Essays on Found Footage Horror Films in the 21st Century
deadline for submissions:
March 1 (Abstract)
September 20, 2017 (Final Draft)
Editor:
Jackson Cooper/ Film Researcher; Author: Carnival of Souls (Devil’s Advocates, Auteur Press UK, 2017)
From the earliest example of mockumentary horror filmmaking with Cannibal Holocaust, found footage has become a trope du jour in the horror film genre. FF films are found in a variety of mediums: feature length films, shorts, and web series. According to the site FoundFootageCritic.com, the sub genre's narrative structure can be identified into four categories: