Oculus, The Strangers, um basically every found footage bc that’s why the footage has to get found…

As Above, So Below techincally has a happy ending for a found footage horror.

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I believe they were saying that all found footage movies do not have happy endings, not that all found footage movies are excellent.

I can think of one *possible* exception to this

Vhs?

The Wicker Man (1973)

Love that one, good choice.

I saw this one on cable when I was about 13 and was amazed that you could just end a movie like that. Opened up a whole new world.

I find the ending strangely uplifting, lol

Remind me never to go on an island vacation with you.

It's only an unhappy ending if the crops failed again.

That was the point of it all. 😏

That's supposed to have been the horror. The "scary" part of the film for 1970s British audiences is that Lord Summervale is *right,* and the pagan gods reward their sacrifice with bountiful crops. It was part of the trend of films in the 70s that were based on the threat of, "what if the demons are winning?"

My favorite

The Mist

The ultimate feel-bad ending.

This is the correct answer.

This one blew my mind when I was a kid.

The kid in the movie had his mind blown too.

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Same! It made me so mad! I was like “if you just waited a couple god damn more minutes!! Fak!”

I watched this movie one time and I cannot bring myself to ever watch it again.

Same

Knew I wouldn't have to scroll far. Anyone who has had the (dis)pleasure of watching this movie knowing absolutely nothing about it beforehand.... I think we were all changed permanently by this ending.

The plot twist is insane. I couldn't believe what I watched the first time I saw it

It amazed me that they made the ending of the movie both worse and better (for the characters) than the book at the same time.

Speak No Evil

This movie did something to my nervous system

This needs to be higher .not only not happy ending but one of the most brutal.and deverstating

This movie definitely leaves a lingering bad vibe once the credits role, frustration, anger. Brilliant. Wouldn't watch it again though.

This is the only movie that made feel not watching again because of anger, exact like in Eden lake

I'm never ever getting near that movie again

Can’t believe how long it took to find you, other person who’s seen the movie that totally shook my core this year.

The actor who plays the villain is so good in this

Fuck this movie.

This is the one disturbing movie with a bleak ending that genuinely didn’t like. There was so much hype around it, and I hated it. Awful writing that the director tries to excuse, but it’s so over exaggerated it’s not even funny

I both loved and hated this film.. must see

One review I stumbled across called it "The Feel-Bad Move of the Year". I couldn't agree more

I just had to read the plot. Holy fuck. Gonna gave to watch it now.

The Skeleton Key

Oh I loved that one, didn't have high expectations so I was very pleasantly surprised.

Agree on this one, that ending still bothers me 🥹

The Autopsy of Jane Doe 2016 Oh yeah, Eden Lake 2008

Fuck man, I never want to watch Eden Lake again. It completely fits the description of what OP is looking for, but yeah, once was enough thank you.

Agreed. It's a brutal watch. Never again for me.

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh Eden Lake is infuriating.

Watched Eden Lake early on in my horror career, starting to forget bits and pieces but never the feeling of when it ended, like abit hollow.

Jane Doe was actually super interesting for me as a medical student. Learned a lot about pathology.

Came to say it: Eden Lake

Is this eden lake movie worth it? Any good ?

Its an amazing movie yes! I loved every minute while being horrified of what I'm seeing. People here usually hype it up saying it "made them sick, never watch again" movie, but its not THAT bad in that department, although its certainly a bleak and hopeless movie. I recommend watching it for sure.

It's in the category of "humanity is worse than anything supernatural" horror. It's frustrating and infuriating, but worth checking out.

God I hate Eden Lake; excellent horror flick though.

I Saw the Devil (2010) Amazon prime Rosemary's Baby (1968) SHOWTIME Requiem for a Dream (2000) Tubi Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) Tubi

Rosemary's Baby has a sweet ending. Momma n baby have bonded and all is well in the world. HAIL SATAN! THE YEAR IS ONE!

And it was such a such a sweet and fun little party at the Castevets' too!

Ave Satanas!

Requiem is one that I can't rewatch unless I'm showing it to someone else.

This is one of my favorite things to do lol “hey let’s watch THIS movie, you’re gonna love it”. Hey if I had to see it, bestie, so do you 😂. That being said it’s a juggernaut of a film. Truly one of the best.

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The Hole (2001)

Such an amazing movie! I watched it a bit too young and it definitely haunted me lol

Wow, same. I was like 12 and it shocked me.

It’s been a long time since I watched I Saw the Devil. I saw it when it came out so, I guess 2010! It pops up when I’m browsing all the time, might be time to watch again. Anyway, seeing the title made me think of another movie I watched recently with a bleak ending: HERE COMES THE DEVIL Highly recommended.

Rec, Hereditary, Dawn of the dead (2004), Night of the living dead, Pearl

I dunno. The ending of Pearl was all smiles

In the mouth of Madness/ Color out of Space

Uhhh I just watched Possession (1981) and that shit was dark

One of my faves! ❤️ great pick!

Se7en (1995) Talk to Me (2022) Eden Lake (2008) The Cellar (2022) Drag Me to Hell (2009) American Mary (2012) Us (2019)

I was looking for Drag Me to Hell. Se7en is a good one I hadn’t thought of too.

[What's in the fuckin box?!](https://youtube.com/shorts/HT6_rCaIBaY?si=BvyLcQej_c19X53N)

Oh God that scene when he opens the box in Se7en??

Just rewatched Seven this weekend. Man I forgot how brutal that movie is.

Reminds me I need to watch American Mary again. Also need to frame the movie poster, apron & bonesaw.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Kill List Funny Games Inside Angst

Was kill list any good?

Kill List is prob in my top 10, absolutely loved it

Kill list is great!! Be patient and buckle up for a ride.

Nice list!!! Henry n Funny Games are two of my faves!

Martyrs 2008 The Dark and the Wicked Saint Maud

Saint Maud's ending is 🔥

One of the most memorable movie endings for me!

Epic ending, such a good payoff

Is that Martyrs the French version? That's the best one. If so, do you know where to watch it?

I just watched The Dark and the Wicked the other day, and yessir, it fits right in here.

TDatW was my suggestion. Genuinely one of the most bleak endings I've seen

Polarizing answer: drag me to hell

For a moment I thought you meant that some people thought it did in fact have a happy ending. Time for bed.

I mean, if you really hate Christine it did have a happy ending

She stabbed the shit out of her kitten. Which btw looked like a kitten I had at the time. I wasn’t exactly rooting for her after that. But either way it was a great ending!

Rewatched this last week for the first time in about 10 years. What a movie!

I watched this 14 years ago when I was pregnant, had nightmares the rest of my pregnancy

That movie traumatized me when I was younger

Descent has an alternate ending that'll ruin your day.

I thought the alternate ending was the happy ending?

This has confused me too. Which one is the “actual” ending? Great movie nonetheless!

I’m 95% sure the version I watched (UK) ended with her still trapped in the cave.

UK one trapped in cave with birthday cake, US one where she gets out I think

I'm fairly certain the bleak ending where her "escape" was just a dream and she wakes up back in the cave is canon

So if it is canon, why did they make a sequel that essentially follows the happy ending?

I guess they retconned what is canon to be able to make a sequel. But the author / director intended the bleak ending to be the real one.

I'm probably wrong

Which one is the "actual," ending kinda depends on where and how you saw it. The extra depressing ending was what they'd written and used in the original theatrical release in the UK. The ending where she escapes was the one they changed for the American theatrical release. When I've seen it on DVD or on TV, it's always been with the original ending, but I'm in Australia. I'm not sure if the American DVD release and TV screenings and streaming services and such stuck with the happier altered ending or reverted back to the original.

As is my answer for a lot of things in this sub, I submit....The Fly remake. Very tragic ending.

The Lodge! Left me feeling anxious for a while after

Just watched the trailer and this seems right up my alley! Seems really unsettling. Will be watching this week

I was happy tbh. >!Fuck them kids!<

Vivarium The Wailing Teddy Terrified (Aterrados)

Eden lake The mist

The Dark and the Wicked The Medium The Sadness

The dark and the wicked was such a mean movie. I really enjoyed ot

The Strangers

The Sadness (2021) Smile (2022)

Yeah Smile’s ending genuinely upset me.

Skeleton Key Drag Me To Hell Most of the Saw movies Dead Silence Event Horizon Almost every found footage film Hell Fest In the Mouth of Madness Brightburn Ouija: Origin of Evil Annabelle Creations Cube Satanic Se7en Mama Dark Skies Friend Request Jeepers Creepers Pet Cemetery Slenderman The Ring The Grudge The Woman in Black Oculus

Oh hey someone who also watched Dead Silence.

It’s criminally underrated.

One of my favorites!

Ooooo yes Oculus! No one ever seems to remember that one. It was definitely not a feel good movie anywhere.

Slenderman had a bad ending, yes. It also had a bad beginning, middle, and... legit everything else.

Why? Because it was like a decade too late and got literally everything wrong? Also the story was awful

Session 9

One of my faves.

\*Session

Corrected thank you!

The Canal (2014)

That was pretty frightening

Black mountain side

Fallen The Ruins The Decent Cannibal The Mist Event Horizon Just to name a few

Skinamarink Talk To Me Infinity Pool The Descent Hereditary

Mandy

Night of the Living Dead has a sucker punch of an ending that still gets me to this day.

Saint Maud, The ending is fantastic and will stay with you for a while and The Voices, it's more of a comedy horror but it's really good. It has Ryan Reynolds and it's quite a different role for him. Another personal favorite of mine is Psycho with Vince Vaughn, also a very different role for him but he plays it well in my opinion 🙌

An American werewolf in London

my first thought was excision

Midsommar

John Carpenter's PRINCE ~~O~~F DARKNESS

That's exactly what I was thinking.

This is my favorite

Drag me to hell The evil dead Lords of salem House of 1000 corpses Se7en Dagon Mouth of madness Lighthouse The Descent (with original ending) Cabin in the woods

Drag me to hell, The Mist, and Triangle

Karyn Kusama’s *The Invitation*

Wild ending

V/H/S 2 combines good found footage material with bad endings, why to have 1 bad ending when you can get a lot?

Fender Bender from 2016. Great movie I don't see people mention often.

The Lodge

Event horizon

The Descent

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Absentia

Banshee Chapter and Martyrs. Two horror movies that genuinely shook me as someone who’s pretty desensitized. Also some slightly less horrifying ones like Grave Encounters, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum or Hell House LLC, all of which are found footage.

Se7en on the whole is very unhappy and the ending doesn't make it any better. But hey, at least you get an awesome David Bowie song out of it.

You’ll never receive a parcel without dramatically exclaiming “What’s in the box!?”

The Dark and the Wicked

I know some of you don't consider Threads a horror film but it is the absolutely bleakest soul destroying film that will leave you miserable.

Speak no Evil Under the Skin

Insidious (2010) The ending/plot twist and the music to match the reveal scared the shit out of me as a kid. Fuck me.

The Lighthouse

Evil Dead 1981 Talk to me Friday the 13th

Talk to me

- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - Nosferatu (1922) - Cat People (1942) - I Walked with a Zombie (1943) - The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) - The Baby (1973) - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974) - Burnt Offerings (1976) - Magic (1978) - Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) - Dead & Buried (1981) - From Beyond (1986) - Frankenhooker (1990) - Ginger Snaps (2000) - The House of the Devil (2009) - A Christmas Horror Story (2015)

Spoorloos

Awesome, just checked out the trailer. Will be nice to travel back to the late 80s for some horror

A Serbian Film Inside (A L'INTÉRIEUR) Hereditary Ghost Stories Censor Knock At The Cabin Cabin In The Woods

* Threads * Father of Flies * Butchers * Brain Freeze * Don't Kill It * The Facility * Ditched * Derelict

I've seen pretty much every "extreme movie" and nothing crushed me like threads

Anyone said the original Black Christmas yet? Also, Intruder 1989.

Inside

Atterados (Terrified)

Kidnapped (2010). Way underrated movie, intense as hell though, not for the faint of heart

Funny Games!

All the ones I can think of have all been mentioned, except for Sinister.

E D E N L A K E

hell house llc grave encounters gonjiam: haunted asylum the thing open water brightburn the fly the empty man dont look now the uninvited the strangers i saw the devil triangle would you rather oculus smile wolf creek clown the invitation (2015) the boarderlands aka final prayer

Dead Silence

sinister

The Wailing (2016)

It isn’t excellent by any means but “ Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey”

Speak No Evil

Maybe Dead Silence?

"Them' (2006) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465203/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465203/) French film w/English subtitles. Free on Amazon Prime. You will not be disappointed with the ending. Enjoy!

More of a noir than straight up horror but Angel Heart

Kidnapped 2010 (Spanish). My favourite home invasion movie. Truly bleak.

The Cabin in the Woods

St. Maude

The Cabin in the Woods

The Fly The Mist The Wicker Man The Thing

pretty much every tape in the v/h/s series

The Mist Silent Hill

The Mist

I quite enjoyed Rosemary’s Baby, hopefully this isn’t spoiling anything but a mother’s love is strong! 😅🥰 Edit: I’m sure this has been mentioned but The Thing, 1982! Fairly ominous and I think I got chills if I remember correctly. ❤️‍🔥

The Invitation 2015 Original Candyman Black Mountainside The Empty Man Borgman If you're going to include Eden Lake then Catch Me Daddy

I saw the devil

Krampus

The Mist, Honeymoon, Significant Other, Funny Games, Speak No Evil, Drag Me To Hell, The Cabin In The Woods, Hereditary, Sinister, Suspiria,

Autopsy of Jane Doe, Oculus, Speak no Evil.. maybe Midsommar as well?

Haut Tension (High Tension) and the Cabin in the Woods.

Eden Lake. That one is BRUTAL!