# V/H/S/Beyond
**V/H/S/Beyond** is a 2024 found-footage horror anthology film, the seventh installment of the V/H/S franchise, in which six short films with a science-fiction theme are presented as recovered videotapes[1](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vhsbeyond/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/v_h_s_beyond). It was produced as a Shudder Original in association with Studio71 and released on the Shudder streaming service on October 4, 2024, after premiering at [Fantastic Fest](https://www.edgepedia.org/fantastic-fest) on September 20, 2024[3](https://tftv.arizona.edu/news/tftv-alumni-filmmakers-justin-martinez-and-ben-turner-debut-latest-instalment-of-v-h-s-horror-film-series/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/v_h_s_beyond).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Position in series | Seventh V/H/S feature (not counting spin-offs)[4](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/02/vhs-beyond-review-lo-fi-horror-anthology-strikes-again) |
| Release | Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 20, 2024; streamed on Shudder from October 4, 2024[3](https://tftv.arizona.edu/news/tftv-alumni-filmmakers-justin-martinez-and-ben-turner-debut-latest-instalment-of-v-h-s-horror-film-series/) |
| Runtime | 114 minutes[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/v_h_s_beyond) |
| Directors | Jay Cheel, Jordan Downey, Christian Long, Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pal, and Kate Siegel[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/v_h_s_beyond) |
| Theme | Science fiction: alien encounters, UFOs, and extraterrestrial horror across six tapes[1](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vhsbeyond/) |
| Critical reception | 90% Tomatometer from 61 reviews; Metascore 65 from 8 critics; IMDb 5.8/10 from about 12,000 votes[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/v_h_s_beyond) • [1](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vhsbeyond/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32880932/) |
| Audience reach | AMC Networks described it as the most watched V/H/S installment yet[6](https://wikirate-production-storage.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/files/22199595/51944439.pdf) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and structure
The film follows the franchise's established format: standalone short horror films presented as found footage, joined by a framing story. In this installment the unifying theme is science fiction, with the tapes supposedly documenting UFO encounters and other extraterrestrial events[1](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vhsbeyond/) • [7](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/vhsbeyond-2024-film-review-by-jennie-kermode). The wraparound segment, "Abduction/Adduction", is a mockumentary in which real experts comment on footage of supposed alien encounters, acquired, in the fiction, by an anonymous Redditor at a flea market[7](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/vhsbeyond-2024-film-review-by-jennie-kermode). Its director, Jay Cheel, is a documentary filmmaker, and he described the approach of giving real subjects research packages and letting them speculate about things that do not exist[8](https://www.dreadcentral.com/interviews/513412/the-v-h-s-beyond-directors-on-crafting-their-own-versions-of-sci-fi-hell/).
### The segments
**Stork** opens the tape lineup: a SWAT team specializing in paranormal situations raids a house and encounters an avian-like alien monster, an exercise heavy on in-camera and special effects[4](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/02/vhs-beyond-review-lo-fi-horror-anthology-strikes-again).
**Dream Girl**, directed by Virat Pal, is set on a Bollywood film set in Mumbai, where paparazzi discover that the glamorous leading lady (Namrata Sheth) is rumored to be a witch. It includes the first Bollywood dance number in a V/H/S film[4](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/02/vhs-beyond-review-lo-fi-horror-anthology-strikes-again) • [9](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/vhs-beyond-review).
**Live and Let Dive**, by Justin Martinez and Ben Turner, follows a 30th birthday skydiving trip interrupted when an alien spaceship arrives and is pursued by military aircraft. The production used a stationary fuselage set with real skydiving footage shot from a window, and the final chase takes place in an orange orchard[3](https://tftv.arizona.edu/news/tftv-alumni-filmmakers-justin-martinez-and-ben-turner-debut-latest-instalment-of-v-h-s-horror-film-series/) • [4](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/02/vhs-beyond-review-lo-fi-horror-anthology-strikes-again).
**Fur Babies**, directed by brothers [Justin Long](https://www.edgepedia.org/justin-long) and Christian Long, is a dark comedy in which animal rights activists infiltrate the home of a dog daycare owner, Becky (Libby Letlow), who has a sideline in grotesque taxidermy; parts of the segment are shot on collar cams[4](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/02/vhs-beyond-review-lo-fi-horror-anthology-strikes-again) • [7](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/vhsbeyond-2024-film-review-by-jennie-kermode).
**Stowaway** is the directorial debut of [Kate Siegel](https://www.edgepedia.org/kate-siegel), written by her partner Mike Flanagan, creator of *The Fall of the House of Usher*, and starring Alanah Pearce as a UFO chaser searching the [Mojave Desert](https://www.edgepedia.org/mojave-desert). It is the only segment in the installment with scenes set in space[10](https://mikeflanaganfilm.com/project/v-h-s-beyond/) • [11](https://screenanarchy.com/2024/10/vhsbeyond-interview-kate-siegel-and-alanah-pearce.html).
## Reception
Critical response was favorable on aggregate. Rotten Tomatoes recorded a 90% Tomatometer from 61 reviews, with a critics consensus that the series "shows no signs of the tape wearing out", while the audience Popcornmeter stood at 55% from more than 250 ratings[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/v_h_s_beyond). Metacritic assigned a Metascore of 65 from 8 critic reviews, categorized as generally favorable, against a user score of 6.1[1](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vhsbeyond/). IMDb users were cooler, at 5.8/10 from about 12,000 votes[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32880932/).
Individual reviews divided along familiar lines for the series. Slashfilm's Ryan Scott called it "everything we could possibly want from a horror anthology" (90), while Variety's Dennis Harvey found the segments familiar in ideas and unmemorable in execution (50)[1](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vhsbeyond/). Brian Tallerico, reviewing the Fantastic Fest premiere for RogerEbert.com, called it one of the better V/H/S anthologies of late but noted that execution often faltered[9](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/vhs-beyond-review). Recurring criticisms included segments that run too long and a wraparound that does little for the stories it frames[1](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vhsbeyond/) • [12](https://culturecrypt.com/movie-reviews/vhs-beyond-2024).
Commercially, [AMC Networks](https://www.edgepedia.org/amc-networks)' 2024 year-in-review described V/H/S/Beyond as the most watched installment of the franchise yet, released during its three-month "Season of Screams" Halloween programming event[6](https://wikirate-production-storage.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/files/22199595/51944439.pdf).
## Censorship classification and availability
The [British Board of Film Classification](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-board-of-film-classification) classified the film on December 20, 2024 with the advisory "strong gory violence", noting shootings, stabbings, decapitations, alien energy-blast vaporizations, and flashing images that may affect viewers susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy; the home-entertainment distributor was RLJE International Ltd[13](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/v-h-s-beyond-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi2njay).
The film streams on Shudder and AMC+ in the United States, and can be rented or bought digitally on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and other platforms; it is also available on DVD and Blu-ray[14](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/v-h-s-beyond). It was followed by *V/H/S/Halloween* in 2025, and a subsequent installment themed around the [SCP Foundation](https://www.edgepedia.org/scp-foundation) was later announced[15](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/after-backrooms-success-internet-horror-verse-the-scp-foundation-getting-vhs-movie).
## References
1. [V/H/S/Beyond Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vhsbeyond/)
2. [V/H/S/Beyond, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/v_h_s_beyond)
3. [TFTV alumni filmmakers Justin Martinez and Ben Turner debut latest installment of 'V/H/S' horror film series, University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television](https://tftv.arizona.edu/news/tftv-alumni-filmmakers-justin-martinez-and-ben-turner-debut-latest-instalment-of-v-h-s-horror-film-series/)
4. [V/H/S/Beyond review, The Guardian (Leslie Felperin, October 2, 2024)](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/02/vhs-beyond-review-lo-fi-horror-anthology-strikes-again)
5. [V/H/S/Beyond (2024), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32880932/)
6. [AMCX 2024 annual report excerpt (Shudder programming highlights)](https://wikirate-production-storage.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/files/22199595/51944439.pdf)
7. [V/H/S/Beyond (2024) Film Review, Eye For Film (Jennie Kermode)](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/vhsbeyond-2024-film-review-by-jennie-kermode)
8. [The 'V/H/S/Beyond' Directors On Crafting Their Own Versions of Sci-Fi Hell, Dread Central](https://www.dreadcentral.com/interviews/513412/the-v-h-s-beyond-directors-on-crafting-their-own-versions-of-sci-fi-hell/)
9. [V/H/S/Beyond movie review & film summary, RogerEbert.com (Brian Tallerico)](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/vhs-beyond-review)
10. [V/H/S BEYOND, Mike Flanagan official site](https://mikeflanaganfilm.com/project/v-h-s-beyond/)
11. [V/H/S/BEYOND Interview: Director Kate Siegel And Their Star Alanah Pearce, Screen Anarchy](https://screenanarchy.com/2024/10/vhsbeyond-interview-kate-siegel-and-alanah-pearce.html)
12. [V/H/S/BEYOND (2024) review, Culture Crypt](https://culturecrypt.com/movie-reviews/vhs-beyond-2024)
13. [V/H/S Beyond, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/v-h-s-beyond-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi2njay)
14. [V/H/S/Beyond streaming: where to watch, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/v-h-s-beyond)
15. [The SCP Foundation Is Getting Its First Movie, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/after-backrooms-success-internet-horror-verse-the-scp-foundation-getting-vhs-movie)
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