Finally saw Afflicted.
It falls into the same traps every other film in this genre falls into. They try to justify the constant filming by saying they're doing a world tour vlog but then the camera guy has to be real douchy and film moments where in all good sense he's supposed to put the camera down and help his friend.
They also film scenes that are understandably expository but make no sense to do in the real world (especially towards the end). I mean if I was the one inflicted with this world-shattering transformation, I'd demand the cameras to stop rolling so I can be left in peace. What kind of desperate attention whore needs to keep filming themselves as this is happening? The suspense and the horror was limited in favor of the drama, which really disappointed me. Also, every person has perfect grammar in a comments section of a website? Yeah, what universe does this take place in?
That aside, the special effects are cool and I really wonder how they were able to pull off some of them.