Combining the subgenres made both feel fresh, making anthologies feel more real and creating immediacy to found footage.
V/H/S/Beyond, available to stream now on Shudder, tries something new.
It’s still the same format you loved before, butnow with stories centered around a sci-fi spin.
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Gone are slashers and demons, and in their place are terrifying creatures from other worlds.
What Waits Upstairs in “Stork”?
The first segment ofV/H/S/Beyondis written and directed byJordan Downey,the man behind the infamous horror comedyThanksKilling.
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Now, the police have a lead about where the suspect might be.
to conduct a raid on a large house at night.
Are these the same ones who were abducted, or a hybrid of alien and human?
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What Happens When Celebrity Worship Goes Too Far in “Dream Girl”?
“Dream Girl”, fromVirat Pal, is the first Bollywood entry in theV/H/Sfranchise.
He’s going to wish he hadn’t done that.
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It’s easy to see the parallels between “Dream Girl” and real-life celebrities.
What’s Inside the Spaceship in “Live and Let Dive”?
“Live and Let Dive"by Radio Silence’sJustin Martineztakes the horror up into the sky.
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We begin on a small plane filled with skydivers, filming a fun video as they prepare to jump.
We then see why, as a UFO appears near the plane.
“Live and Let Dive” then becomes equally frustrating and fascinating.
They jump at the camera, inexplicably disappear, and jump at the screen again.
Jack nearly escapes in a truck before being pulled into the sky and into the alien spaceship.
Who Is Becky in “Fur Babies”?
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She is a very chipper woman, single and clad in sweaters, who is obsessed with dogs.
What they find is much worse than a taxidermied pooch.
It’s there that the duo areattacked by humans who have been surgically turned into dogs.
V/H/S/Beyond explores a series of unsettling and interconnected stories captured on mysterious videotapes. Each segment delves into dark themes and eerie tales, presented through a mixture of found footage and archival film styles. This anthology continues the tradition of blending horror with suspense, challenging viewers’ perceptions of reality.
Does Halley Survive in “Stowaway”?
She’s so single-minded that she even accidentally records over her daughter’s birthday party.
Halley discovers an almost living spaceship and steps inside.
How Does “Abduction/Adduction” Tie Into the Rest of ‘V/H/S/Beyond’?
Most of theV/H/Sfilms have a wraparound story that connects to the other segments.V/H/S/Beyonddoesn’t really have that.
They talk about VHS tapes made in a mansion where a Chinese family once lived.
No one watching can agree on if it’s real or not, but that’s not what matters.
It’s about how the video made you feel and if it looks real enough to draw you in.
V/H/S/Beyondis available to stream now on Shudder.
This anthology continues the tradition of blending horror with suspense, challenging viewers perceptions of reality.
