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Women screaming in cracked panels for the Puzzle Box poster
One of the most popular sub-genres for horror remains found footage, which got a critical boost earlier this year with Late Night With the Devil. As we get closer to Halloween, October is going to be another must-see month for the sub-genre with the release of V/H/S/Beyond. However, it's not the only found-footage terror to look out for next month, as Puzzle Box, from writer-director Jack Dignan and Welcome Villain Films, is about to give a whole new mind-bending meaning to staying in.
Puzzle Box follows “recovering drug addict Kait, who flees to a house in the woods to self-rehabilitate." She’s “joined by her sister Olivia, who decides to document the process.” However, “strange things begin to happen as the house’s layout mysteriously begins to change, and the two find themselves trapped inside an inescapable, nightmarish puzzle box of a house.
Found-Footage Meets the Real World Found footage on its surface may just seem like an excuse for jump scares and cheap thrills, but many of the films that have built up this sub-genre in the last quarter-century have a dark realistic core. Whether it be family trauma in Paranormal Activity or the loss of a loved one in Late Night With the Devil, the themes of these scary POV ventures can pack quite a haunting meaning.
Puzzle Box will arrive on digital platforms on Friday, October 11. As horror fans wait to enter its terrifying maze, you can view the full trailer above and the poster and images below. The film stars Kaityn Boye, Laneikka Denne, Cassandre Girard, Janelle McMenamin, Matias Klaver, and Hazel Pompeani.
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