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.

880pts

3

Noroi: The Curse

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

880pts

4

Chronicle

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

609pts

5

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.

609pts

6

REC

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

609pts

7

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.

609pts

8

As Above So Below

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

474pts

9

Lake Mungo

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

284pts

10

Incantation

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

284pts

11

The Blair Witch Project

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

284pts

12

Host

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

284pts

13

Cloverfield

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

1pts

14

Trollhunter

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

1pts

15

Hell House LLC

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

1pts

16

Creep

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

1pts