Followers (2021 film)

Followers is a 2021 British found footage horror film directed by Marcus Harben, starring Harry Jarvis, Loreece Harrison, Nina Wadia and Erin Austene.

Premise
A struggling social media influencer discovers the house he shares is haunted. The ghost brings him and his friends fame and fortune, but with deadly consequences.

Cast

 * Harry Jarvis as Jonty Craig
 * Loreece Harrison as Zauna
 * Nina Wadia as Becky Dubar
 * Erin Austene as Amber
 * Daniel Cahill as Pete
 * Dominic Watters as Jim
 * Jessica Webber as Dawn
 * Orion Lee as Edward Lee
 * Tanya Burr as Ilana Clark

Release
The film was released in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2022.

Reception
Martin Unsworth of Starburst rated the film 3 stars out of 5, writing that "there’s enough wit amongst the scares to make it work." Brendan Jesus of Horror Obsessive wrote a positive review of the film, calling it "a fresh and exciting installment to the found footage subgenre."

Phil Hoad of The Guardian rated the film 2 stars out of 5, writing that the film "has a few sharp moments, but never quite reconciles its two sides to cleanly deliver the social-media skewering it’s obviously itching to." Film critic Kim Newman wrote that while the film "has a couple of creepy moments and scares", the "plot turns out to be more complex than usual, leading to a finale with revelations and stand-offs and perhaps one twist too many." Alain Elliott of Nerdly wrote a negative review of the film, writing that it "wants to be some kind of modern social media version of Paranormal Activity but it fails at every level".