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Exclusive: Vanished, the indie action thriller from Randy Charach, is leading Glass House Distribution’s Cannes Film Festival slate.

The pic comprises one of three Glasshouse has acquired in a worldwide rights deal with Charach Productions – the other two being David Lynch-inspired horror Texas Nightmare and action drama Clutch. Charach produces all three, with Michael Merino or Jared Cohn attached as directors.

Vanished, which we told you about in February, stars Charach (Hunting Games), Rampage Jackson (The A-Team), Richard Grieco (21 Jump Street), David Chokachi (Baywatch), Natalie Burn (Black Adam), Al Sapienza (The Sopranos), Laurie Fortier (The Walking Dead), Robert Lasardo (Nip/Tuck), Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2), and James Pratt (Malibu Crush), with Cohn the director. Charach Productions is the producer in partnership with Traplight Pictures.

The film follows Jack (Charach), a high-level defense contractor whose life is thrown into chaos when his daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom.

The Iconic Horror Franchise V/H/S Returns with a New Wave of Terror in V/H/S/Beyond and we have a Blu-ray copy or you to win below.

The V/H/S franchise is back with a vengeance, unleashing a terrifying new collection of bloodcurdling tapes that will drag you deeper into a nightmare realm. Brace yourself for V/H/S/Beyond, a chilling Shudder Original set to land on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital on February 10, 2025, courtesy of Acorn Media International.

This latest horror anthology is packed with wickedly suspenseful tales of terror, each crafted by a lineup of acclaimed directors, including:

Jay Cheel

Jordan Downey

Virat Pal

Justin Martinez

Christian Long (Lady of the Manor)

Justin Long

Kate Siegel

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These visionary filmmakers each bring their own unique, spine-chilling touch to the twisted tales. Additionally, respected screenwriter and director Mike Flanagan...

"What if the audience watching a horror movie served as the monster menacing its characters in real time?" The fourth wall won't protect you when Delicate Arch premieres on Screambox February 11th, and we have an exclusive clip you can watch right now!

Synopsis: "Four college kids with fracturing relationships take a camping trip in order to escape an ecological disaster. Alone in the desert, they begin to suspect that their reality might not be as it seems, and soon realize they're being watched.

Writer-director Matthew Warren shatters reality with his feature debut. William Leon, Kelley Mack (The Walking Dead), Kevin Bohleber (V/H/S/Beyond), and Rene Leech star in the meta mind-bender. Filmed on location in Salt Lake City and Moab, Utah, the Screambox Exclusive film leveraged the natural beauty of Arches National Park to contrast with the untold horrors that await."

"After a five-year journey that provided an education in way more than just filmmaking,...

Back in October, just in time for the spooky season, Shudder invited audiences to step into another world thanks to the arrival of V/H/S/Beyond. The seventh title to come from the fan-favorite anthology film series was considered by many to be the most popular of all, featuring directorial work from the likes of Kate Siegel (The Fall of the House of Usher), Christian and Justin Long (Barbarian) and Jay Cheel (How to Build a Time Machine). Now, to celebrate the film’s DVD and Blu-ray release date on February 4, Collider is thrilled to partner with Shudder and offer a one-of-a-kind giveaway. Three participants based in the United States will be the lucky winners of a physical copy of the production that, along with the five chilling found footage-style installments, will also include a handful of special features from the folks closest to the tales of terror.

A slightly older and a lot sassier Emma Scorpio-Drake has resurfaced on General Hospital. Braedyn Bruner is portraying the latest version of Anna’s granddaughter/Robin and Patrick’s daughter, a more fiery incarnation of the character last played by Brooklyn Rae Silzer.

Here’s What You Need To Know

Raised in Lucas, Texas, a small town outside of Dallas, Bruner grew up with a penchant for playing soccer, singing in the choir, studying journalism, and performing. She eventually decided to pursue acting. Bruner commuted between Dallas and Los Angeles as she tried to turn her dream into a reality, finally moving to California in 2023. Before long, she began landing a few projects, and her career was off and running.

More: Here’s the new Emma.

Want to learn more about the young actress? Here are 7 things to know about Bruner.

1. Bruner was born on October 9, which makes her a Libra.

The seminal horror franchise V/H/S is back with more bloodcurdling tapes in the Shudder Original V/H/S/Beyond that’s set to land on Blu-ray, DVD and digital 10 February 2025, courtesy of Acorn Media International. The horror anthology features a collection of wickedly watchable new tales of terror, from a host of renowned directors. These include Jay Cheel (How to Build a Time Machine, …

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How Is It The End Of The Year Already? Time, y’all. Life’s proverbial hourglass turns over again, and with it comes another fresh batch of horror titles ready to rock our worlds. But! Before we start digging into 2025’s crop, Daily Dead has once again generously given me a space to highlight my favorite horror “things” of the year.

I’m going to stick with movies because while every year is a good year for horror movies (which I had to remind doubters yet again), 2024 was a Really good year for horror movies. In trying to whittle down a Top 10, I stared at double the amount of titles I thought deserved recognition. Therefore, I’m sticking to the screen — I need every single slot.

10. A Quiet Place Day One

In a year of surprising prequels, A Quiet Place: Day One is my favorite.

Michael Sarnoski's New York...

Mike Flanagan recently made a sci-fi splash with his script for "Stowaway," the incredible Kate Siegel-directed closer in V/H/S/Beyond. While their vision of life inside a UFO is startlingly original, one of Flanagan's favorite horror movies may have provided some inspiration: Phoenix Forgotten, a 2017 found footage feature produced by Ridley Scott. The movie offers a tricky blend of fiction and facts about the Phoenix Lights sightings, a real unexplained event witnessed by thousands.

Phoenix Forgotten plays like a sci-fi sister to The Blair Witch Project, with its tale of teen documentarists who vanish while trying to film a close encounter. However, Phoenix Forgotten is more complex, utilizing real news footage and interviews with real Phoenix Lights witnesses, and building a poignant family drama around the fictional main characters. It's easy to see why Mike Flanagan would be attracted to Phoenix Forgotten, since it is, like much of his own work,...

“Shōgun” was the most lauded show among the Critics Choice Awards annual list of TV nominations. The FX series nods in six categories: drama series, drama actor (Hiroyuki Sanada), drama actress (Anna Sawai), supporting drama actor (Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira) and supporting drama actress (Moeka Hoshi).

After “Shōgun,” six series tied with four nominations each: “Abbott Elementary,” “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “The Penguin” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

The Critics Choice Awards will take place on Jan. 12 and air live on E! at 7p.m. See the full list of nominated series below.

Best Drama Series

“The Day of the Jackal” (Peacock)

“The Diplomat” (Netflix)

“Evil” (Paramount+)

“Industry” (HBO/Max)

“Interview with the Vampire” (AMC)

“The Old Man” (FX)

“Shōgun” (FX/Hulu)

“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – “The Old Man” (FX)

Ncuti Gatwa – “Doctor Who” (Disney+)

Eddie Redmayne – “The Day of the Jackal...

On this episode of Daily Dead's official podcast, co-hosts Bryan Christopher, Scott Drebit, Derek Anderson, and Jonathan James discuss what they've been watching this Halloween season, including The Substance, Smile 2, V/H/S/Beyond, Longlegs, and Terrifier 3! And as an additional autumnal treat, Derek discusses making pizza soup for this year's annual Soupfest!

Looking for more scary good Corpse Club content? Missed out on our previous episodes? Don't despair, our entire backlog is waiting for you on our website!

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Exclusive: Paris-based sales and production genre specialist WTFilms has boarded a revival of New Zealand 2006 cult classic horror-comedy Black Sheep, about a flock of sheep transformed into bloodthirsty predators by genetic engineering.

The sequel, entitled Black Sheep 2, reunites key members of the team involved in the original film, which was New Zealand’s most successful horror movie ever.

Original writer–director Jonathan King will direct the sequel, from a story he wrote with Matthew Grainger and Rosie Howells.

Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.

Black Sheep 2 will follow a young scientist who is convinced that a dangerous new pathogen threatens the population and tracks it back to her hometown – which is located in...

Exclusive: Scream queen Kate Siegel (Midnight Mass) and David Dastmalchian are set to star in the action-horror Epilogue.

Michael Fimognari (The Fall of the House of Usher) will helm the film which is penned by Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason.

Set one year after the zombie apocalypse has supposedly come to an end, the film will follow a desperate couple who set out to find a cure for their infected daughter.

Coming off box office hit Terrifier 3, which has reached $60M worldwide and climbing, The Coven will launch sales next week at the American Film Market.

Pic is being produced by Todd Garner (Mortal Kombat) for Broken Road Productions, Courtney Petrakis, Brittney McDade, and genre doyen Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep) for Red Room Pictures.

Siegel and Dastmalchian are both coming off The Life of Chuck, Flanagan’s film that took top honors at...

The Legend of Boggy Creek. Cannibal Holocaust. Man Bites Dog. These are the usual suspects whenever someone brings up the origins of modern-day found footage. However, it was a long road full of cinematic experiments before these films would give rise to the movie that popularized the genre – The Blair Witch Project. After all, before Myrick and Sanchez’s film, most proto-found-footage productions were more interested in emulating documentaries and news footage than recreating amateur recordings that just happened to capture something creepy.

I say “most” because there is one notable exception. An infamous film so dedicated to its DIY presentation that many viewers were originally unaware that it was meant to be a film at all. Naturally, I’m referring to Dean Alioto’s iconic UFO Abduction (also known as The McPherson Tape), a misunderstood classic that I believe started all the familiar tropes of contemporary found footage over...

The found footage horror anthology series V/H/S was launched in 2012, with the sequels V/H/S/2 and V/H/S: Viral following in 2013 and 2014. There was a spin-off called SiREN in 2016, then the franchise went dormant for a few years… before being revived by the Shudder streaming service, which has had great success delivering a new V/H/S movie every year. There was V/H/S/94 in 2021, V/H/S/99 in 2022, V/H/S/85 in 2023, and V/H/S/Beyond earlier this month. There will be no lack of V/H/S next year, as our friends at Bloody Disgusting has confirmed that Shudder officially announced during the New York Comic Con that V/H/S/8 is in the works and will be receiving a 2025 release. No further details have been revealed.

A Shudder Original Film made in association with Studio71, V/H/S/Beyond featured six new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape. The segments making up the...

Fresh out of New York Comic Con tonight, Shudder has officially announced that eighth franchise installment V/H/S/8 will be coming to the horror streaming service in 2025.

Created by Bloody Disgusting and Brad Miska, the found footage horror anthology franchise V/H/S kicked off in 2012 and has to date spawned six sequels including V/H/S/2, V/H/S: Viral, V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99 and V/H/S/85, and two spin-offs, Siren and Kids vs. Aliens.

Now streaming, Shudder just released V/H/S/Beyond this Halloween season.

From Shudder and Studio71, the brand new seventh installment of the series features “six new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape.”

Here’s the full list of segment titles and directors for this year’s V/H/S/Beyond, which is packed with big names including Justin Long, Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel…

“Stork”: Directed by Jordan Downey, screenplay by Downey and Kevin Stewart “Fur Babies”:...

The Simpsons has long been touted as a sitcom capable of predicting the future, given that certain events seen in the series have eerily come to life years later in some form or fashion, but Bruce Willis? Sure, he had superhuman abilities in Unbreakable, but clairvoyance wasnt one of them. However, the megastar predicted one of the biggest movies to ever hit the horror genre six years before it debuted in theaters, which then set off a chain of events that would change the industry as we know it.

In an unearthed video posted on X by director Scott Derrickson, Willis is shown on the set of Pulp Fiction in 1993 talking into a camcorder about the camcorder itself, and how the device would be used in the future. He says, "Some day in the next five years, someones going to take one of these and make a feature film with it,...

Written by Jordan Downey, Kevin Stewart, Virat Pal, Evan Dickson, Justin Martinez, Benjamin A. Turner, Christian and Justin Long, Mike Flanagan | Directed by Jay Cheel, Jordan Downey, Virat Pal, Justin Martinez, Christian and Justin Long, Kate Siegel

The seventh instalment in the long-running found footage franchise, V/H/S/Beyond, sees the series change its focus somewhat, from straight forward horror to a science fiction/horror hybrid. While it doesn’t quite follow Jason and the Leprechaun into space, most of the segments do involve aliens or other sci-fi elements.

Directed by Jay Cheel the film’s wraparound “Abduction, Adduction” begins that trend as Mitch Horowitz, host of Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction, hosts an investigation of a pair of VHS tapes allegedly found at a flea market, and said to be proof of alien visitation.

That segues into “Stork”, directed by Jordan Downey who co-wrote it with Kevin Stewart based on artwork by Oleg Vdovenko.

Its been seven long years since Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice gave us the sequel to their critically acclaimed 2014 found-footage film Creep, but the duo are finally back together to deliver The Creep Tapes, a six-episode anthology series that delves even deeper into the unhinged mind of Josef. Set to debut exclusively on Shudder and AMC+, the show sees Duplass reprise his role from the films, luring six new videographers into filming his deranged actions. Each entry will tell a different tale to expand the franchise lore even further, with the first two episodes premiering on November 15, and the remaining four following weekly.

The new trailer released yesterday (seen below) previews what fans can expect from The Creep Tapes, and starts by showcasing the unsuspecting victims before cutting to Josef whose name is ever-changing and all the different personas he takes on over the course of the series. We get some close-up shots of Peachfuzz,...

After making her debut behind the camera in V/H/S/Beyond, the multitalented Kate Siegel officially has the directing bug. The star of Hush, The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, and other projects collaborated with her horror auteur husband Mike Flanagan in a new way to create "Stowaway." The short film is a haunting alien horror segment starring Alanah Pearce as a U.F.O. truther documenting her findings in the Mojave Desert. Helming a small piece of a larger sci-fi anthology, however, isn't enough to sate her creative desires. Speaking with Perri Nemiroff for Collider Ladies Night, she said she's ready to move on to something bigger and more ambitious as a burgeoning filmmaker.

Kate Siegel has spent a lot of time in front of the camera for her husband and frequent collaborator Mike Flanagan's projects, from Hush to The Fall of the House of Usher. With V/H/S/Beyond, however, she had the chance to create her own horror magic and find a star that she'd resonate with for her directorial debut segment, "Stowaway." Her ultimate choice to play Halley in the haunting alien body horror segment was a slightly unconventional one in multi-talented voice actress, YouTube star, and journalist Alanah Pearce, also known as Charalanahzard. Though it marked her first lead film role, she had the full confidence of Siegel from the beginning and it more than paid off to the point that the first-time director saw her as almost too good for her job.

Ah, October. The magical time of year when even the most horror-averse moviegoers pop open their watchlist in search of some new scary thing to watch. And while "Terrifier 3" will certainly be the highest-grossing horror film of October, the early contender for October's best new scary movie is "V/H/S/Beyond," the latest entry in the "V/H/S" series. With the introduction of a cohesive central theme — and a handful of emerging horror directors giving each segment their all — "V/H/S/Beyond" has restored the franchise to its former glory and reminded us why horror anthologies can be such a fun way to tell a story.

But if "V/H/S/Beyond" represents a resurgence for the cinematic horror anthology, it's not the only one. This has been a banner year for horror anthologies across all mediums, with new collections and series dominating the shelves of your local comic and book stores. In fact, let's make a...

The found footage horror anthology V/H/S/Beyond is split into six segments, but not all of them are as entertainingly terrifying as the rest. V/H/S/Beyond is the seventh installment in the V/H/S franchise, and it makes a name for itself by focusing its horror on tales of extraterrestrial life and aliens. That means its segments can range in scope from intergalactic travel to a single, strange doggy daycare, and it also means the film can vary significantly from segment to segment.

V/H/S/Beyond has seven directors, though there are only six segments, as the segment "Fur Babies" was co-directed by Christian and Justin Long. Each of the filmmakers took a very different approach to their short films, and the result is a varied and surprising anthology. V/H/S/Beyond also had a massive cast, one that changed considerably between segments. Any movie that has as much variety in tone, subject, and style as V/H/S/Beyond does,...

Kate Siegel is a genius. There, we said it, and its a fact that we can all agree on. So, when it was revealed that shed be making her directorial debut in the latest installment in the V/H/S anthology film series, V/H/S/Beyond, we were excited to see what shed come up with and she did not disappoint. Titled Stowaway, Siegels entry, which was penned by her frequent collaborator and husband, Mike Flanagan, centered around a womans experience with extraterrestrial life forms after searching for them in the Mojave Desert. Each of the stories this time around was sci-fi horror leaning, as opposed to the more typical horror fare of the past. With free rein over what kind of story she could tell, the floodgates of possibility were open for the first-time director, which proved to be equal parts freeing and mind-scattering.

Now streaming on Shudder is V/H/S/Beyond, which pushes the popular anthology franchise firmly into sci-fi territory with new bloodcurdling tapes that explore everything from aliens to horrific science experiments run amok. Among them is Justin Martinez’s high-octane skydiving horror segment with an alien twist, “Live and Let Dive.”

Martinez, one of the founders of the filmmaking collective known as Radio Silence, has been with the franchise since the start, having co-directed and handled VFX on the segment “10/31/98” on V/H/S. The filmmaker/VFX artist lent his VFX talents to the last three entries of the franchise and served as VFX supervisor on V/H/S/85 and V/H/S/99. For V/H/S/Beyond, Martinez conceived of his intense segment’s story with writer Ben Turner and makes his solo V/H/S directorial debut, putting his VFX and anthology experience to thrilling use.

The segment sees a group of friends embark on a skydiving trip to celebrate a birthday,...

One of the most unique franchises to emerge in the last fifteen years, V/H/S feels like an indefinite horror franchise. After enough of the filmmakers broke through in the mainstream, other emerging voices have been eager to add their names to the franchise. Like Punk Goes Pop or And1 Mixtape for horror, the series has become a scouting ground for the next great horror filmmakers. With the arrival of V/H/S/Beyond, we’re ranking the films of the franchise. Within each, we also do a mini-ranking of the shorts, so keep an eye out for your favorite shorts.

7. V/H/S: Viral (2014)

While there are moments of Viral that stand out to this day, the overall style and stories rarely live up to the premise. Outside of this franchise, some segments would feel like a great little horror entry, but when the footage does not make sense as something that might come from a VHS,...

The horror anthology movie V/H/S/Beyond features a huge cast of characters, and the nature of its found-footage format makes it hard to identify all the actors. V/H/S/Beyond has seven directors and far more cast members, so finding out who plays which character can be quite a challenge. The fact that the movie is split into six segments also makes it harder to identify actors, as each segment only lasted about 20 minutes. Given the performances in V/H/S/Beyond, however, these names are ones to remember.

V/H/S/Beyond has found quite a bit of success, and it's partly thanks to the huge number of talented actors who contributed to the project. With a Rotten Tomatoes score of 90%, V/H/S/Beyond is perfect to watch while waiting for the next big horror film. Some of the actors in the film could well become the next big names in horror, and it's worth getting to know them.

Abduction...

While still waiting for Mike Flanagans The Life of Chuck movie to hit theaters in summer 2025, the horror auteur has a new horror film available on streaming, V/H/S/Beyond, to watch in the meantime. Flanagan has directed and written some of the most popular and critically adored horror series and movies of the past decade, with hits like The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Hush, and Geralds Game standing out among his work. Therefore, its no surprise that his adaptation of Stephen Kings The Life of Chuck story is among the most anticipated upcoming film releases.

Though the film premiered to warm reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024, currently holding an 85% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences have to wait until summer 2025 for The Life of Chucks theatrical release. Considering Flanagans last directorial release was in fall 2023 with Netflixs The Fall of the House of Usher show,...

Lather up in insect repellent and don’t forget the flamethrower – Scottish indie horror-comedy Midgies has a proof of concept trailer, and is looking for funding. More below:

Anyone planning a hiking holiday in the highlands might want to check out a new film trailer first. What started as a joke on social media has now developed into a full three-minute trailer, shot over two days around Glasgow and Loch Lomond, with the hope of gauging interest for a full film.

Well, consider our interest gauged: this looks great.

Check out the Midgies trailer below:

Envisioned by writer Barry Hutchison and director Alessio Avezzano (Isleanders), the finished film will follow a mother and daughter duo on a road trip through the Scottish highlands, which all goes a bit wrong when they encounter a swarm of mutant midges. Classic horror and comedy flicks like Jaws, The Host, Predator, and Shaun Of...

Making her directorial debut for “V/H/S/Beyond” with the segment “Stowaway,” Kate Siegel knows she’s asking the world to see her differently. She just doesn’t want to think about it.

“I find it easy to talk about my acting, and I find it easy to talk about filmmaking, but I find it hard to talk about my place in the industry because I don’t want a sense of that,” Siegel told IndieWire. “I can’t allow that to get inside or it might take root and grow a really nasty tree.”

As an actress, Siegel has been there before. She’s known for frequently starring in her husband Mike Flanagan’s work, collaborating with him on projects like “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” “The Haunting of Hill House,” and “Hush,” which she also co-wrote. That success came at a cost for Siegel, who rose to fame against sexist bullying...

Plot: Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a sci-fi inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.

Review: While the last few entries in the V/H/S series have covered specific years like 1999, 1994, and 1985. I’m glad to see the series leaving behind the year-specific branding, and therefore opening the story up to more possibilities. As great as some of those segments were, others felt very constrained by the time. In V/H/S/Beyond, the found VHS tapes claim to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life. But it’s not just aliens, as they take aim at robots and weird taxidermists as well. And it may be my favorite entry yet.

As someone who finds alien stories to be boring and very samey, I wasn’t entirely sold on the concept of Beyond initially. But thankfully there’s enough variety to keep things interesting. The wraparound story does a good job of...

Shudder original “V/H/S/Beyond” directed by Jay Cheel and starring Thom Hallum, Dane Diliegro, Namrata Sheth, Ashwin Mushran, Bobby Slaski, Libby Letlow, Alanah Pearce, and a special appearance by Mike Ferguson. Six new bloodcurdling tapes place horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape. In the segment, Live and Let Dive directed by Justin Martinez and [...]

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Now streaming on Shudder as the perfect early Halloween treat for found footage fans, V/H/S/Beyond is brimming with mind-bending tales of sci-fi terror from a team of talented filmmakers including Kate Siegel, who makes her directorial debut with "Stowaway." Written by Mike Flanagan and starring Alanah Pearce as an ambitious freelance reporter investigating mysterious lights in the desert sky, "Stowaway" takes a haunting look at the costly price of capturing proof of extraterrestrial life, as well as the gruesome side of space travel when one isn't prepared for it.

To celebrate the release of V/H/S/Beyond, Daily Dead recently had the pleasure of talking with Kate and Alanah about collaborating on the thought-provoking and eerily innovative "Stowaway," including the creative freedom of the found footage format, the sci-fi influences of films such as Contact and The Fly (as well as Stephen King's short story "The Jaunt"), the adventures of filming in the desert,...

Kate Siegel is happy to get very real about extraterrestrial life very quickly. When asked if she believes in aliens, she offers a specific and chilling response.

“I’m a huge sci-fi reader…Ray Bradbury is one of my favorite authors of all time,” she says. “In the world right now there’s a lot of discourse about aliens being real. The needle is turning towards, ‘Yes, aliens exist.’ It’s a matter of when and where we will contact them, and not if they exist. I imagine that aliens are here on this planet and we’ll end up realizing it’s something obvious, like an octopus or a fungi structure is actually an alien that had been here forever. I think the most terrifying realization would be that they were under our noses all the time.”

This analysis makes Siegel the perfect contributor to “V/H/S/Beyond,” the seventh chapter in the horror anthology series,...

Any horror franchise that sticks around for more than a handful of entries becomes an institution by default. And few long-running horror franchises have provided genre fans with such a rollercoaster as "V/H/S," perhaps because each movie in the series feels like an unpredictable theme park ride in its own sick, twisted, ambitious way.

The first "V/H/S" film, released in 2012, laid out the endlessly adaptable format: a horror anthology consisting of "found footage" shorts, each of them directed by a different filmmaker, with only a thin (if that) thread connecting them all. Really, each "V/H/S" segment is an excuse for a director to cut loose, to run wild, and to tell a brisk, violent, sometimes funny and sometimes disturbing tale of terror. The only real rule is that it has to be found footage, but even that is malleable. Stories in the series are told from camcorders, GoPros,...

The new film streaming on Shudder, V/H/S/Beyond, is a rather interesting addition to the otherwise mediocre V/H/S series of films. Presented in the usual found footage style that is characteristic of the franchise, this new film tells six unrelated stories, with each pretending to have been shot by some character in it using a VHS camcorder. The only common element among the different stories is the presence of other-worldly beings, and V/H/S/Beyond does a good job overall in playing with the very human intrigue about extraterrestrial life.

Spoilers Ahead

What was kidnapping the babies in ‘Stork’?

V/H/S/Beyond begins with a segment titled Stork, in which we see a new member of a police unit, codenamed W.A.R.D.E.N., on his first day on the job. This new member is told to stay out of direct action as it is his first rodeo, and so he...

Anthology films have become synonymous with the expression "mixed bag," as it's incredibly difficult to bring in multiple different directors with distinct voices to create short films and expect there to be an equal level of quality or tone. In my opinion, that's part of the fun. An anthology film gives me the chance to micro-dose an experience of a time gone by, where I'd agonize over VHS box cover art in the hopes that whatever I brought home would become my new favorite movie. If it didn't, that's okay, because I could just move on to the next one. The "V/H/S" films capture that experience, and every so often, a segment transcends its place within the anthology and becomes something singular. There are plenty of "V/H/S" segments that I adore and can watch on repeat without ever tiring, but there will always only be one "Safe Haven.

From producers Brad Miska and Josh Goldbloom, the V/H/S franchise is a horror lover's dream. The anthology films have adhered to the found footage style since they first began, offering passionate filmmakers a chance to explore their favorite tropes and subgenres through bite-sized segments all threaded together. This year, the Fantastic Fest 2024 crowd got the first look at V/H/S/Beyond for its World Premiere.

V/H/S/Beyond Poster

Its that spooky time of year and Shudder is here with the return of the VHS franchise, V/H/S/Beyond, the seventh installment featuring six new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape.

Directed by Jay Cheel, Jordan Downey, Christian Long & Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, the film airs Friday, October 4.

The movie is sitting at 90% over on Rotten Tomatoes and had its world premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest. In their coverage, Fangoria said the segments, “knocked it out of the park on this one.”

V/H/S/Beyond – Stork Courtesy of Shudder. A Shudder Release.

Some of Shudder’s notable 2024 releases include Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s The Devil’S Bath, Chris Nash’s In A Violent Nature, Sébastien Vaniček’s Infested, Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ Late Night With The Devil, Damian McCarthy’s Oddity, and Robert Morgan’s Stopmotion.

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With the streaming premiere of V/H/S/Beyond coming up this Friday we were fortunate to spend a moment speaking Kate Siegel, director of the segment, the sci-fi horror short Stowaway. We were joined by their lead actress and a multi-hyphanite herself, Alanah Pearce. Watch as I yammer on with two ladies who know their stuff, who are massively more learned, intelligent and professional than I am. You know that feeling when you're speaking with someone and you think, I could learn an awful lot from this person? Yeah, these two gave me that feeling.  Kate speaks about why now was the time to make her directorial debut, what her influences were when making this short (avoiding one that would give away the ending - no spoilers!), the...

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After years of acclaim in front of the camera and writing in the horror genre, Kate Siegel is finally making her directorial debut with V/H/S/Beyond's "Stowaway", and bringing Alanah Pearce along with her. Siegel is best known for her frequent collaborations with her husband, Mike Flanagan, having first appeared in his 2013 horror movie Oculus before going on to hold bigger roles in Gerald's Game, Netflix's The Haunting anthology series, Midnight Mass and The Fall of the House of Usher. Beyond her work with Flanagan, Siegel also led the twisty Netflix thriller Hypnotic and had supporting roles in The Wrath of Becky and HBO's The Time Traveler's Wife.

Pearce, on the other hand, is best known for her work in the world of video game journalism, having begun in her home country of Australia by working for close to a dozen outlets, including Impulse Gamer and the BBC,...

If you’re looking for someone to curate programming at your horror streaming service, hire the guy with the trio of “Halloween 3: Season of the Witch” (1982) masks tatted on his forearm. Sam Zimmerman was built — or at least inked — for the Shudder job.

This is Zimmerman’s time of year — and it’s extra special in 2024. September and December both have Friday the 13th dates, perfect bookends for Shudder’s supersized Season of Screams. During the same window, Zimmerman is moving his young family onto what he described as the Halloween block in his new (and quaint) town. Quite the Halloween for this guy, both professionally and personally.

With all due respect to AMC+, Shudder is the standout AMC Networks streaming service (of the many we don’t feel like counting right now), and the Season of Screams will pack the app with film releases, series, specials, and live watch parties.

The V/H/S franchise started in 2012 and fizzled out after three entries, but Shudder’s relaunch in 2021 proved popular enough to make a new anthology horror flick a yearly October tradition. This year’s release, V/H/S/Beyond, is incredibly refreshing, taking the franchise in a very different direction to exciting and gripping results.

V/H/S/Beyond Review

While the past few entries of V/H/S have all been centered around a specific year, Beyond is (for the most part) focused on sci-fi and aliens. While it’s less of a unique concept — there have been plenty of sci-fi/horror anthologies — the team of filmmakers that have been assembled for V/H/S/Beyond has knocked it out of the park, delivering one of the best entries not just in the franchise but in the genre as a whole.

Jordan Downey’s Stork in V/H/S/Beyond. Courtesy of Shudder. A Shudder Release. Related Teacup Stars Scott Speedman, Emilie Bierre,...

The concept of a haunted or cursed object goes deep into the human race's collective memory. Ever since we were barely bipedal Cro-Magnons, we learned that there were certain things we should not touch or even look at, lest we encounter danger as a result. As our minds and awareness expanded, such deep seated fears extended out toward the supernatural, and we began entertaining the idea that such things as books, paintings, music, and eventually cinema could somehow be cursed. While these fears are still alive and well in the digital space, warning us against clicking on mysterious hyperlinks, there's still a certain je ne sais quoi to allegedly cursed physical media.

When the "V/H/S" franchise began in 2012, the filmmakers behind it capitalized on this latent fear of ours, providing just enough hints and allusions as to why a series of VHS tapes seen in the films might contain eerie,...

Of all the streaming services out there, Shudder is arguably the best one to have during the trick-or-treating season. While plenty of other streaming platforms offer viewers something scary next month, Shudder is the only one with nothing but frightening movies of nearly every variety. With a leg up on its competition, the streaming service will undoubtedly be the one place viewers will find all their new favorite horror films.

From found footage films to movies about demonic possessions, Shudder has nearly every subgenre heading to the platform in the coming weeks. While some films might be a bit too creepy for the next movie night, there are plenty of others worth watching as the Halloween season quickly rolls in. Whether viewers prefer eerie monsters or the end of days, the streaming service has an abundance of options slated to arrive next month, which will surely scratch that spooky itch.

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan may not go back to the well that created his horror hit Midnight Mass for quite some time. The show, which he created and directed, was a horror miniseries that starred an ensemble cast that included Kate Siegel, Zach Gilford, Igby Rigney, Kristin Lehman, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Annabeth Gish, Alex Essoe, Matt Biedel, Michael Trucco, Henry Thomas, and, Hamish Linklater, many of whom have collaborated with Flanagan on other projects. Midnight Mass was a critical smash success, earning a Certified Fresh 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes and going on to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy.

The Mike Flanagan Netflix horror project is one of many well-regarded works the filmmaker has helmed over the course of his career, the majority of which have been in the horror genre. In fact, over the course of his career, he has never directed anything that has earned a splat on Rotten Tomatoes,...

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If you are a horror fan then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription you might be wondering what’s in store for you in October 2024. Don’t worry there is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month and we have listed the 13 best movies coming to Shudder in October 2024.

Hush (October 1)

Hush is a slasher horror thriller film directed by Mike Flanagan who also co-wrote the film with Kate Siegel. The 2016 film follows the story of a dead writer living in a remote house in the woods but when a masked killer appears in the window she must fight for her survival. Hush stars Kate Siegel in the lead role with John Gallagher Jr.,...

Horror streaming giant Shudder is pulling out all the stops this October with an unmissable lineup for UK and Irish viewers. From terrifying new original films to the return of the Emmy-nominated The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, Shudder’s October releases will leave horror fans shivering well into the spooky season.

Kicking off the horror fest on 1 October, The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Season 666 makes its dramatic return, promising to be the most twisted and ambitious season yet. Expect iconic drag superstars facing off in intense physical challenges, backed by world-renowned directors and actors sitting on the judge’s panel. Every episode of this 10-part season will push boundaries, blending extreme drag and heart-pounding horror like never before.

The chills continue with V/H/S/Beyond, a Shudder Original anthology film streaming from 4 October. This instalment brings together six new twisted tapes, each taking viewers on a terrifying sci-fi-inspired ride. Highlights include “Fur Babies,” a...

A new trailer for the Shudder original film V/H/S/Beyond has been unleashed. This will be the seventh installment of the popular horror franchise, V/H/S, with V/H/S/Beyond all set to premiere on Friday, October 4th, just in time for Halloween. This time, the found footage anthology film will feature horror stories with sci-fi elements, and the trailer showcases everything from UFO sightings, alien abductions, and unexplainable phenomena, to grave encounters with strange creatures and infected humans. Shudder teased the new film in a press release saying this installment will feature six new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape.

You can check out the newly released trailer for V/H/S/Beyond below.

The original V/H/S premiered back in 2012. Since Shudder obtained the franchise, and much to the delight of horror fans, the studio has released a new installment every year with 2021's V/H/S/94, followed by V/H/S/99, and finally last year's V/H/S/85.

When Kate Siegel set out to make her directorial debut in the upcoming anthology film, V/H/S/Beyond, she did so with a skys-the-limit mindset. She was already going as big as possible with a sci-fi tale penned by her frequent collaborator and husband, Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep), so something as silly as a budget wasnt going to stop Siegel from making the most incredible UFO story fans of the franchise have ever seen. Siegels installment, titled Stowaway, follows Alanah Pearces Halle Halley, a mother and physicist whose UFO dreams come to life when she stumbles upon a mysterious craft in the middle of the desert. After crawling inside the ship, all hell breaks loose for Halle, and Siegel wanted to capture every ounce of the chaos.

Everyone’s favorite Found Footage Horror Anthology is back for another selection of shaky scam scares with V/H/S/Beyond. Celebrating its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2024 before its streaming premiere via Shudder on Oct 4th, the annual offering of bite-sized horror stories returns with a new focus that’s more serious and timely than ever. A subject that has occupied the minds of people the world over, and quickly become the #1 key issue in the US Presidential election: UFOs...