Archival Horror: “Searching” (2018) and Desktop Horror
In Aneesh Chaganty’s SEARCHING (2018), the desktop itself becomes a source of anxiety and fear, and the brightly lit screen holds some dark and disturbing secrets.
In Aneesh Chaganty’s SEARCHING (2018), the desktop itself becomes a source of anxiety and fear, and the brightly lit screen holds some dark and disturbing secrets.
While the thriller-on-the-internet trope has been done before, SEARCHING offers a tense and engaging experience backed by genuine emotion.