Episode 42: Found Footage Part One - Mockumentary

This episode was recorded on September 10, 2024 and posted on November 16, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 42
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest - BP from Let's Talk Horror Podcast
• Today's Topic: Found Footage One - Mockumentary Horror

Discussion on Found Footage aka "Hand Held Horror"

• Defining found footage
• What makes found footage effective?

This Week's Coroner's Report

• What makes an effective and scary found footage film? And what is the scariest found footage film for you?

Media Discussion

• The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
• The Medium (2021)

Worst & Best Representations of Mockumentary Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Best

• The Last Exorcism (2010) - Lonely
• V/H/S/2 (2013) - BP
• Ghostwatch (1992) - Suzie

Worst

• Death of a Vlogger (2019) & Butterfly Kisses (2018) - BP
• Curse of Aurore (2020) - Suzie
• A Town Full of Ghost (2022) & The Flock (2022) - Lonely

Closing Thoughts

• What do you think would be a fun found footage mockumentary we haven't seen yet?

Thank you to our guest!

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Sources

Eldridge, S. (2023, May 5). Found footage | Definition, Movies, History, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/art/found-footage