Found Footage Movies
The Vatican Tapes [Advance Review]
Aside from eschewing the usual found footage format usually utilised by those pushing an exorcism-themed flick upon us, The Vatican Tapes seems, on paper, like yet another exercise in extreme boredom/...
The Gallows is a Fun and Scary Thrill Ride [Review]
The Gallows follows a group of high school students staging the revival of the titular play. The only problem is that the last time their school put on a production of The Gallows, one of th...
’90s Horror Movies That Defined the Decade
The ’90s was an interesting decade for horror. It stumbled a bit in the first half and became insanely commercial in the second half. Each end of the spectrum was covered with very little i...
Second Opinion: Unfriended is a Sharp Film with a Strong Anti-Bullying Message
Wicked Horror ran a review of Unfriended on opening weekend (original review) and rated the film fairly negatively. But back with a second opinion is Joey Keogh, who will mak...
Is It Just Me Or Is Paranormal Activity Way Overhyped?
In this monthly series, a Wicked Horror writer presents an unpopular opinion about a particular genre offering and asks the oft-repeated question, “Is it just me?” In this installment,&n...
Four Forgotten Early Found Footage Movies
Found footage might be all the rage right now, but that doesn’t mean that it’s new. Most trends in horror aren’t. The genre just moves in cycles. The concept of a film shot in a P...
Asylum: The Lost Footage is Tragically Flawed
Directed by Dan T. Hall, Asylum: The Lost Footage, isn’t sure what type of movie it is. It has schizophrenic tendencies–switching from documentary-style interviews to found footage to nor...
The Taking Of Deborah Logan – Fighting The Unknown
Directed by Adam Robitel, The Taking of Deborah Logan (also known as The Taking), is a possession movie with a twist. Ph.D. student Mia Medina (Michelle Ang- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son) is maki...
Advance Review – Hangar 10
The found footage genre is alive and well in 2014 – a genre that itself has spanned a series of sub-genres within itself. Hangar 10 is a British sci-fi thriller output that does not work as...