Cybernatural (2014)
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A group of high school friends finds themselves haunted by a vengeful spirit during a Skype call.
The story
In 2013, high school student Laura Barns dies by suicide after a video of her passing out goes viral. One year later, her former best friend Blaire Lily is on a Skype call with her boyfriend Mitch and several other friends. The group is suddenly interrupted by an unknown user named 'billie227' who begins to intrude on their conversation. As the friends try to remove the intruder, they realize the account belongs to the deceased Laura. The situation escalates as the group suspects they are being targeted by a classmate, leading to a series of increasingly disturbing events.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2013, Laura Barns commits suicide after a video of her at a party goes viral. A year later, Blaire Lily, Mitch Roussel, Jess Felton, Ken Smith, and Adam Sewell are on a Skype call when 'billie227' joins. They discover the account belongs to Laura. After a classmate, Val Rommel, is tricked into a chat and subsequently dies by suicide, the intruder begins sending the friends' secrets. Ken tries to remove the user, but the 911 operator is revealed to be the intruder, who then kills himself. The intruder forces the remaining friends to play 'Never have I ever,' revealing dark secrets including cheating, theft, and sexual assault. During the game, Adam shoots himself. The intruder then kills Jess by forcing her to use a curling iron. Finally, it is revealed that 'billie227' is Laura's spirit. She forces the remaining friends to confess who uploaded the original video. Mitch stabs himself, and Laura uploads a new video showing Blaire was the one who filmed the original incident. Laura's spirit then attacks Blaire.
- Original title
- Cybernatural
- First release year
- 2014
- Runtime (minutes)
- 83
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Levan Gabriadze
- Writers
- Nelson Greaves · writer
- Cast and characters
- Shelley Hennig · Blaire Lily; Moses Storm · Mitch Roussel; Renee Olstead · Jess Felton; Will Peltz · Ken Smith; Jacob Wysocki · Adam Sewell; Courtney Halverson · Val Rommel; Heather Sossaman · Laura Barns
- Genres
- screenlife; supernatural horror; techno-thriller; teen horror; psychological horror
- Themes
- bullying; cyberbullying; suicide; social media; revenge
- Tone and mood
- unsettling; scary; exasperating; innovative
- Setting
- Fresno, California in 2013 and 2014
- Premise and plot tags
- screenlife; found footage; supernatural; techno-horror
- Franchise connections
- Unfriended
- Content notes
- suicide
- Reception
- The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics but was a box-office success. It received mostly positive reception at the Fantasia Film Festival, with praise for its acting and visuals.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 62% · review count: 183; Metacritic · score: 59 · scale: 100 · review count: 30
- Awards and nominations
- Most Innovative Film · Fantasia Film Festival · Win
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled Offline.; The film's title changed during shooting because the crew felt 'Offline' was too general.; At least one full, 80-minute-long take was filmed at the request of Shelley Hennig.
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