V/H/S (franchise)

V/H/S
Official franchise logo
Based on	Concept by Brad Miska
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures/Magnet Releasing(1–3) Chiller Films (Siren) RLJE Films (Kids vs. Aliens) Shudder (Kids vs. Aliens and 4 onwards)
Release date	2012–present
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	>$2.8 million (Cumulative of 3 theatrical films)

V/H/S is an American horror anthology franchise that includes seven found footage films, two spin-off films, and one miniseries. Created from an original story idea by Brad Miska, the plot centers around a number of disturbing VHS tapes that are discovered by innocent viewers and the possessive influence of the videos over those who see them. Realized by a collaboration of various filmmakers and different casts, the installments are mostly standalone in nature, though recurring elements indicate the same fictional villain as the source for all of its videos. ^[1]

The original film, V/H/S , received mixed reviews, ^[2] but was praised for its implementation of found-footage filmmaking and diverse stories, ^[1] and was a financial success. ^[3] The next two films in the franchise were met with mixed to generally negative reviews, and were not as financially successful as the first. Though the second film, V/H/S/2 , was a success with film critics, ^[4] it did not earn as much at the box office as its predecessor. ^[5] The third installment, V/H/S: Viral , was generally negatively received critically, ^[6] and made even less at the box office than the previous film. ^[7] Financial information has not been released for the remainder of the films in the franchise, but their critical reception has improved. The fourth film, V/H/S/94 , received the most positive reviews of the franchise. ^[8] The fifth film, V/H/S/99 , received lower but still generally positive ratings. ^[9] The sixth film, V/H/S/85 , received generally positive reviews. ^[10] The seventh film, V/H/S/Beyond, also received generally positive reviews. ^[11]

The first spin-off film, SiREN , serves as a continuation of one of the segments from the first film. It was met with a general positive critical reception. ^[12] The Snapchat released miniseries, titled V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts, received praise for its short-form format and expansion of the franchise to new media. ^[13] The second spin-off film, Kids vs. Aliens , also served as a continuation of one of the segments from the second film. It was met with a mixed reception. ^[14]

Origin

Main article: Bloody Disgusting

Created in a collaboration between Brad Miska and various filmmakers, the producer developed the concept for the overall premise of V/H/S with horror producer Roxanne Benjamin, who ran the "Bloody Disgusting Selects" film distribution label at the time. As the co-founder of a horror-themed website, Bloody Disgusting, he used his connections to directors and writers and to further realize his creation. Miska described the process as a "trust fall" exercise, with the creatives developing the initial premise, which he designates as a "wrap-around" of each film; followed by the additional segments that feature as the horrific video tapes that the characters in the recurring wrap-around sequences discover. Calling the franchise "a 'fill-in-the-hole' type project", Miska encouraged creativity from the respective filmmakers, with each segment being distinct in style and story.

Inspired by a history of experimental films, production on the first installment was developed as a potential submission for the Sundance Film Festival. With its chaotic post-production, the movie was submitted last-minute to the festival's deadline submission. Though a major risk creatively, the movie was accepted and premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The film was positively received by critics and audiences, with praise directed at its cinematic format and creative variety. The Film Stage declared the release "a rejuvenation in the found footage area...a lively, well-constructed horror experiment"; notable given the production's chaotic, free-form development. Following its release and subsequent successes, a sequel was fast-tracked under the working title of "S-V/H/S", in reference to Super VHS tapes developed in 1987.

Though the franchise is structured as in an anthology format, recurring characters and scenes, as well as a continuing plot thread indicate that the sources of the videos will be revealed as the same threat. The movie launched a franchise, with a series of sequels, spin-offs, and a miniseries following thereafter. ^[1]

Films

Film	U.S. release date	Segment	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Story by	Concept by	Producer(s)
Main series
V/H/S	October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)	Tape 56	Adam Wingard	Simon Barrett		Brad Miska	Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin, Simon Barrett and Kim Sherman
		Amateur Night	David Bruckner	David Bruckner & Nicholas Tecosky			Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin, Linda Burns and David Bruckner
		Second Honeymoon	Ti West				Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin, Peter Phok and Ti West
		Tuesday the 17th	Glenn McQuaid				Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin, Glenn McQuaid, Lee Nussbaum and Alex Kuciw
		The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger	Joe Swanberg	Simon Barrett			Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin, Simon Barrett and Joe Swanberg
		10/31/98	Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez & Chad Villella				Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella
V/H/S/2	July 12, 2013 (2013-07-12)	Tape 49	Simon Barrett				Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin and Chris Harding
		Phase I Clinical Trials	Adam Wingard	Simon Barrett
		A Ride in the Park	Edúardo Sanchez & Gregg Hale	Jamie Nash			Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin, Kyle D. Crosby and Jamie Nash
		Safe Haven	Timo Tjahjanto & Garth Huw Evans		Timo Tjahjanto		Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin and Kimo Stanboel
		Slumber Party Alien Abduction	Jason Eisener	Jason Eisener & John Davies			Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin and Robert Cotterill
V/H/S: Viral	November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)	Vicious Circles	Marcel Sarmiento	T.J. Cimfel, David White & Marcel Sarmiento			Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Adam Hendricks and John Lang
		Dante the Great	Gregg Bishop				Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Gregg Bishop, Dan Caudill, Stephen Caudill and Nils Onsager
		Parallel Monsters	Nacho Vigalondo				Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, Nahikari Ipiña
		Bonestorm	Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead	Justin Benson			Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, David Lawson, Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead and Theo Brooks
		Gorgeous Vortex	Todd Lincoln				Brad Miska and Gary Binkow
V/H/S/94	October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)	Holy Hell	Jennifer Reeder			Brad Miska & David Bruckner	Brad Miska, Gary Binkow, David Bruckner, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Chad Villella, Josh Goldbloom and Parinda Patel
		Storm Drain	Chloe Okuno
		The Veggie Masher†	Steve Kostanski	Chloe Okuno
		The Empty Wake	Simon Barrett
		The Subject	Timo Tjahjanto
		Terror	Ryan Prows
V/H/S/99	October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)	Shredding	Maggie Levin				Brad Miska, David Bruckner, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Chad Villella, Josh Goldbloom and James Harris
		Suicide Bid	Johannes Roberts
		Ozzy's Dungeon	Flying Lotus	Zoe Cooper & Flying Lotus
		The Gawkers	Tyler MacIntyre				Brad Miska, David Bruckner, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Chad Villella, Josh Goldbloom, James Harris and John Negropontes
		To Hell and Back	Vanessa Winter & Joseph Winter				Brad Miska, David Bruckner, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Chad Villella, Josh Goldbloom, James Harris, Jared Cook, Joseph Winter and Vanessa Winter
V/H/S/85	October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)	Total Copy	David Bruckner	Evan Dickson			Brad Miska, Josh Goldbloom, David Bruckner, Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and James Harris
		No Wake	Mike P. Nelson
		God of Death	Gigi Saul Guerrero
		TKNOGD	Natasha Kermani	Zoe Cooper
		Ambrosia	Mike P. Nelson
		Dreamkill	Scott Derrickson	Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill
V/H/S/Beyond	October 4, 2024	Abduction/Adduction	Jay Cheel			Brad Miska	Brad Miska, Josh Goldbloom, James Harris and Michael Schreiber
		Stork	Jordan Downey	Jordan Downey & Kevin Stewart
		Dream Girl	Virat Pal	Virat Pal & Evan Dickson
		Live and Let Dive	Justin Martinez	Justin Martinez & Ben Turner	Ben Turner
		Fur Babies	Christian Long & Justin Long
		Stowaway	Kate Siegel	Mike Flanagan
Spin-off films
SiREN	December 2, 2016 (2016-12-02)	—	Gregg Bishop	Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski		—	Brad Miska, Gary Binkow and Jude S. Walko
Kids vs. Aliens	January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)	—	Jason Eisener	John Davies & Jason Eisener		—	Brad Miska, Rob Cotterill, Josh Goldbloom, Jason Levangie and Marc Tetreault

^†Faux-TV commercial embedded in the middle of the "Storm Drain" segment.

Main series

V/H/S (2012)

Main article: V/H/S

As a group of criminals record their crimes, they agree to a hire that asks them to break into a home to retrieve a specific VHS tape. As they commence their search they discover the home owner, an elderly man, has died while watching a series of tapes on his assortment of stacked televisions. As they continue to look for the requested video, each tape contains a sequence of terror recorded by home video camera. These recordings include: a group of friends who plan to meet some women at a club, only to be brutally attacked by a deadly siren; a vacationing a young couple and the lethal burglary of their hotel room; a group of friends who take a road trip to visit a secluded area in the woods and are faced with an unidentifiable murderous entity that appears as tracking errors on their camera; a video chat where a young woman contacts her med student boyfriend regarding an agitated bump on her arm, which is revealed to be the result of a tracking device placed within her by extraterrestrials who are conducting experiments on unknowing individuals; and a group of young men who attend a party on Halloween night only to arrive at the wrong house, and must face paranormal phenomena with poltergeists, and an exorcism conducted on a woman by a cult.

All the while unbeknownst to the thieves, one by one they begin to inexplicably disappear after each tape is viewed. Meanwhile, the deceased homeowner begins to reanimate and begins an attack on the remaining survivors. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

V/H/S/2 (2013)

Main article: V/H/S/2

A mother hires a private investigator named Larry and his girlfriend Ayesha, to look for her college-age son named Kevin who has inexplicably gone missing. As the pair break into his dorm, they discover a stack of VHS tapes in his room, alongside a laptop computer that is in the middle of recording footage. After watching a clip of Kevin's recording on his computer, where he discusses the strange nature of these tapes and their influence on their viewer, Ayesha is tasked with watching the recorded videos while Larry continues to search the home for more evidence. Each tape includes a sequence of horror including: a man who attains a prototype ocular implant from his doctor, and is told that he may experience some glitches, only to experience various encounters with ghosts; a cyclist's ride through a forested state park, who comes across a bloodied and ailing couple that reanimate after dying only to attack everyone around them, turning them into zombies; a documentary crew that visits an Indonesian cult to record their mysterious rituals, and finds themselves in the middle of a mass suicide all while a demon arrives to rule over its worshippers; and a group of friends who record their slumber party, only to be attacked by a number of aliens who seek to abduct the young boys.

As Ayesha watches the videos, an assortment of tapes that were first discovered by some thieves in an abandoned home, she becomes hypnotized before getting sick with a migraine headache. When her nose begins to bleed, Larry frantically looks for medication in the house. When he returns to help her, she has died. Another tape is left with an instructional message of "watch" written on it. As Larry presses play on the tape, a home video of Kevin and his mother relay that they want to make their own contribution to the series of videos. A figure from the shadows emerges revealing there is more to Kevin's disappearance than initially believed. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

V/H/S: Viral (2014)

Main article: V/H/S: Viral

An amateur videographer named Kevin, continuously films the events of his life, including footage of his girlfriend named Iris. Though she is flattered by his encouraging compliments and his desire to document everything, she eventually grows concerned with his obsessive behavior. As the pair begin to argue, a news broadcast shows that a police chase involving an ice cream truck is taking place and about to go past their apartment. Kevin hurries outside to get some footage, hoping to create an online viral video, only to miss the car chase. Iris walks outside and into the road in a trance-like state before inexplicably disappearing. Kevin decides to pursue the ice cream truck, after disturbing images and video clips of a panicked Iris received on his cellphone, encourage him to do so. As his pursuit continues, other videos and images download to various people's phones, causing them to become insane and violent in nature. A series of the video recordings responsible for the chaos are revealed. The first video, interspersed with an investigative documentary detailing the rapid fame of Dante the Great prior to his disappearance, show that the magician rose to fame with the help of a cloak that once belonged to Harry Houdini, that is powered by paganistic sacrifices of innocent life to a demonic entity. In the second video clip, a man named Alfonso develops a device that opens a portal to a parallel dimension, and trades places with his exact duplicate to document the new reality, only to horrifically discover that the primary religion is Satanism, and the people who life there have fanged demonic faces in place of their genitalia. The last video details a group of young aspiring skateboarders who are coaxed into traveling to Tijuana to film more stunts, by a filmmaker that intends to shoot a snuff film. As the group encounters a cult in Mexico, they are pursued by the ritualists, monstrous creatures, skeletons, and a demonic entity.

As Kevin and the police continues to chase after the truck, onlookers attempt to film the pursuit only to fall victim to hypnotism caused by the videos that are appearing on their cellular devices, and operatic music that begins to play. Upon viewing these images and falling into a dazed state, their noses begin to bleed and they commit violent acts. When he finally comes across the abandoned ice cream truck, he is greeted inside by a number of stacked televisions that play a live video of Iris instructing him to push a button labeled "Upload" where all of the videos from the VHS tapes, originally discovered by some petty thieves in an abandoned home, will be submitted to the internet. Though he initially declines citing the disturbing acts of those who watch them, Iris begins to mutilate herself insisting that he complete the request. Deciding to save her life, Kevin uploads the videos only for the video of his girlfriend continuing to mock him. Having completed the desires of the unknown threat from the previous two films, he exits the truck, and finds that Iris is laying against it and has been dead for some time. Removing her phone from her mouth, his nose begins to bleed, after viewing the screen that displays the various videos. With the world now victim to viewing these clips, thousands are now committing horrific crimes, implying that all hope is lost. ^{[21] [22] [23]}

Exclusive to home video release of the movie, a post-credits scene that is not found-footage in style like the rest of the V/H/S segments, shows that a covert operation is investigating the serial killer who is perhaps responsible for the events of each film. ^[24]

V/H/S/94 (2021)

Main article: V/H/S/94

At a warehouse where cultist activities have been occurring, a SWAT team raids the building searching for the drugs and the originator of mass-suicides by its followers. They discover prison-like cells, with stacks of televisions playing disturbing segments sourced from a number of VHS tapes. As the team searches each room, the horrific videos begin to play, including: a news report detailing the urban legend cryptid known as the "Rat Man" who lives in the sewers, only to be attacked by sewer-dwelling people who worship the humanoid and bring the news crew to it for sacrifice; a recording of a wake ceremony that is held for a man who committed suicide, only for his body to reanimate and attack memorial worker during an intense storm; an Indonesian crazed scientist who conducts experiments on unwilling subjects, with intent to create a mechanical-human hybrid race that serve as his troops under his command through brainwashing them, only for one of his experiments to turn on his other creations while the police investigate the laboratory; and a domestic terrorist group who believe they will rid America of its sin, use a vampire for its blood which explodes in the sun with plans to demolish a government building, only for the monster to break free and attack each of them. One of the team members in the video is revealed to be a part of the SWAT team raiding the building, who helped get weapons to the terrorists.

The two remaining members of the SWAT team, tie him up and rebuke him for supplying an extremist group with weapons of war. One of the women questions what to do with him, as the other women of the compound explain that they create snuff videos of animal cruelty, cannibalism, disturbing acts of violence, and other horrific segments. ^{[25] [26] [27]}

V/H/S/99 (2022)

Main article: V/H/S/99

In September 2021, producers announced that work has begun on the story for the next installment, while stating that whether it is green-lit depends on the success of V/H/S/94. In April 2022, Freddy Rodriguez stated on his social media profiles that he would be starring in a Shudder Exclusive Film tentatively titled "V/H/S/85". Rodriguez later deleted his post. ^[28]

By July 2022, a sequel was confirmed officially titled V/H/S/99. The overarching plot will reportedly center around the final days of analog and the introduction of DVD media, and the paranoia surrounding Y2K. The anthology film will feature segments directed individually by Johannes Roberts, Vanessa & Joseph Winter, Maggie Levin, Tyler MacIntyre, and Steven "Flying Lotus" Ellison. Josh Goldbloom, Brad Miska, David Bruckner, Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and James Harris will serve as producers. The project was developed as a joint-venture production between Bloody Disgusting, Cinepocalypse Productions, Radio Silence Productions, Studio71, and Shudder Original Films. The film was released exclusively on Shudder via streaming.

V/H/S/99 premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2022, ^[29] and was released on October 20, 2022. ^[30]

V/H/S/85 (2023)

Main article: V/H/S/85

In April 2022, Freddy Rodriguez announced through his social media pages that he will star in an upcoming movie titled V/H/S/85. ^[28] By October of the same year at the New York Comic Con, the project was officially announced to be in production. Taking place during 1985, the segments will be directed by David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, and Mike P. Nelson, respectively; while Josh Goldbloom, Brad Miska, David Bruckner, Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and James Harris will serve as producers. The project will be a joint-venture production between Bloody Disgusting Films, Radio Silence Productions, Studio71, Cinepocalypse, and Shudder Original Films.

V/H/S/85 had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2023, and was released on October 6, 2023, via streaming exclusively on Shudder. ^{[10] [31]}

V/H/S/Beyond (2024)

Main article: V/H/S/Beyond

In October 2023 at the New York Comic Con, it was announced that a seventh V/H/S was in development. Each of the anthology segments is sci-fi oriented in the vein of other horror franchise sequels set in outer space such as Jason X and Leprechaun 4: In Space . Josh Goldbloom, Brad Miska, and James Harris served as producers. The project is a joint-venture production between Shudder Original Films, Bloody Disgusting, Cinepocalypse, and Studio71. ^[32]

In July 2024, Bloody Disgusting announced the film is officially titled V/H/S/Beyond. The directors for segments include: Jordan Downey, Christian & Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel and Jay Cheel. Michael Schreiber was announced at this time as an additional producer on the project. ^[33]

V/H/S/Beyond had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2024, prior to releasing on October 4, 2024, via streaming exclusively on Shudder. ^[34]

V/H/S/8 (2025)

In October 2024 at the New York Comic Con, it was announced that an eighth film titled V/H/S/8 was in development, set to come out in 2025. ^[35]

Spin-off films

SiREN (2016)

Main article: Siren (2016 film)

A feature-length adaptation and continuation of the "Amateur Night" segment from V/H/S, the plot of the movie includes:

Jonah and his groomsmen plan a wild night of debaucherously clubbing activities for his bachelor party, one week prior to his wedding day. Organized by his irresponsible brother Mac and their best friends, the group finds themselves at a rundown uneventful strip club. Finding that Jonah is not happy, Mac hears of an underground brothel. Convincing his brother to go, the group drives through the night for an extended amount of time. Upon arriving at the location, they are all unnerved by the events inside the building and its patrons. Just as they're about to leave, the owner greets them and promises them a night they'll never forget, allowing each of them their own room. Because Jonah doesn't want any sexual encounters, he is given a room with a mysterious woman dancer named Lilith, chained up and behind glass. In conversing with her, he is convinced that she is an enslaved sex worker, and determines to break her out of the establishment. Working with his brother and friends, they escape the advances of security and free the woman.

As they drive away, they begin to realize that Lilith is not the timid and frail woman she seemed to be, but is instead a terrifying creature from legend known as a succubus, who will stop at nothing to claim her prey and take possession of Jonah. ^{[36] [37] [38]}

Kids vs. Aliens (2022)

Main article: Kids vs. Aliens

A feature-length adaptation of the "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" segment of V/H/S/2, that was directed and co-written and edited by Jason Eisener. The filmmaker once again served as director from a script he co-wrote once again with John Davies; while Brad Miska, Josh Goldbloom, Jason Levangie, Marc Tetreault, and Rob Cotterill serve as producers. The plot is similar to the original segment, as it details the events of two siblings who must overcome their differences on Halloween night, when aliens attack and their parents are gone. ^[14]

The project is a joint venture between Bloody Disgusting, Cinepocalypse Productions, Studio71, and Shudder Original Films. RLJE Films and Shudder served as distributors. Kids vs. Aliens had its premiere at Fantastic Fest 2022 on September 23, 2022. It was released exclusively via streaming on Shudder, on January 20, 2023. Eisener stated that there are tentative plans to make a sequel. ^{[14] [39]}

Television

Title	U.S. release date	Episode	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)	Executive producers
V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts	October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)	Stray Dog	L. Gustavo Cooper	Ben Powell	David Lawson Jr.	Michael Schreiber, Adam Boorstin, Anjuli Hinds and Grant Desimone
	October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29)	Rearview Window
	October 30, 2018 (2018-10-30)	The Nest	Ben Franklin & Anthony Melton		Ben Franklin and Anthony Melton
	October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31)	First Kiss	Emily Hagins		Ben Hanks and John Michael Simpson

A social media mini-series distributed an exclusive to Snapchat titled V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts, was released on October 28, 2018. Each episode detailed a different segment, similar to the videos depicted within the films. ^{[40] [13] [41] [42]}

• Stray Dog: Casey Gustavo is throwing a slumber party with her friends Soon and Marta when they find a stray dog outside whom they name Drake. After convincing Casey's parents if they can keep him, they discover that he does not like bright lights and hides while also displaying glowing yellow eyes. Casey gives him a bath, where he suddenly attacks her. Soon and Marta check on Casey who is non-responsive and proceeds to eat everything in the fridge. Casey's father checks on her where she mutates into a monstrous creature who proceeds to attack and kill her parents and her friends.
• Rearview Window: While her mom goes out to get pain medication, Jasmine rests in the backseat of her car with a broken leg. She watches various people passing by and comments on them until she sees a man forcibly kidnapping a woman and placing her in his van. Having been spotted, Jasmine begins to panic and is unsure if she is hallucinating from her medication. Eventually, her mother returns, but just as she calms down, she transforms into the kidnapper who blocks out the camera.
• The Nest: Lily follows her brother Rob and new girlfriend Jenna into the woods to spy on them, as Rob is apparently cheating with her. Lily begins to find strange things littering the woods and comes across a domicile made of sticks. Upon entering, she sees Jenna feeding Rob a black liquid, claiming that someone is making her do it. Strange entities suddenly arrive and take Rob away for a supposed sacrifice. Jenna claims that he is supposed to be the last one as a way to prevent herself from turning into them. Lily suddenly finds herself surrounded by more entities as she is attacked, presumably, by a now transformed Jenna.
• First Kiss: In the only non-found footage short, Drew and Allie get away from a party to have their first kiss with one another. Drew begins to notice some kind of ghostly being watching them that prevents him from kissing her. After hearing numerous noises and close calls, he leaves the room to tell the rest of the party goers to not interfere with him. He reenters and finds Allie calmly sitting on the side of the bed. As he leans in to kiss her, Allie suddenly enters to apologize and the two realize that the Allie on the bed is the ghost who lunges at Drew.

The series short-form format received positive reception, and praise for expanding the V/H/S premise into new territory. ^[13]

Additional crew and production details

Film	Segment	Crew/Detail
		Composer(s)	Cinematographer(s)	Editor(s)	Production companies	Distributing companies	Running time
V/H/S	Tape 56	Lucas Clyde	Adam Wingard, Andrew Droz Palermo & Michael J. Wilson	Adam Wingard	Bloody Disgusting, 8383 Productions, Studio71, The Collective Studios, Wasteland Pictures, [a] Landing Site Productions [b]	Magnet Releasing	1 hr 56 mins
	Amateur Night	Dan Dixon & Hilary Yarbrough	Victoria K. Warren	David Bruckner
	Second Honeymoon	Graham Reznick	Ti West
	Tuesday the 17th	Kevin Duval & Doug Johnson	Eric Branco	Glenn McQuaid
	The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger	Joe Swanberg & Adam Wingard	Adam Wingard	Joe Swanberg
	"10/31/98"	Lucas Clyde	Tyler Gillett & Justin Martinez	Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
V/H/S/2	Tape 49	Canaan Triplett	Tarin Anderson	Adam Wingard & David Geis	Bloody Disgusting, 8383 Productions LLC, Studio71, The Collective Studios, Snoot Entertainment, [c] Haxan Films, [d] PictureShow Productions LLC, [e] Yer Dead Productions [f]		1 hr 32 mins
	Phase I Clinical Trials	Steve Moore	Seamus Tierney	Adam Wingard
	A Ride in the Park	James Guymon	Stephen Scott	Eduardo Sánchez & Bob Rose
	Safe Haven	Fajar Yuskemal & Aria Prayogi	Abdul Dermawan Habir	Gareth Huw Evans
	Slumber Party Alien Abduction	Lucas Clyde	Jeff Wheaton	Jason Eisener
V/H/S: Viral	Vicious Circles	Canaan Triplett and Phillip Blackford	Harris Charalambous	Phillip Blackford	Bloody Disgusting, 8383 Productions LLC, Studio71, The Collective Studios, Crafty Apes, [g] Bishop Studios, [h] Sayaka Producciones SL, [i] AM Films LLC [j]		1 hr 21 mins
	Dante the Great	Kristopher Carter	George Feucht	Gregg Bishop & Justin Dombush
	Parallel Monsters	Manuel "Anntona" Sánchez	Jon D. Domínguez	Víctor Berlín
	Bonestorm	Garret Morris	Aaron Moorhead	Michael Felker, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead
	Gorgeous Vortex	Joseph Bishara	Morgan Susser	Todd Lincoln
SiREN		Kristopher Carter	George Feucht	Gregg Bishop	Bloody Disgusting, Studio71, The Collective Studios, Big Picture Casting, Blue Falcon Productions, Chiller Films, Digital Bytes, G2	Universal Pictures	1 hr 22 mins
V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts	Stray Dog	Jeremy William Smith	William Sampson	Billy Gaggins & L. Gustavo Cooper	Studio 71, Indigo Development & Entertainment Arts, Snapchat Originals	Snapchat	16 mins
	Rearview Window
	The Nest		Jonny Franklin	Ben Franklin & Anthony Melton
	First Kiss		Dustin Supencheck	Paul Ganfernsman
V/H/S/94	Holy Hell	Greg Anderson	Andrew Appelle	Thom Newell & James Vandewater	Bloody Disgusting, Radio Silence Productions, Cinepocalypse Productions, Studio71, Raven Banner Entertainment, Shudder Original Films	Shudder	1 hr 43 mins
	Storm Drain
	The Veggie Masher
	The Empty Wake
	The Subject
	Terror		Benjamin Kitchens	Brett W. Bachman
V/H/S/99	Shredding	Keeley Bumford Dresage	Alex Choonoo	Andy Holton	Bloody Disgusting, Radio Silence Productions, Cinepocalypse Productions, Studio71, Shudder Original Films, Cook Filmworks, [k] Winterspectre Entertainment [l]		1 hr 49 mins
	Suicide Bid	Stick Men	Alexander Chinnici	Thom Newell
	Ozzy's Dungeon	Flying Lotus	Benjamin Kitchens
	The Gawkers	Oren Hadar & Russell L. Howard III	Nicholas Piatnik	Tyler MacIntyre
	To Hell and Back	Matthew Wayne Hutchinson & Wilhelm Richard Wagner	Jared Cook	Joseph Winter & Vanessa Winter
Kids vs. Aliens		Andrew Gordon Macpherson	Mat Barkley	Jason Eisener	Bloody Disgusting, Yer Dead Productions, Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Cinepocalypse Productions, Studio71, Shudder Original Films	Shudder and RLJE Films	1 hr 15 mins
V/H/S/85	Total Copy	Stephen Lukach & Jeremy Zuckerman	Alexander Chinnici	Thom Newell	Bloody Disgusting, Radio Silence Productions, Cinepocalypse Productions, Studio71, Reserva Films, [m] Shudder Original Films	Shudder	1 hr 51 mins
	No Wake		Nick Junkersfeld	Mike P. Nelson
	God of Death	Blake Matthew	Luke Bramley	Gigi Saul Guerrero
	TKNOGD	Stephen Lukach & Jeremy Zuckerman	Alexander Chinnici	Natasha Kermani
	Ambrosia		Nick Junkersfeld	Mike P. Nelson
	Dreamkill	Atticus Derickson	Brett Jutkiewicz	Andy Holton
V/H/S/Beyond	Stork	Nick Soole		Jordan Downey	Bloody Disgusting, Cinepocalypse, Studio71, Shudder Original Films		1 hr 54 mins [43]
	Fur Babies
	Live and Let Dive
	Dream Girl		Tapan Basu
	Stowaway
	Abduction/Adduction	Jay Cheel	Mike McLaughlin	Jay Cheel

Reception

For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.

Box office performance

Film	Box office gross			Ref.
	North America	Other territories	Worldwide
V/H/S	$100,345	$1,843,942	$1,944,287	[44]
V/H/S/2	$21,833	$783,741	$805,574	[5]
V/H/S: Viral	$2,756	$79,653	$82,409	[45]
SiREN	Information not publicly available	—	Information not publicly available	[46]
V/H/S/94	—	—	—	[47]
V/H/S/99	—	—	—	[48]
Kids vs. Aliens	—	—	—	[49]
V/H/S/85	—	—	—
V/H/S/Beyond	—	—	—
Totals	$124,934	$2,707,336	$2,832,270

Critical and public response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
V/H/S	56% (108 reviews) [2]	54/100 (22 reviews) [50]
V/H/S/2	71% (69 reviews) [4]	49/100 (21 reviews) [51]
V/H/S: Viral	34% (32 reviews) [6]	38/100 (12 reviews) [52]
SiREN	65% (20 reviews) [12]	54/100 (9 reviews) [53]
V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts	—	—
V/H/S/94	90% (69 reviews) [8]	63/100 (9 reviews) [54]
V/H/S/99	76% (54 reviews) [9]	58/100 (12 reviews) [55]
Kids vs. Aliens	58% (40 reviews) [56]	51/100 (8 reviews) [57]
V/H/S/85	74% (53 reviews) [58]	53/100 (5 reviews) [59]
V/H/S/Beyond	89% (56 reviews) [60]	65/100 (8 reviews) [61]

Notes

1. This studio is credited as a production company only on Tape 56.
2. This studio is credited as a production company only on Tuesday the 17th.
3. This studio is a credited production company on Tape 49, and Phase I Clinical Trials.
4. This studio is credited as a production company only on A Ride in the Park.
5. This studio is credited as a production company only on A Ride in the Park.
6. This studio is credited as a production company only on Slumber Party Alien Abduction.
7. This studio is credited as a production company only on Vicious Circles.
8. This studio is credited as a production company only on Dante the Great.
9. This studio is credited as a production company only on Parallel Monsters.
10. This studio is credited as a production company only on Bonestorm.
11. This studio is credited as a production company only on To Hell and Back.
12. This studio is credited as a production company only on To Hell and Back.
13. This studio is credited as a production company only on God of Death.

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