While the debate over what deserves credit as the first found footage thriller has never quite been resolved (the subgenre does, indeed, predate 1999’s The Blair Witch Project) and the success of the Paranormal Activity movies would lead to its massive boom in popularity, I think there is no denying that the spark of its modern mainstream appeal was the release of Cloverfield. That being said, it is still hard to believe that this cleverly framed, character-driven take on the monster movie genre roared into theaters 15 years ago.
Furthermore, the innovative cult favorite would spawn an anthological franchise of horror movies with equally bizarre concepts and horrifying tones, but also a more traditional narrative structure. Regardless, watching all the Cloverfield movies together makes for a fun triple feature, so allow us to show you how to check them out on streaming, as digital rentals, or on physical media.
