I can get very annoyed with found footage films. You don't need a huge budget to make them, but every so often you get one that stretches its dollars as far as it can take it. This is one of those films.
What a nice surprise. I didn't expect much from it, but I was taken in by these characters almost immediately. They're (mostly) quite likable people, and I was rooting for them, but you know how things go in these types of films. There's actually some character development here, and I'd consider none of them a particular trope.
The haunted house atmosphere - which could have been incredibly cheesy in less capable hands - works really well, and the use of the many plastic models that populate the house are effective (particularly a nasty bit when a character is stuck in a room with a strobe light.)
Sound and the corner-of-your-eye visuals are a plus. Look closely for some of the more subtle scares. I did have some issues with what I assume was meant to be a twist ending, but not enough to spoil what came before it.
I would put this among my list of favorite horror movies of all time. It beats The Conspiracy as the best found footage movie I've ever seen.
This would make a really great companion piece to The Houses October Built. A fun double feature for sure.
What a nice surprise. I didn't expect much from it, but I was taken in by these characters almost immediately. They're (mostly) quite likable people, and I was rooting for them, but you know how things go in these types of films. There's actually some character development here, and I'd consider none of them a particular trope.
The haunted house atmosphere - which could have been incredibly cheesy in less capable hands - works really well, and the use of the many plastic models that populate the house are effective (particularly a nasty bit when a character is stuck in a room with a strobe light.)
Sound and the corner-of-your-eye visuals are a plus. Look closely for some of the more subtle scares. I did have some issues with what I assume was meant to be a twist ending, but not enough to spoil what came before it.
I would put this among my list of favorite horror movies of all time. It beats The Conspiracy as the best found footage movie I've ever seen.
This would make a really great companion piece to The Houses October Built. A fun double feature for sure.