Behind The Sightings

Verification! Curse of 2CH #2

December 2013 •Japanese

A horror documentary that thoroughly covers the horror thread that attracted attention on 2channel. This time, four things are examined: "I found a really dangerous place", "Thank you for your hard work", "How to go to another world" and "Samejima Incident".

Something Wicked This Way Comes

April 1983 •English

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?

August Underground

January 2001 •English

Imagine walking down the street and finding an unmarked VHS tape. Curiosity piqued, you take it home and pop it in. What starts off as two men screwing around with a video camera quickly transforms into an ultra-realistic torture sequence where the unidentified psychopaths tape their exploits as they torment and violate a woman tied to a chair.

August Underground's Mordum

January 2003 •English

Two deranged friends bring along another guy to go on a random murder rampage. They kidnap lesbian lovers and couples and torture them.

Inner Demons

June 2014 •English

INNER DEMONS follows an 'Intervention'-style reality show crew that films an episode about a sixteen-year old girl, a former A-student, who is fighting addiction but may in fact be suffering from something even more destructive: demonic possession. The movie is an inquiry into the truth about her - with symptoms that straddle the disturbing and scary intersection between insanity, addiction and true possession.

#eyewitness

November 2018 •English

Shot in continuous takes with no VFX, #eyewitness follows a man who accidentally captures a crime (and its aftermath) with his phone camera.

Something Crashed in the Woods

April 2019 •English

A man buys a piece of land to build his dream cabin on. He vlogs the experience going awry.

Internet Horror

January 2016 •Chinese

More than a month ago, Li Kemeng committed suicide by jumping off the building when she was the belle of University B and the lead dancer of the "Bad Girls" hot dance troupe. The reason was that a passionate video of her and a mysterious man in the fitting room was posted on the Internet. The night of the Ghost Festival is also Li Kemeng's July 7 "resurrection day".

Caviar

May 2023 •English

Antigone Corday is an aspiring social media influencer. She is mourning the recent death of her brother, Jeremiah, a well-known pundit and voice for progressive causes. Soon, she receives a mysterious package in the mail--a pre-recorded video of Jeremiah. He claims to have uncovered a conspiracy that will throw her worldview, and the fate of the planet, into question.

The Forbidden Files

January 1989 •French

The Forbidden Files, films of Jean-Teddy Filippe, flirt with fantasy featuring pictures and voiceovers to create the illusion of a documentary about the strange events from around the world.

Fang

August 2012 •German

Darkroom

January 2017 •Tagalog

A group of teenage friends who seeks the thrill of ghost-hunting, and stumbles upon an old camera. As they carelessly play with it, they unknowingly summon the demon that exists inside. The demon possesses one of them, thus setting off a chain of horrific events that could turn fatal for everyone.

The Fourth Kind

November 2009 •English

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

Girls' Night Out

January 2017 •English

McKenzie is a few months away from getting married when her three best friends from college surprise her with a bachelorette party.

At His Doorstep

June 2021 •English

After starting a new online series, Annie and two of her friends head to an abandoned building in Lyulin Mountain, believed to be inhabited by evil.

419

June 2012 •English

When a New York City actor loses everything to an internet scam based in South Africa, his two best friends take him to Cape Town to track down the scammer. With the help of a charismatic local, their search begins promisingly, leading them into Cape Town's clubs, back alleys, and townships. But as they find themselves moving into darker territory, things prove to be not all that they seem, old rivalries flare up, and the limits of friendship are tested in ways the three men could never have imagined. Designed to look and feel like a documentary, 419 is a unique thriller about the mysteries of male friendship and the true cost of revenge.

Paranormal Activity

September 2007 •English

After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.

The Locals

February 2012 •English

Set in 1987, a group of filmmakers venture into the California wilderness to film a shot on video slasher movie and soon find themselves systematically crippled, butchered and devoured by a family of feral cannibals.

The Zombinator

September 2012 •English

College students from Youngstown, Ohio were planning a simple fashion blogging documentary before a zombie invasion changed their film, and their lives. Teaming up with an ex-soldier turned zombie-hunter, the co-eds face threats from the undead and their corporate overlords.

Embedded

February 2013 •English

A seasoned news correspondent and cameraman embed themselves with a posse that set off into the rugged wilderness of the Rocky Mountains to find a missing child who may become the next victim of what is believed to be a rogue grizzly...