These “Found Footage” Horror Movies Capture Chilling Things on Camera

Videos can capture more than cute cat videos—sometimes, the camera captures things that haunt us forever. Found footage films are a chilling evolution in horror that makes the shaky, grainy footage makes the horror feel real and inescapable. Get ready for horrors recorded first-hand through the lens of everything from body cams to Snapchat.

1. I’m Haunted

When strange things begin happening in her apartment, a young woman starts a video blog to document the paranormal occurrences. As her life descends into a nightmare, she realizes she’s dealing with something much more terrifying than a troublesome ghost.

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2. Something Walks in the Woods

A viral video of a ghostly figure that passes through the edge of the woods each day prompts filmmaker Bill Howard to research further. After gaining access to the land, Howard is allowed to stay the night. It is something he would regret.

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3. Dementia: An Experiment in Terror

In the summer of 2004, two men were kidnapped and held captive for three weeks. The freakish assailants recorded the events with 28 cameras. This is the story told by those cameras. Before “Saw” and “Hostel” there was “Dementia: An Experiment in Terror.”

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4. Damien

Whilst making a documentary on their friend, the crew uncover a dark secret which leads to friction, betrayal and puts their lives in danger. Can you ever truly know a ginger?

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5. Evil Things

Five college students leave New York City for a weekend in the country. 48 hours later, all five students vanished without a trace. There were never any leads, and no evidence…until now.

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6. 13 Sherwood Avenue

In January 2023, a man was found dead in his home. The unfolding events were captured on his home’s AI Smart security system. In the days up to his death, his smart devices seemed to be making contact with the spirit of someone who died there.

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7. Real Cases of Shadow People: The Sarah McCormick Story

Three students went missing in October 2018: Sarah McCormick, Kyle Miller, and Joseph Moore. Authorities have now come forward with the information that video surveillance was found inside of the abandoned Yost home that shows the crew’s last moments.

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8. The Flock

A mysterious demonic cult somewhere in Northern Nevada left a trail of missing people and bizarre online recruitment videos. Worlds collide as a trio of true believers and a group of mercenaries set out to find the cult, each with very different objectives.

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9. A Town Full of Ghosts

A couple sells everything and moves into the long-forgotten Blackwood Falls ghost town. They soon realize the town has a horrifically haunted past that is dying to get out.

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10. Lexi

Motivational influencer “Laughing Lexi” has gone missing. Theories about what happened to her abound. But no one knows for sure: what happened to Lexi? An exploration of the dark side of fame, followers, and oversharing on the internet.

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11. Blackwood Evil

On December 31, 1999, four people entered a house located in the Blacklands of Texas to investigate supposed supernatural activity. They were never seen alive again. Two months later a videotape labeled with only the title “Blackwood Evil” was recovered.

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12. Dybbuk Box: The Story of Chris Chambers

After seeing viral videos of dybbuk box openings trending on Youtube, Texas resident Chris Chambers ordered a dybbuk box from the dark web and opened it live on video. The results were near-fatal as his condition progressively worsened.

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13. Evil Tapes

Found footage horror anthology film that is sure to send chills down your spine. From demonic clowns to evil adults, this film has it all. If you’re looking for a good scare, look no further than here.

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14. Chest

While filming a documentary series about Appalachian folklore, a crew of amateur filmmakers uncover the legend of a mysterious box hidden away deep in the mountains of East Tennessee. Three years later, their footage was found. Based on real events.

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15. Mister Creep

Three college students stumble upon a secret television broadcast of a clown-faced serial killer and search for its location.

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16. Erasmus: Not Everything is Fun

Montse just wanted to make a documentary about partying at the Barcelona night clubs. But what begins as a fun evening out turns into hours of unending terror as Montse’s video cameras capture a mysterious fiend killing off her friends one by one.

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