![]() ![]() These last minute Mentions would’ve fit better on my other lists, but I just watched them.Ī horror comedy, about a girl sentenced to house arrest after attempting to rob an ATM. Who will loathe this: People who hate hipsters so much they’re prone to mislabeling anyone a hipster on first a glance. Anyone looking to be on the cutting edge of marketing should take notes from the Jejune Institute. ![]() Who will love this: People who’d rather be mystified than terrified. This is not a horror movie, but a clever reality bending mystery. There is violence, but it’s fleeting.Ī documentary about a fake cult, a made up missing person, and a real phenomenon.10,000 people searched the streets of San Francisco for clues in an elaborate mind game. Who will loathe this: People who hate commercial breaks, even mock-commercial breaks. Gen-Xers who enjoyed the video game Gone Home have to watch this. ![]() Who will love this: People who grew up in the eighties who are feeling nostalgic. It’s not the setup that earned this film a spot on my list, it’s the fact that they dressed it up to look like a VHS from the 80s, with mock commercials and zany newscasters.įans of BBC’s infamous Ghostwatch should check out this American approach to the material. Who will loathe this: If you’re tired of the twin punch combo of exorcism and found footage movies you might want to pass.Ī local news crew follows a pair of paranormal investigators into the site of a grizzly murder. What the movie lacks in jump scare it makes up for with looming dread. Who will love this: People who like slowly unfolding hauntings. Viewers aware of the history of Jonestown might find this movie obscene, even though it tries to humanize the victims.Ī team of skeptical Vatican investigators meet their first real demon. Who will loathe this: Although the cult in the movie is not the People’s Temple, the resemblance is uncanny. Who will love this: People with a morbid curiosity, eager to learn why anyone would join a cult, could actually find some insight here. Who will loathe this: Sincere conspiracy theorists might be offended.Īsk yourself, do I want to witness the last days of the People’s Temple, when Jim Jones instructed his followers to kill themselves? How about a modern retelling with a VICE camera crew thrown into the mix? Fans of alternative reality games will enjoy pausing the movie to check out the websites the filmmakers put up to add credibility to their story. Who will love this: Anyone obsessed with secret societies. It plays with these concepts just to tell a scary story. If you’re like me, you’re skeptical of conspiracy theories, and you’re not interested in buying into anyone’s narrow ideology. Who will loathe this: People put off by fleeting instances of gore, should steer clear.Ī documentary crew set out to chronicle the exploits of a raving 9/11 truther, only to find themselves at the mercy of a fraternal order. Who will love this: People who want to see Red Bull sponsor a Vampire with a GoPro. For a found footage movie, this feels more like Chronicle than Paranormal Activity. If you’re brave enough to explore the spicier side of horror check out Part 1:Ī terminal cancer patient tours Europe, only to contract Vampirism on the way. If you’d rather watch something that’s more cerebral check out Part 2 of this collection: Here’s my list of obscure entries worth watching. Still, I’m a sucker for the few films that make the technique work. Three found footage possession movies premiered this October. The abundance of these movies has devalued the format. This guarantees annual Paranormal Activity entries. Produced on shoestring budgets, found footage movies always earn a modest profit. Some of these movies don’t even bother maintaining the effect throughout, resorting to floating cameras and mood music. Most critics treat it like a gimmick rendering their verdict before sitting through an entire flick. ![]() May I present Part 2 of my Obscure Horror movies suggestions series:įound footage movies are such a polarizing sub genre of horror that many moviegoers have written it off entirely. ![]()
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