Second Encounters

Grave Encounters is a 2011 Canadian found footage supernatural horror film written and directed by the Vicious Brothers. The film stars Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir, Mackenzie Gray, and Juan Riedinger as the crew of a successful paranormal reality television series who lock themselves in a supposedly haunted psychiatric hospital to search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming the series' final episode. Grave Encounters premiered on April 22, 2011, at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released through video on demand, with a simultaneous limited theatrical release in the United States, on August 25, 2011. It was a commercial success, grossing over $5 million against a $120,000 budget, and received mixed reviews from critics. The film has garnered a cult following since its release, with a sequel released in 2012.