Cropsey

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Wayne K Cropsey sheds light on a true crime case that, despite my interest in topics like this, I’d never even heard of, and ties it in with a (possibly) fictional boogeyman who haunted the lives and dreams of the families of Staten Island. The film starts out exploring the legend of Cropsey, an urban legend that may or may not have been inspired by a real life killer who preyed upon children, especially ones with mental disabilities, but it morphs into a much more conventional detective procedural, with interviews with families of the victims, friends, police, lawyers, detectives etc, and the Cropsey element very much gets put to the side. I wanted to hear more about the legends, the folklore and the superstition. The pliability and subjectivity of these legends is an element that’s introduced early on, and I wanted to see how that had changed over time. Did people have increasingly different interpretations of Cropsey as the case went on, or did they become more homogenised as the case pointed more and more towards one killer? The Cropsey tale comes back at the end, effectively bookending the film, but I would have liked that element to have been woven throughout it. That being said, it’s a chilling story about a man who people have very interesting opinions on, and whether or not he committed the monstruous crimes he’s accused of, or whether or not Cropsey was borne out of his misdeeds, there’s no doubt that the recounting of these events is enough to make you check your house twice before you switch off the lights. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/27/25 Full Review Kalin D I'm so impressed with the level of research and skill that went into this horror documentary. It really covered all angles in a way that felt fair to all perspectives. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Iro A Don't waste your time, very bad true crime documentary and not scary whatsoever. The dude that was convicted got life based on some hunches or something, THERE WAS NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE. This will make you mad just don't. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review Eli W Trash. Literally zero evidence this guy did it. Literally nothing learned after the first minute and they feel like they have an ah hah! Shame on anyone fir putting this out. Worst doc I've ever wasted my time on. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Alec B Too often the filmmakers resort to cheap, manipulative, 48 hours-esque stylistic choices but they do manage to make disturbing connections between an urban legend of their childhood and the horrifying reality of a series of crimes in their neighborhood. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review Kyle M A documentary on a real-life boogeyman stemmed from urban legend roots speculatively seeded by the affecting community shows real-life horror with multi-layered uncertainty surrounding the patterns amidst declining presentation but not without provoking a difference in the thought process plus being nicely unfolded in a moderately captivating matter. (B) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/10/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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