Two bored teenagers livestream breaking into a deserted government installation. They find a bundle of secret documents as well as a compilation disc of found footage shorts. The stream of the shorts makes up the largest part of the film. The tales involve a strange incident at a camping ground, some low budget apocalyptica, and some hidden camera fun in a haunted Amish house.
We’re deep in “POV horror as a filmmaking style invented for creative indie filmmakers without money but a – probably long-suffering - family willing to provide houses and backlots as locations” territory. Apparently this is already the fourth movie in this spirit director/writer/producer (/etc) Ricky Umberger has made, and there’s certainly quite a bit to like here.
While the stories aren’t exactly substantial, they are fun little horror stories in a straightforward campfire tale/creepypasta style that never overstay their welcome, escalate cleanly and nicely and feel energetic throughout. Particularly that last bit is certainly thanks to Umberger’s editing style, which never breaks the found footage/POV horror rules but does tend to avoid the tedious bits of set-up and maintenance indie found footage can often lose itself as well as this viewer’s interest in.
Every tale here does have at least one truly creepy (not necessarily eerie, but who’s counting) moment, and at least one clever idea, which is more than enough to carry the somewhat basic narratives to satisfying conclusions.
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