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LandLocked Is A Low Fi Look At The Menace Of Nostalgia [Nightstream Film Festival Review]
LandLocked was one of the virtual premiers at the 2021 Nightstream film festival, and marks the narrative feature debut for documentarian, writer, and director Paul Owens. In addition to location shoo...
Megan is Missing is a Bleak and Traumatizing Experience [The Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings. Flying solo or with his c...
Five Movies That Didn’t Need to be Shot as Found Footage
Found footage can be traced back a long time, at least to Cannibal Holocaust in 1980. It was The Blair Witch Project that really made the concept popular, especially in the horror genre, yet it took a...
Blair Witch (2016) is the Blair Witch Project Sequel We Deserve. It’s Time To Appreciate It.
The Blair Witch Project turns 20 this month, which means it’s the ideal time to point out that Blair Witch is the perfect sequel. There, I said it. The 2016 film, from horror super-duo Adam Wing...
New Paranormal Activity Movie in Development with Blumhouse!
We thought it was all over but apparently those damn spirits just won’t stay in their lane, because another Paranormal Activity movie is reportedly in the works. It’s time to batten down t...
Five of the Best Horror Films You’ve Never Seen
As a Horror fanatic, I’m always looking for new films to feed my growing blood-thirsty appetite. Diving into the deepest depths of cinema, in the hopes of uncovering productions with even the mi...
Review: Chupacabra Territory Is The Bastard Child Of Found Footage And Asylum Monster Movies (In The Worst Possible Way)
Originally entitled Lair of the Beast, Chupacabra Territory is a found footage film that revolves around four friends who are searching for the mythical beast in the mysterious Pinewood Forest. Report...
Grave Encounters is One of the Smartest Movies of the Found Footage Boom
I have to be honest, I didn’t mind the found footage boom when it first started. Paranormal Activity really got to me in the theater. They turned out all the lights right at the end and left us...
Paranormal Activity: Does it Hold Up?
When Paranormal Activity burst onto the scene, it felt as big as The Blair Witch Project. In fact, it was the same movie of that type that I’d seen since Blair Witch, except for a few straight-...