Cropsey2010
“The Truth is Terrifying.”
Directed by Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio
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🏆 1 win & 1 nomination total
The premise
Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.
Horror Vault's take
Two documentary filmmakers from Staten Island revisit the local boogeyman story that terrorized their childhoods — only to discover it may have roots in something devastatingly real. Their investigation uncovers the disturbing case of multiple missing children and the suspect whose connection to an abandoned psychiatric institution adds layers of dread. Equal parts true-crime deep-dive and meditation on how communities manufacture and sustain myths, Cropsey blurs the line between folklore and genuine menace. The decaying shadow of the Willowbrook State School looms over every revelation.
Content: Discussions Of Child Abduction, Disturbing Archival Footage, References To Institutionalized Abuse, Satanism And Occult Imagery
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Cast
Joshua Zeman
Himself
Barbara Brancaccio
Herself
Bill Ellis
Himself - Professor of Folklore, Penn State
Dorothy D'Eletto
Herself - Archivist & Researcher
Geraldo Rivera
Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
Karen Schweiger
Herself - Jennifer Schweiger's Mother
David Navarro
Himself - Former Newscaster
Donna Cutugno
Herself - Founder, Friends of Jennifer
Ralph Aquino
Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD
Bobby Jensen
Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD
Ernie Anastos
Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
Andre Rand
Himself - Suspect
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