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)

6) Paranormal Activity

Still from the movie (Image via Blumhouse)
Still from the movie (Image via Blumhouse)

While The Blair Witch Project started a trend of found footage, it was the Oren Peli directorial, that really revived the genre in the 2000s and explored its capabilities. The movie has a basic plot about a couple being haunted in their home by a presence and setting up cameras to record it. But it is enlivened by the found footage style that makes the setting tense and real. The popular movies spawned a successful franchise.

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Edited by Abhimanyu Sharma