STRANGE HARVEST (2025) – Halloween Month continues with this review of a movie which got previewed in 2024 before its official release in August 2025. Because Balladeer’s Blog covers everything from mild Silent-Era horror films to extreme horror from recent decades I will post my courtesy warning for Strange Harvest:
IF YOU DO NOT LIKE EXTREME CONCEPTS AND VIOLENCE, PLEASE DON’T CLICK ON “CONTINUE READING” BELOW. Thanks.
Strange Harvest nicely reproduces the vibes of the countless True Crime channels and combines it with the feel of more horror-oriented channels like Scary Interesting. The film is presented as a True Crime episode about a viciously violent serial killer who has been at large for over twenty years.
However, his murders seemed unrelated until detective work recently found the obscure link connecting them. I will go into details about the grotesque murders below. Oddly, despite the grisly nature of the slayings, Strange Harvest otherwise starts out with a slow burn approach reminiscent of Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist and other films.
The movie patiently adds the supernatural aspects slowly, and even then indicates the paranormal trappings may just reflect the killer’s insane beliefs until the obvious can no longer be ignored. Continue reading
DOWN GOES NUMBER TWO – In NCAA Division Three the 6th ranked UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT WHITEWATER WARHAWKS played host to the number 2 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT RIVER FALLS FALCONS. The Warhawks held a 17-16 edge at Halftime and following a scoreless 3rd Quarter they carried through on the Upset with a 24-16 win. 
KNOCKING OFF NUMBER EIGHT – Staying in Division Three for a moment, the number 18 WASHINGTON (MO) BEARS welcomed the 8th ranked JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY BLUE STREAKS. A 7-7 1st Quarter tie became a 21-17 Bears advantage at the Half. After the break, Washington U. outscored the Blue Streaks 14-8 to win the game 35-25. 
Anne Coleman was a feared witch in Lanesboro, MA in the 1780s. She was suspected of causing storms that sank ships, bringing on diseases that killed cattle, making food go bad and other malevolent deeds. 
SPIDER-MAN Vol 1 #68 (Jan 1969) 
That evening the students mount a protest about the way some of them are being thrown out of their housing to make room for the arriving archeologists. The Kingpin and his thugs take advantage of the protest as it rages out of control to break in and steal the priceless tablet.
PETER RUGG, THE MISSING MAN (1824) – This short story was written by author William Austin. A ghostly post-chaise horsedrawn carriage is often sighted and/or encountered up and down the East Coast. The carriage is pursued by a supernatural storm and is driven by a man named Peter Rugg with his daughter Jenny as his passenger. 
BLACK NOON (1971) – Roy Thinnes stars as an old west preacher who falls in with a coven of witches in the town of Melas (Salem spelled backwards of course). 
October 1st kicks off Balladeer’s Blog’s usual mixing of horror items in with my usual topics. I review horror films from the silent movie era onward as well as 
MISTY BREW – Faye Fisher (later Faye Fisher-Ward) played Misty Brew, the witch hostess of Creature Feature. The program aired Friday nights on Green Bay, Wisconsin’s WLRE from October 29th, 1982 – September 9th, 1983. For the most part, this show started at Midnight but was moved up to 10:30pm start times on nights when Misty presented double or even triple features. 
