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Strange Harvest Breakdown: Potato-Head Killer? Found Footage Horror | Streamin’ Demons
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Jo’s flying solo (Amelie’s off on a secret Tron mission in Prague!), but the demons don’t rest. In this episode of Streamin’ Demons, we dig deep into Strange Harvest—the freaky, found-footage folk horror that delivers a terrifying Mr. Potato Head–esque killer, cosmic dread, and some weirdly convincing documentary vibes. Jo unpacks how the film’s fake docu-style nails the true crime aesthetic, what works, what stumbles (that sus third act!), and why it shouldn’t be seen on the big screen. There’s lore, gore, and a possible sequel tease—all wrapped up in an hour and 34 minutes of haunting horror from director Stuart Ortiz.
🕵️♂️ Det. Joe Kirby, Alexis Taylor, and the cast crush the "bad acting on purpose" vibe
👹 Jesse Clarkson’s Mr. Shiny = nightmare fuel
🏆 Winner: Best Horror Feature, Atlantic Horror Film Festival 2024
📺 Pro tip: Watch it on a TV, not a theater screen
👉 Strange Harvest: Worth the freaky watch.
Key Moments:
- Opening chaos – Amelie’s in Prague, Jo’s alone and unfiltered
- Main plot – Mr. Shiny is not Mr. Potato Head... but he’s close
- Character study – Bad acting done well? It's a choice—and it works
- Jo’s big take – The third act’s a little sus, but it doesn’t kill the thrill
- WTF moment – A found footage horror flick that feels too real
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Transcript
Amelie's Absence and Mission in Prague
00:00:07
Jo
Hey everyone, Joe here. So you might notice that Amelie's not with me. She's on a secret mission watching Tron Aries in Prague. Yes, Virginia. There is a movie theater. They don't take American Express apparently because fucking Prague.
00:00:23
Jo
But she's on mission to watch it so we may spoil the shit out of it. Until then you're stuck with me. I'm so sorry. Oh no. QQ and cue the music.
Introduction to 'Strange Harvest'
00:00:32
Jo
We've got Strange Harvest, a quick one today. Strange Harvest.
00:00:36
Jo
And if you don't know anything about Strange Harvest, this is the one I was thinking is the potato head killer. Because it looks like the guy's wearing a potato for a fucking mask. it's It's not, but it looks like he's a fucking potato head.
00:00:51
Jo
Which is cool, I guess, if that's your thing. But here where it is, this from IMDb, I'm reading off camera right now. Detectives were thrust into a chilling haunt for Mr. Potato Head. Nope.
00:01:03
Jo
Sorry, Mr. Shiny. Definitely not Mr. Potato Head. We know where Mr. Potato Head is. We have him surrounded. A sadistic serial killer from the potato... Nope.
00:01:15
Jo
From the past whose return marks the beginning of a new wave of grotesque, otherworldly crimes tied to a dark cosmic force. Written and directed by Stuart Ortiz.
00:01:28
Jo
I did not know what I was getting into. The movie is about $1.30. So a minute and 34 for people who don't understand lingo. It's rated r for potato violence, I'm guessing.
00:01:43
Jo
I'm not even sure what it's rated R for.
Analysis of 'Strange Harvest' Style and Appeal
00:01:48
Jo
It's got a definitely not doctored rotten tomato of 94%. here's what it
00:01:53
Jo
but heres here's what it is It's a folk horror found footage. It's a little bit of found footage and a little bit of folk horror. I get it. They make it look like a documentary.
00:02:04
Jo
And it works really well. The cast and crew are believable. that You know, if I've watched enough true crime stuff to like, oh my god, I actually forgot what I was watching. i was like, is this... Am I watching a screener? Is this stuff that I put on the wrong channel?
00:02:21
Jo
So you have like Peter Ziesel Detective Joe Kirby and then Terry Apple Alexis Taylor. you you have all these people in it who make it look like a documentary, including, and if you listened to Amelie and I before, forced bad acting.
00:02:39
Jo
Meaning the actors aren't bad, but they're trying to act like people who are acting bad for a minute. you know, because it's supposed to be a documentary as as it travels with me. There are scares. Are there jump scares? I don't know. Jesse Clarkson is Mr. Shiny.
00:02:54
Jo
Spoiler alert. you have all these things. And I love part of the things I love about this movie is they really doctor it to make it look like a documentary. And it works.
00:03:05
Jo
It works. If true crime is your jam, like I used to call it autopsy. It was actually unsolved crime files or what it was. But basically they're all autopsies.
00:03:17
Jo
This is your movie, Strange Harvest.
Awards and Critique of 'Strange Harvest'
00:03:19
Jo
And it won the award. It should have won more. But the Atlantic Horror Film Festival 2024 winner. Best horror feature.
00:03:28
Jo
Stuart Ortiz, director again. Yeah. I think this is a good jam. Would I watch it on the big screen? I don't. I think watching on the big screen would take it away, honestly.
00:03:39
Jo
because it's a documentary on TV set. It works brilliant. I mean, you can have a big TV if you want. It works really well. I loved it. There wasn't anything that was too goofy about it. It could be like a true crime horror.
00:03:56
Jo
The third act is a bit sus, we'll say. It's a bit wonk. Like, I wish the third act was a little bit different, to be honest, but it is what it is. but the acting is phenomenal.
00:04:10
Jo
The hour 34 flies. Like, there could be a sequel, there's some kind of after credit reel.
Future Prospects and Recommendations
00:04:18
Jo
There could be a sequel, but honestly, maybe in different direction.
00:04:25
Jo
Strange Harvest is worth watching. This is something that Amelie will probably watch later on with me and will maybe do a bigger review. But right now, as she's watching Tron Aries,
00:04:37
Jo
I kicked this out. I was in the lobby in Prague and I watched this because they wouldn't let me in. Something about, you know, my sunglasses or my hat. I'm not sure.
00:04:48
Jo
They're speaking Czech. Who knows? So Strange Harvest, great movie. Check it out. Coming to wherever it's coming at. And honestly, get past the Mr. Potato Head thing.
00:05:02
Jo
If you like horror documentaries, this is actually it for you. All that and more. Wait. All that and we just did it. On this stream, Demons. Like and subscribe. Omelius back soon with Tron Ares spoiling the shit out of the Tron genres.
00:05:16
Jo
Until later. Do what's his.