Directed & written by Stuart Ortiz (Grave Encounters 1 & 2, Extraterrestrial), Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire will have its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 22.
Stuart Ortiz is one half of the directing duo known as the Vicious Brothers. This solo outing from Ortiz uses the true crime documentary format to unleash horror, and you can further preview the upcoming movie by watching yesterday’s official teaser trailer down below as well.
The faux true-crime documentary centers on two detectives’ pursuit of an infamous serial killer named Mr. Shiny, who terrorized Southern California for almost two decades.
Fantastic Fest’s official description gives further insight:
“In July 2010, the San Bernardino County authorities were faced with one of the most bizarre crime scenes they’d ever encountered. Alerted by a concerned friend, local police arrived at the victims’ home, and the murders they discovered shook them to the ground. The crime scene showed ritualistic aspects, and quickly, one of the detectives recognized a symbol painted on the ceiling in the victims’ blood linking back to a serial killer they’d chased in 1995, before the killer seemingly took a 15-year break.
