found footage
The ‘Levenger Tapes’ Review: A Found Footage Film That Should’ve Stuck to One Angle
The Levenger Tapes focuses on the plight of three-college age students, a myriad of bad decisions, and the police detectives trying to track them down. Throughout the film, scenes switch between the t...
‘Late Night with the Devil’ is a Slick and Energetic Spectacle [Review]
Late Night with the Devil, an intense new horror movie from Australian writer/director sibling duo Colin and Cameron Cairnes, is a love letter to the glory days of ’70s late night television, bu...
Ten More of the Most Chilling Settings in Horror
One of the most obvious parts of the film-going experience is the presentation of images given to the audience. Many components contribute to the scare factor in a horror film. Elements like sound, ac...
Seven Found Footage Movies That Don’t Get Enough Credit
Found footage movies generally get a bad rap. Many viewers complain about them, pointing out how overused and terrible the format is when, in reality, the found footage craze is, for all intents and p...
Duyster Mixes Historical Horror And Modern Found Footage [Buried Alive Film Festival 2022 Review]
Belgian import Duyster is makes its American premiere at this year’s Buried Alive Film Festival. As the audience is informed by an opening text crawl, the scenes they are about to view are the r...
The Best of Horror Movie Marketing Campaigns
For a horror movie that may not have the biggest budget or the widest release, marketing can be everything. It can make or break a movie. It’s what makes people aware of the film. However ...
LandLocked Is A Low Fi Look At The Menace Of Nostalgia [Nightstream Film Festival Review]
LandLocked was one of the virtual premiers at the 2021 Nightstream film festival, and marks the narrative feature debut for documentarian, writer, and director Paul Owens. In addition to location shoo...
Megan is Missing is a Bleak and Traumatizing Experience [The Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings. Flying solo or with his c...
Five Movies That Didn’t Need to be Shot as Found Footage
Found footage can be traced back a long time, at least to Cannibal Holocaust in 1980. It was The Blair Witch Project that really made the concept popular, especially in the horror genre, yet it took a...