The Wicksboro Incident

The Wicksboro Incident

Murder. Conspiracy. Paranoia.

Directed by Richard Lowry

200371 min5.1 / 10

A paranoid found-footage conspiracy thriller about a vanished town and extraterrestrial cover-up, built on distrust and the unreliability of official narratives.

In 1953 the entire population of Wicksboro, Texas vanishes. Forty five years later a witness comes out of hiding to tell the story.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Wicksboro Incident scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is The Wicksboro Incident easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Wicksboro Incident end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Wicksboro Incident sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Wicksboro Incident violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

25/ 100

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Love5

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