SummaryDetectives are thrust into a chilling hunt for “Mr. Shiny”—a sadistic serial killer from the past whose return marks the beginning of a new wave of grotesque, otherworldly crimes tied to a dark cosmic force.
Directed By:Stuart Ortiz
Written By:Stuart Ortiz
Strange Harvest
Metascore
Generally Favorable
67
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
67
88% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Oct 20, 2025
80
This is a fascinating and neatly realised horror riff on the 2020s’ most popular genre.
Aug 14, 2025
80
Strange Harvest is a brutal, well-crafted descent into depravity that walks a tightrope between realism and horror fantasy. For fans of found footage, true crime, and occult horror, this is a grisly treat.
Aug 8, 2025
70
[Its] tale about a California serial killer with supernatural intentions is filtered through a persuasive verité lens that, however skin-deep, underscores the enduring effectiveness of its non-fiction devices.
Oct 16, 2024
70
It plays like a late-night serial killer special on a true crime channel. It's organic, unnerving, and proficiently grounded as a modern criminal nightmare.
Aug 8, 2025
63
Hinging on the nitpicking anxieties of the true crime genre, “Strange Harvest” maintains an air of abject horror, even if its penchant for ease nudges focus out of the way.
Aug 11, 2025
62
It’s an impressive recreation of a familiar format–but at the same time, Strange Harvest ultimately struggles a bit to maintain the chilling atmosphere that at first seems effortless.
Aug 7, 2025
60
The film is naturalistic enough to be convincing and sick enough to be disturbing, even if the acting falls scattershot on the persuasiveness scale.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
40% Positive
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10% Negative
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Aug 10, 2025
8
"Strange Harvest" plays like a great late-night serial killer special on a true crime channel. It's organic, unnerving, and proficiently grounded as a modern criminal nightmare.
Jan 20, 2026
3
Strange Harvest intenta construir terror a partir de lo extraño y lo ritual, apoyándose en una atmósfera inquietante. Sin embargo, el desarrollo es lento y carece de momentos realmente impactantes. La tensión nunca termina de explotar y el resultado se siente más contemplativo que perturbador. No es una mala idea, pero su ejecución impide que alcance el nivel de horror que promete.
Production Company:
- Adorable Damage
- Pathogen Pictures
Release Date:Aug 8, 2025
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:R
Tagline:He isn't hiding, he's waiting.
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Awards
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
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