Strange Harvest

"He isn't hiding, he's waiting."

2025 1h 34m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 89

HorrorCrimeMystery

Synopsis

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Detectives are thrust into a chilling hunt for a sadistic serial killer from the past whose return marks the beginning of a new wave of grotesque, otherworldly crimes tied to a cosmic force.

“He isn't hiding, he's waiting.”

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Cast

Peter Zizzo
Det. Joe Kirby
Terri Apple
Det. Alexis 'Lexi' Taylor
Andrew Lauer
Jared Kelly
Matthew Peschio
Victor Shamaz
Allen Marsh
Jonas Eckhard
Roy Abramsohn
Prof. Warren Gilette
Janna Cardia
Kacie Porter
Christina Hélène Braa
Lizzy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Ortiz
Writers: Stuart Ortiz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Ortiz, shot by Seth Fuller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sarah DeCourcy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Stuart Ortiz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Peter Zizzo and Terri Apple and Andrew Lauer carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He isn't hiding, he's waiting.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt33400719 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stuart Ortiz directs. Seth Fuller behind the camera. Sarah DeCourcy scores. Stuart Ortiz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by Stuart Ortiz, shot by Seth Fuller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Sarah DeCourcy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Stuart Ortiz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Peter Zizzo and Terri Apple and Andrew Lauer carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "He isn't hiding, he's waiting.".
7IMDB entry: tt33400719 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "california", "detective", "interview", "serial killer".

The technical file

Cinematography: Seth Fuller
Original score: Sarah DeCourcy
Editing: Stuart Ortiz
Production design: Jessee J. Clarkson
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Strange Harvest (2025)

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What people are saying

tender_buttkiss2026-01-01
★ 5/10
A pretty solid horror that starts off really good as a faux documentary style drama about a serial killer plaguing the San Bernadino county area, but then halfway through the movie gets kinda ridiculous. Some of the footage felt authentic, but then some resorted to found footage type stuff that really took me out of the whole film. Also, this serial killer was inconsistent with his killings. Some were ludicrously methodical while others seemed almost slapstick. And before you could get any explanation for why his killings varied, the movie just ends leaving you with many questions snd a very unsatisfying ending. Anyways, this movie really fizzled out at the end. Waited for some kind of twist, but nothing. Very dissapointing.
Sierbahnn2026-06-01
★ 6/10
Very Cthulhu mythos vibes The style of this movie is very "detectives talk to camera about horrible case, interspersed with cctv and bodycam" to retell a story. In this case the story is gruesome, mysterious, and gives very Cthulhu Mythos-vibes. While the cosmic horror element is very much an undertone, it does makes its appearance. All the acting is very straight-forward and earnest, and the directing is good enough. For the bodycam and 'action-shots' you can hide a lot in the edits, and with blurriness, and those sequences work too. Nothing pulls you out of the action because it looks poorly executed or out of place. As far as a horror-movie of this type goes, this is more than decent, and worth your time.