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The found footage format quickly gained popularity thanks to its unique way of creating powerful scares, but declined almost as quickly due to its limitations. Once the novelty wore off, the inevitable questions arose, like, why doesn't the protagonist put the camera down and run away? Or who is gathering and editing the found footage? Malibu Horror Story attempts to overcome the most obvious tropes of the format by including found footage within a mockumentary within a traditional narrative feature. Four paranormal investigators set out to retrace the steps of four missing teenagers to solve the case behind their 2012 disappearance and use their findings in a documentary in the hopes of landing a series deal. Documentary director and host Josh (Teen Wolf's Dylan Sprayberry), equipment technician Matt (Robert Bailey Jr.), investigator Ashley (Valentina de Angelis), and editor Jessica (Rebecca Forsythe) head to the last known location of teenagers to complete the production. Tak...