How did VHS become a franchise?

THE YEAR 2012

A group of different directors and screenwriters gathered to tell a story within a whole story. The directors here are well-known, from the directors of Scream 5 and 6, Raid and Black Phone. The franchise company is big. In general, there is more than one collection of horror stories, and more have been released since, but in the mockumentary genre, only Evil is afloat and releasing them.

The film begins with hooligans running amok on the street, finding a house and a sleeping grandfather. There are tapes around, and after each viewing, someone dies from them. As a result, they won't explain to us what evil is here. They will only show that it's about the tapes on which something terrible is happening. 

1. Friends and a strange girl. 

There was even a whole separate film based on it after (I'll tell you below). In general, the standard dating story is with the wrong person. The girl turns out to be a succubus demon and takes the main character. The girl is just perfect for the role.

2. A couple

A guy and a girl are going on a trip. Someone is watching them. As a result, the girl turned out to be in league with the killer. In general, I didn't like this part before. But, after that, I realized the advantages, firstly, they don't show anything, but only strain, and only at the end there is a twist.

3. Friends in the forest and the invisible maniac

Overall, it's a very bloody story and probably one of the best. Because the maniac himself is unusual here (or a monster), but they didn't spare any blood either. 

4. A guy and his girlfriend are chatting on the Internet and she has ghosts there. Hi, Remove from friends, current a couple of years before them. The idea is great, so are the screamers, and there's a twist at the end. The best story in the movie.

5. Friends and sectarians.

Friends again... In general, the sect and the rescue of a girl who turns out to be possessed.

6.2\10

2013

In general, critics reacted positively to part 1, which in the end we won part 2. However, the audience argued whether it was worth pushing a set of short stories without meaning and connection into the cinema. After part 2, I'll say yes. It was this part that gave rise to the fans, and the theories and stories seemed to be the best in the series. 

The beginning of the film comes from the face of a detective who finds those tapes from one guy. As a result, the hint is that someone stole the tapes after all and became evil himself. Next, the characters were cocked again. 

1. The eye

Adam Wingard before the Battle of the Titans. By the way, he played it himself. Now he has an eye and a camera inside. An interesting pitch even before Hardcore. Ghosts are creepy, girl uff. The usual story.

2. Zombies

Literally a zombie story. A man is bitten by a zombie in the forest and he becomes like that. I don't know how it would be in full meter. But the story is great. 

3. The Demon

Gareth Evans is the very person here, too, Indonesia. The best story in the movie. Driving, bloody and creepy. It's a pity that Evans doesn't have anything like that anymore (Apostol tok).

4. The Invasion

Children run and hide from alien cartoon men. But it looks creepy. The director also decided to make his own spin-off. About him, too, later.

6.3\10

2022

2016

About spin-offs

Kids vs Aliens 

The director recently returned to the story. The main problem is that these are not mockumentary and the fact that there are few aliens themselves and they have become even more caricatured is not a plus for the film. There is no negativity. It's just a fucked up idea. It's not a finished story yet.

5.2/10

Siren

The same problem. Why not mockumentary? The director wanted to give more explanation to what was happening, but left even more questions. Even though it's not a terrible movie, it's cheap. Fortunately, the actress was returned. But there doesn't seem to be enough of it here.

4.7\10

2014

Back to the story. Part 3, unfortunately, apparently went into the wrong hands. Or maybe inexperienced people. But it's like there's something interesting here, too. 

The guy has the girl he loves kidnapped and in the end he finds her. He asks to distribute the videos and that's it.

1. The Magician

The story of a mad magician. The best story right away is here. Thanks to the actor and the pitch. But there's nothing scary. 

2. The Portal

A man has created a portal to another universe where he is happier. Suddenly, it's not a bad story either, and even with a moral. Ravze is a bit weakly presented as a horror.

3. Skaters

The worst story. I didn't understand at all how it was invented and why. It doesn't cling to anything at all. Stupidly teenagers run away from sectarians.

4. The Maniac

Xs what is it. It's just there.

In general, a meager part, but not without advantages. Here I will explain what I understood from what is happening. There are some tapes where there is a plot and a different plot, from ghosts to UFOs. As a result, someone finds them and wants there to be more similar videos, as a result, in the age of the Internet, he asks to merge it all into the network. The evil is the tapes themselves, which magically change people, they are all human and there is no malice of society. Unfortunately, all this looks weak and has not been brought to mind.

4.8\10

2018

I didn't find anything at all. It's kind of like a miniseries. But I don't know how or who watched it.

2021

After the failure, the series was scored. But after many years, as always, they revive. We decided to go through 10 holes. The stories are better this time, but...It's evil...

A SWAT team is on their way to a mission where there was something creepy and again related to the tapes. Well, we've revealed that the sect knows a lot about videos.

1. The reporter

A creepy and insanely stupid story about an interview with sewer residents. 

2. Funerals

The girl was stuck in a room with a corpse. Whoooo, it's creepy, That's it.

3. Experiment

The mad scientist and his torture. The best and probably the only normal one among the others. Again, the spirit of Indonesia or Japan, something in the spirit of a Ward pig, a talk with action. We tried hard for a reason. I'd watch a whole movie with her.

4. Hunters vs. the Monster

It's atmospheric, even the characters were revealed a little, but as a horror it's banal and without ideas. It's a pity.

As a result, the stories are very passing, but better than what was in the 3 parts.

5.6\10

2022

Despite the passability, critics have already been hooked, and the views have shown that the franchise will live. Fortunately. 

The 90s are back in front of us, but it's already over. Now it's practically a stupid anthology, even though something is happening in parallel where a guy is playing with soldiers.

1. The group

A musical group of dumb teenagers awakening demons. It's bloody, but very dark in the frame. 

2. The coffin

To get into the same society, a girl lies down in a coffin. A claustrophobic moment, but banal. But it's a complete story.

3. The show

An accident on live TV. The child's family is taking revenge for this. Trash, not interesting.

4. Teenagers and a girl

Teenagers fell in love with a beautiful neighbor. But, as always, something is wrong, it turned out that she is a jellyfish that turns into stone. Nonsense.

5. Teenagers and hell

2 friends accidentally went to hell. The best part of the movie. Cheap, but at least you could see the effort, you could see that you wanted trash.

5.4\10

It's a very difficult part in the end.

2023

New stories are being shown in a documentary commissioned by someone. In general, again, nothing in the plot.

1. Water

A group of friends is going on vacation on a boat. As a result, they are killed. That's it.... I would have told you if they hadn't come to life. As a result, they avenge themselves. A very bold reference to the Pet Cemetery, worthy of a separate film. Really.

2. The Apocalypse

A meteorite fell during the broadcast. A group of people is trying to survive. A lot of blood and madness. 

3. Performance

A girl performs on stage talking about VR glasses or a helmet. The girl dresses him up and meets a demon there. Nonsense.

4. Continuation of suddenly 1 story. Holiday, the girl shows a video of how she killed those people. The same people sent the police on them and left the gun in the water, so that she would not merge and go to jail. Cool, powerful, if you take whole 1 and this story, then it's a whole, bloody story. And perhaps the best in the history of the series.

5. The criminal.

Derrickson and his suddenly inserted Black Phone spin-off are here. The current works as an opening of the universe, like, look what else is going on there. In general, it is suitable.

As a result, the real return of the series. True, they even tried to reveal something about the universe as a plot, but it's still weak. The experiment and the monster can be described as a separate story, but a weak one. I don't know what the 80s have to do with it. Maybe it's a revelation that the tapes have been around for a long time.

6.2\10

2024

We finished it over the years. Now we have entered the territory of fiction. According to critics, it turned out to be almost the best thing in the franchise. But, it sounds controversial.

1. Special Forces

SWAT team against monsters. It's a driving thing in the spirit of game shooters. One of the best things in the franchise. You can also give a separate film.

2. Indian girl

The girl turns out to be a robot demon and kills everyone. OK. Boring.

3. With a parachute

 A group of friends is skydiving. After falling, he realizes that they are in the wrong place and they are killed by a monster. It's even more boring and the monster is poorly made.

4. Shelter

A couple comes to an orphanage where they are trapped by a mad woman who is experimenting. As a result, they are turned into like dogs and they kill their friends. Weakly.

5. Space

The girl is looking for something and finds something, then nothing is clear and not really visible. Nonsense.

In general, I did not understand the praise of the stories at all, most of which are not even about fiction. Oh, yeah. There's also a parallel documentary where they explain and talk about these videos. Nothing remarkable. Overall, the weak part.

5.8\10

2025

That's what I did the post for. A new theme again. Now let's go on holidays. Here's the best part of the series again. Let's examine whether this is the case.

The film begins with an experiment. Unsuccessful. and there are several of them. It's all because of some kind of drink. What's the point? I don't know. Apparently another crazy tape. 

1. The wrong house

Two girls go to get sweets. They come into the house and there's some kind of witch and some strange people walking around. It's crazy, creepy, and you can see the flirtation with the fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm.

2. Murder

The guy killed people. He is brought to the crime scene. Suddenly flirting with a black phone from the Plaza that filmed the Reports. Unfortunately, it's weak and trivial.

3. The bowl

Friends are shopping for sweets again. They find a bowl of sweets and they are dragged into it. Backrooms plus Saw. Bloody and interesting. But it's like something is missing.

4. Recording

Suddenly, the plot is connected to the tapes. Unfortunately, it's as if the story wasn't finished. Corny again. But it's interesting.

5. House of Horrors

All the horrors of the holiday arose because of the record. Trash and blood. It's gone. I wanted even more.

This is really the best part of the series. Although my favorite is more than part 2. And if we talk about the outcome, then the path went purely according to the stories. Which is OK, but it's like it was thrown in the direction of Lore.

6.4\10

Bottom line: This is a unique series where every story can be unique, crazy, and delusional. But that's probably why they love this series. We are waiting for you\About Christmas? It's kind of cool. But it's still a year to wait, apparently. In general, it's time to make a full-fledged series.