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Bigfoot, Trolls and Cryptids: Monster Found Footage Movies
Grainy footage of something big moving between the trees has fascinated people since the famous 1967 Bigfoot film. Found footage is the natural home for monsters: you only see what the camera catches.
Here are the best monster and cryptid films on our site - Bigfoot, trolls, frog-men, giant creatures and things living underground. They are listed in release order.
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Cloverfield (2008)
Something massive attacks New York, filmed on one handheld camera. The blockbuster monster movie of found footage.
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Trollhunter (2010)
Norwegian students follow a government troll hunter. Funny, epic and full of folklore.
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The Tunnel (2011)
A TV crew goes looking for answers in the abandoned railway tunnels under Sydney.
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The Dinosaur Project (2012)
A British expedition is stranded in the Congo while searching for a legendary creature.
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The Frankenstein Theory (2013)
A disgraced professor takes a documentary crew into the Arctic to prove Frankenstein's creature is real.
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Willow Creek (2013)
A Bigfoot believer and his sceptical girlfriend head to where the 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film was shot. A slow-burning Bigfoot film.
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Frankenstein's Army (2013)
Soviet soldiers stumble onto a lab building monstrous machine-soldiers at the end of World War II. Famous for its creature designs.
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Digging Up the Marrow (2014)
Horror director Adam Green investigates a man who claims monsters live in a hidden underground world.
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Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015)
A news team keeps spotting a tall, faceless figure on old tapes. Based on Marble Hornets and the Slender Man legend.
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Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project (2025)
A documentary crew follows a filmmaker trying to make the ultimate Bigfoot found footage film. A horror comedy.
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Primal Darkness (2026)
An outdoor TV host tracks whatever is killing cattle in Nevada - into an abandoned mine.
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Strawstalker (2026)
A content creator couple and a scarecrow with a problem. Campy and tongue-in-cheek.
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