20 Best Found Footage Horror Movies Ever
12. Afflicted
In terms of a complex technical execution on a shoestring budget, few found footage films have proven themselves to be more ingeniously thrifty than Afflicted, the feature debut of writers, directors, and stars Derek Lee and Clif Prowse.
The duo play two friends who film themselves travelling the world, only for one of them to contract a strange disease in Italy, which appears to resemble vampirism.
Found footage vampire movies are few and far between, which alone helps Afflicted stand out, and the ambition of its set-pieces, fusing low-fi VFX with jaw-dropping stunt work, also ensures the film packs an impressively visceral punch, especially considering its budget of just $300,000.
Ultimately, this is a picture that looks many times more expensive than its official price tag, and yet despite its enduring status as a cult classic in the subgenre, neither Lee nor Prowse has directed another horror film - found footage or otherwise - in the 13 years since. Shame.