6 little-known “found footage” horror films

In addition to countless horror movies, there are also several sub-genres that encompass this type of story, such as blood, psychology or the paranormal. But one of the most disturbing is the “found footage”, that is the “found footage”, which simulates a real documentary, and these are little known examples.

V / H / S

Let’s start with what is perhaps one of the most recognized on the list, but even so it’s not that popular. it concerns ‘V / H / S’ a film of terror as an anthology that brings together several found tapes, in which different terrifying events take place, from kidnappings to vampires. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

Hell House LLC

Directed by Stefano Cogneti, we ‘Hell House LLC’, a horror movie like “Movie found”. It is a group of creators of haunted houses, who are preparing the opening of their next exhibition, but due to a “malfunction” they end up killing 15 people.

Guest

In 2020, a film was released that caused a sensation in an industry that loves these kinds of stories. it concerns ‘Guest’ one of the best modern found footage films, which is about a group of friends getting together for a video call to play Ouija, and it all goes wrong. Available on Netflix.

afflicted

Undoubtedly, one of the best horror films of this subgenre is ‘Afflicted’, which shocked the Toronto Film Festival jury in 2013. The story follows two friends that one of them is infected with a strange disease, and from which he will have to understand how to cure yourself before consuming it. Available on HBO Max.

The troll hunter

Mixing the imagination with local Norwegian legends is “The Troll Hunter”, a mockumentary that tells the story of a group of students investigating the deaths of several bears. But they discover that the government is hiding a huge conspiracy involving the existence of giant trolls. Available on YouTube and Apple TV.

Gallows

Finally, another film that has also had some recognition, is ‘La horca’, a horror film of found footage, which tells the story of students who want to honor a classmate who died 20 years ago, but without knowing it, they open a door to the worst of horror. Available on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.