The Poughkeepsie Tapes

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.

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Manhunt

James Earl Cash is a death row convict who was going to be executed at Darkwoods Penitentiary for his crimes committed in the past, however he was saved at the last minute by an unknown subject, who ordered Cash to be sedated. instead of executing him, causing the press to believe that he had died instantly. Upon waking up, Cash speaks through a headset with this guy who calls himself "The Director", and informs him that he saved his life and promises him freedom at the end of the night, but to earn it he must star in his new snuff film. "Manhunt", thus beginning Cash's brutal odyssey through the dangerous streets of Carcer City, ending all the gangs in the city and being able to earn his freedom and then start a new life.

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