Shudder-day: V/H/S 85 (2023)

 As a man who doesn't like Found Footage Films (or, to be more accurate, they don't like me), I sure do keep watching this Series.

Shudder keeps making these, so let's pop in...

In the Framing Device, a strange creature is found and put in a lab for observation.

That said, we hear about this 'on a tape' documenting how things went wrong, so...

In 'No Wake,' a group of people go to a blocked-off Lake to have some fun.

This is a Horror Film, so you know that this won't go well.

I won't SPOIL more here though, because it is a doozy.

In 'God of Death,' a massive Earthquake hits Mexico City.

This leads a group of people being rescued down the wrong path.

I can't SPOIL this more than the Title does, right?

As we cut back to Not Hard Copy, we learn that the creature in the lab was learning more and more.

He started to transform into people (kind of)!

In TKNOGD, a woman does a performance art piece where she complains about eye phones (aka early VR Headsets) and then uses them.

She finds that 'surfing the Internet' sometimes leads to 'sharks.'

In Ambrosia, we get the other side of 'No Wake' (which is a neat idea, honestly) and its events.

What happens when someone is given the gift that everybody wants...only know it is a curse.

In the final internal segment, we get 'Dream Killer.'

The Police are investigating a murder during a home invasion that we see (partially) on tape.
The issue- said Tape was delivered to the Police THREE DAYS BEFORE this murder happened.

Pro-Tip- don't watch this Intro in the dark at night.  Kind of unsettling.

Finally, no SPOILERS, we are told that things went really badly in the Lab, but they won't show it on the (fake) TV Show.

We the viewer of this Movie, of course, see it all play out.

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A weird collection of Horror Stories.  Is there a Theme though?

Should a Horror Anthology be more?

This one features a tale of death, a facsimile of life, an embodiment of death, the sanctity of life and whether violent death is a certainty.

For me, this nailed the look of an old Found Footage Film- well, mostly.  Dream Killer looked- and this will sound weird- too good.

There are also moments of excessive gore just to have it in this Segment too.

Quick Rank- God, Framing, Ambrosia, No Wake, TKNOGD and Dream.

That said, I really enjoyed this Film.

Is it great or am I getting soft?

Regardless there’s a lesson- watch where you turn.

Do I need to see more of these?  Let me know…