This week we’re reviewing 909 Experiment (2000). This film is not only one of the earliest found footage films, but also is the first to introduce many of the tropes that are now considered staples of the found footage genre. Is 909 Experiment the Rosetta Stone of found footage? Listen to this episode to find … →

As part of Phoenix Lights month on Found Footage Critic and Found Footage Files podcast we review The Phoenix Tapes ’97 (2016) a found footage film and mockumentary about the Phoenix Lights, one of the most famous mass U.F.O. sightings in US history. The Phoenix Tapes ’97 is one of three found footage films about … →

This episode we interview Justin Barber director of the new found footage film Phoenix Forgotten (2017) a Ridley Scott-produced found footage film and mockumentary about the Phoenix Lights, one of the most famous mass U.F.O. sightings in US history. We discuss the Phoenix Lights, Ridley Scott, exclusive behind the scenes details about Phoenix Forgotten, conspiracy … →

This episode of Found Footage Files podcast we review The Phoenix Incident (2015) a found footage film and mockumentary about the Phoenix Lights, the most famous mass U.F.O. sightings in US history. The night of the incident, four Phoenix residents vanished and only their video cameras were recovered. What really happened during that infamous night … →

This episode we review the made for HBO movie Beware the Slenderman a documentary about the Slender Man stabbing where two twelve-year-old girls stabbed their best friend in the nearby woods, later alleging that Slenderman ordered them to carry out the attempted murder. We are also joined by a special guest co-host, Adam Rosner, creator … →

This episode we review The Triangle (2016) a found footage film following a documentary crew who visit a cult in the Montana wilderness. The film is written and directed by the ensemble cast of David Blair, Nathaniel Peterson, Adam Pitman, Andrew Rizzo, and Adam Stilwell. Put away your Kool-Aid and get out your sunblock for … →

This week we interview special guest, Gregory Burkart, Senior Staff writer at Blumhouse.com. We discuss an amazing array of topics including: Blumhouse.com’s place in the Blumhouse universe; the next big thing in the found footage genre; horror’s growth on TV; YouTube and horror; blurring the line between documentaries and mockumentaries; and much much more—This is … →

This episode we review The Midnight Swim (2014) a found footage film and character driven drama with a paranormal undertone, written and directed by Sarah Adina Smith. We are also joined by a special guest co-host, Gregory Burkart, Staff Writer at Blumhouse.com who recommended this very different found footage film and will guide us through … →

This episode we review They’re Watching (2016) a found footage horror film parodying the HGTV series House Hunters International. A film follows a couple moving from the United States to Maldova, a country in Eastern Europe. What they find will both surprise and shock. This is one episode you won’t want to miss! We are … →

This episode we review The Black Water Vampire (2014) a found footage horror film about a documentary crew investigating a series of horrific murders and a local backwoods legend. Were these atrocities the work of a serial killer or something much darker and sinister? We are on Twitter: @FoundFootagePod Found Footage Files on Facebook   … →