A filmmaker makes a film investigating the story of her brother, who one day found a mysterious video tape inside his barn, a tape of him when he was a young boy and a strange figure walked in. Her brother then starts a YouTube series that seeks to investgate what happened...
... I can't say any more because where this film goes is unexpected.... no really. There is a point in the film where it goes from "this is good, but I've seen this before" to "what the hell is going on?" And I mean that "What the hell is going on" in a good way. I say that because what is what happens is nothing I've seen before. It's also a film that doesn't give us a lot of answers (in a good way - the filmmakers understands that not only don't we need them but also because to do so would require stopping the film for lonmg exposition)
As much as I like the story telling, I dislike the framing as a found footage film. There is couple of times where the film breaks the found footage wall and several others where it works against the film. While it's annoying it isn't fatal because the story ultimately too good to fail.
Ultimaely this is one of the great horror films of recent vintage...and yea I want a sequel so I can have answers, but at the same time I don't want a sequel because it might ruin what's here.
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