The Poughkeepsie Tapes

The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Erick Dowdle
Screenplay byJohn Erick Dowdle
Story by
  • John Erick Dowdle
  • Drew Dowdle
Produced byDrew Dowdle
CinematographyShawn Dufraine
Edited byJohn Erick Dowdle
Music byKeefus Ciancia
Production
company
Brothers/Dowdle Productions
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a 2007 American pseudo-documentary horror film written, directed, and edited by John Erick Dowdle from a story he co-wrote with his brother Drew Dowdle. It revolves around a serial killer's murders in Poughkeepsie, New York, told through interviews and footage from a cache of the killer's snuff films.

The film premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, but had a troubled release history; it was originally slated for theatrical release by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in February 2008, but was removed from the release schedule. The film had a brief video-on-demand release in 2014, but remained unavailable on home media. In October 2017, the film was released and remastered on DVD and Blu-ray by Shout! Factory via the newly-revived Orion Pictures.