What is the best found footage horror movie of all time?

The found footage genre redefined horror by making you feel like you were there — which film scared you the most? From the Blair Witch haunting Burkittsville to Cloverfield's monster rampaging through Manhattan, vote for the greatest found footage film ever made.

1

Paranormal Activity

A 2007 micro-budget sensation about a couple haunted by a demonic presence, filmed on home security cameras in their own house.

1000pts

2

Grave Encounters

A 2011 film following a paranormal reality TV crew that becomes trapped inside an abandoned psychiatric hospital overnight.

918pts

3

Noroi: The Curse

A 2005 Japanese found footage film following a documentarian investigating strange supernatural occurrences that lead to a dark cult.

918pts

4

REC

A 2007 Spanish found footage film following a TV reporter and cameraman trapped in a quarantined Barcelona apartment building.

734pts

5

Chronicle

A 2012 found footage superhero film about three high school friends who gain telekinetic powers after discovering a strange artifact.

734pts

6

V/H/S

A 2012 horror anthology told through a series of mysterious found VHS tapes discovered by criminals hired to steal one specific tape.

734pts

7

The Taking of Deborah Logan

A 2014 film following a documentary crew filming an Alzheimer's patient whose condition appears to be more than medical.

734pts

8

As Above So Below

A 2014 film following explorers descending into the catacombs beneath Paris and encountering supernatural horrors in the underground tunnels.

642pts

9

The Blair Witch Project

The 1999 film that launched found footage horror into the mainstream, following three student filmmakers lost in the Maryland woods.

514pts

10

Host

A 2020 horror film set entirely on a Zoom call during lockdown, where friends accidentally summon a demon during a virtual seance.

514pts

11

Lake Mungo

A 2008 Australian mockumentary about a family uncovering disturbing secrets after their teenage daughter drowns in a lake.

514pts

12

Incantation

A 2022 Taiwanese found footage film that broke box office records in Taiwan, following a mother who must break a supernatural curse.

514pts

13

Cloverfield

A 2008 monster movie filmed from the perspective of friends fleeing a massive creature attacking New York City.

321pts

14

Trollhunter

A 2010 Norwegian mockumentary following student filmmakers who discover a government agent secretly hunting giant trolls.

0pts

15

Hell House LLC

A 2015 mockumentary investigating mysterious deaths that occurred on opening night of a haunted house attraction in upstate New York.

0pts

16

Creep

A 2014 low-budget film starring Mark Duplass as a disturbingly unpredictable man who hired a videographer to document his final days.

0pts