THE TUNNEL: Australia's Forgotten Found Footage Horror

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[@RyanHollinger]

*I'm back! ... What should I cover next?! Tell me in the comments!!*

[@eddiethealbatross5734]

Cover bigfoot movies

[@anubusx]

Pi Razorback Angel Heart The Mothman Prophrcies ExistenZ

[@Egan-pop]

Fear Clinic!

[@ALLCAPSKELL]

Maybe a game! Daniel Mullins games are treasure troves. The Faith Trilogy is also great and not a super long play.

[@ChristophGangrel]

Hi Ryan! Can you do vid about One Missed Call? Both Japanese and USA version... (Also maybe one day you could make some in depth analysis about trend of americans remaking japanese / asian horrors in general? And second idea / request can you make vid about recent gengre bending slashers? I mean those that combine slashers with other tropes like Haooy Death Day, Freaky and recently It's a wonderfulll knife...

[@shampers]

As an Aussie I can confirm that monster is just one of those roided up kangaroos we sometimes get

[@The_NaiveMelody]

No way that is just a koala

[@user-ue8il6jx3b]

You're telling me this isn't a reverse drop bear?

[@everfreebrumby8385]

Would you shut up! We agreed not to mention that. We swore on a jar of Vegemite.

[@user-ue8il6jx3b]

@@everfreebrumby8385 I thought it was on a can of VB

[@everfreebrumby8385]

@@user-ue8il6jx3b VB was also at that meeting. I don’t remember much.

[@mckaylascott6458]

The fear the homeless man had in his eyes when they were trying to interview him genuinely scared me to bits. I love this film

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

Same here, I'm really happy that someone is finally giving it a look on KZbin. It was one of those gems that I stumbled across back in 2013 or so.

[@yurilouback6331]

The scene of Natashe listening to Tangles' audio sells this movie to me. It was pretty creepy

[@axhen]

yeah same, Trevor sold me the thing with the scare he showed

[@thehitherto5348]

While I think it's flawed, I agree that the lacking information about "mister monster" adds to the movie. There's no origin story to derail the mystery.

[@Estelle2007]

Sort of. But I think they should provide clues that allude to some possibilities. Absolutely no information makes it kind of boring. For example, how The Borderlands (aka Final Prayer) explained things just enough, but left plenty of ambiguity.

[@RecentCobra]

@@Estelle2007 Honestly not everything needs to be explained, or have clues. Why would there be clues about it? It's a monster that decided to live in an abandoned tunnel

[@Estelle2007]

@@RecentCobra True. But sometimes for me, the unknown isn't scary because I don't know what it is I'm supposed to be scared of. If this creature was replaced with something realistic, like a salt water crocodile, it'd still be terrifying if not more so. Too bad no one's leaked a behind the scenes image of the vampire monk/Christopher Heyerdahl-looking thing in the light.

[@SpiderkillersInc]

One thing that’s hard to miss is this monster’s behavior throughout the movie. It watches and stalks the crew not like a predator but some kind of serial killer, and the fact it collects eyeballs is incredibly disturbing. The lack of information is ultimately irrelevant in the face of its sadistic personality and actions.

[@tropicturtle9021]

@@Estelle2007 heavily disagreed honestly. Having literally no idea what it is that’s trying to kill you or why it’s trying to kill is way scarier than knowing. Anytime a horror creature gets a proper explanation, it immediately becomes less scary to me. The fear of the unknown is one of the oldest and strongest fears after all.

[@nomi_M]

When they listen back to the audio from the camera guy's last moments...Damn, gives me chills to this day.

[@xChikyx]

One of the few movies that have a scene that actually scares me. The part where there's something in the water and it turn to look at them...

[@ButterCookie1984]

Why give that scene away for those of us who haven't watched it yet?

[@combatwombat2134]

​@@ButterCookie1984 that there was something in the water and it looks at them? Good Lord. The spoilers.

[@xChikyx]

@@ButterCookie1984 it lasts like 5 seconds and it's in the first half of the movie...

[@TimedRevolver]

@@ButterCookie1984 ...You're watching a video about the movie that discusses plot, spoilers and shows clips from the film. But you're worried about comments spoiling things.

[@JimboCruntz]

@@TimedRevolvergreat thanks for spoiling this video for me. 😢

[@NorthernStarshine]

I remember really liking this movie. The scenes in the darkness with the creature were exceptionally terrifying, and most horror movies don't make me feel so tense and nervous!

[@Elderand]

That break you're on, it's doing you some good, you look much more rested. It's nice to see you taking care of yourself.

[@mcw1907]

Agreed! Stick to whatever schedule works best for you, Ryan! You've given me a lot of glimpses into a world of films that I will never ever watch myself. But I'm still curious about them! So thank you so much for all your great work. It's greatly appreciated! Wishing you, and everyone here, a happy, healthy year.

[@HandsomeLongshanks]

The whole "show the survivors talking about it" thing worked best with Band of Brothers because it wasnt the actors talking in the later shots, it was the real men who experienced it. They also didnt tell anyone who was talking until the very end of the show, letting you focus on the actors portrayal of them even more. But no one expects a found footage film to be as well thoughtout artistically as BoB was handled lol just an observation on that style of commentary

[@EBurns91]

"It's been on my watch list for 10 years." Maaaan I feel that. Also Snowtown looks good.

[@stefan3900]

Strongly recommend Snowtown… The Kurzel brothers breakout moment

[@Scarshadow666]

I feel that as well! So many movies/shows to watch, books to read, videogames to play, and content to take in! It's little wonder a lot of people struggle with content fatigue... 0_0

[@tofutoph]

@@stefan3900 Thought it was really well made but I could never watch it again. It was just so disturbing and really shows the dark side of humanity. The bathtub murder (slight spoilers) is one scene I can never forget about.

[@staceyd8397]

It was okay, if you’ve done lots of reading on it you’ll have to remember it’s from a point of view

[@hardingryan42]

Snowtown is fantastic

[@mewmedic]

This film is fine but the story behind it was interesting. It was an early kickstarter film and each person who donated got a frame of the film dedicated to them. Back then it was unheard of that strangers could collective bankroll a film so it was exciting to wait and see if it would even come out. When the movie was complete they uploaded it for free online. It felt so weird to legally torrent a film.

[@bowenhorne0616]

I stumbled across this one not long ago on Tubi and was surprised at how much I liked it. I think they handled the monster really well, showing just enough to be creepy but still leaving a bit of mystery.

[@erc3338]

Wait for real? Shit I should watch it then

[@SilverWing213]

​@erc3338 It's also on KZbin. The quality is probably a bit lower than Tubi but no ads if you have Premium. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nF6XiaaXmd-irLssi=tObqe-UJ0QYU_Tgl

[@jakebrouillette8268]

@@erc3338do it. I don’t remember what year it came out without looking it up but I’m 22 rn and watched this maybe 11-12? It scared the crap out me 💀🤣🤣 I still think it’s GREAT today. That creature is very off putting. Wish more found footage were this good. Know any other good ones besides vhs or as above? I’ve seen those. Didn’t care for as above so below

[@sorchara9119]

The Tunnel is CRIMINALLY underrated and underdiscussed, been a personal fave of mine for years now

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

10:16 Looks like an Aussie adaptation of The Rake if we're being honest. 💀 10:23 Oh good, Ryan considered that too. 😆

[@kingofravens215]

Either that or an alien given what looks like huge eyes on its face

[@harold3165]

I'd love to see you do a video on Grave Encounters 2. I'm not really a fan of it but I appreciate that it took some big swings, and it could make for an interesting video essay on meta commentary and how it can easily go wrong.

[@thehitherto5348]

Agree with this. The movie had plenty of interesting ideas, but failed to live up to its potential.

[@staceyd8397]

main character was a total douchecanoe was waiting for him to get killed

[@golden_ranger_solaris]

Oh my god! Youre covering the first horror movie i ever watched as a kid! Its the reason i love found footage so much! Thank you for covering this!!!

[@mandird7952]

Holy shit, it's Long John Silver! I watched The Tunnel before I watched Black Sails. Which I highly recommend, btw. Luke Arnold is a great actor!

[@loganwendigo937]

Will always remember this movie cause I randomly stumbled across the full thing on KZbin and was glued to the screen. I think it was the first found footage movie I ever watched and made me like the genre

[@naruli]

honestly as an Australian, if you know anything about aboriginal mythology, it actually does fit in quite well. The unknow creature that doesn't make much sense but does exist for a reason. It clearly takes inspiration from Australia and its culture, is very smart to use REALISTIC things that did happen in Sydney (including actually going to an actual conference with the prime minister at the time) it isn't amazing of course, but i do think its a good watch. I often like showing people this movie because it does give you enough to have a good chat about as aussies

[@jessemurphy2158]

I remember watching this as a kid on my grandparents property in darwin. If you know what native birds sound like at night, you know I did not sleep 😂

[@auzpayeur8229]

My favourite theory about the monster is that it’s a bunyip, an Australian water monster, but that’s entirely because I like folkloric monsters in horror movies (Trollhunter, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark)

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

I actually learned about this film last year when I watched someone do a breakdown of REC and they mentioned it in passing. Now, I know this one fell kind of flat for Ryan, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. In point-of-fact, after watching it free on Tubi, I IMMEDIATELY went on the hunt for it and bought a special edition copy of it from Australia direct. (I'm American.) It now sits proudly in my collection and I recommend it often to fellow cinephiles. Good movies should never be forgotten and should always be supported.

[@Londonguy1987_]

Bro. Just keep the channel going. Don’t worry about regular uploads. I think most of your subscribers just care about the channel existing. We can be patient. This is literally one of the best horror channels on KZbin. Don’t force the content. We’re not going anywhere.

[@jjenk911]

The Tunnel can be watched on Tubi. Good stuff. I may have to give it a watch for a found footage horror movie night.

[@DorQ_YT]

I recently saw this movie again for the first time in over a decade on Tubi not too long ago and it has aged like fine wine. It's a cult classic found footage flick that I recommend to any found footage buffs

[@ZuurmanStudios]

Still waiting for the sequel: "The Tunnel: Dead End"

[@H.U.R.]

what happened there?

[@leahebsworth4114]

I can't be the only one that has discovered new films to watch thanks to Ryan then come back to watch his take on it Can't beat a creepy mockumentary See and hour and a half

[@joshuawilliams3886]

Love the Entity in this. Something genuinely scarily intelligent and actively malicious about it that takes it far from being a simple territorial animal.

[@sagekaley]

thanks to the team releasing this for free back in the day and making it very easy to get a hold of, this was one of the first horror movies i watched on my own. i think it worked especially well for that purpose since it remained in my head as a terrifying movie. rewatching it years later, i agree it could have done more but it still holds up surprisingly well, even if a little generic and flat now. the monster aspects are definitely the strongest. it's too bad it didn't go harder on things like character or add more mystery and suspense with the characters' fates but man the monster still holds up better than some today. that water scene really was terrifying. anyway, good to see you again!

[@eliotmccann2589]

First "hoyevver" for the year drops at 1:14. G'day from Down Under, mate.

[@godjesus3232]

it's not forgotten i watch it multiple times a year

[@StygianNightmare]

Bro even if the algorithm obliterated your channel I'm staying subbed and watching every video. You're one of the few content creators who I've never taken a break from watching. I'm a huge movie buff and specifically horror genre stuff so you're stuff is awesome, and I've watched a fair amount of the films you covered and I agree with you so often that I pretty much use your videos as a tool to find obscure horror. Thanks for all your hard work

[@Outlander3k]

It's definitely got some glaring issues. But i have such a soft spot for this movie. I dont know what it is about this movie's monster that does it for me, but I get chills every time i get a glimpse.

[@weirdautumn]

Man this film is a hidden found footage gem! So glad you reviewed it. One of my favorite and most mysterious films of this genre.

[@lilyisacat29]

So pumped to see this finally out!! Look, you’re right - it’s not the best made film, but it’s still heaps of fun and pretty frightening. I watched this for the first time a couple months ago with mates and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. As a Sydney-sider, I do have some things to say haha. It definitely emulates the late-night investigative specials we have on our TV (a lá 60 Minutes, mostly), which I think made it more immersive for me. As for the spoiling of who dies/lives, we were quite convinced that Pete might still be alive because of the line “not everyone wanted to be apart of this interview”, which I though was pretty good misdirection. So his death at the end was a bit of a shock! I wished they had done a bit more with the commentary aspect of things, especially because homelessness is such an issue in Sydney. Last year for our annual light/art festival (Vivid), they actually did a walk through of the abandoned Wynyard train tunnels, and this movie made me wonder if they pushed out any homeless for that project. Still pretty relevant today, I think. The creature was some sort of thing from the deep ocean, I think, especially as the CBD is very close to the ocean. Honestly, whenever I watch any Aussie film with some supernatural, unspecified creature, my mind always goes to indigenous dreaming stories/legends. Anyways, loved this video and I would be so keen for more Australian content on here, especially Snowtown! I think I’ve recommended this in a comment before, but if you’re looking for something a bit more close to home in the future, I absolutely loved The Cured! Thank you for the incredible video!

[@TheSinisterSquid13]

I think it'd be a decent twist in a film to have the only survivor being interviewed as in this one, but by the end it's reveled that the unseen cameraperson was their identical twin, and the one actually being interviewed. That way the 'main character' could be killed off in the final moments, only to have the interviewee reference the fact that they had not only been siblings, but twins.

[@jeffjones7108]

_Triangle_ (2009). An even more forgotten horror from Australia, though not found footage. Better than you'd expect from the promo material. Bonus: Melissa George.

[@undeadreader23]

That bell scene still gets to me, the mic chord whipping out into the wall... Man, Australia is scary enough without some monster creeping around the sewers. Also, I'd hold off on a Snowtown review, one of the accomplices Mark Ray Haydon is about to be released from prison and it might be in bad taste

[@Tamajyn69]

I remember watching this going in completely blind and being somewhat surprised that it was better than I expected.

[@fizzplease6742]

Glad you had a good break!!! But also very glad to see a new video.

[@khurch7564]

Long time fan and lurker, Ryan. Just popping in to say that I adore your content. I love listening to you while I write essays, since the structure and style that you narrate is brilliantly done and has yet to let me down on a single assignment yet.

[@SeriouslyCrime]

Welcome back ❤ I've had this move on my watchlist for sooo long, with this video i now have a reason to finally watch it.

[@Neat0_o]

You don’t need to apologize mate. You upload and I will watch. You have always and still continue to produce interesting content about horror.

[@DanielMerrick]

Good to have you back! I was gonna recommend Snow town but you just said you plan it.

[@Sonserf369]

Glad to have you back Ryan, your videos are always a nice treat

[@Argacyan]

Commenting my opinion prior to watching: The Tunnel is kinda a hidden gem for if you like found-footage. It's one of those films I have stored in-full on my Pc. Also was neat that it got conceptualized with real-world issues in mind from what I know, namely to bring attention to homelessness.

[@GameZedd01]

I remember like 2 years ago I commented on some channels to cover this movie. I think Dead Meat was one. Good movie and definitely a bidden gem. Also has one of if not the most haunting scream ever recorded in film when the sound guy gets taken

[@rogue-taxidermy_griffin]

I know at least for Dead Meat you gotta email them for requests, not comment - but yeah, I'd love to see this as one of their one-offs between series

[@GameZedd01]

​@@rogue-taxidermy_griffinYeah I think I have emailed them. You should too!

[@devi1chicken]

Thank you so much for covering this film! It's not very well known but it's a great film! Easily one of the most atmospheric and scary films I've seen from the found footage genre.

[@eljamaicano1]

You know Ryan, I love your channel because back when I was a teen I would watch these movies for free online, at the time I didn’t care about scores or anything, I would just look for the horror tag and watch whatever horror movie sounded cool, the tunnel was one of those movies and it brings me back when you started talking about it

[@eo8240]

Absolutely love how they distributed and marketed this. Built a lot of buzz based off that, remember watching it for the first time and it was so well done and creepy. Also you seem like you're having a lot of fun with this one Ryan, good to have you back!

[@thedudeabides3138]

Hey Ryan, good to have you back, you were missed. Great essay to come back with, thank you.

[@FelixFrost]

I saw this on KZbin actually many many years ago, glad to see it made it here!

[@NOTluciuss]

love to see your back! love hearing about all these fantastic movies i havent heard of !

[@AustereSquire]

Always glad to see a new video, but you never need to feel bad about taking breaks!

[@ANDY123SON]

Speaking of amazing Austrilian movies... These Final Hours. Would LOVE to see you cover it!

[@DannBP1]

YEssssss! Great movie! I still think about it often, especially that emotional gut punch of an ending.

[@ANDY123SON]

@@DannBP1 I watched it for the first time last year and have rewatched often since, it's absolute amazing!

[@KMHill]

So nice to see and hear you again. Welcome back.

[@foxxie_grandpa]

Thank you, I've been meaning to watch this movie for years, and this (well-made and eloquent video) finally prompted me to do so. Definitely felt that this was an interesting concept that was blandly and clumsily presented. Thank you for all of your hard work and quality content!!

[@TJF588]

No problem being away, I've been binge-whittling your back catalogue for...weeks?? You've built up quite the body of work~

[@ArcherHMR]

Watched this years ago and enjoyed it. The bell scene was VERY well done.

[@djcali001]

10:07 There it is… did not realize how much I’d been missing a good Ryan monologue soundtracked to “Frost” till that moment. Also can’t thank you enough for introducing me to that song. It’s the perfect jam for getting in the mood to do some spooky writing.

[@Jason-lw7tk]

Good to see you again, Ryan. Great video as always :)

[@darkmystic7764]

Welcome back! Always take the time you need, love your vids and its worth the wait :)

[@dormantlime215]

Yaaaay! Thanks for covering this!

[@ethinwhite3454]

Glad to see you back Ryan . Another great video.

[@rtp6343]

I’m so glad to finally see someone talking about this movie, it’s one of my favorites.

[@DewanAsifReza]

Thank you for covering this movie. As a found footage enthusiast, I really enjoyed the movie when I first wacthed it in the early 2010's. You should give The Canal a watch, it's an Irish film that's surprisingly overlooked by pretty much every Filmtuber.

[@glennvandormolen8018]

Loved this film! I managed to buy a blu-ray copy of this film back in the day, that came with an official film cell of the film attached to the box. So happy to see you talk about this and get it out there!

[@alexroy5854]

Absolutely great to see you taking your time and doing things at your own pace! :) This movie looks interesting, i really enjoy the vague monster design

[@lynettegraves6261]

Love or hate the film, it’s a gorgeous show of Sydney. I can’t think of any other movie that features the city like this does.

[@jasonblundelldobebussing]

Plot twist: the monster was actually an American who couldn't bear with upside down living 😂

[@StalwartTirith]

Nice video. Very well informed and the ending in particular was phenomenal, especially the ending. :P

[@mt.sefuri3909]

I remember you giving us Lake Mungo, several years ago. Love you mate.

[@lilchuuwuu]

Ryan, please know whenever you upload it’s an absolute joy to us fans. I was so excited when I saw the notification! Thank you ❤

[@ghostlightx9005]

I really really like this one. The atmosphere was excellent, one of the most unsettling ones in fact.

[@housemastiff5106]

I watched a review on Snowtown. That was enough for me. Therapy ain’t cheap

[@ambrozmedtor5981]

Leaving a comment to help up your engagement. Was very happy to see another one of your uploads in my feed this morning too 💖

[@alephnole7009]

Finally. Been waiting for this video after it was teased last year.

[@meaghanmaria4805]

So happy you’re reviewing this one! Hidden gem!!

[@evil_regi7315]

Discovered this movie while randomly looking for free horror movies on YT. Still spooks me since. Loved how it holds back in showing everything making you mind have to fill in some blanks.

[@tyler1234321]

Glad to see you back. Another great analysis mAh boi!

[@blobfishking6230]

Glad to see someone talk about this film. Found it on youtube and i got infatuated with it.

[@PeJota615]

I saw The Tunnel last year while on a big found footage binge. Very pleasantly surprised by it. Effectively filmed with a nice simple premise, but not much more than that. And yeah it feels a bit like From Above So Below (a movie I quite like, actually), but with a more believable framing for as to why the cameras are on throughout the whole ordeal.

[@BradsPitts.]

Australian horror is so slept on

[@jonesdude25]

@RyanHollinger I always appreciate your takes on movies, I've been a watcher for years and you've introduced me to a lot of great, interesting films I probably would have never been exposed to. It's been nice to see you get more and more interesting with your interpretations of smaller horror films. Keep doing what you do 👍

[@flyingpiggy1475]

You take all the time you need. You make quality content and I’m glad to be here to enjoy it

[@MM-ux7kp]

5:50 "a man named trevor" has a good ring to it

[@petesematary]

Welcome back Ryan! Missed your videos

[@Sharauni]

The Tunnel and Lake Mungo are two of my favorite found footage films, simply because they are what they are. They're not deep, they just present a tense and foreboding story and leave it at that. It's nice when you can throw one on for a movie night and not have to lose yourself in trying to figure out the "big picture" as they don't really have much of one, just scary ghosts or subterranean creepers, kind of "turn off your mind and just enjoy" type movies, at least to me XD

[@danielmur99]

Ahhh it’s so nice to watch a new Ryan Hollinger video and just relax 😌

[@thrawnsbane]

"Tangles, I swear to God that's what they actually call him" my new favorite character description! 😂😂😂

[@flamingoman992]

it's always good when ryan uploads, even better when its a found footage movies

[@Igguanadon]

So happy to see you finally review this movie!!!

[@zachtheblake]

I've always loved this movie, and over the years there have been random pockets of time where it's impossible to find. It's my favorite FF besides As Above So Below

[@capestreasuresPtown]

Just saw this a month ago, solid film, much better than expected because we've already seen so much on this topic. Very good watch.

[@katelyncooper6501]

Always makes my day to see your videos.

[@JerekBilbar]

Hey! I did not mind the break period but I still love this channel.

[@Unkn0wingly]

Welcome Back, Ryan! Can't wait for the next videos!

[@ChristopherCraven]

I never forgot it. Amazing movie, great atmosphere, great panic acting, great sound. I'm so proud it's this good for a dnall Australian movie.

[@badlilkitty96]

Your videos make me so calm.

[@gillianlangtree9203]

Yay love your videos! As an Australian I vote for more horror from here