The moment I realized horror movies are scarier when you pretend the camera is real
I used to watch found footage flicks and just enjoy the jump scares, you know? Like Paranormal Activity or Cloverfield, I'd sit back with popcorn and wait for stuff to blow up. But last month I caught this weird indie movie called The Borderlands on a streaming site, and something clicked. I started watching it like I was actually holding the camera myself, like I was the one running from whatever was in those tunnels. It changed everything. Now when I watch Blair Witch, I actually get tense when the camera shakes and someone's breathing heavy. I even rewatched Lake Mungo that way and it wrecked me way more than the first time. Does anyone else try to get into that headspace, or do you just watch them straight?