Strange Harvest
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Detectives are thrust into a chilling hunt for "Mr. Shiny"-a sadistic serial killer from the past whose return marks the beginning of a new wave of grotesque, otherworldly crimes tied to a dark cosmic force.
Cast
- Peter Zizzo
- Terri Apple
- Andy Lauer
- Matthew Peschio
- Allen Marsh
- Roy Abramsohn
- Christina Hélène Braa
- Janna Cardia
- Brandon Christensen
- Jessee J. Clarkson
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Strange Harvest emerges as a polarizing mockumentary that masterfully mimics true crime documentaries while diving into cosmic horror territory, though audiences are sharply divided on its AI controversy and execution quality. The film's documentary-style approach to a serial killer investigation creates an authentic atmosphere that some find genuinely unsettling, while others dismiss it as low-effort television fodder.
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- Sep 21, 2025
Respect to the filmmaker for censoring a dog corpse but showing the many human corpses in their gorgeous gory glory!
trainwrecktimSep 26, 2024longlegs and mr. shiny would be best friends
cobAug 1, 2025“I write true crime stories, based on fictional crimes that I make up.”
Brett Arnold - Feb 9, 2026
You don't spot a serial killer's true unhinged nature in his indifference to the age of his victims, it's his choice to drink pure milk that gives him away. - 2026 watches
𝒊𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒅𝒖𝒅𝒖Aug 12, 2025The thing is this would happen in San Bernardino
Haunted HippieAug 8, 2025100 Days Of Halloween #20: Strange Harvest I have never in my life watched a horror mockumentary as believeable as Strange Harvest. The attention to detail in every frame of the film is so authentic, and that's it's true power. There aren't any jump scares here. There…
Puck Gipson - Sep 11, 2025
Strange Harvest is a cosmic horror disguised as a murder mystery, and the story is told as a crime documentary. I loved how this one is executed! I’ve read and watched a lot of H.P. Lovecraft stories, and they are almost always low budget and goofy. This probably would…
BenGrayeyardSep 22, 2024Genuinely at a loss with what people are seeing in this. It’s Late Night with the Devil all over again, but this is even more egregious in its deployment of AI. At least with Late Night with Devil there’s the silver lining in that it’s at least got some creativity and…
Papa SweattAug 7, 2025Feels less like a movie and more like a bad episode of an Investigation Discovery Channel show I’d find my mom watching late at night. Pretty straightforward cult stuff, poor acting and doesn’t give a satisfying conclusion to the more abstract ideas it introduces.
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- Clay Werner lovedStrange Harvest
8.9 - I can’t get this out of my head. It’s not the *best* horror of the year so far, but it’s the scariest, *by far.* I saw both this & Weapons this weekend & there’s a part of me that think this is better, at least in its horror elements. When people say a movie is cursed or evil, & they make…
Hardy Reviews likedStrange HarvestThis mockumentary gave me the creeps beyond creeps. This film was so detailed and elaborate that it made my skin crawl. The crime scenes shown in this film were so vile and disturbing that this film will leave you feeling uneasy and looking over your shoulder.
Nick Milano is "meh" onStrange HarvestInteresting but boring if that makes sense?
- Jake dislikedStrange Harvest
Wanted to like this based on the positive buzz it was getting but found it to be really mid. There was only one shot in the movie that felt a little scary to me. Except for a couple people, most of the acting was solid. My biggest complaint is that this felt too much like a real documentary and…
Taylor Winters likedStrange HarvestIt’s a fake documentary about Mr Shiny, a prolific serial killer with an occult flair. My favorite part was the gruesome images of each murder. The killer truly had an eye for murder aesthetic. It’s creepy and the interviews and cam footage is fun. Turn off the lights and enjoy!
Max Tarrant likedStrange HarvestPretty good. A very interesting concept that felt quite realistic and disturbing. The documentary concept was interesting but it did cause large moments to feel quite slow. I would have wanted to see a bit more of found footage scenes. The ending left for different theories
- the one and only ballslover lovedStrange Harvest
lowkey so good and scary. probably one of the scariest horror movies i’ve seen. i felt the ending was a little meh but everything else was so crazy cool. so gory and crazy kills. i was so excited for this movie to come out and it didn’t disappoint
nica nics likedStrange Harvestthis movie felt too real😭 the gore was realistic, the format was realistic and everything about it really creeped me out. Honestly wished we could have gotten an explanation about the sky thingy but this movie was overall really good!!
Damien likedStrange HarvestThis was a pretty well made mockumentary. It gets bonus points since this is where I live lol. The acting was decent enough and I was entertained by it. The killer and backstory had me engaged enough if they do a prequel or sequel.
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Metacritic
Oct 20, 2025
This is a fascinating and neatly realised horror riff on the 2020s’ most popular genre.
Catherine Bray
The Guardian
Aug 8, 2025
[Its] tale about a California serial killer with supernatural intentions is filtered through a persuasive verité lens that, however skin-deep, underscores the enduring effectiveness of its non-fiction devices.
Nick Schager
The Daily Beast
Oct 16, 2024
It plays like a late-night serial killer special on a true crime channel. It's organic, unnerving, and proficiently grounded as a modern criminal nightmare.
Matt Donato
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