Ghost in the Mirror

I’ve recently become intrigued by a mini genre centred around somebody looking in the mirror and seeing a different reflection of themselves. Sometimes the face becomes contorted, sometimes the person at the mirror looks away and fails to notice the ghostly apparition in front of them. These are just the sort of films that lead you from one related link to the next. Of course the more you see the more ridiculous it becomes as every Tom, Dick and Harry tries out their latest editing software.

I’ll run through a few of them

Creepy Grudge Ghost Girl in the Mirror!

This is a typical example. Shame about the noticable edits though but I like the sudden zoom up to the girls face. I’m trying to figure out how they did that? A tutorial is promised at the side but when you go to the website it says that that’s still under construction.

Demon in My Mirror

This one has a Demon instead of a ghost. Mixing it a bit eh? I like the way sometimes with these videos that the zoom into a Demon face causes camera interference.

Ghost in the Mirror

This has to be one of the worst examples. For a whole minute a rather camp oriental lad looks at himself in the mirror whilst fiddling with what looks like some makeup. A slushy tune accompanies the action suggesting (to me) perhaps a coming to terms with his sexuality. He drops the lid of a lipstick and with a noticable edit his reflection stays standing in the mirror. On the floor he looks up and screams in terror. It’s worth reading some of the caustic comments to show how angry people get if a film wastes over a minute of their time.

Watch Out! Blunt Productions will be creating their own tutorial on this spooky youtube genre.

Coming Soon – The art of Demon faces.