Day 12-2:
V/H/S (2012) 116 min
V/H/S/2 (2013) 96 min
V/H/S: Viral (2014) 82 min
Day 12-3:
As Above So Below (2014) 93 min + FTV = 139.5
Day 12-4:
Exists (2014) 81 min + FTV = 121.5
Day 12-5:
The Houses October Built (2014) 91 min + FTV = 136.5
Day 12-6:
The Sacrament (2013) 99 min
Day 12-9:
Trash Humpers (2009) 78 min
Diary of the Dead (2007) 95 min
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) 90 min + FTV = 135
Day 12-10:
Hell House LLC (2015) 93 min + FTV = 139.5
Day 12-11:
Grave Encounters (2011) 92 min + FTV = 138

Took a break to do the Christmas challenge, but I definitely feel like there are more FF movies to discover here. Maybe 2 months was the right idea.

Day 1-1:
V/H/S/94 (2021) 103 min + FTV = 154.5
Day 1-14:
Dirty Cop No Donut (1999) 80 min
Day 1-16:
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018) 89 min + FTV = 133.5
Day 1-17:
Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire (2019) 85 min + FTV = 127.5

Total: 1871.5

1. Howard's Mill (2021) - 96 Minutes + FTV = 144

2. Grave Encounters (2011) - 92 Minutes FTV = 138

3. The Taking Of Deborah Logan (2014) - 90 Minutes + FTV = 135

4. The Sacrament (2013) - 99 Minutes

5. Creep(2014) - 77 Minutes + FTV =116

6. Creep 2 (2017) - 78 Minutes + FTV = 117

7. Followers (2017) - 88 Minutes + FTV = 132

8. The Faith Community (2017) - 88 Minutes + FTV = 132


874 Points

Let's set 🎥 cameras to [Rec] ...

1. The Blair Witch Project (1999) 81min = 81 points

2. Curse of the Blair Witch (1999) 44min = 44 points

3. What We Do in the Shadows S3/E3 (2021) 25min + FTV 13 = 38 points

4. The Devil's Familiar (2020) 60min + FTV 30 = 90 points

5. Invoked (2015) 85mins + FTV 43 = 128 points

6. Screamers (2016) 85min + FTV 43 = 128 points

7. A Warning to the Curious (2013) 80min + FTV 40 = 120 points

8. Wolfwood (2020) 73min + FTV 37 = 110 points

9. The Levenger Tapes (2013) 86min + FTV 43 = 129 points

10. What We Do in the Shadows S3/E4 (2021) 25min + FTV 13 = 38 points

11. Crone Wood (2016) 86min + FTV 43 = 129 points

12. No Men Beyond This Point (2015) 80min + FTV 40 = 120 points

13. Encounter (2016) 85min + FTV 43 = 128 points

14. Unidentified (2013) 90min + FTV 45 = 135 points

15. Found Footage 3D (2016) 100min + FTV 50 = 150 points

16. We Are the Missing (2020) 83min + FTV 42 = 125 points

17. What We Do in the Shadows S3/E5 (2021) 25min + FTV 13 = 38 points

18. Hangman (2015) 85min + FTV 43 = 128 points

19. Phoenix Forgotten (2017) 87min + FTV 44 = 131 points

20. What We Do in the Shadows S3/E6 (2021) 25min + FTV 13 = 38 points

21. M.O.M: Mothers of Monsters (2020) 98min + FTV 49 = 147 points

22. Stay (2021) 82min + FTV 41 = 123 points

23. Followers (2017) 82min + FTV 41 = 123 points

24. Haunted (2013) 90min + FTV 45 = 135 points

25. Death of a Vlogger (2019) 88min + FTV 44 = 132 points

26. Untitled Horror Movie (2021) 87min + FTV 44 = 131 points

27. Dwellers (2021) 80min + FTV 40 = 120 points

28. What We Do in the Shadows S3/E7 (2021) 25min + FTV 13 = 38 points

29. The 16th Episode (2018) 84min + FTV 42 = 126

30. Creep 2 (2017) 78min + FTV 39 = 117

31. Into the Forest (2019) 67min + FTV 34 = 101 points

32. Haunted 2: Apparitions (2018) 87min + FTV 44 = 131 points

33. Spree (2020) 93min + FTV 47 = 140 points

34. People Just Do Nothing S5/E6 (2018) 30min + FTV 15 = 45 points

35. Behind the Sightings (2021) 81min + FTV 41 = 122

36. What We Do in the Shadows S3/E8 (2021) 25min + FTV 13 = 38 points

37. The Legend of Six Fingers (2013) 75 min + FTV 38 = 113

38. What We Do in the Shadows S3/E9 (2021) 25min + FTV 13 = 38 points

39. What We Do in the Shadows S3/E10 (2021) 25min + FTV 13 = 38 points

40. The Crying Dead (2011) 77 min + FTV 39 = 116 points

41. Dybbuk Box: The Story of Chris Chambers (2019) 60 min + FTV 30 = 90

42. Nosferatu.com (2020) 70 min + FTV 35 = 105 points

43. Savageland (2015) 82min + FTV 41 = 123 points

44. 1972 Yellow House (2013) 52 min + FTV 26 = 78 points

45. Black Eyed Children: Let Me In (2015) 69 min + FTV 35 = 104 points

46. Bigfoot at Millcreek (2017) 81 min + FTV 41 = 122 points

47. Searching (2018) 102 min + FTV 51 = 153 points

48. Haunted 3: Spirits (2018) 87 min + FTV 44 = 131 points

49. Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015) 92 min + FTV 46 = 138 points

50. Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) 87 min + FTV 44 = 131 points


Points: 5277

Found Footage Challenge 2021

1. Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) 6/10 95 minutes + FTV = 143 minutes2. Lured (2019) 5/10 84 minutes + FTV = 126 minutes
3. Host (2020) 4/10 57 minutes + FTV = 86 minutes
4. The Bridge Curse (2020) 5/10 88 minutes + FTV = 132 minutes
5. Noroi: The Curse (2005) 10/10 115 minutes
6. The Blair Witch Project (1999) 9/10 81 minues


TOTAL MINUTES: 683

Kick off...


1. The Connection (1961) - FTV - 102 min = 102 + 51 = 153 points
Interesting concept but there is too much talk and the junks playing music, hanging around stoned and not much interesting happening, gets already draggy after 30 minutes with one of the only interesting moments the visit of a sister of the catholic church halfway. Camerawork feels rather static. For a drug addiction flick it's rather tame with only a few shocking moments; Given there were already drug flicks (so called educational movies) in the 30s this didn't bring anything new to the table. It's labeled as the first FF movie in retrospect which makes it mostly interesting from a historical point of view IMO.

2. David Holzman's Diary (1967) - FTV - 72 min = 72 + 36 = 108 points
Pretty good for the first half where protagonist explains why he started a video diary explaining his equipment and mostly using the camera for filming his atttractive girlfriend (who is seen full nude once, strange as full frontal wasn't allowed yet). It's nice seeing him roaming through the streets of New York. Once his girlfriend gets tired of the stalking of the camera David is forced to film other stuff and becomes mostly a voyeur filming the neighbour lady living in the apartment opposite to his. Things get quite boring and longwinded. better than The Connection but again not really memorable or forgotten classic IMO.

3. Punishment Park (1971) - FTV - 88 min = 88 + 44 = 132 points
So far the best. Nice idea of alternating between a tribunal where rebellious people are summoned by the authority leading to heated discussions and a hunt by police/army on these rebels. Anti-war, anti-authority (hippies, pacifists) are the returning themes and very much a product of its time. Can't be negative about the tribunal part, that was really convincing. Unfortuantely the part that should have been most shocking (the hunting) is far less interesting with much of the action off screen. I guess 1971 was a tad too early to show much violence on screen.

4. The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) - FTV - 87 min = 87 + 44 = 131 points
Apparently a hit in theatre, it's a rather tame bigfoot movie. Even though the docu style seems a good idea at the start as the camera is really close on what is happening. The story is narrated which unfortunately creates a distance with the viewer as you cannot bond with the characters that way. A few times you get to see bigfoot never really sharp but it's pretty obvious it's a guy in a monster suit. He isn't very threatening either.

5. Alternative 3 (1977) - FTV - 52 min = 52 +26 = 78 points
It's an interesting concept where strange disappearances, accidents and climate change might be some kind of alien warning to move to another planet, in this case Mars. It almost sounds prophetical as that's where some humans want to make a new colony. Unfortunately this mockumentary is way too talky to be considered fun.

6. Special Bulletin (1983) - FTV - 95 min = 95 + 48 = 143 points
Even though in advance it's said the events are completely fictional, I can understand that people would actually believe that the live journal about 2 people taken hostage on a boat is real. Maybe a little low on action but wow when things escalate and towards the end you are in for a shocker. Good and easiest the best watch so far.


7. Manson Family Movies (1984) - FTV - 86 min = 86 + 43 = 129 points
A re-enactment of a series of murders in 1969 committed by the infamous sect the Manson Family led by Charles Manson, who did have a brief career as musician. Apparently the music he recorded was used for the soundtrack. That's also the only voice you will hear as there is no synchronized dialogue. It's a silent movie which was an interesting take for a movie from the 80s but the title cards are so scarce that I often didn't know who the family was pestering. The violence and sometimes rape doesn't feel convincing, there is gore but I have seen better. It will be shocking for the squeamish but for the gorehound there is nothing to be seen here. Problem is that things tend to get repetitive and tedious fast that you need to have significant background knowledge to understand it.

8. 84C Mopic (1989) - RW - 90 min = 90 points
Must be somewhere mid nineties I saw it the first time. I'm sure Blair Witch Project had not been released yet and found footage was not really defined. So it's possibly the first FF movie I ever saw. I was rather impressed back in the day and I still am now at least for the last half hour. I had forgotten the first hour is a lot of talk and not that much happening. For a Vietnam war drama it's rather unique looking through the lens of a camera following American soldiers so closely. Filmed mostly in jungle like setting it gives a real authentic feeling.

9. Ghostwatch (1992) - FTV - 90 min = 90 + 45 = 135 points
Very British and has a bit of a Paranormal Activity towards the ending but there is way too much set up, interviews and stuff shown that is not taking place in the house. Promising start but really boring overall.

10. America’s Deadliest Home Video (1993) - FTV - 80 min = 120 points
Reminds me of Belgian movie Man Bites dog released 1 year earlier. Here it's the cameraman that gets kidnapped by a criminal gang forced to film and eventually join in their criminal activities. Stereotypical sometimes but believable. And yeah much more enjoyable than the Belgian crappola flick I mentioned earlier.

11. A Perfect Child of Satan (2012) - FTV - 21 min = 21 + 11 = 32 points
I'm dedicating a separate topic on this one, atm too shocked.

12. Without Warning (1994) - FTV - 90 min = 90 + 45 = 135 points
Too much talk, not enough action. While the threat of meteorites is scary, at no point I could feel real tension in this flick.


13. Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? (1995) - FTV - 50 min = 75 points
A nice closure to the challenge. It's a docu on the “Alien Autopsy” footage that was allegedly filmed by the United States military after the legendary UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. I love to believe it was real but I'm a critical one when it comes down to aliens or ghosts. Even it was a hoax it was incredibly well done.


Total: 1461 points

1) Alien Origin (2012): 88 minutes - RW
Rating: 0/10
Info: Why did I subject myself to this movie again? I was hoping that maybe with a second viewing I would see at least one thing I liked. Instead, I found more things I hated.
88 points

2) The La Llorona Curse (2019) 78 minutes - FTV
Rating: 0/10
Info: I knew this was going to be trouble just from the title. It's basically "The The Crying Woman Curse."
Next we have text intros, where the grammar, spelling and kerning is not good. Example: "Fallowing" instead of "Following..."
Then we have the acting and editing. They were all bad at acting notmal. It took until almost the end before I could make a guess which of the girls was the missing one. Or maybe they have all disappeared. I don't know. And if it's who I think it was, then the entire reason for the footage to be released was unnecessary, as at the end it says her body was found! Stuff was just slapped together, allegedly (in film) by a professional. Uh huh, sure he was.
Also includes a musical score, which even if put together by a professional film editor, make zero sense according to the premise of the film.
I was actually going to give it a 1 until I started writing this.
78+39 = 117

3) Heidi (2016) 97 minutes - FTV
Rating: 6/10

Info: The first probably 20 minutes of this film gave me the impression I was going to have another 0/10 to contend with. But once it going, I was drawn in.
97+49 = 146

Point Total: 351 Points

Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made (2018): 94 + FTV = 141
Hell House LLC (2015): 91 + FTV = 137
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018): 89 + FTV = 134
Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire (2019): 85 + FTV = 128
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015): 91 + FTV = 137
Bad Ben (2016): 86 + FTV = 129
Steelmanville Road (2017): 94 + FTV = 141
Badder Ben: The Final Chapter (2017): 85 + FTV = 128
Bad Ben: The Mandela Effect (2018): 67 + FTV = 101
The Crescent Moon Clown (2018): 87 + FTV = 131
Bad Ben: The Way In (2019): 89 + FTV = 134
Bad Ben: The Haunted Highway (2019): 87 + FTV = 131

Total: 1572

Since there was never any conclusion post to this, I'll give it a go.

Congrats to @Deferenz for his astounding win. He pummeled us all into the ground with his score. He must have taken this thing seriously!

5277 - Deferenz
1871.5 - Box_a_Hair
1572 - Ballz
1461 - Johan_Wow
874 - Tromafreak
683 - OnyxHades
351 - Amon_101

I didn't hate this challenge like I thought I might. However, I don't know if this is due to a reprise because I think I went through all the good ones in this single effort. Some of them were surprising, but most of them are typical and reinforce the stereotype that Found Footage movies typically aren't great. There was a time when this subgenre was all the rage, but I'm glad it's not saturating the market anymore. Best FTVs were easily the "Hell House" trilogy. Had a lot of fun with those ones. I also enjoyed the revisits of the V/H/S franchise with an FTV for part 4.

As usual with these challenges, I've given all participants an amount of Trash Moneyz equal to their points. Some year, that money will have value on here. Some decade...

Yeah, that wasn't quite as painful as I thought it'd be. Didn't watch as many as I planned and l only enjoyed about half of what I watched but I came out of it disliking FF a little less. Highlight for me was by far a movie called The Lost Vlog Of Ruby Real... which is somehow the only movie that I forgot to fucking list.

Never heard of Lost Vlog, but noted. I think the two month span definitely burned me out a bit. I think a month ought to do it, but I'm sure we'll make exceptions if we've got nothing else lined up and we're really bored.

Well at least some people who enjoyed it more than expected, for me it remains pretty much the same. No great ones, a few good and a heap of boring unwatchable stuff. I did plan on rewatching Blair Witch Project but I really didn't have the drive to do so. That said I hope the trash challenge becomes a blast.

I'd probably be up for it again, but one month might be a better idea. Yeah, I planned on watching Blair Witch too but never got around to it. Definitely planned on watching more than I did but I actually managed to get my favorite FTV of 2021 out of this challenge, so, that's pretty cool and unexpected.

Thx for posting the results. I held it off because Onyx told me she still has to post a lot of movies but apparently she didn't have time or forgot about it. And I forgot too about eventually posting the results. Yes 2 months is too long for a challenge like this. Trash and horror I could definitely do for more than 1 month.

Sorry about that! I have a bad memory anyway, but me and both my kids became sick. All better now though. I really enjoyed this challenge and look forward to you hosting more challenges. Doesn't have to be FF, any challenge would be fun.

I am a fan of the FF genre and I really liked this challenge as it gave me that extra push to seek out a number of new movies to watch. I was like a kid in a toy shop searching through amazon prime, Sky TV and youtube trying to track down as many movies as I could. As I think we all know though, FF is notorious for a seemingly endless stream of really poor films being added to the genre. Of the FTV’s I watched I’d say that around 90% of them were poor to mediocre. There were though four that stood out for me.

Crone Wood – This was about a witches coven in Ireland. Perhaps the plot may be a little telegraphed but I felt they built it up nicely. The ending was not as strong as the rest of the story but the movie sticks in my mind for the build-up of tension.

Death of a Vlogger – A tried and tested formula of ghostly spirits in an apartment, but this had a few creepy factors that I really liked and these have stuck in my memory.

Dybbuk Box: The Story of Chris Chambers – I have seen some documentaries about dybbuk boxes and so this film intrigued me to see what they would do with the subject matter. I saw a lot of people complain on IMDB that this was dull and boring and nothing happens. I thought it was the exact opposite. I loved how the experience that Chris Chambers was having tied into the folk lore.

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne – This was my favourite movie of the challenge. Although very simple in it’s approach, I have never before found myself both laughing out loud while at the same time feeling extremely uncomfortable at what I am watching. The main guy was a total headcase, but even though he was dangerous and deranged, there was also a very sad side to him where you could actually feel sorry for the things he has endured during his life.

I would also like to pass comment on The Blair Witch Project. I wanted to start the challenge off with this film due to its significance in the genre. I was and still am a big fan of this film and I went and saw it as soon as it hit the cinema all those years ago. I was hooked into the way it was presented and it sticks in my mind as an example of how to build fear and tension while making it all look real. Fast forward to modern day though, and with the numerous FF films I've watched, the plot of TBWP actually seems very run of the mill. In fact if I were to rate it relevant to the many FF films I've seen I think it would actually come in as just middle tier. I feel bad about saying that, especially due to its significance and due to the pedestal I put it on as a viewer. I guess what this shows though is that the format has been copied to the point that watching TBWP now makes it seem very formulaic and that it could essentially just fall into a sea of 'other FF movies'. I could even argue with myself that it is only its position in the genre that keeps it afloat. A bit unfair indeed as it was basically the 'blueprint' that cast the mould for a great many to follow. Although a large majority of FF films that followed are quite poor, there are still a number who have been IMO better movies and indeed have changed the format and structure to give us something more. Of course this does not change TBWP's place in history one bit, but it was just something that was on my mind as I rewatched it and something I wanted to mention here.

I definitely wouldn't say I'm a fan of the subgenre, but I found enough gems not to dismiss it as a whole. Once you get over the handheld amateur nature of them, they're not that bad. I've added those 4 flicks you mentioned to the database. Maybe I can find them in time for another applicable challenge. Perhaps even the current challenge...

I'll agree on Blair Witch. It was definitely a game-changer when it came out, and I can still remember the buzz with the ads on tv. It was pretty good for its time and the ending was definitely creepy, but as you said, every found footage movie since seems to be a copycat, heavily influenced by the tropes.