Is ‘Unknown Visitor’ Based on a True Story? The Horror Movie Explained

Isaac Rodriguez’s Unknown Visitor has become a stuff of legends for found footage movie fans. The idea of a complete movie being filmed entirely by a doorbell camera is revolutionary. Being a budget movie, the movie had to have its critics, but the storyline is interesting hence its popularity. So, many fans wonder whether Unkown Visitor is based on real-life events or if it is a work of fiction.

The events in Unknown Visitor are relatable for paranormal activity followers, and many fans can’t help but wonder whether Anne’s experiences could have happened to someone in real life. However, there is no record of such an experience being filmed on a doorbell camera by anyone in real life. Isaac Rodriguez’s movie is, therefore, a work of fiction.

The 51-minute movie still feels like a series of events you could read in a paranormal activity magazine. The movie’s inconclusive ending only increases the curiosity as viewers wonder whether Anne died and whether the demonic visitor she recorded on her camera was real. It is also unclear why the mystery woman chose to torment Anne, so let’s look into Isaac Rodriguez’s inspiration for answers.

What is Unknown Visitor about?

Unknown Visitor is a found footage horror movie about a woman (Anne) who starts experiencing strange visitations after moving into a new home.

Her boyfriend installs a two-way doorbell camera to catch whatever is tormenting her since he believes it is just naughty children or animals.

However, one night, Anne is visited by a disheveled woman, seemingly distressed, who asks for her help.

The woman disappears mysteriously, and Anne’s belief that the house she lives in is haunted only increases.

Things take a turn for the worst when the visitations become more frequent, as the malevolent visitor attacks Anne.

Anne is gravely injured during the violent encounter, but not before realizing that the haunting is all because of a murder committed by her boyfriend Jeff.

Anne realizes that Jeff is not the loving boyfriend she thought he was, and the two lovers quickly become enemies.

When Anne confronts Jeff about the murder, Jeff pulls out a gun and hits her in the head, causing her to black out.

When Jeff tries to destroy the doorbell camera, the strange woman creeps up behind him and starts bashing his head against the door, seemingly killing him.

The end is inconclusive, so it is not clear whether the strange woman was the one taking revenge on Anne and Jeff.

All the events, including the mysterious woman, are captured on the doorbell camera, so the movie ends when the camera is seemingly damaged.

Is Unknown Visitor based on a real-life experience?

Despite looking so realistic, there is no proof that the movie’s events are related to any real-life story.

Isaac Rodriguez creates found footage movies based on trending news articles and other stories online.

Unknown Visitor was likely based on similar stories in online platforms because there is no evidence that it is based on any particular real-life event.

The script was developed out of his imagination, so the movie is not based on book events either.

Rodriguez is a talented writer whose fictional horror stories tend to feel unique but realistic, and Unknown Visitor is not any different.

Like his popular film Last Radio Call, Unknown Visitor is believed to be a hybrid of urban legend and imagination.

There is, therefore, no recording of paranormal activity on the pouch of a house caught on the doorbell camera.

There are still lots of interesting stories involving strange things caught on the doorbell cameras that fans can relate the movie to, but Unkown Visitor is not one of them.

Where was Unknown Visitor filmed?

Unknown Visitor was filmed at a house in San Antonio, Texas, although the exact address of the house wasn’t communicated.

Unlike Last Radio Call, filmed at the real-life haunted George Town Memorial Hospital, there is no evidence of the house in Unknown Visitor being haunted.

All the scenes were shot at the same location, so there are no other filming locations for this movie.

Isaac Rodriguez also worked as the movie’s director, with a small cast of three people so everything could be filmed at the same house.