The Poughkeepsie Tapes
The Terror is Real
2007 | 81m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | John Erick Dowdle |
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| Writer: | John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle |
| Staring: |
| When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 27, 2007 |
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| Director: | John Erick Dowdle |
| Writer: | John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle |
| Genres: | Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | stockholm syndrome, pedophilia, mask, suffering, snuff, sadism, mysterious man, serial killer, mockumentary, brainwashing, torture, sadist, slave, masked man, macabre, found footage, torment, mysterious killer |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Orion Pictures, Brothers Dowdle Productions, Poughkeepsie Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stacy Chbosky | Cheryl Dempsey |
| Ben Messmer | Edward 'Ed' Carver |
| Lou George | Felton Lewis |
| Ivar Brogger | Leonard Schway |
| Michael Lawson | Simon Alray |
| Amy Lyndon | Alice Endrisart |
| Ron Harper | Mike Moakes |
| Samantha Robson | Samantha Baker |
| Kim Kenny | Pam Frears |
| Beth Tapper | Karen Tyler |
| Iris Bahr | Aretha Creely |
| Scott Beehner | Jason Ribling |
| Linda Bisesti | Sandra Willets |
| Lisa Black | Victoria Dempsey |
| Marissa N. Blanchard | Cindy Jenner |
| Oto Brezina | Arnold Montufar |
| Jules Bruff | Blinker / Joanne Blackwell |
| Todd Cahoon | Ted Bundy |
| Blaire Chandler | Cynthia Gorman |
| Larry Clarke | Edgar Cummings |
| Donna Cooper | Prostitute 2 / Justine Dunbar |
| Bruce Cronander | Harvey Scroggs |
| Meredith Cross | Jeanette Anderson |
| Henry Dittman | Frank Anderson |
| Dennis Garber | Joseph Danvers |
| Chip Godwin | Hank Foley |
| David Haack | Tim Surrey |
| Keisuke Hoashi | Dai Loung |
| Sean Huze | Hector Gomez |
| Michael Hyland | Profiling Student 1 / Kevin Chandler |
| Ceciley Jenkins | Traci Looner / Kelly Garner |
| Zale Kessler | Frederick Miller |
| Morgan Lariah | Profiling Student 2 / Grace Bradshaw |
| Bobbi Sue Luther | Josephine |
| Sierra Marcoux | Jennifer Gorman |
| James Mathers | Bernard Golinko |
| James McCarthy | Ethan Steyermark |
| Philip Newby | Irwin Griffard |
| Bruno Oliver | Joel Gorman |
| Steven M. Porter | Albert Cromley |
| Adrian Roberts | Warden / Daniel Harding |
| Heather Snell | Jennifer Henshaw |
| Naveen | Dr. Arjay Vintopeej |
| Kelli Bielema | Jane Gerber |
| Bill Bookston | James Foley |
| Paul Buxton | Walter Kunkler |
| Bobby Eskandari | Dr. Farhad Mansourian |
| Jennifer Griswold | Jennifer Griswold |
| Tom Hauser | Tom Hauser |
| Leah McLean | Leah McLean |
| Kimberly Plummer | Kimberly Plummer |
| Steven Ross | Peter Harper |
| Brad Sattin | Brad Sattin |
| Brooke Sikkema | Tracey Foster |
| Erin Stutland | Emma Nesmith |
| William VanNess | Rev. Paul Graves |
| David Wilcox | Jacob Polinski |
| Mark McClain Wilson | Mark Rongitch |
| Diana Zane | Brandy Shorter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rob Reich | Thanks |
| Shawn Dufraine | Director of Photography |
| Alethea Root | Production Design |
| Bria Dorsen | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Yvonne Wang | Makeup Artist |
| Adam Lawson | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Monahan | Props |
| S. Todd Whitaker | Leadman |
| Jana Vance | Foley Artist |
| Frank Rinella | Foley Mixer |
| Nickolaus Swedlund | Electrician |
| Justin Duval | Gaffer |
| Owen Foye | Best Boy Electric |
| Don Presley | First Assistant Camera |
| Eddie Ulrich | Animation Supervisor |
| Devin C. Lussier | Assistant Editor |
| Erin Tambellini | Script Supervisor |
| Lauren Wagner | Production Coordinator |
| Chris Jacobson | Colorist |
| Elliot Greenberg | Editor |
| Steve Costanza | Key Makeup Artist, Makeup & Hair |
| Shauneen Saebsar | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Dustin Cole Blackburn | Second Assistant Director, Additional Casting |
| Nikolai Loveikis | Set Dresser |
| Ryanah Peterson | Set Dresser |
| Meredith Riley Worden | Property Master |
| Ronald G. Roumas | Sound Recordist |
| Marcus Ricaud | Production Sound Mixer |
| Brendan Pollitz | Boom Operator |
| Ryan Cochran | Electrician |
| Philip Eastvold | Electrician, Gaffer |
| Kristen Eccker | Second Assistant Camera |
| Patrick McGraw | Second Assistant Camera |
| Kelly McNutt | Animation, Lead Animator |
| Rudy Chung | Music Supervisor |
| Gabriel Copeland | Key Set Production Assistant, Production Assistant |
| Joey Presley | Production Assistant |
| Keefus Ciancia | Original Music Composer |
| Annie Bloom | Costume Design |
| Jason Hanson | Additional Camera |
| Sara Glazer | Production Sound Mixer |
| Rebecca Keeling | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Anarsha Benjamin | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Meredith Riley | Property Master |
| Nikolai Lovelki | Swing |
| Bri Hervey | Production Assistant |
| Matthew Daniel | Craft Service |
| Laura Barker | Property Master |
| John Ewing | Grip |
| John Hicks | Sound Mixer |
| Paul Rehder | Online Editor |
| Matt Blackshear | Online Editor |
| Kevin Thompson | Sound Engineer |
| Wayne Kazan | Legal Services |
| Anne Dowdle | Thanks |
| William Sollee | Thanks |
| Rick Becker | Thanks |
| Richard Dowdle | Thanks |
| Michael Klump | Thanks |
| Tom Gilbert | Thanks |
| Merry Beck | Thanks |
| Lori Ekstrom | Thanks |
| Steve Miles | Thanks |
| David Santoni | Thanks |
| James Frommelt | Thanks |
| Denis Dowdle | Thanks |
| Stephen Lewinstein | Thanks |
| Kevin Callaghan | Thanks |
| Thomas Wirtz | Thanks |
| Matthew Struski | Unit Production Manager |
| Drew Gormley | Art Direction |
| Cassandra Heredia | Location Manager |
| Lynette Heater | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Breanna Prince | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Kim Hogue | Assistant Property Master |
| Fernando Gomez | Swing |
| Carli Jo Bidlingmaler | Production Assistant |
| Buzz Hughes | Production Assistant |
| Kathryn Evans | Art Direction |
| Nathan Morgan | Grip |
| Philip Beckner | Online Editor |
| Megan Strulowitz | Post Production Assistant |
| Anthony Krajchir | Sound Engineer |
| Otto Arsenault | Graphic Designer |
| John A. Dowdle | Thanks |
| Judith Lindquist | Thanks |
| Ward Barnett | Thanks |
| Jill Becker | Thanks |
| Shannon Dowdle | Thanks |
| T. Jay Salmen | Thanks |
| Lars Ekstrom | Thanks |
| Bill Sharpe III | Thanks |
| Beth Miles | Thanks |
| Hilary Santoni | Thanks |
| Julie Frommelt | Thanks |
| Mary Dowdle | Thanks |
| Diana Lowinstein | Thanks |
| Julie Callaghan | Thanks |
| Cody Zwieg | Thanks |
| Ashley Berns | Thanks |
| Spencer Baumgarten | Thanks |
| Tom Kane | Thanks |
| Brad Neuhoff | Thanks |
| David Kwok | Thanks |
| Scott Nabat | Thanks |
| Robbie Thompson | Thanks |
| Weston Marsh | Thanks |
| Robert Hobert | Thanks |
| James Kadanoff | Thanks |
| Josh Lowden | Thanks |
| Eric Collins | Thanks |
| Chip Chapin | Thanks |
| Lynn Froysa | Thanks |
| Noah Rosen | Thanks |
| Stuart Manashil | Thanks |
| Chris Hewitt | Thanks |
| Chris Berg | Thanks |
| Jeff Gorin | Thanks |
| Ross Guidici | Thanks |
| Chris Barnett | Thanks |
| Tony Sereno | Thanks |
| Kathleen Collins | Thanks |
| Bob Finn | Thanks |
| Stephanie Rozman | Thanks |
| John Erick Dowdle | Writer, Director, Editor, Story |
| Drew Dowdle | Story, Line Producer |
| Brandon Proctor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sean Kinney | Stunt Coordinator |
| Steve Beck | Thanks |
| Jeremy Coon | Thanks |
| Shea Kammer | Thanks |
| Brett Haley | Production Assistant |
| Jade Vincent | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ward Barnett | Executive Producer |
| George M. Kostuch | Associate Producer |
| Michael Zoumas | Executive Producer |
| Denis Dowdle | Associate Producer |
| Mitchel Dumlao | Associate Producer |
| Michael Dowdle | Associate Producer |
| Bill Sharpe III | Associate Producer |
| Drew Dowdle | Producer |
| Stephen Chbosky | Executive Producer |
| Patrick Lussier | Executive Producer |
| Stacy Chbosky | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 28 | 41 | 19 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 865 | 890 |