Get ready for some terrifying nostalgia for the 2000s with the new part of VHS 99.
A trailer for the upcoming installment of the beloved horror anthology series dropped at New York Comic-Con.V / H / S / 99", and you can watch it right now, in all its nostalgic, Y2000K-flavored glory. Watch the trailer right now.
V/H/S/99 premieres on Shudder on October 20th. The film features five different short films made with found footage, directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down) and rapper FlyingLotus. If the trailer is anything to go by, the film will feature plenty of late-'90s throwbacks, gut-splattering, and maybe even nods to teen challenge-style game shows like Legends of the Hidden Temple. The trailer plays the song "Larger than Life" by the Backstreet Boys, which is by no means synonymous with horror, but it does have a 90s connection.
The V/H/S series started in 2012 with the title film V/H/S. The idea was simple: a collection of V/H/S cassettes was unearthed, each featuring a new short nightmare filmed by a different up-and-coming director. The original V/H/S had directors such as David Bruckner, Adam Wingard and Ty West. A sequel titled V/H/S/2013 followed in 2, followed by V/H/S: Viral in 2014 and V/H/S/94 in 2021.
The official synopsis for the film reads: VHS 99 takes us back to the last punk rock analog days of VHS while taking a giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium. In film "V / H / S / 99A teen's thirst for home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations.
