Tag: Found Footage Horror
I am a fan of found footage films, but let’s be honest, they’re mostly hit or miss. Only a few actually stand out among the sea of “Blair Witch” copycats over the years. However, sometimes you just stumble upon a little gem unexpectedly. From “Hell House LLC,” “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum,” and the more recent “Skinamarink,”
I love good old-fashioned mockumentaries, especially when they’re done right. Lake Mungo, Ghostwatch, Hell House LLC. and Savageland are just some of my personal favorite mockumentaries—these films manage to create a sense of reality while delivering some pretty effective scares. I still feel creeped out even after seeing these films multiple times. So when I
Picking up after the vile incident of the fourth Senritsu Kaiki File, Kudo assembles his team once again to film paranormal activities and to… discover isekai? Yes, you heard that right. That’s just one of the surprises Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 05: True Story of the Ghost of Yotsuya has in store. Koji Shiraishi,
“Once More Into The Breach” Tahoe Joe 2: The Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Conspiracy (2024) follows indie filmmakers Michael Rock and Dillon Brown of Horror Dadz Productions as they return to the wilderness surrounding Lake Tahoe in search of Becca (Becca Anne), a missing TikTok influencer. Their first found footage film Tahoe Joe (2022) inspired a
The Woods of Hawthorne, Illinois are Haunted… “I wanted to make a horror movie that toys with your expectations. ‘Hag’ starts as one thing and then morphs into something totally different. There’s a lot of twists and turns, so hopefully our audience has fun with that. This is a film about three women making a
Anya, an aspiring yoga influencer, decides to take on her grandmother’s regime for ‘good health’ after finding her notes in a secret room of her house where she is currently staying. However, as she aims to connect with her heritage, she soon finds that there is something sinister to the words, and she unwittingly invites
A Descent Into Appalachian Madness “In 2023, filmmaker Aaron Irons went missing in a cave in the wilderness area known as Jeffrey’s Hell. This documentary explores the truth behind what really happened to Aaron.” Released in 2023, Aaron Irons released his debut feature-length film Chest, exploring the myths and legends of the Citico Wilderness area
In the tradition of pseudo-local-TV broadcasts like Ghostwatch and WNUF Halloween Special, homegrown horror heads to N.Ireland in Dominic O’Neill’s Haunted Ulster Live. Set in 1998, TV newscaster Gerry Burns teams up with an aspiring children’s broadcaster to offer viewers a spooky Halloween special for the local network. They investigate a haunting at home, and
Do Not Watch is a 2023 American found footage horror film, written by Ryan Toyama and directed by Justin Janowitz. Ryan has spent most of his writing career working on TV shows such as Splash and Bubbles (2017-18) and Chuggington (2020-21) with Do Not Watch being his first feature-length title. Justin is mostly known as
Almost entirely free of dialogue, Looky-loo (2024) gives viewers the view from a killer’s own eyes as he stalks and plans multiple murders. The nameless killer, gains confidence with each successful murder, finding more violent and extreme ways to take out his victims. Yet, the more bravado he has, the closer he comes to being