pseudo documentary horrors
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1. V/H/S (2012)
R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, Joe Swanberg, Chad Villella, Ti West, Adam Wingard | Stars: Calvin Lee Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard, Hannah Fierman
Votes: 68,411 | Gross: $0.10M
2. V/H/S/2 (2013)
R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student's disappearance.
Directors: Simon Barrett, Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Gregg Hale, Eduardo Sánchez, Timo Tjahjanto, Adam Wingard | Stars: Lawrence Michael Levine, Kelsy Abbott, Adam Wingard, Hannah Hughes
Votes: 44,016 | Gross: $0.02M
3. V/H/S Viral (2014)
R | 81 min | Adventure, Crime, Horror
A Los Angeles police chase sends a fame-obsessed man on a wild ride to save his girlfriend from a cybernetic terror.
Directors: Justin Benson, Gregg Bishop, Todd Lincoln, Aaron Moorhead, Marcel Sarmiento, Nacho Vigalondo | Stars: Patrick Lawrie, Emilia Ares, Celia K. Milius, Steve Berens
Votes: 19,234 | Gross: $0.00M
4. V/H/S (2018)
TV-14 | Horror
The next generation of the horror anthology series, bringing four new frightening experiences to the palm of your hand.
Stars: Imogen Gurney, Jon Michael Simpson, Sidney Nicole Rogers, Chloe Gonzalez
Votes: 334
5. Alien Abduction (2014)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.
Director: Matty Beckerman | Stars: Katherine Sigismund, Corey Eid, Riley Polanski, Jillian Clare
Votes: 8,857
6. Apartment 143 (2011)
R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
A team of parapsychologists try to figure out a strange phenomenon occurring in an apartment building.
Director: Carles Torrens | Stars: Kai Lennox, Gia Mantegna, Michael O'Keefe, Fiona Glascott
Votes: 11,769 | Gross: $0.00M
7. Daylight (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A team of Child Protective Services workers investigate a series of bizarre child abuse cases in the small town of Daylight, IN. As the mystery unfolds, they discover the cases may actually be linked by demonic possession.
Directors: David McCracken, Joel Townsend, Kaidan Tremain | Stars: Jennifer Bacon, David McCracken, Josh Riedford, Sydney Morris
Votes: 553
8. Evil Things (2009)
R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
On January 9, 2009, five college students left New York City for a weekend in the country. 48 hours later, all five students have simply vanished without a trace. There were no leads and no evidence - until now.
Director: Dominic Perez | Stars: Laurel Casillo, Morgan Hooper, Torrey Weiss, Ryan Maslyn
Votes: 2,091
9. Exhibit A (2007)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure, eventually driven to the unimaginable. We witness the terrifying events unfold through daughter Judith's video camera, which subsequently becomes Exhibit A.
Director: Dom Rotheroe | Stars: Bradley Cole, Brittany Ashworth, Angela Forrest, Oliver Lee
Votes: 3,215
10. Exists (2014)
R | 81 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of friends who venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.
Director: Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Samuel Davis, Dora Madison, Roger Edwards, Chris Osborn
Votes: 10,864
11. Grave Encounters (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Mystery
For their ghost hunting reality show, a production crew locks themselves inside an abandoned mental hospital that's supposedly haunted - and it might prove to be all too true.
Directors: Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz, The Vicious Brothers | Stars: Benjamin Wilkinson, Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir
Votes: 64,071
12. Home Movie (II) (2008)
R | 77 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
In the remote woods of Upstate New York, David and Clare Poe are attempting to live an idyllic life. However, their twin children's bizarre behavior might just tear the family apart.
Director: Christopher Denham | Stars: Lucian Maisel, Cady McClain, Adrian Pasdar, Amber Joy Williams
Votes: 4,843
13. Lake Mungo (2008)
R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.
Director: Joel Anderson | Stars: Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Talia Zucker
Votes: 29,049
14. Alien Outpost (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A documentary crew follows an elite unit of soldiers in the wake of an alien invasion.
Director: Jabbar Raisani | Stars: Adrian Paul, Reiley McClendon, Brandon Auret, Rick Ravanello
Votes: 6,525
15. Paranormal Activity (2007)
R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery
After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
Director: Oren Peli | Stars: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Amber Armstrong
Votes: 256,344 | Gross: $107.92M
16. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery
After experiencing what they think are a series of "break-ins", a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.
Director: Tod Williams | Stars: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Molly Ephraim, David Bierend
Votes: 109,923 | Gross: $84.75M
17. Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery
It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.
Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Stars: Stephen Dunham, Katie Featherston, Matt Shively, Brendon Eggertsen
Votes: 70,301 | Gross: $53.92M
18. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery
When a young man becomes the target of a malevolent entity, he must uncover its true intentions before it takes complete control of him.
Director: Christopher Landon | Stars: Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz, Gabrielle Walsh, Gloria Sandoval
Votes: 45,489 | Gross: $32.46M
19. Slender (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Thriller
Two filmmakers searching for the perfect documentary subject stumble across a story that even they don't want to believe.
Director: Joel Petrie | Stars: Joel Petrie, Dan Schovaers, Mili Parks, Jyllian Petrie
Votes: 473
20. The Atticus Institute (2015)
TV-14 | 83 min | Horror
When the US government attempts to weaponize the power of a possessed woman, they soon discover that there are forces that exist in this world that simply cannot be controlled.
Director: Chris Sparling | Stars: Rya Kihlstedt, William Mapother, Sharon Maughan, Harry Groener
Votes: 9,344
21. The Frankenstein Theory (2013)
Unrated | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
What if the most chilling novel of all time was actually based on account of a horrific experiment gone awry?
Director: Andrew Weiner | Stars: Joe Egender, Haydyn Foster, Brian Henderson, Luke Geissbuhler
Votes: 3,412
22. The Last Exorcism (2010)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.
Director: Daniel Stamm | Stars: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum
Votes: 52,127 | Gross: $41.03M
23. The Last Horror Movie (2003)
R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
A serial killer uses a horror video rental to lure his next victim. What begins as a teen slasher transforms into a disturbing journey through the mind of Max Parry, a mild mannered wedding photographer with a taste for human flesh.
Director: Julian Richards | Stars: Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson, Antonia Beamish, Christabel Muir
Votes: 4,071
24. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An elderly woman battling Alzheimer's disease agrees to let a film crew document her condition, but what they discover is something far more sinister going on.
Director: Adam Robitel | Stars: Jill Larson, Anne Ramsay, Michelle Ang, Brett Gentile
Votes: 40,237
25. The Tunnel (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An investigation into a government cover-up leads to a network of abandoned train tunnels deep beneath the heart of Sydney. As a journalist and her crew hunt for the story it quickly becomes clear the story is hunting them.
Director: Carlo Ledesma | Stars: Bel Deliá, Andy Rodoreda, Steve Davis, Luke Arnold
Votes: 22,841
26. The Upper Footage (UPPER) (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
'THE UPPER FOOTAGE' is the first film experience of its kind. The film is an edited version of 393 minutes of recovered footage documenting a young girl's tragic overdose death and ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Cole
Votes: 757
27. Zombie Diaries (2006)
R | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An unknown virus begins spreading and within weeks it engulfs the entire planet. Upon the death of its host, the virus would reanimate the corpse until it was no longer able to support itself. Soon, the planet was infested with the undead.
Directors: Michael G. Bartlett, Kevin Gates | Stars: Scott Ainslie, Toby Bowman, Victoria Summer, Juliet Forester
Votes: 4,856
28. The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In an abandoned house in Poughkeepsie, New York murder investigators uncover hundreds of tapes showing decades of a serial killer's work.
Director: John Erick Dowdle | Stars: Stacy Chbosky, Ben Messmer, Samantha Robson, Ivar Brogger
Votes: 24,781
29. Troll Hunter (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud
Votes: 79,596 | Gross: $0.25M
30. Zombie Diaries 2 (2011)
R | 88 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Three months have passed since a viral outbreak turned its victims into flesh-eating living dead. A band of survivors have taken refuge at a military barracks. A message comes telling of a "sanctuary" somewhere in Europe. But is it a trap?
Directors: Michael G. Bartlett, Kevin Gates | Stars: Philip Brodie, Alix Wilton Regan, Rob Oldfield, Vicky Araico
Votes: 2,529
31. Clash of the Dead (2015)
80 min | Horror
To celebrate the centenary of WW1, a TV Documentary team travels to the Somme to put together a ratings smash about new mysteries relating to the famous battle. However, what they unearth ... See full summary »
Directors: Freddie Hutton-Mills, Bart Ruspoli | Stars: Michael J. Ansley, Philip Barantini, Robert Bladen, Kacey Clarke
Votes: 357
32. A Night in the Woods (2011)
TV-MA | 82 min | Horror, Mystery
Brody, his girlfriend Kerry and their friend Leo go hiking in Dartmoor's Wistman's Woods, so named because of its legendary haunted past. That night jealousies, sexual tensions and strained... See full summary »
Director: Richard Parry | Stars: Scoot McNairy, Anna Skellern, Andrew Hawley
Votes: 999
33. American Descent (2014)
83 min | Thriller
In 2014, Sergeant First Class Stephen Harris edited and uploaded this film. It was his message to the world. A group of teenagers are sent an unlabeled DVD from a U.S. Army base in ... See full summary »
Director: Brooks Hunter | Stars: Eva Link, Madeline Link, Olivier Surprenant, Caeden Lawrence
Votes: 129
34. Devil's Due (2014)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery
After a mysterious, lost night on their honeymoon, a newlywed couple finds themselves dealing with an earlier-than-planned pregnancy.
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Stars: Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Sam Anderson, Roger Payano
Votes: 17,809 | Gross: $15.82M
35. Evidence (2013)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A detective hunts down a killer using video footage shot by the victims of a massacre at an abandoned gas station.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi | Stars: Torrey DeVitto, Caitlin Stasey, Harry Lennix, Stephen Moyer
Votes: 7,804
36. Hollow (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
On holiday in the English countryside, two young couples uncover an ancient evil.
Director: Michael Axelgaard | Stars: Emily Plumtree, Sam Stockman, Jessica Ellerby, Matt Stokoe
Votes: 6,709
37. Inner Demons (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A reality television crew, whose show features stories about drug addicts, finds that their 16-year-old junkie for their latest episode might actually not be fighting addiction, but a demonic force gripping her soul.
Director: Seth Grossman | Stars: Lara Vosburgh, Kevan McClellan, Kate Whitney, Brian Flaherty
Votes: 2,677
38. Megan Is Missing (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two teenage girls encounter an Internet child predator.
Director: Michael Goi | Stars: Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn, Dean Waite, Jael Elizabeth Steinmeyer
Votes: 15,527
39. Nightlight (I) (2015)
R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
Five friends play a game in a ''mysterious'' forest with a long history as a beacon for troubled young people contemplating suicide.
Directors: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Stars: Shelby Young, Carter Jenkins, Chloe Bridges, Taylor Murphy
Votes: 2,369
40. Ratter (2015)
R | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young graduate student is tormented by a stalker who hacks into her electronic devices and monitors her every move.
Director: Branden Kramer | Stars: Ashley Benson, Matt McGorry, Kaili Vernoff, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 11,507
41. Suicide Girls Must Die! (2010)
R | 87 min | Horror
When twelve nude models for the infamous SuicideGirls.com begin disappearing from a remote cabin, the calendar video they are shooting becomes the first reality horror movie.
Director: Sarah Remetch Ingram | Stars: Amina, Bailey Sarian, Bully Suicide, Daven Suicide
Votes: 761
42. SX_Tape (2013)
R | 82 min | Horror
Jill's an artist. Adam's a filmmaker. And their love life is off the chain. There's no experience too wild, no dare too dangerous -- not even when Jill lets Adam strap her to a gurney in ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Caitlyn Folley, Ian Duncan, Diana García, Chris Coy
Votes: 2,172
43. The Devil Inside (2012)
R | 83 min | Horror
In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.
Director: William Brent Bell | Stars: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Ionut Grama
Votes: 37,520 | Gross: $53.26M
44. They're Watching (2016)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
The renovation of an old house in a village somewhere in Eastern Europe will bring the crew of an American home improvement TV show up against superstitions, misunderstandings and bloody violence.
Directors: Jay Lender, Micah Wright | Stars: Mia Marcon, Kris Lemche, David Alpay, Brigid Brannagh
Votes: 4,974
45. King Kelly (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
King Kelly is the online username of Kelly, a young girl from Long Island, NY who dreams of becoming famous through her webcam strip tease show. Obsessed with the prospect of celebrity, Kelly stops at nothing to get what she wants.
Director: Andrew Neel | Stars: Louisa Krause, Libby Woodbridge, Roderick Hill, Will Brill
Votes: 619
46. Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two decades after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.
Director: Justin Barber | Stars: Florence Hartigan, Luke Spencer Roberts, Chelsea Lopez, Justin Matthews
Votes: 7,009 | Gross: $3.60M
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