V/H/S/Mixtape Review: This Horror Anthology Hits All the Wrong Notes
Ernest Dickerson’s segment and Gwar’s between-short appearances help drive the anthology’s mix of found footage, music videos, and gore.
- V/H/S/Mixtape premieres on Shudder today, October 9, 2026, though critics describe the contents as "fine but not fantastic," questioning whether the annual series is experiencing a creative rut.
- Featuring segments like RZA's "Death Tone," the film explores musical horror through "The Music of Mr. Sze," directed by veteran filmmaker Ernest Dickerson .
- Renee Zhan's "Dance Dance Dance Dance" features collaboration with Jim Henson's Creature Shop, while David Moreau's "Heartbeat" stands out and shock-metal band Gwar provides comedic interludes between shorts.
- Tobias Forge-directed "Premature Burial" appears alongside Flying Lotus's "Another Cabin," though critics note these music videos lack the expected found-footage style that defines the series.
- Neon announced V/H/S/SCP as the 2027 entry amid source material controversy; given the studio's separate SCP-inspired project, some suggest the franchise should return to chronological themes.
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‘V/H/S Mixtape’ Review: Shudder’s Helter-Skelter Horror Anthology Still Has Some Killer Tracks
With shorts from Renee Zhan, RZA, Ernest Dickerson, and David Moreau — not to mention, evil puppets escaped from Jim Henson's Creature Shop(!) — the ninth "V/H/S" could maybe use a little shuffle.
V/H/S/Mixtape Review: This Horror Anthology Hits All the Wrong Notes
V/H/S/Mixtape streams on Shudder beginning October 9, 2026. A strong horror anthology is difficult to execute, especially when bringing in different filmmakers to tackle each segment. There’s always the risk of uneven quality. Realistically, some inconsistency is expected, but how uneven the final product becomes is the real question. The V/H/S series, which began with […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire
V/H/S/MIXTAPE Review: The Kills Keep on Coming
Halloween is creeping up, which means a new V/H/S is landing on Shudder today, just in time for some post-trick-or-treat trauma. Since the series’ resurrection, V/H/S has largely traded its loose narrative throughline for an annual theme, and while the franchise has mostly played things pretty safe by horror-anthology standards, V/H/S/Mixtape finds a surprisingly fresh hook in that subtitle: Every found footage segment is built around sound or t…
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