7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Crime, Mystery • 2025 • 94 min • Adults (18+)
Strange Harvest (2025)
Strange Harvest (2025)
Overview
Mockumentary horror film directed by Stuart Ortiz. Detectives Joe Kirby (Peter Zizzo) and Lexi Taylor (Terri Apple) pursue Mr. Shiny, a sadistic serial killer resurfacing after years to unleash new grotesque murders in California's Inland Empire.
Starring Cast
Peter Zizzo • Terri Apple • Andy Lauer
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Mockumentary horror film directed by Stuart Ortiz. Detectives Joe Kirby (Peter Zizzo) and Lexi Taylor (Terri Apple) pursue Mr. Shiny, a sadistic serial killer resurfacing after years to unleash new grotesque murders in California's Inland Empire.
Starring Cast
Peter Zizzo • Terri Apple • Andy Lauer
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The mockumentary centers on a fictional serial killer's ritualistic murders without advancing left- or right-leaning ideologies, relying instead on horror tropes and true crime conventions. The apolitical core conflict in the investigation determines the neutral stance.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
Principal roles feature white actors without recasting traditionally white characters for diversity purposes. The narrative presents a standard police investigation into occult murders, framing traditional investigator archetypes neutrally without DEI-driven critiques.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Low
LGBTQ+ elements surface incidentally via a gay immigrant victim in the killer's roster, integrated neutrally into the mockumentary's parade of vulnerable targets. No affirming agency or problematic derision emerges; queer identity functions as background detail in the ritualistic horror without narrative weight.
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
Families appear solely as victims of ritualistic violence in this mockumentary horror, with no exploration of family dynamics, roles, or values. The absence of meaningful family content yields a neutral depiction.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative centers on a mockumentary-style investigation of gruesome murders without addressing gender identity or related issues.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Strange Harvest presents original characters in a mockumentary style, including fictional detectives and a serial killer, without adapting prior source material or portraying historical figures with altered genders.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
Strange Harvest is an original mockumentary horror film featuring newly created characters without prior canonical or historical racial depictions, so no race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.7
Critic Ratings
9.2
6.7
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