Almost 8 years after the poorly-received 2014 flop <I><A HREF="https://boxd.it/80SW">V/H/S: Viral</A></I>, the series seemed to have been shelved forever... until this year.
The V/H/S series is back on track. The wraparound story was a little weak in regards to both acting and dialog, and still managed to keep the film together, but each segment (tape) was properly mixed into the overall film.
Both Timo Tjahjanto and Simon Barrett's tapes were my personal favorites, but the others did shine on their own as well.
Here's to hoping for more V/H/S in the near future!
V/H/S/94
5 new tapes. 1 nightmare.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
9/26/2021Runtime
103 minsOverview
After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A relentless descent into visceral horror played through degraded VHS footage, each tape pulls you deeper into a web of cult depravity and unstoppable dread, with no mercy for reprieve.
Mood
Dread-soakedUnsettlingTense
Themes
CorruptionObsession
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
HandheldDesaturatedDocumentary-like
Structure
Anthology
Heads up
Graphic violenceBody horrorChild endangerment
Anna Hopkins
Holly Marciano (segment "Storm Drain")
Christian Potenza
Jeff (segment "Storm Drain")
Brian Paul
Pastor (segment "Storm Drain")
Tim Campbell
Mark (segment "Storm Drain")
Gina Louise Phillips
Camille (segment "Storm Drain")
Thiago Dos Santos
Raatma (segment "Storm Drain")
Kyle Durack
Storm Dweller (segment "Storm Drain")
Demetri Kellesis
Storm Dweller (segment "Storm Drain")
Conor Sweeney
Veggie Masher Pitch Man (segment "Veggie Masher")
Kyal Legend
Hayley (segment "The Empty Wake")
Devin Chin-Cheong
Andrew Edwards (segment "The Empty Wake")
Daniel Matmor
Gustav (segment "The Empty Wake")
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