Elevator Game
Socially awkward teenager Ryan discovers that the night his sister disappeared, she had played 'The Elevator Game' — a ritual conducted in an elevator in which players attempt to travel to another dimension using a set of rules found online. Ignoring warnings, he resolves to follow and find her.
Why it matters
A tense mix of supernatural urban legend and coming-of-age dread, Elevator Game taps into the eerie allure of internet folklore and dimension-hopping rituals.
- Elevates the found-footage and ritual horror subgenres with a fresh, tech-savvy twist rooted in social media myths.
- Anchored by a quietly compelling performance from its lead, capturing teenage obsession and grief without caricature.
- Practical effects and claustrophobic elevator sequences create a suffocating atmosphere, recalling the slow-burn dread of Ti West’s work.
- For fans of digital-age folk horror and stories where the supernatural intersects with real-world trauma.
Director
3 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
71
Supernatural
100
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
28
Survival
50
Ritual
