'Traumatising' new horror movie 'The Outwaters' is causing people 'to throw up'

A new horror movie has been described as so "traumatizing" that some viewers have had to run out of the movie theater to "throw up".

From writer and director Robbie Banfitch, The Outwaters is a found-footage movie that promises to deliver an experience unlike any other horror movie.

The movie's official synopsis reads: "An excursion to the Mojave Desert turns creepy when a group of campers start to experience unexplained sounds, vibrations, and unnatural animal behavior.

"Then one night everything changes, sending the foursome on a mind-bending trip through terror."

Check out the trailer below:

The movie hit select theaters on February 9, and with reviews pouring in, the movie currently boasts a respectable 71% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with the LA Times' Noel Murray saying The Outwaters "genuinely feels like a first-person perspective on the end of the world".

And this high praise is being echoed by viewers on social media, with people flocking to Twitter to praise the twisted nature of the movie.

One person even shared how their heart rate increase was noted by their Apple Watch. "Wow. @TheOutwaters left me stunned to the point that my Apple Watch heart monitor kept going off for high heart rate. This film is a mind trip and downward spiral into hell. Another big win for Horror," they wrote.

Amazingly, this was echoed by another, who wrote: "I’d say tonight was pretty damn eventful!

"@RobbieBanfitch you’re amazing, hilarious, and this rewatch of @TheOutwaters has solidified my opinion that I believe this to have one of the most horrific and traumatizing sequences i’ve ever experienced in a found footage horror film."

Another fan who was left reaching for the sick bag tweeted: "I'm still processing #TheOutwaters. I am not sure if it worked for me. The sounding made me so uncomfortably dizzy that I had to leave the theatre to vomit. This never happened to me before. It's more disturbing than scary if that makes any sense."

And horror pioneer Mike Flannagan (Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass) was also impressed, tweeting: "Damn, THE OUTWATERS is wild. A first-person jaunt directly into hell, a real cosmic horror head trip. Kudos @RobbieBanfitch and everyone involved."

The movie's official Twitter page recently shared advice for fans in order to achieve the best possible viewing experience, writing: "In order to fully appreciate our film, we do recommend watching on the biggest screen possible, turning off the lights, putting away your phone, and turning up the volume. There’s a lot to see and hear in the darkness.

"And then in the burning, bitter sun."

The Outwaters poster. Credit: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy

In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Banfitch recalled what he believed was the hardest part about bringing his new horror flick to the big screen.

"Getting it right, and the time that it took," she said. "I was never going to enter it into a film festival unless I felt it was good enough, and it took a lot more time than I thought to get it to the place where I was ready to enter it.

"Just the process of trial and error, edits and feedback, I suppose, was the most difficult in terms of being time-consuming. Life is short, you wanna make sure you are working on something that you are really passionate about if you spend years on it."

So, will you dare to watch this movie? Let us know in the comments.

Featured image credit: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy