Program Note
An old VHS tape of a scientific documentary has been discovered. Upon playing it, we see that the tape is a secret observation of a shape-shifting foreign object, overdubbed with several stories and news footage of the 80s. What unfolds is a nightmarish snippet of a different kind of horror.
The latest installment of the V/H/S anthology comprises five individual tales of terror, recorded over an existing video log that serves as a cohesive unit of this collection. Exploring the various horror subgenres, V/H/S/85 successfully covers all the bases, such as deranged individuals, religion and mythology, evils of technology and science, and the inner fear of human beings. This is the best edition of a long-running franchise. (Jongsuk Thomas NAM)