“40% of UK homes now have cameras, largely from CCTV and smart devices. Many of these devices are susceptible to hacking, allowing intruders to watch residents...
Nostalgia is a funny thing. From the unexpected resurgence of vinyl to modern-day flip phones, it’s pretty clear that the technical limitations of the past can...
It was only a matter of time before we got a found footage horror film about Ohio’s cryptid oddity, Loveland’s Frogman (that’s not sarcastic; I’ve seen...
From prehistoric campfire tales to modern movies and video games, storytelling has come a long way since we first began expressing ourselves through fiction. In fact,...
The legend of the Frogman comes to the screen in the upcoming found footage movie Frogman, and our friends over at Rue Morgue have exclusively debuted...
I adore found footage movies. From the claustrophobic visuals to filmmakers ingeniously extracting tension from miniscule budgets – nothing gets my blood pumping like some quality...
In our jaded present, it’s hard to imagine that there was once a time when film audiences took the “based on a true story” claim seriously....
With Now Showing, your Halloweenies gather each month for a review on something new and something old in horror. This month, co-hosts Michael Roffman, McKenzie Gerber,...
Following an expansive film festival run around the globe, the found footage film Malibu Horror Story will hit select theaters on October 20, 2023, and the...
From Haxan to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, horror cinema has been stretching the definition of reality for well over a century now. In fact, you’d...
From absurd dashcam footage to amusing cat videos, it’s pretty safe to assume that the vast majority of real-world recordings are completely banal in nature –...
Ever since the gameplay trailer arrived back in March for Digital Cybercherries’ Paranormal Tales, it’s a question of when we’d get to see more of the...
In case you missed it, director Dutch Marich‘s 2021 found footage chiller Horror in the High Desert is a little-known gem that has recently been generating...
First-person storytelling has existed since the very dawn of cinema, but it’s only with the rise of video games that it became commonplace. Sure, there were...
Fresh from the demo showcase over the weekend at PAX East, DreadXP and developer MANGLEDmaw Games’ Amanda the Adventurer is now on the road to its...
Pablo Picasso is often credited with having said that good artists borrow and great artists steal. Obviously, the Spanish painter wasn’t referring to plagiarism, but instead...
From Paranormal Activity to Grave Encounters, the most popular Found Footage movies tend to focus on supernatural horror. However, the sub-genre is capable of much more...
Coming January 6, 2023, is the feature directorial debut of Paul Owens, Landlocked, a creative new horror movie that incorporates actual footage in the form of childhood home movies. Landlocked‘s...
Casper Kelly opens up on how his stealth holiday horror movie came together, its curious development, and the importance of keeping audiences surprised. It’s becoming increasingly...
Adult Swim’s first feature-length horror film is the holiday gift that keeps on giving and a standout genre experiment. “It’s so hard to surprise people these...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering John Poliquin’s underrated sequel, Grave Encounters 2. Maybe it’s the fear of madness, or perhaps it’s...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Grégory Levasseur’s Egyptology-based Found Footage flick, The Pyramid. Acclaimed director Alexandre Aja first rose to notoriety...
Epistolary storytelling has been immersing readers in fiction since the very dawn of literature. Using simulated letters, diaries and other documents to craft complex tales with...
There was a time when it was more likely for a successful foreign film to be remade in English than see a proper release in America....
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