Found footage horror works best when it stays strange, unsettling, and a little underground. Here is why the genre should remain niche, plus several must-watch films.

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Found footage movies are among the trickiest subgenres of horror to get right. At worst, shaky camera cinematography and direct addresses to the audience can feel like a gimmick t ...

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Writer and director Robbie Banfitch made a splash in the horror world with the release of his cosmic horror found footage nightmare, The Outwaters. Now, he’s pivoting into something a little more ...

Lake Mungo unfolds through a series of interviews, news reports, and purported home video and photographic evidence presented as a documentary chronicling the tragic aftermath of a family’s loss. The ...

"We're making a movie right now!" Vertical has unveiled a clever official trailer for an indie horror creation called Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project, from filmmaker Max Tzannes. A ...

Admittedly, the raw, shaky format of found footage makes it somewhat polarizing among horror fans. Despite that, there’s no denying its impact, with the ongoing V/H/S franchise dropping in annually ...

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Continuing the aesthetic of its YouTube source material, A24's new Backrooms movie uses elements of found footage, which has reminded us of some of the best found footage movies in cinema history.