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Release, runtime and language
2022 · 88 mins · English
Echo score 38
Starring
Jesse Janzen, Leah Finity, Nicole Berry, Greg Sestero, Samantha Laurenti, Robert Livings

At a school where fear is taught first, a brother and sister endowed with psychic abilities clash, endangering the production of a paranormal reality‑TV episode. Their strained family dynamics threaten the crew, but a deeper, unseen danger looms for everyone on set.

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  1. 1 Where to watch
  2. 2 What it is about
  3. 3 Is it worth watching?
  4. 4 After you watch
  5. 5 Movie threads
  6. 6 Movies like Infrared
  7. 7 Every angle

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Presented through the lens of discovered footage, this found-footage horror film opens with a chilling premise: the images shown were recovered from cameras found during the demolition of a school in Sacramento, California. This documentary-style approach immediately establishes an unsettling tone, one that suggests whatever was captured on tape ended in tragedy for those involved.

At the story's center are siblings Wes and Izzy, hosts of a paranormal reality show who share more than just family ties—they both possess psychic abilities they use in their investigations. But their bond has been fractured by an event in their past, leaving them estranged and carrying unresolved tension. This personal conflict simmers beneath the surface as they attempt to work together professionally, creating an atmosphere where emotional volatility matches the supernatural uncertainty they're about to confront.

The Lincoln School, long abandoned and forbidden to the public, serves as the setting for what they hope will be their pilot episode's defining investigation. Whispers of restless spirits and unexplained phenomena have made the location irresistible for a ghost-hunting production. Yet from the moment they step inside, Izzy's psychic senses detect something profoundly wrong—something that extends beyond typical paranormal activity.

As the cameras roll and the crew navigates the building's dark corridors, the production becomes a pressure cooker of strained relationships and mounting dread. The siblings' clash threatens to derail the episode, but the real danger lies in what they cannot see. Something unseen lurks within these walls, and the line between reality television and genuine horror begins to blur in ways none of them anticipated.

Last updated: June 16, 2026 at 13:19

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Found Footage Horror Movies Like Infrared

First-person cameras capture a terrifying plunge into supernatural danger. Discover more found footage horror films that plunge you into the heart of supernatural terror, using the first-person perspective to build relentless dread, just like in Infrared.

  • found footage
  • claustrophobic
  • paranormal
  • anxious
  • dread-filled
  • unsettling
  • Tone: tense, dark, unsettling
  • Pacing: steady, methodical build
Why these movies?

The story pattern: Stories unfold through the lens of a camera, often starting with an investigation or documentary premise that quickly escalates into genuine, inescapable horror. The narrative is driven by the discovery of paranormal phenomena and the characters' futile attempts to survive it.

Why they belong together: These films are grouped by their shared use of the found footage aesthetic, which creates a unique sense of immediacy, realism, and claustrophobic dread, making the supernatural threat feel terrifyingly close.

Horror Movies About Family Trauma Like Infrared

Supernatural horrors force a damaged family to confront their painful past. Explore more intense horror films where supernatural events force broken families to face their traumatic pasts, similar to the strained dynamics and psychic abilities in Infrared.

  • family trauma
  • psychological horror
  • oppressive
  • paranormal
  • dread-filled
  • emotional heavy
  • Tone: oppressive, heavy, bleak
  • Pacing: steady, character-driven
Why these movies?

The story pattern: A external supernatural threat intensifies and exposes the existing cracks in a family's foundation. The real horror often intertwines with the psychological trauma of the characters, creating a dual layer of terror—both from the paranormal and from their own history.

Why they belong together: They are connected by their core focus on how horror amplifies human drama, using supernatural elements to explore themes of grief, betrayal, and the haunting nature of family secrets under extreme pressure.

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