V/H/S/85
2023 found footage horror anthology film
V/H/S/85 is a 2023 found footage horror anthology film produced by Studio71 and Bloody Disgusting. The sequel to V/H/S/99 (2022), it is the sixth installment in the V/H/S franchise, and crossover with the Black Phone film series. Set in 1985, the film comprises five found footage segments linked together by a sixth frame narrative directed by Mike P. Nelson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, Scott Derrickson, and David Bruckner. The film is an international co-production between the United States and Mexico.
The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2023, and was released as a Shudder Original Film through the streaming service Shudder in the United States on October 6, 2023. A sequel, V/H/S/Beyond, was released on October 4, 2024.
Plot
The film is presented as an anthology of five short horror films, built into a frame narrative which acts as its own sixth short horror film. Each short is linked together with the concept of found footage as each segment is from VHS tapes.
V/H/S/85 is the first installment in the franchise to have two segments directly connected with each other—"No Wake" and "Ambrosia." It is also the first installment in which a segment relates to another work by its filmmaker—Scott Derrickson's "Dreamkill" is a stand-alone sequel to his film The Black Phone (2021).
"Total Copy" (frame narrative) — Prologue
Directed by David Bruckner
Written by Evan Dickson; story by David Bruckner and Evan Dickson
The frame narrative, presented as a documentary, focuses on a team of scientists—Dr.
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