The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) - Don't Stop Recording

This is something truly disturbing that will have you questioning the authenticity of the footage you're seeing from time to time. Everything is approached with stone-cold seriousness and the journey we take can be hard to endure if you're caught off guard.

'The Poughkeepsie Tapes' plays in the style of a documentary, about a serial killer and his many victims. Complete with testimonials from eyewitnesses and criminal experts, the horror is in the details here.

It wasn't until the 10-minute mark that I even felt like I was watching a movie. There is an abrupt cut at one point, to signify a time jump, but it feels quite natural. And it's moments like these that help the narrative flow. One of the weakest links in a found footage movie is missing the beats, so it's encouraging to see the creators had a strong sense of style and rhythm. 

Director John Erick Dowdle has a real knack for stitching together the starkly different looking scenes and giving them their own individual personality. Even the eerie soundtrack is its own character, but the raw footage moments could have done without the extra help.

If you want to be scared, you're intrigued about serial killer documentaries and 'As Above, So Below' blew you away with its inventiveness and claustrophobic mischief, this'll scratch that itch your bound hands can't quite get to.