{"id":43062,"date":"2026-10-25T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=43062"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:58:00","slug":"lover-stalker-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=43062","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Lover Stalker Killer&#8221; (2024) \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2026\/z102526review_loverstalker.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Lover Stalker Killer <\/i>(2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Director: <strong>Sam Hobkinson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline: None.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Plot&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dave Kroupa was newly divorced and wanted a new start.\u00a0 He moved to another town and got a job as a mechanic.\u00a0 Although he was ready to date he didn&#8217;t want anything longterm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dave met Liz Golyar.\u00a0 She was a single mom who agreed to go out with Dave.\u00a0 They seemed like a good match since she didn&#8217;t want to be tied down in a relationship.\u00a0 They begin dating with the agreement each was free to date others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dave then met Cari Farver when she came into the auto shop.\u00a0 He was attracted to her and asked her out.\u00a0 One night when Cari was at Dave&#8217;s Liz unexpectedly dropped in.\u00a0 It was a short visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shortly after Liz began getting mencing messages.\u00a0 Cari was threatening Liz&#8217;s life because of her involvement with Dave.\u00a0 The police went to question Cari, but she was nowhere to be found.\u00a0 The threats against Liz not only continued but escalated.\u00a0 \u00a0E-mails, social media posts and break-ins followed.\u00a0 The police continued efforts to find Cari, but they had no luck.\u00a0 Liz&#8217;s house was even burned down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The threats continued for four years.\u00a0 Then the police discovered a photo that changed everything.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although I guessed the twist early on (and you probably will as well), it is a<em> crazy life-is-stranger-than-fiction<\/em> tale.\u00a0 Think <em>Play Misty for Me<\/em> on steroids.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: initial;\"><strong><i>Lover Stalker Killer <\/i>(2024)<\/strong> rates 4 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2026\/z102526review_loverstalker2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lover Stalker Killer (2024) Director: Sam Hobkinson Tagline: None. 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