie Strange Harvest, in theaters this week, presented as a true crime documentary spanning decades, and we talked to writer/director Stuart Ortiz recently about his unique approach to the subgenre, and to Jessee Clarkson about playing the film’s killer while also designing his bloody aftermath behind the camera. In a our video conversation last week, we also discussed designing the ki…

Film Review: Strange Harvest

★★★★★ As any fan of the horror genre can attest, actually discovering a film that genuinely scares or even causes nightmares is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Often we gravitate towards what spooked us in our younger years, chasing that high and hoping that the next great horror film will truly get…

Strange Harvest (2025) and the Deeply Uncomfortable Future of Horror

There’s a specific kind of horror movie that makes you feel like you shouldn’t be watching it. Not because it’s too gory or too weird — though Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire is absolutely both of those — but because it feels off-limits. Like a cursed episode of Forensic Files someone accidentally leaked. A thing the police would politely ask you to delete and not talk about online. Premiering at Fantastic Fest 2024, Strange …