The Clovehitch Killer
Through a series of horrifying and mysterious events, this movie follows a family that seems to be perfect. The son is Tyler who is a volunteer in the local church. His father is Don. The only thing that makes their town feels fear is that a series of unsolved murders by a mysterious killer named Clovehitch. When Tyler finds some images with his father, he begins to believe that his closest person is the doer of all these murders.
26 October 1961, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
28 October 1969, Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
12 May 1970, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
November 30, 2018
Given the strong performances and admirable restraint from genre conventions, it's a shame this murder mystery comes unraveled as easily as it does.
November 27, 2018
While I had really enjoyed it and was glued to the screen, when it ended, there was a feeling of "What was the point?"
November 27, 2018
The Clovehitch Killer might stratify some genre fans but it's much quieter than you would expect walking in.
December 06, 2018
The Clovehitch Killer is too predictable to be a compelling thriller, but too hollow to be taken seriously as a critique of middle-class rot.
November 15, 2018
McDermott is admirably unsettling, and Luke McCoubrey's artfully sterile cinematography adds an air of suffocating wholesomeness that can make you squirm.
December 07, 2018
This could happen anywhere, and that is, perhaps the most chilling aspect of the film.
November 14, 2018
First-time feature director Duncan Skiles brings some spooky atmosphere to a smart script by Christopher Ford.
November 16, 2018
As good as Plummer and McDermott are here, [writer Christopher D. Ford] ultimately writes himself into a corner that requires actions in the final act that don't ring true.
December 05, 2018
Though bloodless it keeps you squirming in your seat.
November 15, 2018
Unlike so many recent horror movies, The Clovehitch Killer is patient with its thrills, almost excruciatingly so.
September 27, 2018
Offers an intriguing perspective on the darker side of American values, but lacks the conviction to entirely expose the cultural contradictions that often enable compulsive murderers.
November 16, 2018
Skiles's film doesn't care so much if you think you know how it ends, even if you're right. It's all about twisting the knife in the process of confirming those fears.

