As with any film of this nature, it’s much scarier to see something we’re used to seeing, or using, all the time twisted into something strange and off-kilter – a blanket used to reveal a ghostly presence is always going to pack more of a punch than evil-looking graphics on a computer screen but, here, both are implemented to throw us off balance. Likewise, although filters are utilized to remarkably creepy effect, they’re not relied on to trick us. Much like Unfriended, there isn’t a reliance on pointing out that the conversation is happening on a particular service either which, again, sidesteps any danger of rooting the story at a certain moment in time. References to quarantine abound, but the writers are wise enough not to rely too heavily on this strange time period to create tension, which could age the film exponentially (consider how powerful The Blair Witch Project still is, even though the tech, clothing, and slang has aged in the years since its release). The script, credited to Savage, Gemma Hurley, and Jed Shepherd, is self-aware without being annoyingly meta. Savage plays with this idea throughout, toying with light and shadows and, in one key moment, showing how sometimes reflections really are just that. As with The Blair Witch Project, which is still #1 when it comes to this style of homemade movies, nothing actually needs to be there in the darkness for us, as viewers, to let our imaginations run wild trying to see it. The demonic spirit acting as the antagonist is barely glimpsed, which is always scarier, particularly when it comes to paranormal fare, but what little we do see of it is truly nightmare-inducing. CLICK HERE For 100s of FREE Trashy Horror Movies!
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