jpThe Poughkeepsie Tapes and When the Screaming Starts are two mockumentaries that weaponize “truth” aesthetics while failing to provide psychological depth, ethical clarity, or meaningful insight into violence. One film is technically brilliant but spiritually hollow.
The other mistakes historical trauma for gallows humor.
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https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/the-architecture-of-faux-atrocity-criminological-validity-and-ethical-transgression-in-the-poughkeepsie-tapes-and-when-the-screaming-starts/
The other mistakes historical trauma for gallows humor.
#Horror #Cinema #FoundFootage #Mockumentary #FilmCriticism #MovieReview #ThePoughkeepsieTapes #WhenTheScreamingStarts
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/the-architecture-of-faux-atrocity-criminological-validity-and-ethical-transgression-in-the-poughkeepsie-tapes-and-when-the-screaming-starts/
The Architecture of Faux-Atrocity: Criminological Validity and Ethical Transgression in The Poughkeepsie Tapes and When the Screaming Starts
The evolution of the found footage and mockumentary subgenres has created a unique cinematic space where the boundaries between archival truth and scripted artifice are blurred. Within this landsca…
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