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Screenlife Movies: Horror and Thrillers Told on Screens
Screenlife is found footage for the internet age: the whole film happens on a screen - video calls, chats, browser tabs, livestreams and webcam feeds.
What started as a low-budget experiment became one of the format's most popular styles, with hits like Unfriended, Searching and Host. Here are the best of them, in release order.
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The Collingswood Story (2002)
A long-distance couple, a webcam and an online psychic. Filming began in 2000, when video chat was brand new - it's seen as the very first screenlife film.
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Unfriended (2014)
Six friends in a group video chat are joined by an unknown user who knows their secrets. The film that brought screenlife to cinemas.
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Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)
A laptop from a lost and found, an online game night and hidden files that lead deep into the dark web.
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Untitled Horror Movie (2021)
Six actors make a horror movie from home over video calls - and hold a real séance for one of the scenes.
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Livescreamers (2023)
Gaming streamers play a haunted multiplayer game where dying in the game means dying for real.
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