Given the fact that these technologies have become long since obsolete - especially to younger generations - viewings lead to further speculation that the horror depicted on screen is real. The perception of these movies as being the most disturbing or unsettling is due to the fact that they seem real because they use '90s technologies. A portion of the app - known as #horrorTok - even created the Megan is Missing challenge, which is another found footage-esque flick. The video sharing app TikTok largely popularized The Poughkeepsie Tapes in 2020 by stating it was one of the most disturbing movies ever created. In short, VHS tapes were the most common form of at-home media, which allowed horror directors to manipulate them into objects that could be feared instead of relished.Įven with inventive storylines, found footage movies featuring VHS tapes from the 2010s and 2000s have re-entered popularity. During the sub-genre's inception, it was common that home videos were captured of VHS tapes, television programs were recorded using VCRs to ensure not a single moment was missed, and people flocked to video rental stores to pick out a Friday night flick without having to go to theaters. There was a certain draw to them that felt familiar and hyper-real. With shaky cam and POV shots, they single-handedly set-up the future of found footage while laying the groundwork for a tried and true media - '90s video cassette recorders. Cannibal Holocaustenticed viewers with the promise of witnessing snuff-like perversions, but Myrick and Sánchez's flick offered audiences a front seat to what seemed to be real events. The Blair Witch Project is considered one of the best markers of the shifts that found footage horror movies have undergone.
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