The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Movie • 2007 • Horror  

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This movie contains 55 potentially triggering events.
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Are there bugs?
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probablyadalek
No, but there is a kidnapping.
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masonisaaccccc
Yes! There is gaslighting!
Someone says they told a girl that she was being paranoid for feeling watched and followed. Another scene in which a little girl asks what "that" (a victim screaming) was, the serial killer tells the her he just left the TV on in the basement.
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masonisaaccccc
There is POV footage of a man stalking a 19-year-old girl
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Seenit
Corpse of child implied under body blanket for crime scene pictures. An 8 year old’s kidnapping is shown, and it explains that he raped and murdered her, but off camera.
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masonisaaccccc
No, but [SPOILER] a victim that survives is interviewed and says how the killer loved her and that he will come back for her and didn't mean to leave her. Soon after she kills herself (only talked about) and in her note she confesses her undying love for her "master"
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apostle
a character is drugged
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Yes, in multiple scenes women are restrained
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There is direct verbal confirmation of rape, including of children, throughout the movie. There are multiple scenes with naked corpses of women, and a few scenes of torture that are sexualized by the killer. To my memory, there was not any visuals of penetrative rape.
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probablyadalek
Yes, chloroform.
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Seenit
Murder by knife shown twice, one from camera POV one slit throat
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No but there is a brief shot of a post mortem beheading, and another of a decapitated head emplanted in a corpse's stomach.
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pitifulcowboy
mention of genital electrocution, but nothing is shown
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echoevemorrow
Finger tips are snipped off
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*spoilers* no, but one of the victims is found alive in a coffin that had been hidden underneath the killers bed.
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No, but there are a lot of creepy shots of faces with masks on where you can only see their eyes.
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Someone is drugged with a cloth+chemical in a up close face shot. There is also a scene in which a victim is bonded crudely and sounds like she is having trouble breathing while she is sobbing. Another clip has a girl choking briefly
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Yes, and you see xrays
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Yes, there is a lot of sexualized abuse and torture. There is a lot shown visually, but even more is described verbally.
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***SPOILERS***



As well as post mortem dismemberment, both for disposal and for the amusement of the killer, there is a live victim who had a hand cut off at some point off screen. In the interview with her you see the arm with hand missing briefly.
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spookysailor
Not on screen
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A 10 month old baby and an 8 year old girl
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Yes, a large part of the plot is focusing on the victims of the murderer.
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roughentumble
Technically yes, but there's only one sentence that mentions it, everything about the death is offscreen, and the child didn't survive either.
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*spoilers* yes, a woman’s (adult) daughter dies, though we don’t see her reaction to her death. Many of the victims families are mentioned as well.
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Seenit
Several victims
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masonisaaccccc
The transitions between tape clips and "documentary" clips have a loud screech-like noise (similar to a Five Night's at Freddy's jumpscare noise) that is very jarring. There is also a lot of sudden yelling towards already upset women
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acrackerwhoisnotvibing
No but there are very creepy masks worn that remind me of the uncanny human-like-ness of mannequins
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To clarify the above comment; no nudity in the shower scene, just the sound of water and you see the shower curtain. It is from the view of the killer outside though, so if you're sensitive to scary stuff around the shower be prepared!
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Are there razors?
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Someone vomits blood during a killing
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masonisaaccccc
A short clip features bone sawing body smashing/amputation. There are several instances of bones breaking.
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MeghanCherry
9/11 is briefly mentioned as a plot point, though a full depiction is not seen on screen.
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There is talk about her being in one but nothing is shown.
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A needle is used for lethal injection, and a woman is murdered with two needle esq objects
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punkrotte
they use the phrase "extremely mentally ill" to describe the killer
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masonisaaccccc
Several panic attacks throughout the movie, although they are all during torture clips and not ptsd/past trauma triggered, they are panicked about the current torture/kidnapping they are experiencing.
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spookysailor
Not on screen
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There is a scene where the killer hides in a closet, and two where a kidnapped girl is forced to be in coffin like boxes
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roughentumble
Only mentioned.
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Seenit
Filmed from a serial killers home movie camera
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masonisaaccccc
YES! The camera the serial killer uses has horrible quality that frequently changes colour and becomes wavy and static-y. There is also some flashing of images
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Does a baby cry?
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Yes, there are multiple POV style stalking scenes.
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only referenced, never shown
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effete
A lot of misogynistic sentiments are expressed from the killer.
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punkrotte
a grown man r*pes a preteen
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bumblebree916
Many victims were raped
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there BDSM?
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CherryFizz
Rape
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masonisaaccccc
No but there is a camera POV car crash
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Seenit
There is a car crash scene from the killer’s camera pov
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roughentumble
She doesn't die from it, but a woman's head is forcefully held underwater with the intent of hurting and scaring her.
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masonisaaccccc
Several automatic rifles are carried by FBI while storming a house. They are not used.
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