Death of a Vlogger

Death of a Vlogger

Year: 2019

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Echo Score: 73
DramaHorrorMystery

Driven by a desire for online fame, a vlogger's career takes a sinister turn after he films a video claiming to capture a paranormal encounter. The video quickly gains popularity, but the vlogger soon finds himself facing a terrifying and inexplicable threat linked to his viral content. He must confront the dark consequences of seeking online attention and unravel the mystery behind the haunting before it’s too late.

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Timeline & Setting – Death of a Vlogger (2019)

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Time period

Set in the present day amid a culture of livestreams and online influencers, the film situates itself in the era of instant content and viewer engagement. It examines how easily attention can be manufactured, amplified, and exploited for entertainment. The narrative pace mirrors contemporary social media rhythms, with posts, reactions, and reputation shifting rapidly.

Location

Graham's flat

The story largely unfolds inside Graham's flat, a compact urban apartment that doubles as his livestream studio. The space is filled with cameras, screens, and lighting gear, creating a claustrophobic backdrop as the hoax escalates. Its modern, lived-in vibe reflects a creator's workspace where fame is manufactured and monitored in real time.

🏙️ Urban 🎥 Documentary 🏢 Apartment

Last Updated: November 22, 2025 at 15:45

Main Characters – Death of a Vlogger (2019)

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Graham (Graham Hughes)

Graham is a once-popular vlogger whose audience has waned until a staged haunting during a livestream briefly revives his fame. He partners with Steve to monetize the events, and Erin becomes involved in the scheme. As the debunking unfolds, Graham spirals into paranoia and increasingly erratic behavior, culminating in a final night to prove the haunting real—an ending that leaves the truth ambiguously suspended.

🎭 Fame 🧠 Obsession 🕵️ Deception

Steve (Stephen Beavis)

Steve is a practical ghost hunter who teams with Graham to revive his channel, helping to stage and sustain the hauntings for views. He remains involved as Graham's paranoia grows, despite warning signs. After the exposé, Graham's aggression targets Steve, and Steve navigates the fallout of their collaboration.

🎭 Collaborator 🧠 Pragmatism 🕵️ Deception

Erin (Annabel Logan)

Erin is Graham's partner, deeply involved in the scheme to revive his online fame, collaborating with Steve to stage and monetize hauntings. She survives the fallout with little social scorn and hints at continued involvement in the business side of their deception. Her statements frame the narrative as a calculated convergence of manipulation and risk.

🎭 Partner 🧠 Pragmatism 🧭 Ambition

Alice (The Interviewer) — Bicola Barratt-Crane

Alice is a professional journalist and debunker who exposes the initial hauntings as fake and presents evidence of Graham and Steve admitting the deception. Her investigation triggers Graham's downfall and raises questions about accountability in digital storytelling. The documentary frames her findings as a catalyst for the moral ambiguity at the film's end.

🕵️ Journalist 🧭 Debunking

Last Updated: November 22, 2025 at 15:45

Major Themes – Death of a Vlogger (2019)

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💻 Fame & Deception

The film interrogates the pull of online fame and the willingness to bend or break the truth for viewership. Graham's rise and fall demonstrate how audiences crave sensational content even when it is fake. The documentary frame exposes the ethics and consequences of monetizing fear, and how creators may blur truth with performative stunts.

🕵️ Truth vs Hoax

Alice's investigation highlights the conflict between evidence and spectacle. The debunking process threatens the protagonists' livelihoods while raising questions about trust in digital narratives. The film leaves a lingering question: what makes a haunt convincing, and who gets to decide what is real?

👻 Haunting & Trauma

The escalating hauntings become a proxy for psychological unraveling, showing how fear and fame intertwine. The ghostly appearances blur the line between reality and performance, reflecting Graham's fragile state of mind. The ending suggests both real danger and meta-fiction, inviting viewers to decide where fact ends and fabrication begins.

Last Updated: November 22, 2025 at 15:45

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