Here is a list of the found footage horror movies released/releasing in 2026.
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These are in no particular order, and will be updated as new releases are announced.
2026 Found Footage Horror Movies
Homebody
Meg, a young widow whose husband recently died of cancer, is stuck in the life they were supposed to be building together. One night, Meg meets a woman who lives on the street and claims she can talk to ghosts. She tells Meg things only Cory could have known. Meg invites the woman home to live with her on the condition that she has to keep channeling Cory, no matter how painful it becomes. And it will become painful.
Buffet Infinity
Echoing the Canadian comedy classic SCTV, crosscutting between original, low-budget TV ads to tell the sinister tale of two restaurants battling it out in the fictional town of Westridge County.
Watchful Eyes
Sebastian, a grieving man, takes a janitor job on a university campus. While monitoring students linked to a professor’s death, he uncovers a ghost story that may be more real than anyone believed.
Muffled
Ten years after the disappearance of their friend, two young women return to their hometown to investigate.
Hedges
A man who secretly records his wife as she loses her grip on reality, only for the cameras to reveal much more sinister discoveries than he originally expected.
The Waiting Man
In 2022, the famous streaming group TOMNI was at the height of its popularity with over 7 million followers. Over the course of a week, their content changed and then they suddenly vanished. This is the footage recovered from their social media, computers, and SD cards.
NORM
NORM is a 2026 British found-footage zombie comedy (zom-com) directed by Zak Ferguson. The film is marketed as a “shaky documentary” that explores a world where the zombie apocalypse is over, but the undead are now illegal, leaving survivors to navigate absurd bureaucratic challenges, sharp satire, and slapstick horror.
Cassette 2
Four new tapes!
Lầu Chú Hỏa’ aka ‘Haunted Mansion of Mr Hua’
A team of ambitious internet streamers sneaks into the legendary “Mansion of Uncle Hoa” (Lầu Chú Hỏa) to capture supernatural footage.
Frogman 2: Frogman Returns
There’s unfinished business in Loveland. Dallas, Amy and Frogman are back to settle the score.
Old Wounds
An aspiring filmmaker documents a road trip with his girlfriend but discovers he’s not the only one filming them.
Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper
A man who suffers from hyper-religiosity, leads a cult of devout followers to partake in a “last supper” where sacrificed humans are the main course
Invoking Scream
After uncovering a buried box containing a VHS tape and a mysterious book of witchcraft at the gravesite of Invoking Yell lead singer Andrea Fernandez, a trio of metalheads unwittingly unleash a dark force. What begins as a documentary about Andrea’s disappearance and the 1998 murders of her ill-fated bandmates quickly spirals into a waking nightmare.
This is a sequel to Invoking Yell.
Primal Darkness
Cole Harrington, a wilderness show host, investigates cattle attacks in rural Nevada, which turns deadly when he uncovers footage of missing people
Creature of the Pines
Creature of the Pines investigates decades of disappearances in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, focusing on a haunted area known as Pine Hollow
The Third Shift a Paranormal Horror Story
Follows five investigators who vanish while on an unaccompanied ghost hunt in Gloucester prison.
Dooba Dooba
Amna, a babysitter is tasked with looking after Monroe, a sixteen-year-old girl struggling with trauma, whose unhinged behavior turns the night into a violent nightmare for her babysitter.
Southern Scares
Mystery, horror, and Southern folklore collide in the 1990s when a video store worker discovers chilling secrets found in her missing sister’s documentary series, Southern Scares.
Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees
Not too long ago, a musician had a supernatural experience involving ghostly dogs and time-bending cassette tapes left for him in an Irish forest. Now, a documentary filmmaker brings the man back to the same forest to see just how real these experiences were, and to possibly save the woman who has been trapped there for 30 years.
Go To Sleep
Go To Sleep follows a recently single man living in a new house who discovers that his nighttime sleepwalking habits have become unusual and dangerous, and he may not be alone.
Wilderness Tapes: Volume One
Centers on “Prospector Pete” exploring an abandoned gold mine. The film follows a YouTuber/vlogger who descends into the deadly “Warlock Mine” looking for treasure, only to encounter supernatural, paranormal horrors in a subterranean, claustrophobic environment.
Wilderness Tapes: Volume 1 Review
Infirmary
A young security guard named Edward first night shift at an abandoned Los Angeles psychiatric facility turns into a nightmarish battle for survival.
The House on Haunted Grounds
A paranormal team investigates a house where an infamous serial killer (who wore a clown mask) was gunned down, shortly before the building’s planned demolition.
The House on Haunted Grounds Review
Hunting Matthew Nichols
Two decades after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a determined woman sets out to solve the case, and when a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she starts to believe that he may still be alive.
Hunting Matthew Nichols Review
Van Life
Zoe (Kelsey Osborne), a law school dropout whose solitary vlogging trip into the Northern California redwoods turns into a desperate struggle for survival. The film, told through fragmented footage, shows her descent from peaceful van-life content into “psychological and physical peril” as she is stalked by an unseen force.
Bodycam
Bodycam follows two police officers (Jaime Callica, Sean Rogerson) who, after a fatal, accidental shooting during a domestic dispute, attempt a cover-up, only to discover they are being watched by a terrifying, supernatural force.
Anacoreta
The story centers on the strained dynamics of the group as Jeremy, acting as a controlling director, manipulates his friends by staging “scary” events without their knowledge, creating tension between what is scripted for their movie and what is actually happening.
Don’t Look in the Dark
Don’t Look in the Dark centers on a couple whose phones begin recording automatically during a camping trip in the Pinelands National Reserve, capturing a, terrifying, fragmented, and dark descent into madness after Maya spots a child lurking nearby, drawing them into a dangerous, disorienting experience.
Night Terror
A young woman in an isolated farmhouse plagued by severe sleep paralysis becomes the subject of a documentary by two college students, and the project turns dangerous as her terrifying night episodes escalate into a sinister,, likely supernatural, force.
Heritage
Heritage follows siblings Marie and Daniel who return to their native Corsica after 15 years to visit their estranged, stern grandfather. While filming their reunion on a vintage camcorder, they discover dark local folklore and a sinister family past that makes them unwelcome on the island
Rabisu: Curse of the Demon
A social media ghost-hunting team trigger an ancient Mesopotamian demon while exploring a warehouse. Trapped inside, they face psychological manipulation, violent possession, and a shifting environment in a desperate attempt to survive the demon’s curse
Water Horse
A paranormal investigator investigates mysterious vanishings at a lake, which she links to her mother’s disappearance. The investigation spirals into a dangerous, dark secret involving a curse.
Loner
Aspiring vlogger Angus embarks on a wilderness retreat to make videos about nature and disconnecting from city life. But an ancient presence protects the woods, and Angus is held at the mercy of a higher natural order. Loner is a raw, found-footage folk horror with a darkly comic pulse.
The Killing Cell
Follows 5 friends in 2006 who break into an abandoned Georgia prison to document paranormal activity. Instead of ghosts, they uncover a sadistic human operation involving captives, shifting from supernatural thriller to intense, gritty survival horror
The Last Footprint
A documentary crew investigate a series of mysterious animal attacks and missing persons in the woods of York, South Carolina.
Strawstalker
An influencer couple, Henry and Haley, whose dream life in a gated Los Angeles suburb turns into a nightmare when a supernatural scarecrow begins stalking them. The creature, which appears in their backyard, feeds on lies, judges their performative lifestyle, and turns their filmed content into a live-streamed, deadly trap.
U/S/B
A paranormal influencer receives a cursed USB drive containing a collection of terrifying, fragmented videos.
Sequel to D/V/D-R (2025).
V/C/R
Sequel to D/V/D-R (2025) and U/S/B (2026) and is part of a Found Footage Horror Anthology.
Tribe
Devin Adams, a retired university lecturer, investigates the mysterious death of his friend, Charlie. By reviewing old tapes and exploring the American West Coast mountains, he uncovers a cult (Church of Heaven’s Light) and ancient creatures.
A Possession In Lincoln County
A man documents his wife’s cancer, until a terminal diagnosis leads him to an ancient ceremony to make a deal with the Devil.
Looky-Loo Part II
Follows an unnamed, infamy-seeking serial killer as he intensifies his voyeuristic rampage after the events of the first film, Looky-loo.
House at the Edge of the Woods
Follows a grieving man who hires a documentary crew to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his father in the woods behind his home. The crew uncovers sinister, potentially supernatural forces lurking in the surrounding forest.
Content
A polite director stalks and blackmails his actors into living a real-life horror scenario. The film is presented entirely through digital devices like phones and laptops, exploring the dark side of a filmmaker’s obsession.
402: Rumah Sakit Angker Korea (402 Haunted Korean Hospital)
Another remake of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum – The last remake was from the Philippines titled ‘Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital‘ while this new remake is from Indonesia.
The Case Study of Walter Briggs
A nursing student is assigned to document an elderly dementia patient whose rare moments of clarity begin to suggest unsettling recollections tied to an infamous serial killer. As her investigation intensifies, so does her obsession, drawing her closer to a truth that may put her in danger.
No trailer yet.
Last Look
A high-profile social media influencer becomes trapped in a deadly, supernatural game after discovering a mysterious deck of battle-style collectible cards.
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