In Memorium

I had never heard of this film and this was a complete blind buy for me. After watching it, I wish I had known about this movie years ago. It’s found footage and it is legitimately creepy. Not to take anything away from The Blair Witch, but in my personal opinion, In Memorium is the superior film. Glad I have it in my collection now.

This 2005 horror feature is a landmark piece of early found-footage and analog horror history. Predating Paranormal Activity by two years, it relies on static home surveillance cameras to create a deeply unsettling atmosphere. It handles its central themes of terminal illness and grief with a level of seriousness rarely seen in low-budget genre cinema.

Great film that really predated a lot of what was to come.

I must-see for any fan of Found Footage Horror from those lovely folks at Bleeding Skull.

I remember asking Bleeding Skull which 3-4 releases I should start with to get a feel for the label. And while this found-footage flick was not among the suggestions, it honestly ended up being one of my favorites! (Black Mamba too, but that's for another discussion. )

I like that it doesn't go into "my partner's hallucinating" gaslighting territory; there's a shared common belief between the couple that unusual things are happening around the house.

The colors are a muted throughout the film, but that was probably intentional and only added to the atmosphere. You really do root for the characters. It's a small intimate cast, maybe 3-4 people, so you get a good feel for who they are. I don't think any of the acting was bad; if anything, these actors were given some really heavy emotional material to work with.

In Memorium is definitely one I'll be revisiting. In some aspects I think it's more memorable and effective than other found-footage flicks like Paranormal Activity.