Bad found footage films
While some dark realities deserve to be witnessed, these do not. This list will chronicle found footage that shouldn’t have been found. Those in the top ten are absolute trash while those near the bottom of the list almost made the cut but not quite. Although some in the top ten are phenomenal for other reasons than technical brilliance
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- DirectorGrégory LevasseurStarsAshley HinshawJames BuckleyDenis O'HareAn archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.
- DirectorMatthew AvantStarsDave PotterJed HimelMatthew AvantTwo documentary filmmakers accidentally uncover the greatest moon secret the world has never known, and the powerful organization determined to keep it that way.
- 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.
- DirectorEduardo SánchezStarsSamuel DavisDora MadisonRoger EdwardsA group of friends who venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.
- DirectorGraham HughesStarsGraham HughesAnnabel LoganPaddy KondrackiAn ambitious vlogger experiences the dark side of the internet when his latest video, which features an alleged haunting, goes viral.
- DirectorBryan BertinoStarsAlexandra LydonTodd StashwickAudrey Marie AndersonA couple are given a camera and a set of instructions which they must follow or else someone will die.
- DirectorJay LenderMicah WrightStarsMia MarconKris LemcheDavid AlpayThe 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.
- DirectorKarl MuellerStarsJon FosterSarah JonesMark StegerA young couple moves to the woods and soon finds their nightmares and reality colliding.
- DirectorVictor MathieuStarsToby HemingwayJustin BrueningMurielle ZukerA recovering drug addict takes a job with a documentary crew who plans to interview three subjects who claim to be real life monsters.
- DirectorAdam KrauseStarsLauren Ashley CarterTracy PerezAaron ChristensenAn unidentified man in Green Bay, WI has captured worldwide attention for roaming the streets dressed as a clown. Many write it off as a harmless prank, others aren't so sure. When a group of friends cross paths with the clown everyone calls Gags, his true intentions are revealed.
- DirectorJustin BensonGregg BishopTodd LincolnStarsPatrick LawrieEmilia AresCelia K. MiliusA Los Angeles police chase sends a fame-obsessed man on a wild ride to save his girlfriend from a cybernetic terror.
- DirectorTravis CluffChris LofingStarsReese MishlerPfeifer BrownRyan Shoos20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.
- DirectorOren PeliStarsReid WarnerDarrin BraggBen RovnerThree young conspiracy theorists attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, the government's secret location rumored to have hosted encounters with alien beings. What they find at this hidden facility exposes unimaginable secrets.
- DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark FredrichsAfter moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
- DirectorAntoine LeStarsMatthew SolomonJohn SavageTim DrierTo gain more subscribers, a controversial social media influencer stays at a cursed hotel to terrifying results.
- 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.
- DirectorKurt ElaKipp TribbleStarsKurt ElaKipp TribbleNick GrecoTwo friends visit fire-ravaged Ojai, California, intent on making a fake documentary about the infamous Ojai Vampire. However, things take a bizarre and frightening turn when they learn about a different local legend: The Char Man.
- DirectorTi WestStarsJoe SwanbergAJ BowenKentucker AudleyA news team trails a man as he travels into the world of Eden Parish to find his missing sister, where it becomes apparent that this paradise may not be as it seems.
- DirectorJohn Erick DowdleStarsPerdita WeeksBen FeldmanEdwin HodgeWhen a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
- DirectorKôji ShiraishiStarsYû AbiruMayuko IwasaSayuri OyamadaFollows 3 actresses who play themselves as they appear on a paranormal television show to investigate the exorcism of the Kaneda family.
- DirectorDoron PazYoav PazStarsYael GrobglasYon TumarkinDanielle JadelynWhen a couple of American young adults fly to Israel to visit the city of Jerusalem, a biblical nightmare falls upon them.
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsRay WiseAdam GreenWill BarrattA documentary exploring genre based monster art takes an odd turn when the filmmakers are contacted by a man who claims he can prove that monsters are indeed real.
- DirectorStephen CognettiStarsGore AbramsAlice BahlkeDanny BelliniFive years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out what really happened.
- DirectorBobby RoeStarsBrandy SchaeferZack AndrewsMikey RoeRecovering from the trauma of being kidnapped last Halloween by the Blue Skeleton, five friends head back out to visit more haunted house attractions. But when signs of the Blue Skeleton start appearing again a new terror begins.
- DirectorDavid JungStarsShane JohnsonElla AndersonCara PifkoAfter poor advice from a psychic leads to the death of his wife, a man vows to disprove the existence of the paranormal by allowing himself to be possessed by demons.