Tag: Found Footage
The Killing Cell falls into familiar tropes and beats of the found-footage genre. Notably, the plot sees a group of friends/paranormal investigators head to an abandoned facility, only to find themselves targeted by an evil force. However, filmmakers James Bessey and Karsen Schovajsa realize the truth that any fan of creepy urban-ex videos will tell
*I feel the need to add to this article the fact that I was engaged as a freelance contributor to the film’s post-production team, specifically responsible for creating the end credits. While this does make me part of the film’s crew, this fact has not influenced my thoughts on the film in any way.* Human
Bodycam is a 2025 Canadian found footage horror film written and directed by Brandon Christensen, with additional writing from Ryan Christensen. Brandon is best known as the writer/director behind films such as Still/Born (2017), Superhost (2021), as well as The Puppetman (2023), and Night of the Reaper (2025), with Ryan attached as a writer. Two
We Put the World to Sleep is a 2025 found footage horror/faux documentary written and directed by AdrianȚofei, with additional writing by Duru Yücel. Filmed across 13 cities, villages, and remote locations in Romania, Turkey, and Ukraine, the film’s development began in 2015 and spanned over nine years of filming. Adrian and Duru captured approximately
Unknown Tapes is a 2024 analogue horror video game created with Unreal Engine 5, developed and published by TraviTeam Games. After releasing the fast-paced, physics-based local PVP fighting game Scroter in April 2024, TraviTeam Games shifted focus toward horror games. The company released Unknown Tapes in December 2024 and is currently working on the sci-fi
Psychic Vision: Jaganrei is a 1988 Japanese faux-documentary/supernatural found footage horror film written by Chiaki Konaka and directed by Teruyoshi Ishii. Beginning his career in 1986 with the horror comedy short Daikanyama Wonderland Horror, Teruyoshi has since directed such films as the anthology horror Kuchisake-onna (1996) and action horror Viral Dead (2020), as well as
In the sun-bleached stillness of Brookehaven, a rural town that feels both timeless and suffocating, two strangers form a fragile but radiant bond. What I Remember is the debut feature of Alex Hera, a writer-director with a distinct sensitivity to the quiet horrors of daily life. Shot in the summer of 2024 with a low-budget,
A camera crew follows police officers Paul Massaro and Terrence Williams as they navigate a chaotic Halloween night in the small city of Franklin. Dealing with minor disturbances, they slowly start to piece together a bigger puzzle of potential satanic activity that the two slowly find themselves drawn toward. The Lost Episode is assembled by
Director Johannes Grenzfurthner has become an unclassifiable creative—the rare, once-in-a-lifetime type of artist who crafts genre-defying content drawn from particular obsessions and his cultural upbringing in Austria. His previous feature, Razzennest, utilized a “director’s commentary” over abstract footage to tell the story of an ancient war-born evil rising and causing chaos in real time. Masking
Found footage fans rejoice as this year’s Unnamed Footage Festival celebrates its 8th anniversary, and, once again, brings some of the newest genre releases to you. As per usual, we take a look at just a few of the substantial number of short films showcased throughout the festival. Devil’s Prism (2025) Devil’s Prism is a