V/H/S/Beyond

A documentary piece on mysterious videotapes said to contain proof of alien life frames five other tales of found footage sci-fi terror. In "Stork", a rogue police unit stumbles upon a house of otherworldly horrors while investigating a string of baby disappearances. Next, "Dream Girl" sees two paparazzi sneak into the set of a rising Bollywood music star, only to pay the ultimate price for their trespassing. In "Live and Let Dive", a skydiving trip turns into a mad frenzy for survival when the skydivers' plane collides with an alien spaceship. In "Fur Babies", animal rights activists pry into the private life of doggy daycare owner Becky. Finally, a UFO truther investigates strange lights hovering above the Mojave desert in "Stowaway".

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MovieGuys

The VHS series of found footage horror flicks have been a campy, at times gruesome, carnival ride over the years. Its been a bumpy ride too, with inconsistent scripts, that range from decent to downright awful. Thankfully the latest iteration VHS Beyond is one of the good ones'. Its zany, out there, splattery but intelligently thought through and novel enough, to keep you watching from start to finish. I thought the opening tale was particularly well done, whilst the whole dog thing (watch and you'll see what I mean), was certainly pretty weird. In summary, VHS Beyond is one of the better VHS franchise flicks. If you like this sort of overstated, out there horror, its definitely worth a look.

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