The tropes and clichés of the found-footage genre are well-known and often frustrating to many viewers: the requisite opening half-hour of hanging out with the characters to establish the format's ...

At the height of the found footage craze, low-budget horror films were able to use the technique to tell innovative stories, ...

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.

'The Blair Witch Project' became an unprecedented horror success story.

When The Blair Witch Project came to theaters in 1999, it was unlike anything ever seen before. The movie completely changed what audiences expected and jump-started the found-footage horror sub genre ...

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 that adds nothing of ...

Jasneet Singh is a writer who finally has a platform to indulge in long rants about small moments on TV and film in overwhelming detail. With a literature background, she is drawn to the narrative ...