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Ghost Hunting Found Footage: Paranormal Investigators in Haunted Places

An abandoned asylum, a camera crew, night vision and the promise of "one night inside". Ghost hunting is one of found footage's favourite setups, because the people holding the cameras went looking for trouble.

This list collects the films where paranormal investigators, TV crews and livestreamers enter a haunted place on purpose - and regret it. They are listed in release order.

  1. 01

    Ghostwatch (1992)

    Directed by Lesley Manning · 1h 31m

    The BBC goes live from "the most haunted house in Britain" on Halloween 1992. The broadcast that fooled a nation.

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  2. 02

    The St. Francisville Experiment (2000)

    Directed by Ted Nicolaou · 1h 19m

    Four young investigators spend a night in a Louisiana house linked to the notorious Delphine LaLaurie.

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  3. 03

    Shirome (2010)

    Directed by Koji Shiraishi · 1h 23m

    A real J-pop idol group films a TV ghost-hunting special in an abandoned school. From the director of Noroi.

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  4. 04

    Haunted Changi (2010)

    Directed by Andrew Lau, Tony Kern · 1h 19m

    Filmmakers explore Singapore's abandoned Old Changi Hospital, a place long known for being haunted.

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  5. 05

    Apartment 143 (2011)

    Directed by Carles Torrens · 1h 20m

    A team of parapsychologists fills a family's new apartment with cameras and sensors.

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  6. 06

    Grave Encounters (2011)

    Directed by Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz · 1h 33m

    The crew of a paranormal reality show locks itself inside an abandoned psychiatric hospital overnight. A modern classic.

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  7. 07

    Grave Encounters 2 (2012)

    Directed by John Poliquin · 1h 39m

    A film student convinced Grave Encounters was real goes to the hospital to prove it.

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  8. 08

    WNUF Halloween Special (2013)

    Directed by Chris LaMartina · 1h 23m

    A local TV station goes live from a murder house with investigators and a priest on Halloween 1987, VHS commercials included.

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  9. 09

    The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill (2013)

    Directed by Michael Bartlett · 1h 28m

    A crew watches over the ruined St Mary's Church in Clophill, England, a real place linked to black magic rumours.

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    Hollows Grove (2014)

    Directed by Craig Efros · 1h 21m

    A ghost-hunting TV show investigates an abandoned orphanage, with Lance Henriksen.

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  11. 11

    Classroom 6 (2015)

    Directed by Jonas Odenheimer · 1h 16m

    A TV reporter and her crew spend a night in a college classroom said to be haunted.

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  12. 12

    Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)

    Directed by Jung Bum-shik

    A horror web series livestreams a night inside a real abandoned asylum. One of the best of the genre.

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    Infrared (2022)

    Directed by Robert Livings, Randy Nundlall Jr. · 1h 28m

    Psychic siblings join a paranormal reality TV crew for an episode in a haunted location.

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  14. 14

    Deadstream (2022)

    Directed by Joseph Winter, Vanessa Winter · 1h 28m

    A disgraced streamer spends the night alone in a haunted house, live on air. Scary and very funny.

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  15. 15

    Do Not Enter (2024)

    Directed by Hugo Cardozo · 1h 25m

    Two YouTubers who faked ghost footage go back to the mansion for real. From Paraguay.

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  16. 16

    Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital (2024)

    Directed by Kerwin Go

    Filipino celebrities film a ghost-hunting special in an abandoned hospital in Taiwan.

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  17. 17

    House on Eden (2025)

    Directed by Kris Collins

    Ghost-hunting YouTubers end up at an abandoned house deep in the woods. Released by Shudder.

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    402 Haunted Korean Hospital (2026)

    Directed by Anggy Umbara

    Indonesian content creators livestream a dare from a haunted hospital in South Korea.

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