Night of the Reaper

"Nothing is as it seems."

2025 1h 33m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 72

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Synopsis

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College student Deena visits home and is roped into babysitting. The local sheriff is mailed a piece of evidence and is led on a scavenger hunt to reveal the killer of another babysitter.

“Nothing is as it seems.”

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Cast

Jessica Clement
Deena
Ryan Robbins
Sheriff Rodney Arnold
Summer H. Howell
Emily Golding
Keegan Connor Tracy
Elizabeth Talbot
Matty Finochio
Officer Butch Cassidy
Max Christensen
Max Arnold
Ben Cockell
Chad
David Feehan
The Reaper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brandon Christensen
Writers: Brandon Christensen, Ryan Christensen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brandon Christensen, shot by Clayton Moore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

CAST

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Jessica Clement and Ryan Robbins and Summer H. Howell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nothing is as it seems.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt34379050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Brandon Christensen directs. Clayton Moore behind the camera. David Arcus scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by Brandon Christensen, shot by Clayton Moore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by David Arcus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Jessica Clement and Ryan Robbins and Summer H. Howell carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Nothing is as it seems.".
6IMDB entry: tt34379050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "sheriff", "babysitter", "murder", "slasher".

The technical file

Cinematography: Clayton Moore
Original score: David Arcus
Production design: Kim Lennox
Costume design: Tracey Graham
Makeup / hair: Meagan Jaxon
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $750,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: Night of the Reaper (2025)

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patient12025-10-22
★ 7/10
We have us an old-fashioned case of Horror who done it going on, and it doesn't look good for our local authorities. What a vile person this Killer is, too bad our main character is an amazing thinker. I hate to say it, but I'm very impressed with this "who done it" film. They actually had from the go, and I'm very surprised and freaking overjoyed at the outcome...
The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy2026-07-29
★ 6/10
From its 1980s setting, to its unsettling horror trope of a late night babysitting gig for a young teenager that goes horrifically wrong -- NIGHT OF THE REAPER is not a bad viewing experience to kick off this Halloween season. Writer and director Brandon Christenson clearly understands suspense horror, delivering a grim whodunnit in a small midwestern town after the harrowing events from the film's opening scene. Returning college student Deena (Jessica Clement) is back home and suddenly roped into a last-minute babysitting job for the local sheriff, (Ryan Robbins). But soon the same madness from the town's unsolved babysitting murder turns into a familiar fight for survival with enough jolts, surprises and one helluva head explosion that ranks up there with one of the best. FINAL DESTINATION and ONCE UPON A TIME series regular Keegan Connor Tracy co-stars. This is not a bad viewing experience currently streaming on Shudder. So turn the lights off, grab a bowl of popcorn and if you're babysitting, make sure you check on the children...