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Hell House LLC: A great found footage trilogy

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  As the old saying goes, find something your good at and do it better than anyone else. As far as "found footage" flicks go, this one does just that. This movie does a great job of creating an uncomfortable film while still keeping the pace of a haunted house. I feel that most Blair witch / paranormal activity clones have way too much lull time between scares. Hell house llc gave me goose bumps more than once and I truly enjoyed this film. Plot: On October 8, 2009, Hell House LLC opened its doors to the public for their inaugural Halloween haunted tour, taking place in the small town of Abaddon in Rockland County, New York. The Hell House crew picked the abandoned Abaddon Hotel for their attraction. The following morning, fifteen tour-goers and staff were confirmed dead. What happened was unclear. Authorities have only said that an "unknown malfunction" occurred on that night.  Five years later, a documentary crew led by producer Diane Grave...

The Blair Witch Project: Citizen kane of found footage

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  Often when we watch a found footage horror movie we want a little bit of amateur work that should be combined with good story and a spooky atmosphere. Although there are many found footage horror movies that come into our attention every year there are only very few like The Blair witch project.   When it came out in 1999 it was a great success. People keep talking about it and how it was actually a real found footage documentary rather than a movie itself. The real deal was the spooky jungle that they went to and they did not disclose the location of. The cameraman masterfully balanced the amateur work and also technically perfect shots.   It was really a great performance from all the actors. So let's discuss about the plant a little bit without going into spoilers. Plot: In October 1994, film students  Heather ,  Mike , and  Josh  set out to produce a documentary about the fabled Blair Witch. They travel to  Burkittsville, Maryland ...

The taking of Deborah Logan: a perfect blend of horror and mystery in a found footage genre

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  (Source: By Millennium Pictures - Dread Central, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44260852) Whenever someone watches a horror movie they try to seek something that would treat them out and also along with that they wish to see a good story. That can be totally found in a found footage horror film.A perfect found footage horror movie should have every bit of that.  The taking of Debroah Logan is a perfect blend of horror and mystery. The storyline is quite intriguing. Let me1st of all give you a glimpse of the story without giving you any major spoiler. Plot : Mia Medina, Gavin, and Luis are a team of students who want to create a documentary about Deborah Logan, an elderly woman who has    Alzheimer’s disease  . As the film crew records her daily life, Deborah starts to exhibit increasingly bizarre actions that her personal physician states are normal for someone with an aggressive form of Alzheimer's. However, cameraman Luis begins to noti...