For over a decade, six films, and even a couple of spinoffs, the V/H/S anthology franchise has been among the strongest in all of horror,. With its found footage aesthetic, it has given new filmmakers the chance to show what they can do, and veterans the chance to cut loose. And now it’s back in time for Halloween with V/H/S/85, which turns its attention to the grainy camcorders and video footage of 1985.
Shudder has attracted an impressive list of directors once again, led by Sinister and Doctor Strange filmmaker Scott Derrickson, Hellraiser reboot’s David Bruckner, Gigi Saul Guerrero (Bingo Hell), Natasha Kermani (Lucky), and Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn remake).
Here’s the extensive synopsis from its upcoming Fantastic Fest premiere next month:
“The remains of an ancient Aztec cult, a lake that brings the dead back to life, and a performance art piece attempting to contact a new god. How do these ideas relate? Well, you’ll just have to pop V/H/S/85 in the VCR and see for yourself.
The found footage franchise returns to Fantastic Fest with more eldritch beings than you can cram onto a handheld camcorder. This installment features alumni galore as we journey back to the ‘80s for teenage campout shenanigans and newscasts from the pits of indigenous retribution.
Mike P. Nelson explores undead body horror and right-wing, gun-nut extremism in NO WAKE. Gigi Saul Guerrero brings the horror to a disaster recovery crew that runs afoul of an underground Tenochtitlan god in GOD OF DEATH. Natasha Kermani brings us a conwoman whose art installation ends up contacting a vengeful deity in TKNOGOD. And finally, Scott Derrickson returns to Fantastic Fest with a vision of a prophetic serial killer nightmare in DREAMKILL. The segments are all tied together with a terrifying wraparound from director David Bruckner.”
V/H/S/85 will hit Shudder on October 6th.
