10 Recent Horror Movies Which Broke The Fourth Wall To Scare You

Part mockumentary, part feature film, this 2018 Canadian horror flick approaches its fourth wall demolition in a rather inventive manner. The David Amito and Michael Laicini-helmed motion picture follows the mystifying and unsettling origins and existence of Antrum, a Bulgarian film from the 70s that has fatal effects on those who watch it.

After its connection to various cinematic calamities and the deaths of many film festival heads, the eponymous feature develops a reputation for being cursed, and remains unseen until 2018 when a documentary team decides to tell its spine-chilling story. Its genre-blending gimmick is somewhat reminiscent of the first Blair Witch Project, but Antrum goes a step further in highlighting its lost film's impact on viewers. 

It uses storytelling tools like narration, narrative bookends, and recurring imagery (specfically of occult objects) to sell the fact that the audience is watching the documentation of a controversial film's storied past. The film even begins with a legal notice meant to warn viewers that the viewers are watching the film at their own peril. 

These narrative features effectively blur the line between fiction and reality to create an almost forbidden but intriguing cinematic experience.