The Film Within

The "movie within the movie" is a Hollywood staple and has been used to various degrees of success throughout the history of cinema. In the horror field, this expands to certain found footage scenarios or haunted tapes that create doom upon viewing or other varying approaches that showcase the creativity of the genre. In episode 76, Jerry and Matt look at two very different ways a film within the film drives the plot with the meta world created in Wes Craven's New Nightmare from 1994, and the deadly super 8 reels of Sinister from 2012.