Dylan McDermott

Charlie Plummer

Samantha Mathis

Madisen Beaty

Brenna Sherman

Lance Chantiles-Wertz

Emma Jones

Jonathan Riggs

Katarina Perez

Mark A. Nash

Stan Simonov

Michael Urriquia

Gabe Litwin

Mike Cortese

Allie Moisan

Brian Ott

Sarah Cleveland

Emily Blevins

Nicholas Schenck

May Satsuki Asai

Duncan Skiles

Christopher Ford

Chad Blevins

Jami Villers

Luke McCoubrey

Matt Veligdan

Latisha Duarte

Megan Brooks

Andrew Hasse

Andrew Kortschak

Cody Ryder

Walter Kortschak

Marcia Kortschak

Munika Lay

Emily Wiedemann

Bob Berney

Jeanne R. Berney

Alexandra Rossi

Lisa Ciuffetti

Stephanie Whonsetler

Billy Hopkins

Ashley Ingram

Nick London

Renee Ramos

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Mystery

Crime

The Clovehitch Killer

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United States of America

English

investigation

coming of age

serial killer

psychological thriller

church

surveillance

dark past

boy scouts

sadistic psychopath

1990s

urban gothic

father son relationship

case file

distressing

Gimly

You know that _Rear Window_ parody they did in _The Simpsons_, where they suspect Ned Flanders of being a murderer? Yeah. Basically that.

Well acted though. A very cold, methodical film.

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

_**House of Secrets**_

Over 25 years after a serial killer’s reign of terror in a Kentucky town, a teen (Charlie Plummer) has suspicions about who the killer might be and enlists the help of an aficionado of the murders (Madisen Beaty). Dylan McDermott and Samantha Mathis play the parents. 

"The Clovehitch Killer" (2018) is a drama/mystery with elements of coming-of-age, romance and crime thriller. The film effectively illustrates how people are not one-dimensional and not everything may be as it appears on the surface. Someone can seem generally good and even be generally good, having a convincing veneer of piety, and yet have a hidden dark side.

The movie works well because the setting and characters are convincing with focus on the relationship between the two youths and their sleuthing. There are some overt scenes of Christians and assembly, but the filmmakers don’t make the mistake of painting them as all frothing at the mouth with evil, actually quite the opposite. But the flick’s honest about the ambiguities of someone seeking redemption for grievous sins vs. hiding from them in plain sight. 

In short, this is an effective psychological & spiritual mystery full of insights on the struggle with the beast within and the natural covering up thereof. On top of this, it’s just a quality coming-of-age drama. 

The film runs 1 hour, 49 minutes, and was shot in Middletown, Kentucky, which is just east of Louisville.

GRADE: A-

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Written by Gimly on Sun Jan 20 2019

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