Tag Archives: VHS

Southbound takes viewers on a cerebral metaphysical journey down a stretch of highway that, despite being recognizably located in the American southwest is in all other respects otherworldly and alien. Its handful of protagonists try to navigate the film’s obstacle course ...

The title of V/H/S: Viral is a bit of a paradox, putting a dead technology alongside one of the most current new media trends: the viral video. It’s also a bit of a misnomer, because the film has little to ...

Remember that face? If you’ve been a fan of the V/H/S anthology series you’ll recognize that as Hannah Fierman as she portrays the sex starved creature in the segment that is titled Amateur Night – easily one of the more ...

It’s a bit of a cliché to discuss but, when met with works like Schiffer Publishing’s recent release of VHS Video Cover Art: 1980s to Early 1990s, its hard not to follow down this long, nostalgic road. Yes, in the ...

Director Adam Wingard’s You’re Next broke out onto the horror scene to rave critical reviews, twisting the home invasion genre fundamentally in the story of a well-off family that comes under attack and how one member harbors a secret that ...

For fans of the horror genre, the relationship between the audience and the characters on screen usually falls into a bittersweet irony. Horror is often times at its most effective when in the realm of unadulterated voyeurism, and yet so ...

One of the more interesting aspects about the horror genre is the willingness to experiment within the confines of audience expectation. More than drama, comedy and even science fiction, the horror genre has always been more receptive to the more ...

One of the most enjoyable aspects of the anthology film, especially those with multiple directors at the helm, is the sense of discovery that each segment encapsulates. As the short-form storytelling format lends itself to creativity and innovative framework, the ...

Horror. To some, the genre is that of cheap thrills, startles and nightmare fodder to allow entertainment to be entertaining without the need to turn on one’s brain. To others, Horror is a conduit that our deepest fears, anxieties and ...

If there is to be anything commended to the first V/H/S film, despite it’s unique perspectives in the found footage genre and the intense, realistic dread the film carries throughout, it may be that the film holds one of the ...