The seventh installment in the V/H/S franchise is about to scare its way into spooky season. This one, V/H/S/Beyond, will include six “found” videotapes that, according to marketing materials, “unleash horror in a sci-fi-inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.”
The trailer released today appears to deliver on that promise, or at the very least give us our annual quota of cryptids and various other monsters maiming and terrorizing the humans with video cameras who happen to cross their paths.
That’s not to say that the humans don’t give it back. This clip alone features one monster slowly getting decapitated with a chainsaw as well as several other gory, violent moments that make me wonder what a trailer has to do get designated as not suitable for all audiences. For fans of V/H/S films, however, this one appears to be one of the better ones, if the reviews are any indication.
Each of the six installments has its own set of directors. Those filmmakers are Jordan Downey (ThanksKilling, The Head Hunter) whose installment is titled “Stork,” Christian Long & Justin Long (Barbarian, Tusk) for “Fur Babies,” Justin Martinez (V/H/S, Southbound) for “Live and Let Dive,” Virat Pal (Recapture) for “Dream Girl,” Kate Siegel (Hush, The Haunting of Hill House) for “Stowaway,” and Jay Cheel (How To Build A Time Machine) for “Wrap.”
The 110-minute feature starts streaming on Shudder on October 4, 2024.
Check out the NSFW trailer below.
