Tag: V/H/S

  • ‘V/H/S/85’ Director Reveals How It Connects to ‘The Black Phone’

    ‘V/H/S/85’ Director Reveals How It Connects to ‘The Black Phone’

    Beloved filmmaker Scott Derrickson has directed a short for the newest film in the found footage horror anthology franchise, V/H/S. V/H/S/85 will premiere on Shudder on October 6 and features Derrickson’s sci-fi serial killer short, Dreamkill. Dreamkill follows a detective (Freddy Rodriguez) who begins to receive a series of videotapes depicting brutal murders. In a…

  • ‘V/H/S/85’ Has 7-Minute Oner with Running, Screaming, Blood Hitting the Wall

    ‘V/H/S/85’ Has 7-Minute Oner with Running, Screaming, Blood Hitting the Wall

    The sixth installment in the long-running found-footage horror franchise V/H/S is about to hit a new level of intensity as it enters the so-called Golden Age of Horror Cinema. V/H/S/85 pulls from the darkest side of the era with its five unique and haunting tales told by established horror auteurs like David Bruckner and Scott…

  • David Bruckner Says ‘Hellraiser’ Had Gore Limitations, ‘V/H/S/85’ Did Not

    David Bruckner Says ‘Hellraiser’ Had Gore Limitations, ‘V/H/S/85’ Did Not

    David Bruckner is no stranger to embracing gore with his horror. The director most recently helmed 2022’s Hellraiser reboot which reintroduced everyone to the pain and pleasure of the Cenobites. In the V/H/S franchise, however, he’s found a level of freedom in expressing such violence that he might not otherwise have in a more traditional…

  • ‘V/H/S/85’ – Release Date, Directors, and Everything We Know So Far

    ‘V/H/S/85’ – Release Date, Directors, and Everything We Know So Far

    The popular horror anthology franchise is all set to release a brand-new, terrifying installment with V/H/S/85. The upcoming film features footage from the 80s, an era often hailed as The Golden Age of horror cinema that gave us an entry into the dark side like no other. V/H/S/85 aims to relive the creepy nostalgia of…

  • New ‘V/H/S/85’ Trailer: The Latest In The Horror Anthology Series Goes Back To The ’80s, Hits Shudder On October 6

    New ‘V/H/S/85’ Trailer: The Latest In The Horror Anthology Series Goes Back To The ’80s, Hits Shudder On October 6

    The latest installment in the “V/H/S” horror anthology series premieres at Fantastic Fest tomorrow before it streams exclusively on Shudder next month. And to drum up hype for the “V/H/S/85,” here’s an all-new trailer for the movie, which features shorts from the likes of “The Night House” and “Hellraiser” director David Bruckner and Scott Derrickson,…

  • New VHS 85 Trailer Delivers An Anthology Of Nightmarishly Nostalgic 1980s Scares

    New VHS 85 Trailer Delivers An Anthology Of Nightmarishly Nostalgic 1980s Scares

    Found footage horror fans rejoice, as another installment in the long-running “V/H/S” franchise is just around the corner, and we’ve got a new trailer showcasing the ’80s goods coming our way this Halloween season. That’s right! The franchise is taking a trip back in time with “V/H/S/85″ which, as the title implies, will be set…

  • Black Phone Director Scott Derrickson Goes Found Footage Horror In VHS 85 Trailer

    Black Phone Director Scott Derrickson Goes Found Footage Horror In VHS 85 Trailer

    The “V/H/S” franchise is back once again with another installment this year, bringing more found footage spooky goodness to 2023’s Halloween season. This time around, “V/H/S/85″ will bring the long-running anthology series to the 1980s when slasher movies reigned supreme and the home video market was just beginning to explode. And the folks at Shudder…

  • Every Ti West Movie, Ranked Worst To Best

    Every Ti West Movie, Ranked Worst To Best

    Horror director Ti West came up through the world of micro-budget filmmaking. His early efforts were bankrolled by the likes of Larry Fessenden. He was also involved in the mumblecore movement thanks to a friendship with Joe Swanberg: They’ve even acted in each other’s movies. He has directed episodes of television shows as varied as “The Resident” and “Wayward Pines,” and…

  • VHS99 Review: Found-Footage Anthology Climbs to New Horror Heights

    VHS99 Review: Found-Footage Anthology Climbs to New Horror Heights

    The first V/H/S was released in 2012 as an exciting new horror experiment. While horror is not strange to anthologies, the idea of giving talented writers and directors free rein to explore their passion for found footage and VHS culture is nothing short of brilliant. Even so, the first V/H/S was uneven at best, working…

  • ‘V/H/S/99’ Review: No One Is Kind in This Horror Rewind

    ‘V/H/S/99’ Review: No One Is Kind in This Horror Rewind

    The odds are not good for “V/H/S” — which is to say it’s the even-numbered entries in this horror omnibus franchise that have been by far the best to date. As No. 5, “V/H/S/99” unfortunately maintains that pattern, providing an uninspired extension of the series that had rebounded after a seven-year lull with last fall’s…