{"id":236082,"date":"2025-07-04T00:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T00:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236082\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T00:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T00:37:11","slug":"horror-fans-terrified-after-disturbing-vhs-recordings-appear-in-us-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236082\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror fans \u2018terrified\u2019 after disturbing VHS recordings appear in US towns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/comp-1751576486.png\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23574653\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThese VHS tapes have horror fans seriously spooked (Picture: Reddit)<\/p>\n<p>Horror film fans are going to be sleeping with one eye open after a series of very disturbing VHS recordings started appearing in the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/us-news\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Users on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/reddit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a>, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> are still desperately seeking answers for the unexplained videos\u2026 but it seems no one can help.<\/p>\n<p>In a number of States, people are discovering VHS tapes featuring three hours of different horror scenes, which they reckon could be part of some new twisty marketing campaign for an upcoming movie.<\/p>\n<p>Having taken to social media to exchange findings and theories, it was soon realised that the videos all showed the same footage, which has also appeared on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>On YouTube, we can see that the three-hour, 42-minute-long feature has been filmed in black and white and with night vision cameras.<\/p>\n<p>Titled \u2018WHITEFACE\u2019 and uploaded on June 27 in a bid to attract people with more knowledge, the VHS has already clocked up 1,000 views on the one platform alone.<\/p>\n<p>In the description, the uploader notes six locations where tapes have been found so far. These include a Hollywood video store, a bar in Nashville, a thrift store in Orlando, and an art gallery in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, over on TikTok, horror fanatics are losing their minds with all the speculation.<\/p>\n<p>TikToker Nicolas Curcio\u2019s video, currently with over 18,000 likes, sees him dissect the events, describing it as: \u2018This is either one of the best art projects ever or a case of the possible first-ever real found footage horror film.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>For context, \u2018found footage horror\u2019 is\u00a0a subgenre of horror films that \u2018uses a style of filmmaking characterised by the use of \u201cdiscovered\u201d video recordings.\u2019 The recordings are typically presented as if they were made by the characters themselves.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a genre that has had huge commercial success in the past, famous examples being 2007\u2019s Paranormal Activity, 2014\u2019s Creep, and, more recently, Late Night with the Devil, released in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The TikTok creator goes on to say the discovered VHS footage does not contain any recognisable actors, but it mostly appears to be just a guy with a white-painted face wandering around LA. At one point, he\u2019s around Universal Studios.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_201781132-89de.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23574669\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore\/REX\/Shutterstock (8560198j) Joshua Leonard, Michael C Williams The Blair Witch Project - 1999\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSome reckon it\u2019s all an attempt at recreating the mystery surrounding The Blair Witch Project (Picture: Moviestore\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_225690261-1ad9.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23574664\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Artisan Pics\/Kobal\/REX\/Shutterstock (5879059e) Heather Donahue The Blair Witch Project - 1999 Director: Daniel\/Sanchez Myrick Artisan Pics USA Scene Still Horror Le Projet Blair Witch\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tReleased in 1999, so many people thought the students in the film had actually gone missing (Picture: Artisan Pics\/Kobal\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>In some of the creepier moments, he films random people or even follows them home and into unlocked houses, harassing one woman at a bus stop for 30 minutes as she tries to ignore him.<\/p>\n<p>While some believe the whole thing is \u2018fake\u2019, others think it could be a student film that\u2019s made its way online. However, sceptics reckon it\u2019s even too amateurish for that, given that \u2018Whiteface\u2019 has no titles or end credits, nor is it edited.<\/p>\n<p>In the comments of the semi-viral TikTok video, people had plenty of thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018$5 this is viral marketing for a movie that\u2019s going to drop later this year\u2019, declared @portiaisheeere.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018feels very fake especially 2 being found at similar times, starting on reddit and no real footage\u2019, @gargledmesh countered.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018it\u2019s 3 hours long and back in the day it was hard to edit tape to tape, so it could be an unfinished project \u2013 therefore even the lack of credits. now anyone can edit just on their phones, back then it was a different story\u2019, speculated @thedearone_.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_197010135-8324.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23574678\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paramount\/Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock (1018473g) PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, from left: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat Paranormal Activity - 2007\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tParanormal Activity (2007) is one of the most famous examples of a \u2018found footage\u2019 horror film (Picture: Paramount\/Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"338\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_257764198-d159-e1751576748655.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23574076\" alt=\"Horror fans ?terrified? after disturbing VHS recordings appear in US towns Whiteface - VHS\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSo, what is Whiteface? (Picture: Reddit)<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Quite clearly viral marketing for a movie lol nothing will ever top Blair witch though these companies have been trying to mimic it for years gets boring when everytime the film they\u2019re trying to get you to watch is boring\u2019, @bluish vented.<\/p>\n<p>The Blair they were referring to is, of course, 1999\u2019s horror\/mystery movie The Blair Witch Project, which followed three students who vanished after venturing into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend. Only their footage was left behind.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the indie flick had so many people convinced it was actually real, largely thanks to the prior release of a mockumentary titled Curse of the Blair Witch, which was also presented as 100% genuine, featuring interviews with so-called family members of the students and historical experts.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, the doc set the whole thing up, and it took a lot of people a while to realise it was just a marketing ploy, which is what some believe is happening again with Whiteface (2025).<\/p>\n<p>Having none of it, however, TikTok\u2019s @bbgst blasted: \u2018why is everyone so doubtful these days, why not just believe instead of thinking its a movie marketing thing or something\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>So, what do you think?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/03\/reservoir-dogs-kill-bill-vol-2-actor-michael-madsen-dies-aged-67-23573487\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 actor Michael Madsen dies aged 67<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/03\/cash-outside-girl-bhad-bhabie-sued-674-452-40-23572240\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cash Me Outside girl Bhad Bhabie sued for $674,452.40<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/03\/charlize-theron-49-details-amazing-one-night-stand-a-26-year-old-23567077\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlize Theron, 49, details \u2018amazing\u2019 one-night stand with a 26-year-old<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These VHS tapes have horror fans seriously spooked (Picture: Reddit) Horror film fans are going to be sleeping&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[77,3063,38384,3943,16,15,1675],"class_list":{"0":"post-236082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-film","10":"tag-horror-movies-and-tv-shows","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-us-showbiz-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114792172652359201","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}