V/H/S/Beyond
Six cursed recordings turn alien mysteries and otherworldly encounters into a gleefully grotesque found-footage nightmare.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- visceral
- frantic
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the anthology unusually cohesive and entertaining, praising its inventive sci-fi horror segments despite some unevenness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents six bloodcurdling tapes as the organizing narrative device, using recorded media to mediate each horror segment.
The anthology is explicitly sci-fi inspired and draws on aliens, UFOs, and invasion imagery across its segments.
Aggregate reception repeatedly characterizes the film as campy, zany, out-there, and splattery while emphasizing its entertainment value.
Critics specifically note that the six segments hold together as a thematic exploration of things lurking beyond human understanding.
Films like V/H/S/Beyond, and why
V/H/S/94
found-footage horror anthology built from multiple unsettling segments
V/H/S/99
campy, splattery horror anthology with varied supernatural threats
Southbound
found-footage anthology using fragmented recordings to create escalating dread
The Mortuary Collection
sci-fi horror anthology combining alien menace, grotesque imagery, and dark humor
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jordan Downey, Christian Long, Justin Long, Kate Siegel, Virat Pal, Justin Martinez, Jay Cheel
- Release Date
- 2024-09-20
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (330)
Cast
- Brian Baker
- Trevor Dow
- Gerry Eng
- Sam Gorski
- Mitch Horowitz
- Niko Pueringer
- Wren Weichman
- Thom Hallum
- James C. Burns
- Jolene Andersen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is V/H/S/Beyond about?
- Six cursed recordings turn alien mysteries and otherworldly encounters into a gleefully grotesque found-footage nightmare.
- What is V/H/S/Beyond like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of V/H/S/Beyond as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is V/H/S/Beyond violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in V/H/S/Beyond as graphic.
- What did critics think of V/H/S/Beyond?
- Critics broadly found the anthology unusually cohesive and entertaining, praising its inventive sci-fi horror segments despite some unevenness.
- Which films are like V/H/S/Beyond?
- Films with a similar feel include V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99, Southbound, and The Mortuary Collection.
- How long is V/H/S/Beyond?
- V/H/S/Beyond runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch V/H/S/Beyond?
- In United States, V/H/S/Beyond streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
