I totally have no memory of this story & I grew up in NYC. Cropsey raises more questions than answers & it was frustrating when the filmmakers tried to make the film scary by filming at different scenes at night. An interesting idea to tie urban legends with reality, but the parallels felt strained & took away from the real story. It is OK, but not amazing. The movie is more interested in telling a story about how communities cope with horrific crimes: urban legends, scapegoats, trials, journalism, late night outtings to spooky abandoned properties, but by focusing on such a specific community instead of a general national phenomenon (like does the same reaction happen in other cities, etc.), it begs the question: um, so what IS the story & it is actually a pretty typical one & sadly common. I think Cropsey made the story more mysterious than it needed to be especially after I found this quote: “You know me and [Ted] Bundy are alike in many ways. We both used Volkswagens. Bundy’s thing was women. My thing is kids. . . . Do you think the police could figure that out?”
– Andre Rand, convicted child kidnapper and suspected serial killer in conversation with inmates
You don’t compare yourself with Ted Bundy unless you’re guilty IMHO. Even that sick German incest rapist was freaked out when he was placed with other killers & said that he wasn’t a monster.