Director

Ricky Umberger

Ricky Umberger is an American filmmaker, writer, producer, and actor best known for creating The Fear Footage franchise, a cult favorite series that helped redefine independent found footage horror. Through films such as The Fear Footage (2018), The Fear Footage 2: Curse of the Tape (2020), and The Fear Footage 3AM (2021), he earned a reputation for delivering highly effective scares and immersive low-budget horror storytelling.

Often works with

D
Dennis Frazier
2 titles together
The Fear Footage 3AM, Project Eerie
A
Alex Ahmer
2 titles together
The Fear Footage 3AM, Project Eerie
J
James Herbert
2 titles together
The Man with the Black Umbrella, The Fear Footage 2: Curse of the Tape

Full filmography · 5

The Man with the Black Umbrella
Director
2025
Project Eerie
as Trevor Mullins and Director and Writer
20236.9
The Fear Footage 3AM
as Daniel Blanch and Writer and Director
20217.6
The Fear Footage 2: Curse of the Tape
cast and Director and Writer
2020
The Fear Footage
cast and Writer and Director
20186