5 Underappreciated Found Footage Horror Movies

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When it comes to the best horror movies around, there's something to be said for the found-footage variety mainly because it can make it feel as though the audience is right there. That was certainly the case when talking about a movie like Cloverfield. Audiences watching the head of the Statue of Liberty's head rolling down the street felt like the effect added a bit of realism to the film. That's likely why there have been so many found-footage horror movies over the last few years. It might be hard to remember, but there was a time when they were relatively rare. Found-footage was even thought to be an entirely new kind of film.

When The Blair Witch Project first arrived on the scene, it showed just how spooky these kinds of films could be. It wasn't necessarily that the film was the first to ever take this approach, but it was definitely one that put this kind of format on the map. There have been all kinds of films since then that have attempted to mimic the success of Blair Witch and there have been some that had better success than others.

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There have been some, like Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity that took the format and ran with it and made it even more successful. There are others that did quite well with found-footage but have sort of been lost in the shuffle. They are the truly underappreciated found-footage horror films that deserve another look from those who love that kind of approach.

The Taking of Deborah Logan is one of the best found-footage horror films of all time and yet it simply doesn't get the respect it so deserves. This diary-like movie is supposed to be about a family dealing with a woman that has Alzheimers. The fact that the woman, Deborah Logan