Some famous examples are:
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Three student film-makers venture to Maryland to investigate the legend of the 'Blair Witch', a supernatural force who haunts the local forest. The three students (Heather, Michael and Joshua) venture forth into the forest only to become lost and unable to escape the trees. Through several nights they encountered unexplainable phenomenon and eventually Heather and Michael loose Joshua in the night. The climatic film ends with Heather and Michael entering an old, abandoned house and find their lost friend in the basement. The camera falls to the floor and the movie ends.
Cloverfield (2008)
During a suprise party, New York city becomes under attack by an unknown entity bent of death and destruction. A group of the party guests venture forth into the damaged city with a hand-held camera to document their escape and survival. The come under attack from alien creatures in the subway and Marlena dies dramatically as a result. The film ends with two of the lead characters sheltering under a bridge when a bomb explodes nearby and kills them both.
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Micah and Katie, a young couple become suspicous of an unknown prescence haunting their house. At first Micah jokes about the situation and laughs at a paranormal investigator that Katies invites other. However over several nights the activity slowly worsens with noises, objects moving and vicous attacks. Eventually Katie becomes possessed and kills Micah.
Effect of the hand-held filming style
The hand-held camera creates an amateur effect which overall makes the film seem more realistic. It seems that if the more realistic a horror film is the more dramatic people will react as the realism makes the viewer believe that such events that appear in the film will affect the viewer in real life
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