Review - V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025)
Directed by: Casper Kelly, Paco Plaza, Alex Ross Perry, Bryan M. Ferguson, R.H. Norman, Anna Zlokovic
Starring: David Haydn, Anna McKelvie, Adam James Johnston
Go Horror Rating: C
Man I wish they wouldn't stray so far from their roots with this series. To me, this isn't much better than Viral and probably the second worst in the franchise.
I love me some campiness and low-grade gore, but this instalment left me disappointed. It was a mixed bag of both awesome and lame, and that's why we've decided on an average grade.
Diet Phantasma: Pretty weak overall but there was just enough humour to make it passable. I think it only worked reasonably well as kind of the 'MC' tape of the movie.
Coochie Coochie Coo: A murder-nipple-monster-mother, oodles of milk, a shapeshifting house and annoying teens had me counting the minutes till it was over. Left me unsatisfied.
Ut Supra Sic Infra: From a director with an amazing resume, he left me high and dry after this tape. It was quite bland all-around and nothing memorable or that stood out.
Fun Size: Now we're talkin'! I'm a huge advocate for the VHS series sticking to more of their original tapes that were actually scary and intense, but this type of fun-horror is very, very well done. Aside from a ho-hum factory setting, I loved the whole story. My biggest issue with this tape is how the word caramel is pronounced. Whenever I go, it better be by getting chopped up, covered in chocolate and packaged into "Fligs & Splipps".
Kidprint: I can't believe how soft the general, horror-watching public is towards this tape. People are acting like it's the most off-side chapter in the franchise when, to me, it was pretty uneven and nonsensical, and the killer parts leaned more towards goofy than scary. I actually still enjoyed this one, it was just a bit rough around the edges.
Home Haunt: This one was good fun. A haunted house gone rogue with some awesome scares and death scenes. It's always a good time when a cursed vinyl comes into play and I think it was very well executed. Overall rankings for the tapes:
Fun Size
Home Haunt
Kidprint
Diet Phantasma
Ut Supra Sic Infra
Coochie Coochie Coo
