New V/H/S film features the terrifying spectre of… Alex Ross Perry?

Good news, tapeheads – V/H/S/Halloween is coming to Shudder on October 3, 2025. Variety reports that the horror anthology returns with its eighth installment, featuring an unexpected and bold roster of directors including genre lifers like Paco Plaza (REC, 2007), surreal innovators Casper Kelly (Too Many Cooks, 2014) and Bryan M. Ferguson (Satanic Panic ‘87, 2019), and most unexpectedly of all… indie wildcard Alex Ross Perry?

Alex Ross Perry is no stranger to critically acclaimed cinema – from the lo-fi comic chaos of The Color Wheel (2011) to the raw indie rock pulse of Her Smell (2019). The V/H/S franchise might at first seem like an odd career swerve for him. But back in 2019 he was reported to be re-adapting Stephen King’s The Dark Half – and then there’s his new, sprawling documentary Videoheaven (2025), a three-hour essay on video-store culture that testifies to his reverence for magnetic media and VHS aesthetics.

In interviews, Perry has stressed the authentic look of analog: on Her Smell, he shot flashback sequences on a Sony Hi8 Handycam—not a polished digital setup—specifically to evoke VHS-era textures. He spoke about how the grain, the color bleed, even technical imperfections “felt correct” to capture a raw, lived-in vibe. It seems that same sensibility may not be brought to bear on V/H/S/Halloween. It looks like the franchise’s creepy found-footage flourishes may now be enhanced by Perry’s arthouse sensibilities. Less Her Smell, more Her Hell? Less Listen Up Phillip, more Summon Up Satan? (Sorry.)

Elsewhere in the lineup, joining Perry’s fresh voice are seasoned horror veterans and bold provocateurs: Paco Plaza brings his REC franchise horror pedigree. Casper Kelly flips surreal comedy into the macabre. Bryan M. Ferguson, Micheline & R. H. Norman, and Anna Zlokovic round out the lineup—each known for their short shocks. Hopefully this instalment will deliver another kaleidoscope of fear – and with Perry’s indie analog passion front and center, this could be the most offbeat V/H/S entry yet.

V/H/S/Halloween is coming to Shudder on October 3, 2025. More news as we get it.