19 found footage films that define the genre

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Still from Hell House LLC (Image via Kings of Horror)
Still from Hell House LLC (Image via Kings of Horror)

1) The Blair Witch Project

Still from the movie (Image via Prime Video)
Still from the movie (Image via Prime Video)

Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, this horror movie was not the first found footage movie, but it is definitely the one that made the genre famous. The plot revolves around three students who hike into the woods in Maryland to investigate a local legend and find themselves lost and trapped with an ominous entity. The film launched a wave of found footage horror with its viral marketing and raw aesthetic.

Edited by Abhimanyu Sharma
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