In the genre of found footage from an event that never happened we have V/H/S.
When a group of petty criminals is hired by a mysterious party to retrieve a rare piece of found footage from a rundown house in the middle of nowhere, they soon realize that the job isn’t going to be as easy as they thought. In the living room, a lifeless body holds court before a hub of old television sets, surrounded by stacks upon stacks of VHS tapes. As they search for the right one, they are treated to a seemingly endless number of horrifying videos, each stranger than the last.
Bringing together some of the top filmmakers in the game today, this wickedly conceived horror anthology sends the viewer through a gauntlet of suspense, terror, shock, and downright brutality—instantly distinguishing itself from a sea of lackluster found-footage horror flicks. The diverse and deviously creative minds behind V/H/S shatter any preconceived notions about the genre, making it feel inventive and captivating once again.
V/H/S opens On-Demand August 31 and is in theaters October 31st.
Over it? Me too. But what else is there at this point? You can always watch Ghost Rider 2 or drink. I suggest the latter.
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DaveP.
June 26, 2012 at 1:37 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
“Hey, we’re gonna do something illegal! Let’s tape-record it, so if we get picked up and the cops need any evidence to convict us, they won’t actually have to work to get it!”
“Yeah brah, and while we’re at it, can you shine your flashlight into my eyes again? after all, we’re doing a B&E here- who needs vision anyway?”
“Gee, there’s all these tapes! Bob, go grab a couple of garbage bags from the kitchen so we can take them all and sort out which one we need somewhere safe.”
“Nah, that’s crazy talk. We’re better off just sitting down in this dude’s living room and watching all two hundred of them until we find the right one. It’ll only take a few hours, right? “