Shudder Day: V/H/S Beyond (2024)

 Another V/H/S Film?  If you had told me 5 years ago that I'd seek this out when they came out right away, I would have laughed.

Today, I'm checking out...

The Framing Device is less coherent than in previous ones.  Simply put, it is just about Aliens being a thing.

In 'Stork,' a group of Cops in an Elite Unit track down some missing kids at an old House.

The truth behind it is genuinely freaky.

In 'Dream Girl,' some poor paparazzi try to get footage of a Bollywood Actress.

It turns out that the Actress/Singer has a rather freaky secret!

In 'Live and Let Dive,' a group of friends go skydiving to celebrate a friend's 30th Birthday.

Their trip is interrupted by a UFO sighting...and then some!

Don't just land- start running!

In 'Fur Babies,' some Animal Rights Cliches...I mean, Activists check out a woman who taxidermies her animals.

Let's just say that a person who has their own Sloth is not someone to trust.

In 'Stowaway,' a woman seeks out the lights in the sky.

Let's just say that she finds something (or else this would be a boring Short).
What she finds is not great.

As for the wrap-up, it exists.  The End.

A really good collection of Horror Shorts- as usual.

The tricky thing here is that they tried to establish a more specific Theme.  In the past, it just needed to be stuff that was Found Footage.

V/H/S 85 gave people a retro timeline, but that's it.

Beyond tries to lock things in.
Too bad that 2 of these 5 Segments didn't get the Memo.

Personal ranking time- Stork, Live and Let Dive, Dream Girl, Fur Babies and Stowaway.

If the ranking was based on Theme, of course, I'd bump #3 and 4 down to the end.

For me, Stork is a real standout.
Dive is another great one, playing with the Theme well AND really embracing the fear you can milk from the Found Footage format.

Come on, folks- give them a hand!

I absolutely recommend this one for the Top 2 Shorts.  Your mileage with the others may vary.