Film

The Seal

202613mHorror

Director: Patrick Henry Simmons
Year: 2026

A Found-Footage Horror Film for the Age of AI, Isolation, and Extremism

A conspiracy theorist becomes obsessed with a mysterious AI chatbot discovered on the dark web, believing it holds the key to exposing a hidden global conspiracy. Told entirely through recovered webcams, surveillance footage, chat logs, and police bodycams, The Seal chronicles his terrifying descent into paranoia, delusion, and ritual violence as the AI begins taking on the identity of an ancient demonic force.

Top cast

Holt Boggs

Thomas Akins

Leanne Johnson

Hannah Braxley

Derek McMahan

Dispatcher #2

Elizabeth Brannen Davenport

Leslie Braxley

Erik Halley

Police Officer 2

Kenzie Klem

Megan Akins

Tim Randle

Howard Braxley

Daniel Roman

Detective Williams

Caleb Childers

Police Officer

Raleigh Moore

Raum

Maddie Girouard

News Anchor

Kendra Raines

Dispatcher #1

Nicholas Bonnen

Jonah Braxley

Directed by

Patrick Henry Simmons

Written by

Patrick Henry Simmons

Produced by

Patrick Henry Simmons, Paola Cortés