Fans of horror games are no strangers to the found footage concept. With such an instantly identifiable style, comparing various strong entries in the genre, like the Outlast games and Blair Witch, ...

In some cases, horror films have used the tagline "based on true events," but the story remains as fictional as ever. It's a marketing ploy, and curious viewers prove that it works. Research is ...

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“In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods of Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary.” Okay, not really. The students were actors: Heather Donahue, Michael C ...

As a genre of horror, found-footage films add a unique twist to terror that's very hard to forget. What makes found-footage films so creepy is that its filmmaking ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Found footage horror movies are a popular horror movie sub-genre, but some get less acclaim than ...

On paper, this approach could make horror features more intense for audience members by making a film feel more immersive or believable, like something ripped from reality. Arguably more important for ...

The genre of found footage horror films is still relatively new compared to creature features or slashers that have graced our screens for as long as we can remember. However, being a relatively new ...

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