The allure of internet fame and the money that comes with it gets two desperate YouTubers trespassing into a large fenced-off abandoned property they happened to stumble across. You know exactly where this is going. They fake some spooky footage and the views roll in so that sends them back to the secluded property. The building with an intense aura of foreboding is proven to be the real deal and the duo of youthful dinks come face to face with something terrifying and well outside their realm of experience. This is all leading to a rough night for Aldo and Cristian as their initial tomfoolery becomes terror. As found footage fans we have seen this scenario play out a couple hundred times but where this flick differs is that it actually manages to be a bit frightening. Our protagonists can get a little obnoxious but luckily have enough charm to avoid the disdain you sometimes get for these idiots and the duo who aren’t above faking activity (Aldo a bit more than Cristian) manage to stay in the viewer’s good graces somehow. Aldo’s quest for relevance in a crowded market puts to sleep any common sense and the more level-headed Cristian goes along with his friend even as his fear magnifies. The intensity of the paranormal activity ratchets up as the house reveals its past and what is currently staining its halls. This all helps move everything along, pulling it well outside the realm of boredom these bad boys sometimes hit. The haunting is far more hands on than the vague bullshit that can drown this budget-strained genre and the setting is suitably awesome for the night of horrors in front of our heroes. Well worth tracking down.
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