We can tell you're a filmmaker, bro (Butterfly Kisses 2018 Review)

About this episode

The episode reviews the 2018 film Butterfly Kisses, exploring themes of authenticity and obsession in found footage horror.

December was a rough month off-mic, fighting illness and holiday chaos, but we’re back now to finally ask: What if the found footage was real…and the scariest thing wasn’t the monster, but the filmmaker? This week, we’re digging into Butterfly Kisses (2018), Erik Kristopher Myers’ razor-sharp found footage deconstruction that asks a deeply uncomfortable question: how far will an artist go to be believed? The film follows Gavin York, a documentarian who stumbles upon a box of tapes left behind by two film students investigating an urban legend known as Peeping Tom. What starts as a forgotten student project quickly spirals into obsession, as Gavin sets out to “prove” the footage is authentic—dragging his own film crew (and his sanity) down with him. Part found footage, part academic critique, Butterfly Kisses plays in the same sandbox as The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, and The Last Exorcism, then calmly turns to the camera and asks whether we actually want these stories to be true. It’s less about jump scares and more about ego, credibility, and the uniquely modern horror of needing proof at any cost. Found footage skeptics welcome. Film nerds encouraged. Peeping Tom…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam, Stormy

Topics covered

• found footage
• horror
• film review
• documentary
• urban legend

Keywords

• Butterfly Kisses
• Erik Kristopher Myers
• Peeping Tom
• The Blair Witch Project
• Paranormal Activity
• The Last Exorcism

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Butterfly Kisses

Books & works: Butterfly Kisses 2018 Review, Butterfly Kisses, The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, The Last Exorcism, Peeping Tom, Primate, Strange Harvest

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