While the format may be overly familiar there's something undeniably effective going on in the trailer for director Syafiq Yusof's Villa Nabila. Presented as a documentary purporting to explore the true stories behind a notorious haunted house in Johor, Malaysia the film plays out in standard documentary format employing a mix of talking head interviews, reconstructed footage and supposed 'actual' footage from the site and perhaps its this blend - the acknowledgement of the artificial - that restores some effectiveness to the format. Either that or it's just that Yusof is shooting the hell out of his story. Whichever it may be, this looks like a very entertaining entry into the mock-doc canon.
Take a look at the trailer - subtitles included - below.
Enter Malaysia's Most Haunted House With VILLA NABILA