GRAVE ENCOUNTERS: A Perfect Parody of Ghost Hunting Shows

[@RyanHollinger]

*What's the best GHOST HUNTING movies, show, etc?* Also... what should I cover next?

[@ally-20]

The lodge or starfish 💚

[@williamlinville7131]

Climax by Gaspar Noé

[@DDfan91]

Suspiria, the others, Salem's lot, the void, ginger snaps trilogy, the love witch and repo genetic opera

[@4thwallbreaking870]

Would love to hear your take on Channel Zero

[@webapp31]

Vivarium 🙏

[@joebates7545]

Ryan you can’t just casually throw out the fact that you made found footage movies when you were a teen and not immediately upload all of them.

[@LABOUMDECADANCE]

Yeah Ryan, as the old saying goes "p̶i̶c̶s̶ videos or it didn't happen".

[@theorochardstimamiglio5067]

I thought the same thing!!! the world needs to watch those

[@BloodyVulnona]

he could do it as a 1 million subs special or smth

[@skylx0812]

People would prolly complain in the comments that there's no "Hoy-evars" anywhere.

[@celestinemorningstar4851]

@@LABOUMDECADANCE " 'clips' or it didn't happen", perhaps?

[@dallinpenney1116]

The situation of being trapped in a dark building with no way out is what freaks me out more than the ghosts.

[@mmmuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiirrrrr]

You couldn't get me into a building like that in the first place.

[@daraghokane4236]

@@mmmuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiirrrrr you could you get in someone locks the door afterwards then your traped

[@daraghokane4236]

@@mmmuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiirrrrr or it's so big you can't find the way back

[@joebates7545]

That’s where the terror comes from for me. Watching the actors “break character” out of fear really builds the 4th wall up.

[@struggler6864]

Me too. Like, holy shit. I'm already fucking terrified of darkness and have mild claustrophobia so the idea of getting trapped inside an abandoned, runned down, dark building completely locked it's my prime nightmare.

[@baneoftechnology]

now you've got me wishing Grave Encounters was a mini-series: like an outright fictional ghost hunting show where the cast gets increasingly more desperate for "something new/real" until the finale where they get wiped out.

[@hazmatter0634]

@Le Troll Face maybe add a touch of irony by having legitimate reoccurring ghosts in the background of the first few episodes that they don’t see

[@aslanroman8824]

Get someone on this !

[@pilot195sky8]

You are a GENIUS!

[@AuzzieArtyst]

Please some millionaire come along and finance this!

[@kaijuguy19]

Now that's an awesome idea there. Pretty shocked an idea like that hasn't happened yet.

[@ninjaeris131]

For a parody, Grave Encounter had me legit scared at times

[@Dukesparrow1999]

Freal, like its one of those what if scenarios where everything goes horribly wrong for the camera crew

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

@@Dukesparrow1999 I wasn't too big on the actual reality tv parts because it feels far too fake and too obviously made by people that hate paranormal shows. When it actually got to the real haunting though, that was awesome. I love that it wasn't just "Boo! A ghost" haunting and actually warped reality in horrible ways.

[@shini2007]

Same i legit jumped and some scenes

[@troin3925]

@@nightmarefanatic1819 Actually according to the behind the scenes featurette on the DVD, the creators were huge fans of paranormal investigation shows.

[@daymonwinder7913]

I got this overwhelming feeling of dread, when they were finally able to get the entrance open. Only to open up to just another hallway. 😱

[@jwnj9716]

I just love the scene where they pay the gardener to make him say he saw ghosts. His acting is priceless. Decent film, they should have brought Jeffrey Combs to play the doctor.

[@nicholaslindsey7087]

I loved that scene, the gardener was hilarious

[@evanhayes5891]

What, Combs as the doc in House On Haunted Hill wasn't enough?

[@takkat5102]

@@evanhayes5891 He meant that he should have played the same role again. It would have been cool.

[@evanhayes5891]

@@takkat5102 I think you're right, but let's pretend he doesn't know about HOHH (which is great and more people SHOULD know about it).

[@takkat5102]

@@evanhayes5891 pretty decent remake. Don't know about the sequel. Not worth my time I guess.

[@zachflag6506]

Breaking down the front door only to reveal another hallway was my first taste of incomprehensible cosmic horror as a teen. The realization of “Oh shit, the rules of reality no longer apply and there’s nothing they can do” was chilling in a way few movies are for me

[@darkflame1254]

True, If you ever had a nightmare that it felt for ages it's just like this

[@OpalLeigh]

I love that sh*t. This movie is hot garbage but it has such a special place in my heart for that reason 😂 it’s better to have tried and failed at a unique concept than to have made the same horror movie that’s been made for years only with different actors 😉

[@zachflag6506]

@@OpalLeigh I honestly think it’s a genuinely good movie. The sequel is hot ass sliding down sandpaper but I still love the first one. Maybe I’m nostalgic, I don’t care, shit slaps lmao

[@hansolo631]

Yea I think the movie works entirely, I don't know why these guys are shading it or throwing out disclaimers, the movie is great.@@zachflag6506

[@kalanicook1]

Man when i was younger and watched the blair witch for the first time, when they realise its like been nighttime for like 3 days scared me so much

[@Childishxmarkeeloo]

Grave encounters revolutionized youtubers using their ghosts in their top 10 scary thumbnails

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Can't tell you how many times I've seen thumbnails use the roaring ghost lady that stood in the corner or the tall lanky ghost we see climbing out a patient window in the sequel. 😆

[@VitaeDivinia]

“Grace encounters” I’m dead

[@Childishxmarkeeloo]

@@VitaeDivinia appreciate it didnt catch ut

[@ManubibiWalsh]

I read you comment with Chills’ voice in my head.

[@J.J.Jameson_of_Daily_Bugle]

"Number 15 ... " xD

[@primarchicarus7099]

I stayed at the Stanley Hotel a few summers ago and our tour guide absolutely tore apart the Ghost Adventures guy for randomly bringing mattresses into a warehouse on their grounds and fabricating a story that the warehouse was actually once a ward for typhus patients

[@emilywilhite5807]

I haven’t stayed at The Stanley but I did their ghost tour. There were 2 middle aged ladies on the tour and every time the tour guide would say ‘Some people say they can see/hear/smell blah blah blah in this location’ the ladies would go nuts. ‘We hear it! We smell it!’ They were actually hilarious.

[@primarchicarus7099]

@@emilywilhite5807 haha, my tour guide said "the only spirits I've seen here are in the whiskey lounge"

[@hyteclowlife]

Classic Zak Bagans

[@marwapranata5698]

@@emilywilhite5807 reminds me of a scene from a manga that pokes fun at that sort of people. That kind of people will absolutely eat up anything that would give a confirmation or validation to their obsession and bias, and often fell prey to scammers or con that exploited their weakness

[@okaminokuro]

my favorite part of the stanley was the one room with the old paint scheme. kubrick's team walked in, saw the bright pastel whites and yellows and said we can't film a horror movie here! and then had the whole place repaint in darker colors.

[@wstine79]

I look forward to a ghost hunter show finding the phrase "HOYEVER" scratched in the wall of a haunted house.

[@SeanHiruki]

It will get Purr Ratings

[@stardragon7893]

"What does it mean? Could this be how ghosts spell 'however?'"

[@kuraarachan]

One thing I really enjoyed about this film is how the characters grew on me over the course of the film. So many horror films just stock their cast with expendable jerks, so there was something really satisfying about the group banding together as shit hits the fan. Once a serious threat is established they never intentionally separate and even as they get frustrated they never truly lash out at each other. Even though they argue they still support each other and watch each other’s back. I remember there being one part where Sasha basically has a panic attack while the group is trying to flee and instead of abandoning or harassing her for it, Lance supports her and talks her through the worst of it so she can run with them. The fact that these characters became more and more sympathetic throughout the movie made me dread their deaths more and more, and it meant their deaths had a much greater impact on me than most horror films.

[@wstine79]

"A paranormal parody of unparalleled proportions!"

[@konahrikdov6901]

"Preposterous!" >:(

[@LnPPersonified]

Perfectly poetic!

[@Logitah]

How many p's can you fit in a singe sentence. XD

[@konahrikdov6901]

@@Logitah "People: Please passively, playfully, protectively, passionately promote pretty, perpendicular, perpetually purple pandas!" From Sarah Madden on Quora

[@LnPPersonified]

@@Logitah Perhaps predominately pedantic people prefer pontificating preternaturally per passive positions past, present, prospectively prescient, profoundly prologued, packed pretentiously, passing perfection.

[@Jane-oz7pp]

Unironically, Grave Encounters is one of the few FF flicks that actually scared me

[@gana7206]

Ironically

[@wilsonjonah]

Same here... It was so freaky and the claustrophobia of the asylum really got to me

[@sinnsage]

same

[@renegadepyro726]

I remember my friend wanted to watch it and it went from us joking around about it and then when things got serious we were all quiet just watching it because it actually did get really good and scary. Then I showed my gf and her family and they did the same thing, and I just said “it gets interesting.” And then they did the same thing and just stayed quiet and watched the whole movie

[@jamieclips8129]

Same

[@lazarussolomon3541]

My childhood was made of 3 things, Transformers, American history and Paranormal shows. So anything that has those aesthetics makes me nostalgic

[@amelancholybear1534]

We're related now.

[@quainejohnson4808]

Growing up watching Ghost Hunters made me love this movie

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

History, horror, theology, action, and a lot of fisticuffs. Hmm. Ya know, moments of reflection like this get me thinking.

[@janetuss6496]

X-FILES I HOPE??

[@katherineminor3402]

So the transformers visit an old civil war battle field and have to battle ghost soldiers. Bam! Instant success for me to you...and probably would be better than any of the Michael bay movies

[@coolwaghmare]

Grave Encounter 2 is clearly inferior to the original, but there is 1 scene that absolutely blew me away and gave me genuine creeps.. Spoilers When they SEEMINGLY escape the mental asylum and reach their hotel room elevator. And the moment elevator door opens, it leads to the hallway of the asylum.. The concept was too scary for me...

[@ryanjohnson5343]

Literally the only good part of the sequel

[@marekdycjan9637]

Yea, but it's just a reiteration of scene where they open the exit door in GE1 and it leads to another corridor. Which is actually one of the best scenes from GE1 for me :) GE2 is just bad :P

[@coolwaghmare]

@@marekdycjan9637 imagine standing in front of hell's exit door. When you open it, it leads to the 2nd circle of hell. Scary, but we saw it coming Now imagine you somehow escape hell, returned you home, hug your parents, took a hot shower, contemplating your life choices and being greatful for the second chance. And the moment you open bathroom's door, the HELL AWAITS YOU on the other side. There is no escape. I think that's beyond scary. But then again, horror is subjective✌️

[@alexresa9039]

The sequel was pimp asl you trippin

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

And given the fact that you make the discovery from the characters' point of view, looking out into the dark hallway with them, it almost feels like you're trapped there too, and it makes you all the more grateful that you're not. The thought of being in such a situation like that was enough to scare me on its own. 😶

[@ArgyleDinosaur]

This movie is so underrated, man. Just the idea is hilarious and I hate found footage films, usually.

[@melissag8270]

It’s one of my favorite films!

[@estrangedfiction7799]

watched it many times. great film

[@georgeclinton4524]

It's very funny and fun, until it starts focusing on the characters having legit breakdowns and trying to hold it together. Then it does a good job of being kind of genuinely creepy.

[@TheKialish]

"It works as horror comfort food" YES OMG thats SUCH a good way to put it. Its not amazing, or groundbreaking, but its Comforting, it has nostalgia, its a decent parody twist in my opinion

[@harold3165]

I think it's pretty amazing. At least compared to other found footage horror films.

[@RogueBeatsARG]

Those 90s/2000s paranormal and UFO shows had the best aesthetics

[@charlesthorndike2702]

100% agreed

[@Yaggert]

For real, i remember those shows so well. Those ad transitions tho

[@etangbose4755]

And finding bigfood

[@phatase1608]

Oh man Fact or Faked and Finding Bigfoot were the peak of “paranormal”

[@Nicole-ui5wv]

nostalgia 101

[@Lambdaleth]

"Teenage Ryan made a lot of crappy found footage movies back in the mid to late 2000s" Release the Ryan cuts!

[@sticketer]

Everytime someone asks me what found footage horror to recommend, I always suggest 'grave encounters'. And all of them love or like it.

[@ladyblu3433]

God i remember seeing an episode of Most Haunted where the physics tells the woman presenting that a ghost called her a bitch and she starts freaking out and shouting at this 'ghost'. One of the funniest things I've ever seen

[@Winters91]

I remember that. I always wondered whether the guy was saying how he felt haha.

[@quinnholmes9954]

@@Winters91 he was, if you’re talking about the episode I’m thinking of it’s the one where the lady who owned the house kept making v strange racially motivated comments and they didn’t bother her because she was an old lady in the south but the psychic wasn’t gonna deal with that, One of my few begrudging bits of base respect for fake psychics is honestly when they do shit like that.

[@katdeasyy]

I watched this at like 13 and didn't realise it was even parodying anything lol just found it terrifying especially the second one where the hotel lift doors open and they're still in the building

[@120bluestar]

Yes I love that elevator scene, such a fuck up scene!

[@harleyjk6031]

That elevator scene scared the fuck outa me

[@darkdemonqueen]

I’ve always like the basic premise of this movie: don’t mock the dead and things you don’t understand.

[@PoeticProse7]

The ending still haunts me; eating the rat and then being lobotomized is just horrifying!

[@007wars6]

I honestly love this movie. It’s got some great jokes, good scares, and is just so unique. But my favorite parts are when you don’t see the ghosts. When there’s the buildup and when the hospital is changing; that kind of stuff.

[@mitchB04]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO LOVES THIS MOVIE AS MUCH AS I DO.... Damn it Ryan where were these videos last year when I was developing my thesis papers on The American Paranormal Horror genre, I mostly focused on the two Haunting On Haunted Hill films, and the two Grave encounters films, and compared and contrasted the films and the themes within them.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Whoa, that sounds awesome! If you've made it publicly available in some way, I'd love to read it sometime. 🖤

[@SourOasis]

Oh man, I absolutely loved those two movie branches when I was younger. I just watch them now for some comforting nostalgia. If you do make your thesis public or accessible please let me know!

[@mitchB04]

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose Thank you so much for the support! I'm currently drafting the thesis along with my feature film script(which will pair with it at my thesis defence) which is essentially (elevator pitch time) Grave Encounters and House On Haunted Hill mixed together with a bit of the Tales from the Crypt episode of Television Terror and wraps it up with a original (60's) Scooby-Doo style ending, with the visual & editing style of Mandy(with Nicholas Cage). So I'll be able to post everything after my thesis defence in the winter!

[@mitchB04]

@@SourOasis Ryan said it best when he described them as "horror comfort food" essentially the theory of the thesis is that modern big budget studio supernatural horror films has evolved into Christian Horror, focusing on some restored sense of faith and themes of the christian God over coming evil and The Devil, as opposed to independent and retro/classic films in the genre which focus more on the horrors of the unknown, trauma, revenge, and regret. and also touches upon how The Conjuring series is kind of misogynistic with it's narratives. BUT Yes I do intend on making all my research and thesis public for any other Horror bugs out there looking for some "academic" material

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

@@mitchB04 Tee hee, I sung the elevator theme as I was reading your summary and it made me laugh. 😆But in all seriousness, quite the layered story you've got there, I hope it comes to fruition one day because it sounds like quite the ride! 👏

[@MrSasunaru101]

I still like watching Zack’s ghost haunting show once in a while. Fun way to learn some history and the different versions of ghost stories around the world.

[@nicolecurrie2896]

I know, eh? Like I watch all the ghost/monster hunting shows and the amount of times I’ve had to explain that it’s not that I believe any of it, but the story/history/folklore/etc that comes with it is fascinating, in order to make them stop looking at me weird lol.

[@GPoh_99]

I love watching it with one of my friends. It's my ultimate guilty pleasure.

[@TheVolginator]

Totally agree. My wife loves the all ghost shit, but I'm interested in the history behind the locations. That and Zak is just the most, and I love it

[@jameshinton2401]

I can't resist dipping back into it now and then. It's a shame that Zak is so scared of air travel now that the show is forever stuck in the US though. I don't believe any of it, and the science they tout is junk, but I have some affection for old Zak and Aaron (Billy can do one).

[@wulf2757]

If anyone else was curious like I was, the runes at 12:03 are Tolkien's runes from the Hobbit, and I've transliterated the main paragraph as the following; steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place/ I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones who do/ I've learned that we dont have to ditch bad friends because their dysfunction/ The words are a written piece called "I've learned" by an unknown author.

[@Abrakadabro666]

Wait, what? Is there anymore? What's the story behind this???

[@wulf2757]

@@Abrakadabro666 Assumedly it was just random Lorem Ipsum content they pulled and then put through a 'spooky' looking font, without realizing it was from Tolkien. Almost certainly they never expected anyone to actually read it lol.

[@queenberuthiel5469]

​​​​​@@wulf2757 That's hilarious 😂 Those creepy ancient.....dwarvish runes..Lol Reminds me the scene in Fellowship when Gandalf read the Book of Mazarbul in Moria...and the nightmare that comes after. Edit: NGL, the last phrases in the book can be applied in this movie. "We cannot get out. The end comes.... drums, drums in the deep......they are coming."

[@GhostonGuitar]

This movie legit scared the fuck out of me as a kid.

[@rainycloud10]

Same. I couldn't bring myself to watch the whole thing because I was so scared.

[@Abrakadabro666]

If you saw this as a kid then you're still a kid 🤣 🤣

[@spencerman07]

@@Abrakadabro666 It came out 10 years ago

[@hermesdosanjos4765]

From these kind of shows I really liked Fact or Faked on SyFy. It was fun, a nice mix between MythBusters and Ghost Hunters.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

My favorite part of Fact or Faked was always the beginning when the team members would share their videos; that was always a fun time. (Of course, that was *before* I found out that I could just watch those types of collections here on YT lol). But depending on the episode, for as unique as it was, the debunking was either a bit too boring or the investigation a bit too generic.

[@im19ice3]

same v_v i actually learned stuff

[@jessicacarranza2959]

I love that show

[@gee7893]

Ryan likes Buzzfeed Unsolved!! The crossover I never knew we needed

[@greenhowie]

Someone needs to make a movie about a killer anti-manspreading chair NOW

[@UkuleleVillain]

Maybe he's more of a puppet history kinda guy

[@R3TR0J4N]

It's me ya boi

[@harrisonlee9585]

@@UkuleleVillain Ryan H is the genie that cursed The Professor

[@SeanHiruki]

I distrust anything with the Buzzfeed name

[@arejaycee5484]

The guy playing Lance played his character well and expands on it further in the second film.

[@Blundabus1337]

Ghost Adventurers's Gettysburg episode was freaking great. I'll never forget "I'm pregnant". Let's be honest, Gettysburg is probably the most haunted place in America if ghosts exist.

[@MrMmnngghh]

I have a rare appreciation for this film and I don't care who knows it. The still, quiet scene upstairs showing the open window and it being pitch black "outside" when it was supposed to be morning said more than any of the jump scares.

[@GaeFootballClub]

i unironically love this movie with my entire being its so much fun when its being a satire and actually pretty scary when it tries to be

[@TheWayOfShawn]

"The Hollinger Tapes" release when?

[@heathernks8]

I'm getting "GhostFacers" vibes, lol. Never heard of this one; looks interesting!

[@shawyo5]

All I’m saying is trust. If ghost facers from supernatural is what you’re referring to then watch this. It’s actually great and to a certain degree you will see ghost facers in it. It’s hilarious and a pretty good film. Nothing amazing, but definitely not bad. I enjoy it a lot and if you enjoyed ghost facers from supernatural then you will enjoy this. Think of it as an extended episode of one of those, but without the boys to save the day or stop deaths/ help them get out. I say check it out though if you never have. I definitely recommend!

[@heathernks8]

@@shawyo5 I wrote this before I watched Ryan's analysis and then.."I was confusion", lol. I had to rewatch his video on "REC" to see that they are two different movies! A LOT of KZbin sites use THIS movie's "demon face" for their "found-footage/REC" thumbnails, so when Ryan used this footage in REC.. and then here...🥴 I understand now, tho, lol, and it does look REALLY good!😃

[@emival3335]

I thought of them too!

[@johnallen3033]

The filming location was used in Supernatural about a hundred times. Riverside Hospital in Vancouver. If you've watched Supernatural, The X Files or any number of other shows shot in VC you won't see a single square inch of the location in this movie that you haven't already seen before, and once you notice the distinctive parts, like the exterior entrances, lobby or the interior stairs with the big window (where the camera is placed when the light falls down in Grave Encounters) you'll never be able to unsee it. I recently re-watched Supernatural myself and practically every second episode I found myself thinking "Hey, there's Riverside again!"

[@heathernks8]

@@johnallen3033 Oh, wow.. That's fascinating! I just started an X-files rewatch on the "Comet" network today. I would have never known.. Thanks!!😃

[@josephcompton5602]

I recently read a book that opens with a similar plot, called "Killer Candy" by Jason Murphy. It does the whole "Ghost Hunting team runs into real paranormal event" as it opening first two chapter. Which what happens after is a pretty fun and spooky story that feels very much like Sam Raimi style of horror comedy films

[@Vanished_Mostly]

Damn. And I was just about to do something productive. As an aside, I find stories where people are lost in an infinite (or seemingly infinite) space to be especially unsettling. I blame this movie for sparking that interest. Also, I feel the need to shout out Scariest Places on Earth, a show I loved as a kid. Zelda Rubinstein's narration was perfect. I can feel the lazy Sunday morning breeze just thinking about it. That last sentence was meant to illustrate my nostalgia, since that's when it aired; I didn't realize it was actually Sunday morning right now. Nice breeze too.

[@Akursedtime]

I'm usually very critical of found footage horror movies but this one was the rare one as it was entertaining and it wasn't boring. Also the filming location was at an actual mental institute called Riverview in Coquitlam, British Columbia. My city. And yes it was closed down and is mostly kept currently as a filming location for television shows and movies.

[@sherilynm9271]

Yeah, that's why this movie freaked me out, too, because I also live in Coquitlam! I've heard too many stories of people seeing things on the grounds at night, and I'm a giant weenie, so... Too scary for me!

[@Akursedtime]

@@sherilynm9271 That's awesome! I rarely come across fellow Coquitlam people on KZbin. It's mostly the question, where is Coquitlam. Lol But yeah, my mom worked there for a year as a student nurse and she scared me a whole ton about that place. It also looks very haunted. I wouldn't want to go there at all.

[@zachmcnamara4376]

As a kid, the show Fear on MTV gave me nightmares. I've gone back to watch it as an adult and LITERALLY NOTHING HAPPENS IN THAT SHOW. Heres your basic interaction on that show Person 1: I can't do it I'm too scared Person 2: Yes you can! Person 1: Okay I did it, lets sprint back to the safe house or Person 1: I can't do it I'm too scared Person 2: Yes you can Person 1: I'm quitting

[@MySacul]

This movie manages to be an effective parody and to be somewhat scary at the same time.

[@methenthusiast9148]

I had a friend show me this movie who thought it was real

[@radiohead93]

You could probably convince your friend that Noroi The Curse or Lake Mungo is real

[@squeegiebeckenheim8476]

That’s the plot of the sequel lol

[@jaymereynolds9172]

@@radiohead93 I feel lake mungo is well done enough to work. It fooled me for awhile and I don't even feel stupid for falling for it, it's great.

[@methenthusiast9148]

@@radiohead93 there was a Sasquatch movie that he thought was real too, can’t remember what the name was though, I think it was something creek or river

[@Kimnicpat]

@@methenthusiast9148 Are you thinking of 2014's Willow Creek?

[@thecorrected7401]

Boy I wish they still did the documentary style haunted shows in the U.K. Growing up we had things like CASTLE GHOSTS OF (ENGLAND/SCOTLAND/IRELAND), HAUNTED HOTELS and GHOST STORIES that were all essential viewing.

[@spooksmalloy]

They do hundreds of these on Amazon, they're all dogshit but I'll watch every single one

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

Gotta love people from the North and their love for Hoyever

[@Kokkurichan]

I was a ghost hunter in college and can confirm that it's basically a lot of sitting around mostly quietly in the dark waiting for something to happen.

[@vgkkingdong]

Do “You’re Next” please! Such a good horror/thriller that doesn’t get enough love

[@nickofthelivingdead7874]

I am so glad you talked about this movie today of all days. A year ago this month I had finished my first screenplay in 3 years for a low-budget found footage parody movie highly inspired by this film, Ghostbusters, Ghostwatch, and BuzzFeed Unsolved. Because of COVID, I never got to actually film it, and it made me very sad to revisit the project or any other project for a while because of how much time and effort I had put into it and how at the time it seemed that it was all for nothing. In the year since however, I've gotten the chance to grow more as a writer, and your videos have helped so much in that growth. Just yesterday, I finished my first draft of a no-budget feature-length horror comedy I hope to produce this summer. As for the found footage parody, I'm hoping to craft a pitch bible and pilot script for a TV show adaptation of it. Whether it comes to fruition or not, that project and this film hold a very special place in my heart, and to be reminded of it today really impacted me and put this whole past year of my creative journey into perspective. I just wanted to say thank you for that. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@nickofthelivingdead7874]

@@lukecremecheese597 Thank you so much! :)

[@deadeyehiki7317]

Beyond belief: fact or fiction. Hosted by jonathan cornfrakes. That show was always on chiller and I fucking LOVED IT.

[@mikkoleinonen9846]

There's one found footage film that I watched with my friends while drinking. Australian film called The Tunnel. We were prepared for a funny little horror flick but in the end the movie really creeped us out.

[@d3dshotcalamity226]

OMG Yes! I was just watching your other videos and thought that it would be awesome if you covered Grave Encounters!!

[@j.r.cilliangreen4083]

Did you see the “Most Haunted” appearance on Inside No. 9? A rather scary episode

[@j.r.cilliangreen4083]

I love this movie and found it scary...

[@slxxpyhollow]

This is one of the most underrated horror films.

[@TrevorNWhite]

Yes! Thank you for talking about this movie, and from that angle - it’s long been one of my favorites for the dark comedy of how it descends from the crew playacting horror at little spooky events to impossible architecture and genuine fear for their lives

[@removelimitbreak7524]

"grave encounters broke me." Here we go Bois.

[@youarenowawarepodcast8896]

I’m a horror movie buff and I find a lot of horror movies don’t really effect me anymore. I want to be scared and be jittery when I go to bed at night but I’ve seen so many horror films that not much really scares me anymore. I watched this film yesterday, and Grave Encounters really effected me. It’s kinda funny since many didn’t find it too scary, but ‘impossible horror’ is my kryptonite and contains many of my favourite horror tropes. Never ending hallways, the exit opening to more of the hospital, the roof access being blocked by a wall that was not there previously… shit like that always gets me. I had plenty of nightmares afterwards full of the trope where if a door closes or if you take your eye off of who you’re with for too long and they wander they just disappear since the area is ever changing. A door closing and as soon as you open it those that were behind the door and the previous setting had changed

[@MrDrProfessor4]

Watched this back when it was new. Despite its bad improvised dialog I loved this film so much for the reasons you explained, mainly that something actually happened in a Ghost Hunters episode.

[@christyfielding7498]

I absolutely love Grave Encounters. I don't care how cheesy it is. Its just fun to watch.

[@madmarx7543]

You should check out Noroi: The Curse since you didn't mention it. I'd love a video about that, it's such a fascinating FF movie.

[@boedacious]

Awesome little shout out for the Buzzfeed Unsolved guys. Shane and Ryan rock

[@ladypossum1776]

He mentioned the Ghoul Boys! Shaniacs and Boogaras we've bEeN SUMMONED!

[@ConstantEve]

Let's fucking goooo

[@The_Dailey_Gamer]

When paired with the 2nd movie, mainly for the “explanations” of the bad cgi in the 1st movie, I truly do feel the first movie is practically as flawless as it can be.

[@charles67198]

I remember 2 but what are you referring to when you say explanations of bad cg? What did they say exactly?

[@The_Dailey_Gamer]

@@charles67198 sorry for the late reply, basically in the second movie the first movie actually exists and they talk about the characters in the first one by using their actual names but they treat it like they were actually filming a ghost hunting show and that they were just using their stage names, and everything still happened but that the studio took the footage and added the bad cgi (the hands coming through the wall and the spooky 2011, or so, face filter) to make it look more convincing that it was all fake and then used the footage to market it as a movie (Grave Encounters) It’s meta as hell but pulls it off amazingly well without overdoing it.

[@charles67198]

@@The_Dailey_Gamer oh that's right. Thanks 👍

[@georgeclinton4524]

Within the narrative of the 2nd film it directly tells you that the guy running the movie studio was lying to him about the "bad cgi", and the studio did nothing other than cut together the raw tapes and release it as a movie to try to recover any financial loses and cover-up their liability in this tragedy. The story of the 2nd film is that the ghost basically made a snuff film and tricked a film studio into releasing it, then with the power it gained it could effect things outside the asylum and lured this new group their to make another snuff film.

[@anothercolby1848]

This movie isn't perfect but it is very underrated

[@yunix2396]

This film really brings back lots of nostalgia of my early youtube days. Looking up paranormal videos uploaded to the internet and video game mysteries and creepypastas. The film captures that style of an era so effectively that I can't help but have so much appreciation for the film. I love it.

[@J50143]

Man have such a soft spot for found footage movies, loved this one.

[@victoriah2025]

It goes without saying, if you used to watch Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, you're hot now.

[@Miromoto]

About damn time. It was exhausting being ugly.

[@victoriah2025]

@@Miromoto We can relax, our time has come

[@gmonroy852]

"It's an urban legend that never happened"

[@im19ice3]

:D! there is one(1) clip from that show that still haunts me no joke

[@victoriah2025]

@@im19ice3 yeah they managed to catch some really eerie vibes when they filmed some of it. Like a fever dream

[@nicholaxxx]

The entire movie was dope, one line broke me "I want my mom..."

[@kayd.1600]

I’m so glad someone pointed this out. That line destroyed me. These characters were clearly in over their head and it eventually hurts to watch them suffer so much. Also, the main guy being lobotomized? Jeez, what an awful fate.

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

That was hands-down my favorite moment of the movie, as it was so eminently relatable and horrifying in the classic sense - she'd literally just vomited blood and was pleading for help, instinctively calling out for her mother.

[@era_s]

As someone who does indeed love the first movie, Ryan is dead on: I also really liked the second movie, but if you're at all lukewarm on the first movie I can see absolutely *hating* #2. It commits totally to what it's trying to be, which works if you vibe with the sheer wackiness but *really* doesn't if you don't.

[@4thwallbreaking870]

I remember watching Grave Encounters back to back with The Descent a few years ago with a few friends. And while The Descent really didn't work for us, Grave Encounters really got us...

[@hopegallows1392]

I’d love to see you cover the A Haunting episode about the Snedeker families experiences in the late 80’s. I remember watching the tv special with my mom and it terrified us. Then the 09 movie came out and we laughed our asses off at it

[@auzpayeur8229]

Oh fuck yes. I watched this for Halloween last year and it jumped to the absolute top of my list. So excited to hear your take

[@bobybrown1999]

The funny thing is I used to do the same thing on Fridays and Saturdays, with me my mom, sister and brother. Those times were fun.

[@amber7591]

Yessssss!!! I love this movie! I first watched it with a friend and thought, "oh it's just a crappy low budget ghost horror movie" but afterward I was like, "omg, this is one of my favorite movies!" Even though it is kind of a low budget corny ghost horror, I just really like the plot and the characters.

[@JyujinPlus]

I miss this movie a lot. It got taken off Netflix years ago and only Grave Encounters 2 remained and I haven’t found it anywhere since. Not even Pirate Bay if I recall. Always great to hear about it anywhere. Especially from someone who knows Found Footage can be good.

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

I remember watching this. It's a fun, but definitely an underrated film.

[@elianicolettesnow512]

I put Grave Encounters into a particular microgenre of horror films that I think of as "spookhouse movies". They're basically the movie equivalent of carnival spookhouses or the haunted attractions that pop up in Halloween season. They embrace overtly contrived tension and jump scares, and use the narrative as a vehicle to jump from scare to scare, showcasing novel and creative horror imagery without being overly concerned with exposition, the same way haunted attractions take you through a series of "scenes". Some other examples would be Oculus, Ghost Stories, and Terrified from Argentina.

[@sajunbecker3275]

I love the way you put that. Right on.

[@hexangel1523]

Literally one of my favorite horror movies of all time and to anyone who has a problem with the CGI my question is "how exactly is a ghost or demon supposed to look?"

[@dustmybroom288]

You should watch Asian horror films. They have the scariest looking ghosts while using makeup and none to very little CGI

[@cheezyfilmsproductions1842]

That’s just a a bad excuse. The designs are fine, it’s the bad cg that’s the problem

[@neongoatguts]

I kind of like the aspect of bad CGI because at the beginning the director stated that they purposely made the CGI look bad so people wouldn't think its real

[@bartoszkrawczyk5921]

@@neongoatguts I want a found footage movie where ghost knows all horror tropes, so he mocks people he tortures by doing the most obvious things. You know, throwing things obviously across the room, the "Haha i am your reflection in the mirror" scare, standing behind someone when they are talking to someone else, completely oblivious of the fact a demon is standing behind them etc. Or even just looking like a bad CGI, so nobody believes them if they do escape. It was kinda done in Hi, I'm Mary Mary (if i remember the title right) youtube series, but a Hollywood production like that would put a smile on my face.

[@garrycowan4394]

I love the psychology of this movie and think the movie as a whole is criminally underrated and the death awaits door busting scene is one of my horror film favourite scary moments

[@Hedgpig]

Wasn't Zach Bagans the one who made that editing mistake, and left in some footage he uploaded to KZbin of him and his cameraman faking a door moving? It was the exact same kind of casual glimpse behind the scenes as in Grave Encounters

[@flyingmintbunny1286]

Thank you!! Someone is finally covering this one!!

[@Fr3unen]

I had a guilty pleasure in Ghost Adventures as a kid.

[@lukecremecheese597]

same!!! every time they said credibility in the intro, my parents and i would immediately parrot it back the way they say it lol

[@mechagamer9744]

I really like the scares this move does. Unlike nowadays where jumpscares are basically around any corner, Grave encounters builds up tension and most of the time never lets you know when the next scare is gonna happen

[@symebosymebo7263]

Bro the scares are so predictable and stupid not even mentioning the LAUGHABLE cgi

[@UnknownGamer-cw3uo]

Ryan and Shane at buzfeed are so good at what they do when they investigate the paranormal etc they make everything feel real

[@troypollonais9143]

Ryan Hollinger drinking game: Take a shot every time he says "Hi-yever"

[@lamechannelboring4008]

I was about to watch a grave encounter clip after watching foundflix grave encounter explained.

[@SpoonieCreates]

I loved this one so much. It makes me sad it hasn’t gotten the recognition it deserves

[@gerardwfreak]

This was such a fun film to watch, and I really enjoyed that they made fun of the techniques that reality ghost hunting shows do! And yeah, the effects are a bit cheesy at times (when the ghosts' faces distort mainly), but definitely a fun film to watch with friends over! Also, I really liked the way that the hospital was never ending, always changing wings (kind of reminded me of the Winchester House), and I did appreciate that they didn't go for a cheesy ending.. I liked the way that they ended it, because it's something that does stick with you EDIT: If possible, please do a video on Ghostwatch!! It only aired once on the BBC and it's caused such an uproar because people thought it was real; it's such a good film and it was so so creepy!!

[@whitedragoness23]

Wow. I hope he sees your comment, I would love to see him cover something that people thought was real

[@ylliastergames659]

You are literally the only channel on all of KZbin that I keep the notifications on for, because this video was great!

[@implodingnerd]

Honestly, one of my favourite horror movies.

[@stephgilliam]

This is one of my favorites, I'm so glad you did a video on it!

[@LnPPersonified]

"Teenage Ryan made a _lot_ of crappy found footage movies back in the mid to the late 2000s." Can...can we see any?

[@JwatersMMA]

Hey man best horror back in the day. Scared both my mates the most at the time and haven't had too many spooky times since

[@lifeofdylan1766]

Oh damn, I weirdly love this movie and it's sequel since they released. The Outlast Games are also dope. Great video Ryan dude

[@Colonic101]

This is a gem of a film. To think of it as a low budget fun horror film is the best way to go about it. It's just so impressive how creative people can be.

[@forsaken841]

I find it hard to believe someone who made it through the Poughkeepsie Tapes and the House Jack Built would be “broken” by Grave Encounters.

[@kylemeluch4801]

Hoyever....

[@laurahall7681]

He didn't mean it broke him emotionally

[@forsaken841]

@@laurahall7681 what did he mean? I watched the whole thing and don’t understand how it “broke” him.

[@laurahall7681]

@@forsaken841 Broke him in the sense that he was conflicted about how he felt about the film, whereas he usually speaks with conviction on how a lot of films make him feel.

[@forsaken841]

@@laurahall7681 ah ok.

[@martinglockner3886]

Your comment about those "Ghost Photo Videos from the early days of internet video platforms" and that Bravo-Series "World Scariest Ghosts" really made me feel nostalgic. I really miss those times. Great video!

[@tree4318]

"I saw a ghost, it was really scary."

[@trungkhoaLe]

Another great found-footage/mockumentary horror movie for you Ryan. Noroi The Curse from the land of rising sun Japan. Incredibly entertaining and scary as hell.

[@MediaGhost_]

What a GRAVE ENCOUNTER I've forced myself in by watching this video. :D

[@drcrumbs]

Dude I’m so excited you talked about FEAR. I spent so many nights as a kid watching this with my dad and it brings me so much nostalgia. I feel like a lot of people didn’t even know it existed.