Cyber Horror Movies
I define Cyber Horror movies in two distinct categories.
Type A: Frightening movies which present the narrative entirely through new media technologies, such as social media and video from smartphones, laptops, etc.
Type B: Frightening movies that have plots driven by social media or new media technologies but are shot and presented with traditional cinematic styles.
The titles here are ranked from my favorite to least favorite Cyber Horror movies. Each has the type of cyber horror movie in the comments and the last few are movies I haven't seen yet, also notated in the comments.
Type A: Frightening movies which present the narrative entirely through new media technologies, such as social media and video from smartphones, laptops, etc.
Type B: Frightening movies that have plots driven by social media or new media technologies but are shot and presented with traditional cinematic styles.
The titles here are ranked from my favorite to least favorite Cyber Horror movies. Each has the type of cyber horror movie in the comments and the last few are movies I haven't seen yet, also notated in the comments.
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- DirectorAneesh ChagantyStarsJohn ChoDebra MessingJoseph LeeAfter his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.Type A
- DirectorZachary DonohueStarsMelanie PapaliaDavid SchlachtenhaufenAdam ShapiroWhile studying the habits of web cam chat users from the apparent safety of her own home, a young woman's life begins to spiral out of control after witnessing a grisly murder online.Type A
- DirectorJeff WadlowStarsJulian MorrisLindy BoothJared PadaleckiEight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth.Type B
- DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsSasha GreyElijah WoodNeil MaskellA jilted fan soon finds himself pulled into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse after he accepts the opportunity to spy on his favorite actress via his laptop.Type A
- DirectorBranden KramerStarsAshley BensonMatt McGorryKaili VernoffA young graduate student is tormented by a stalker who hacks into her electronic devices and monitors her every move.Type A
- DirectorTara SubkoffStarsSadie SeelertHaley MurphyBridget McGarrySix preadolescent girls face a night of terror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of cyber bullying into a night of insanity.Type A/B. Interesting integration of social media into the presentation of a mostly traditional cinematic experience.
- DirectorSimon VerhoevenStarsAlycia Debnam-CareyWilliam MoseleyConnor PaoloWhen a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.Type A/B. Same integration as #Horror.
- DirectorLevan GabriadzeStarsHeather SossamanMatthew BohrerCourtney HalversonA group of online chatroom friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend.Type A
- DirectorWilliam MaloneStarsStephen DorffNatascha McElhoneStephen ReaA New York City detective investigates mysterious deaths occurring 48 hours after users log onto a site named feardotcom.Type B
- DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaStarsHaruhiko KatôKumiko AsôKoyukiTwo groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.Type B
- DirectorRobbie BryanStarsGabrielle AnwarWilliam ForsytheTony ToddA mysterious love triangle leads to a tragic shooting. Months later, eight members of a MySpace-esque chat room are being gruesomely murdered in the privacy of their own homes.Type B
- DirectorMichael J. GallagherStarsCaitlin GerardMelanie PapaliaShane DawsonAfter discovering an urban legend of a demented serial killer, who has nothing but a carved "smiley" on his face, a mentally fragile teenager must figure out if she is going insane - or if she could be the next victim.Type B
- DirectorDeon TaylorStarsNikki ReedKeith DavidBrad DourifA maniac murders teens when they refuse to forward chain mail.I haven't seen this movie or the rest of the titles on this list.
- DirectorHideo NakataStarsJacob AndersonMatthew AshfordeDorothy AtkinsonFive teenagers with different personalities are introduced to one another in a chatroom called "Chelsea Teens!" But one shows its darker side, threatening the others' lives.
- DirectorWyatt McDillStarsJustin KirkTerryn WestbrookSam RosenTrevor Grainger, Amber Croft and Rob Rankus are three, like, average dudes who run Go Time Liquidators - an eBay auction business. Trevor likes Stephen King, Amber wants to be a singer-songwriter, and Rob's into the Chili Peppers. Amber used to date Trevor but now she's going to marry Rob. They read the obituaries in order to find things they can turn into money on the internet. Pretty soon they end up in the destroyed house of a dead dude named Bill Zill, and they're also seriously obsessing over watching a surveillance-cam website called fourboxes.tv. Fourboxes.tv is a dusty, digital window into the wacked-out world of a creep they call Havoc. Havoc didn't know his apartment was wired up when he moved in. And he's weird. He sleeps in a bat-cage, builds bombs in a dungeon, and looks like he's planning to kill people on a seriously massive scale. Trevor, Amber and Rob decide they have to do something to find and stop Havoc, wherever he is. Or...maybe not - they could just keep watching, 'cause, as Rob says, "That's what the internet's for." Havoc's dirty, wrecked world couldn't affect them - right? Safe, alone, deep in the dark, clean, American suburbs.
- DirectorYôhei FukudaStarsAtsushi IshinoShôichi MatsudaSanae TsukamotoA young man gets hooked on a website called "Death Tube," which broadcasts actual murders in real time. At first he doesn't believe it is real, until he is brought into the site itself. The killing game is about to begin.
- DirectorYôhei FukudaStarsAkiyama AoNaomi InoueAkihiro Kawatsura"Death Tube," a website where murders are streamed live in real time, is back online with a new generation of challengers and victims. Who will survive?
- DirectorAndrew DouglasStarsJamie BlackleyAnthony WarrenJack LowdenA teenage boy's descent into the dangerous world of the Internet and the harrowing consequences of his actions. A true story.
- DirectorGlenn GersStarsKeiynan LonsdaleEma HorvathAbraham BenrubiGarrett is a rising YouTube star. Shell is a deeply emotional fan. When they begin a romantic relationship, he's forced to question whether opening your life to strangers online is an invitation to community and rescue...or to stalking, obsession and madness.
- DirectorJeremy WechterStarsJulia KellyJohn Anthony WylliamsChristopher DaftsiosOn a mission to bring the Devil to Earth, an escaped demon manipulates a group of friends hanging out on a video-chat. Because this ruthless demon can possess multiple people at once, knowing who to trust is the key to survival.
- DirectorJim SonzeroStarsKristen BellRick GonzalezChristina MilianWhen their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsSandra BullockJeremy NorthamDennis MillerWhen Angela Bennett, a computer programmer, stumbles upon government secrets, she finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy hell-bent on destroying her completely.
- DirectorChris CrowStarsScarlett Alice JohnsonJack GordonMichael JibsonJo, Max, Gwen and Dave win the competition.Then they head off on an all expenses paid trip to New York, courtesy of the social network. As they board the private jet, they are asked to relinquish their mobile phones and take part in the in-flight entertainment - a new online gaming experience.
- DirectorDamien MacéAlexis WajsbrotStarsGregg SulkinGarrett ClaytonBella DayneAn evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for two teenagers when a stranger turns their own game against them, with deadly consequences.
- DirectorSam LevinsonStarsOdessa YoungAbraSuki WaterhouseAfter a malicious data hack exposes the secrets of the perpetually American town of Salem, chaos descends and four girls must fight to survive, while coping with the hack themselves.
- DirectorJon WrightStarsAlex PettyferApril PearsonDimitri LeonidasA bullied teenager comes back from the dead to take revenge on his classmates.
- DirectorDaniel GoldhaberStarsMadeline BrewerPatch DarraghMelora WaltersAlice, an ambitious camgirl, wakes up one day to discover she's been replaced on her show with an exact replica of herself.
- DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsConnie NielsenGina GershonChloë SevignyA French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.
- DirectorRobert MocklerStarsAddison TimlinIan NelsonLarry FessendenA young woman sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media.
- DirectorJérôme Cohen-OlivarStarsEinar KuuskCody HeuerRebecca RamonThree You tubers struggling to get more views on their adventure channel, travel to the mythical city of Casablanca, unaware that it hides a terrifying secret.
- DirectorRob SavageStarsHaley BishopJemma MooreEmma Louise WebbSix friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong.
- DirectorMichelle IannantuonoStarsTiffani BrownAustin ButtsMaddie CastoWhen a popular video game streamer plays a haunted game, he faces deadly consequences for himself and his fans.
- DirectorTommaso CardileStarsAshley RickardsSkyler MaxonGreg EllisA young hacker creates an "antisocial" networking app that matches enemies instead of friends. When her enemies start turning up dead, she must uncover who or what is behind it before it's too late
- DirectorDaniel WoltoszWalter WoltoszStarsAmanda ArcuriJackson RathboneKerri MeddersChelsea, a teenager, is abducted through a social media app by Brad and is held captive with other girls who are to become victims in his virtual reality filmed murders.
- DirectorEugene KotlyarenkoStarsJoe KeeryDavid ArquetteJoshua OvalleThirsty for a following, Kurt Kunkle is a rideshare driver who has figured out a deadly plan to go viral.
- DirectorMichael McQuownVincent J. GuastiniStarsDavid BanksSara AreyanoCortney PalmA genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.
- DirectorDavid LipperStarsElise LuthmanJessica BelkinRiker LynchIn the age of social media, teenagers tell the story that they want people to see, with each video more daring than the next. But in this small town, a series of staged "murder" videos are turning very real.