Nov 3, 20246 min readRevisiting the Visceral Frights of Over-Hated Found Footage Movie ‘Chernobyl Diaries’The desire to blend reality and fiction in film predates the Found Footage genre by literal decades, with classics like The Legend of Boggy Creek and even the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre dipping their toes into documentary-inspired filmmaking long before in-universe-cameras became popular. Of course, it was only after The Blair Witch Project that […] The post Revisiting the Visceral Frights of Over-Hated Found Footage Movie ‘Chernobyl Diaries’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Feb 7, 20236 min read‘The River’ – Rediscovering the ‘Paranormal Activity’ Director’s Found Footage TV SeriesIn the finale of the 2012 television series The River, a character says what everyone else is thinking: “It’s never gonna let us go.” This foreboding last line is, of course, in reference to the show’s sinuous and uncanny namesake. From there the audience is left to wonder what happened to the crew of the […] The post ‘The River’ – Rediscovering the ‘Paranormal Activity’ Director’s Found Footage TV Series appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Oct 25, 20216 min readRanking the Entire ‘Paranormal Activity’ Franchise Before ‘PA: Next of Kin’ Releases This FridayI’ve been in love with the Paranormal Activity franchise ever since I first stepped foot into a midnight screening of the first film back in 2009. The movie was spooky enough, but what really stuck with me was how its subtle scares managed to follow me home after the credits rolled. Of course, I wasn’t […]