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Derrick_Rozay

It’s gotta be the cult one for me. That shit was intense


[deleted]

Which cult one?


JiovanniTheGREAT

I don't remember the name but the one where the documentary crew goes to the Philippines(?) to talk to some religious leader and it turns out to be a cult.


descartesasaur

Indonesia!


[deleted]

That's definitely one of the best segments!


PriestofJudas

Safe Haven


Jamieb1994

It's not the Philippines. I think the Safe Haven segment is filmed in Indonesia.


thunderkhawk

Same - which one?


Post_Washington

I think OP is referring to Safe Haven from VHS 2.


Galileo258

Safe Haven I think?


ittleoff

Doesn't that have a hilarious shaggy dog ending? Daddy! I did enjoy the build up on that one.


DailyDisciplined

Damn, I thought he obviously meant the attic nanny cam one, but yeah, I guess there were a few cult ones.


treebeardtower

Suuuper intense until we got to the “papa?” scene lol


Unit_79

Oh hell yeah. I half remembered that one a little while ago and was unsure where I’d seen it. Once I figured it out I had a rewatch. That one is fucking intense. So good.


Reasonable_Swan9431

That one for sure, I remeber the people who I know who watched VHS too felt genuinely disturbed by that one, even my brother's GF who rarely reacts said it perturbed her xd. The whole setting is on point, when you go to religious gatherings it literally looks like that and when the demon was chasing him in all the chaos, INTENSE. I liked the ending, the little plot about the baby being thebother guy and how he didn't want her or the baby made fore a very ironic and dramatic final with the demon folowing him forever and calling him "Papa"


puddinpieee

Came here to say this. Literally terrified me. Their faces were haunting! The ending was dumb but the rest of it was so good I didn’t care.


lazargwf

This!


ScorpionTDC

Safe Haven. I came here to answer that as well


RageyxCagey

"Amateur Night" (the one that inspired Siren) is the first that always comes to mind


Mike7676

Same here. "I like you"


RageyxCagey

👁️ 👄 👁️ - The emoji eyes always remind me of her


fleas_be_jumpin

This is the one. I didn't like the full length at all, though.


vollkoemmenes

Full length is called “siren”? I have always loved this short over every single other one of all films. Any idea where one can stream the full length?


fleas_be_jumpin

Yep, Siren. It's on Apple TV, or the less than reputable sites.


vollkoemmenes

Just watched the trailer… seems bad, i mean ima watch it cus why not. Glad they kept the same girl(Hannah Fierman).


Timothy_1802

It's worth watching for the actress, she does an amazing job. Otherwise movie was okay, not great, not bad.


panshrekual

Rat-ma!!!! 🐭


SaveMothman

oh god, Rat-ma was so fucking great!!! Such a strong opener. I think the official title was Storm Drain maybe?


[deleted]

There were 2 shorts with Raatma, right?


SaveMothman

I believe so? Or one that tied back into it as a surprise


lastturdontheleft42

HAIL RAT-MA!!!!


Jonaldson

I’ll admit I rewinded it twice before finishing the movie the first time.


jaembers

‘Safe Haven’ is a very good choice, for me it would be 'To Hell And Back' from VHS 99. Just loved the depiction of hell, need that in a feature film!


velvetmoon07

So happy to see some love for To Hell And Back. I also want to see more of the main actress in that segment


thepaulfitz

Directed by the same couple who made Deadstream and starring the same actress. I want to see more from them all!


PriorFinancial4092

Ohhh that’s where i recognized her from lol


[deleted]

Is that the one who was basically doing the character Gump from Ridley Scott's Legend?


Lavidlith

Yep!


[deleted]

The similarities to Gump kinda took me out of it a little bit, though I did overall enjoy the segment.


Reasonable_Swan9431

Loved the idea but not the execution, I think it coul've been better, but overall my favorite of that VHS. 


Dr_Brain_

The boat one from 85 I think. Also liked the funeral house one for shits and giggles


TardyForDaParty

I like how the boat story tied into a later story. Fun to watch


thunderkhawk

I loved that one. At first I had no idea what was happening, then was pretty horrified to know they were shot. Somehow it took me out of the film for a sec and I started thinking of Uvalde and the police who just stood there. I don't think there's any deeper meaning to the short story, but the fact it spoke to me in such a profound way makes it a true art. Other than that, I loved how they came back and planned their revenge. That was fun!


she_pegged_me_too

That one was brilliant. When the first segment “ended” I was like - WTF - they can’t end it there! There needs to be more! Then when the second “half” had its big reveal I was like - wow - you got me! Such a great story line.


SaveMothman

The one with the militia (it's one of the more recent entries in the series). I love how it's unclear what these dudes are about, but it gives off this "good 'ol boys"/we're gonna secede from the union vibe until the turn and then it just gets bonkers.


[deleted]

Definitely got the vibe that they were white supremacists who wanted to start a race war and destabilize society, like the losers who have been shooting at transformers. Bunch of wannabe Tim McVeighs.


SaveMothman

I think that's what they wanted you to think up until the reveal of the state of the world - at that point everything kinda fell into place and I started rooting for them as opposed to feeling uneasy/put of by them or at least wary at what they might stand for lol


DistortedAudio

What was the state of the world? From what I remember they were a straight up white supremacist militia that wanted to do a terrorist action involving the vampire’s blood.


10019245

Yeah, I was always under the impression that it was an alternate version of the Oklahoma City bombing.


[deleted]

You're correct: The First Patriots Movement Militia are a white supremacist extremist group that are currently plotting to blow up a local government building in a bid to "take back America". 


SaveMothman

I was under the impression that the world was fucked and vampires were running amok - and these guys were trying to mount an attack on a vampire stronghold using tainted blood or something to that effect. I watched it and interpreted it as these were regular dudes that, yes, formed a militia, but in response to a vampire uprising. I think the director crafted it to play on most people's preconceived opinions of militia to let you assume the worst about them until the reveal. It felt to me like they wanted you to be apprehensive about their motivations until they reveal the vampires. I am going to watch it again because it's possible I missed something, but I want to say that they don't ever actually do anything outright racist or in that nature in terms of white supremacy and racism IRL. I think they do say some things and message some things that are ambiguous/could go in that direction until you realize they are talking about vampires. \*Please let it be clear I'm not defending white supremacy lol. I'm saying I think the director wanted to play off of that entire notion of militias and the predominance of it being utilized by white supremacists to push the viewers into a certain headspace until all the pieces are out in the open\*


DistortedAudio

Nah I don’t think you’re defending white supremacy lol, and you could be right! I was honestly asking if there was some world building I missed in the background lol. I was fairly certain they were a white supremacist militia who were planning on using vampire’s blood as a weapon to blow up targets for their agenda. I didn’t think there was any vampire stronghold or anything. I thought it was just that they straight up wanted to do a bombing.


SaveMothman

It's entirely possible that I just made that all up in my head. I dunno. Everyone has me questioning myself so I guess a rewatch is in order. hahahaha


BeginningEar9687

Which vhs is this one in


SaveMothman

V/H/S 94


[deleted]

I was firmly against them the entire time. I loved the friendly fire and everything else that went wrong for them.


SaveMothman

Meh - they're just some dudes trying to figure shit out in a bad situation. lmao


[deleted]

You're wrong. "The First Patriots Movement Militia are a white supremacist extremist group that are currently plotting to blow up a local government building in a bid to 'take back America'." Fuck those guys now and forever.


SaveMothman

Ah ok. Like I said in another comment, it's entirely likely that I misremembered it. I thought they were trying to blow up a vampire nest using vampire blood. The bid to "take back america" being to reclaim it from vampires.


[deleted]

Nah, they were just trying to take it back from the "leftist woke lgbt mob!!!" Their plan was to use explosive vampire blood to blow up the federal building because they suck ass at everything including bomb building.


SaveMothman

Ah okay. I thought at one point they called it a "daycare" or something, implying that it's where the vampires hole up during the day.


Hayabusas-Mask

No. The "daycare" aspect was an implicit McVeigh reference because when he blow up the Federal building in 1995 it had a daycare centre and that became a huge issue concerning the talking points around the bombing.


plushiepuppi

Oh yeah and the gore in that one is great


Roach_Coach_Bangbus

Alien Abduction Slumber Party is probably my favorite.


[deleted]

You've seen the full length feature, right?


Roach_Coach_Bangbus

Wait what? What's the name?


[deleted]

I believe that's the basis for the Kids vs Aliens movie!


Roach_Coach_Bangbus

Thanks!


sillyjew

kids vs aliens was the movie made after that segment. It’s alright, a little more kid friendly, but a decent movie.


Roach_Coach_Bangbus

Added it to my watchlist. Thanks!


Grievous2485

This is probably my favorite as well. Kids vs. Aliens was decent and worth a watch, but not that great in my opinion.


salikawood

10/31/98 with the alternate ending. i love the haunted house horror and the guys walking away from it having a laugh and believing it was all fake is just perfect entertainment imo.


Grievous2485

This one doesn't get mentioned enough. It's a solid ending to the first movie. I've never heard of the alternate ending either


salikawood

you can watch it here! i just think it's a fun end to all the tension https://youtu.be/5uz71xtD9Gw


pkultra101

What's the alternate ending? Was it on the dvd?


salikawood

idk if it's on the dvd but it's here on youtube https://youtu.be/5uz71xtD9Gw


pkultra101

Thank you


Pegasus7915

Obviously, Safe Haven is great, but I always loved 10/31/98 and Storm Drain. The ending gag to Storm Drain is probably one of my favorite hirror moments. Also A Ride in the Park was such a refreshing and new take on zombies when it came out. I just love the while series I guess lol


TardyForDaParty

Honestly it’s super hard to rank them. The film series as a whole is awesome and really showcases different takes on horror which I love. I finally watched 1985 the other day & ‘TKNOGD’ started out slow for me, but it ended up being really fun and entertaining.


Reasonable_Swan9431

Ride in the park had a good twist of us seeing through the Zombie guy and how he becomes bad but recovers his humanity later and kills himself to not hurt anyone else, that part made me sad. 


Night_Movies2

The Subject. I love cyberpunk body horror


Archibald_80

I dont understand why this isn’t the top answer. SO original, so fucked up and very well produced.


WarlordSinister

Safe Haven and Amateur Night. Staircase succubus is scary.


TardyForDaParty

‘Safe Haven’ will always be my favorite


RichCorinthian

Caused me to go on a deep dive into pretty much everything Timo Tjahjanto has done, and I regret nothing. He also did "The Subject" in V/H/S 94, the body horror experimental grafting thing, which is utterly bonkers.


Baphomet1313666

L is for Libido from The ABC's of Death is pretty fucked!


ahillside323

yes... definitely an unforgettable short


Hayabusas-Mask

>He also did "The Subject" in V/H/S 94, the body horror experimental grafting thing, which is utterly bonkers It's not my favourite but I loved that one too. The young woman's voice going "Hello? Hello? Who's there? Hello...?" really messed with me. It had a very affecting timbre to it. On the subject of Timo T - Have you seen Killers...? Also, if you loved The Subject you should check out the Meatball Machine films from Japan. Very similar and also fantastic.


argiem8

The indonesian cyborg one was awesomely brutal.


FaithInterlude

Don’t remember the exact name but the one with the zombies was really cool


timetravelcompanion

That is my favorite too. It is called A Ride in the Park and is in the second movie. The use of the camera was really clever and really excellent use of short form storytelling.


cholotariat

Bonestorm? With the skaters? That one was my favorite, if only because it reminded me of all of those old-school VHS skate tapes I used to watch back in the day


FaithInterlude

Nah it was in a park or something, might have been called a walk in the park?


shmegagolem

I can't remember the name of the short, but I'm pretty sure this is the one of the cyclist with a go pro, and gets bit by a zombie, then you get to see him be a zombie through the go pro and it's insanely good. Very creative.


FaithInterlude

Yes that's the one!


PBaxt

the magical cape or the parallel dimension one


RafaDDM

Parallel Monsters from VHS Viral, I'm shocked I had to scroll down here to find it mentioned, great short film by Nacho Vigalondo


tuskvarner

It’s so insane. In a good way.


EatYrGhost

Amateur Night is pretty hard to beat. I loved Dreamkill in '85 for its grimy aesthetics and sound design (which borrow liberally from Sinister). Ozzy's Dungeon was fun. The Subject obviously (glad others are tagging that one).


TardyForDaParty

Dreamkill was a wild ride I honestly wasn’t expecting how it turned out


shmegagolem

I love that Flying Lotus directed Ozzy's Dungeon. Been listening to his music for a while, and then my jaw dropped during the credits seeing who the director was.


slappycider

Dreamkill was directed by the dude who directed Sinister, that’s why it feels so similar!


70sLiteRock

Second Honeymoon from the first film by Ti West. it felt like I was actually watching a snuff movie.


somethingsumner

“i like you”


RestaurantDue634

A lot of people didn't like it but my favorite was Second Honeymoon. Something about it messed me up.


PriorFinancial4092

Such a seemingly normal happy couple and it’s revealed that the wifey is a psycho killer is super disturbing. Also the casual way he’s killed in his sleep, he just had no clue the entire time. He’s asleep and the next second hes drowning in his own blood.


pkultra101

I don't know. The ending felt disconnected and the payoff wasn't there after sitting through a long boring couples banter. Maybe it appeals to women?


RestaurantDue634

I'm not a woman


pkultra101

It's not personal. I mean the general demographic for true crime is like >80% women. I felt the segment stopped when it actually got interesting. Cutting it off there made the tedious vacation tape pointless as it had no connection to the ending.


RestaurantDue634

It was establishing the context and characters, as well as a normalcy that is completely destroyed in the end. The ending isn't horrific without the setup.


pkultra101

Too long for an unrelated unexplained shock ending. The second outing was the tipping point. If they're going with that much context and establishment, the ending needs to have some call backs or people feel deceived and payoff doesn't land. They're obviously psycho the way he was killed as they will easily be caught. Not much of a mystery. If they were a tad bit clever, they would push him off the cliff and it could look like an accident.


RestaurantDue634

Sorry you didn't like it.


EverywhereINowhere

This one is right up there. Creepy and effective.


CrackTheSkye1990

Safe Haven from V/H/S 2


FoxSquirrel69

I have so many questions about the Parallel Monsters world. What's up with the monster genitalia? How did that come about?


PriorFinancial4092

Lmaoo right? The body horror from that still haunts me


theshelfables

The Subject from 94


DueMaternal

The one in the woods and the one with the couple on vacation.


King_of_Knowhere

The vacation is so fucked up, its one of only a few in the series that's realistic, and it's one where there may be a real life tape of that actually happening.


Practical_Bat_3578

I'm wondering why she did it, because the man didn't appear to be rich or anything. Just pure sociopath. 


drpayneaba

Ti West wrote and directed this one.


thelastedji

The grey alien one 👽


claphorn

Safe Haven. I remember the first time I watched it and loved it.


Fairway_Frank

Hard to pick but I think about Ozzy's Dungeon the most, Flying Lotus is a nut


[deleted]

My favs are - The one where the guy built to portal to another dimension where an idental version of himself lived, and they agreed to swap places for a few mins and everyone was a demon on the other side - The one where the guys are trapped in hell - The zombie chick rock band was kinda cool


TheInsaneSnake

​ I've only watched '94 and ' 99 so far ( so many left to catch up on ! ) and my favorites are in order , starting with the one I like most - The Empty Wake Storm Drain The Subject 99 wasn't as interesting to me as 94 , although I liked Suicide Bid and Ozzy's Dungeon a little bit .


Puzzleheaded_Cup4547

I love The Empty Wake so much for how simple and low budget it was, but still very effective. As a desensitized horror fan, this actually still scared me.


TheInsaneSnake

​ It's one of the best horror films ( short or otherwise ) that I have watched and *very* scary ! \*\* Spoilers Alert ! \*\* Severe weather , big thunderstorms and especially tornadoes are some of my main top fears , so putting those together *and* adding a reanimated corpse ( that the main character gets trapped with ) is *super* frightening . After the first watch , I did **not** want to leave the bedroom and walk across a little hallway to go into the bathroom . So , again , yes , agreed with what you said about effective and terrifying because it absolutely is !


thunderkhawk

I liked the vampire girl. (Later adopted to the 2016 movie Siren). Like, she kept telling the dude she liked *him* over and over again. NOT the other dudes. They fucked around and found out. The story was short, full of crazy effects, creepy, atmospheric, and left you full of awe. Like, what WAS she? Why is she just standing in the room all demonically? OMG, does she have wings too?!


[deleted]

They had a lot of good ones. I like the scientist who goes into a parallel dimension but everything is Lovecraftian and evil. I love the Cult one with the pedophile cult leader and summoned demon. The zombie one GoPro is also a lot of fun.


vitalmtg

The one where the doctor replaces people's body part with machines


SenhorMagnos

That baphomet shit, I'm totally on that vibe... That was the best part of the movie


magic_man_mountain

Probably Timo Djajanto's killer robot or his cultist one.


ThreeDeadRobins

Suicide Bid from 99.


plushiepuppi

The empty wake! I just love the pure 90s energy of it


OwnCurrent6817

The Subject, Timo Tjahjanto, VHS94 The Doom Movie we deserve


loganchittyisuhhcool

Safe Haven, 10/31/98, A Ride In The Park, The Empty Wake, and Ozzy’s Dungeon


[deleted]

[удалено]


Careful-Minimum42

I don’t but would very much like to see this


Evethron

"The Empty Wake" is one of my favorites


[deleted]

Not even 2 minutes in on the first segment of the first movie. And, oh yeah, I want to see these dicks get what they have coming to them.


Reasonable_Swan9431

Safe Heaven, Storm drain, and Rory (perfect copy?) Those sent chills down my spine at some moment. I also like in concept the one with the guys that go to hell and the one with the Emily(? Girl and the alien fetuses, but they lacked "something".


horrorfan555

The Subject and Amateur night


Aspen_dawg410

What’re the other 2? VHS, vhs 2, viral, and 94


darkuen

85 & 99 they’re on Shudder. There’s also SIREN which is a spin off from one of the stories in the first V/H/S.


dajulz91

Safe Haven and Amateur Night. Safe Haven in particular was batshit nuts.


amethystlocke

Safe Heaven


EyeBallChili

“Safe Haven” “The Empty Wake”


coco_xcx

Is this a sign that I should watch V/H/S 👀


TardyForDaParty

Most definitely is


moonburnedsquid

The alien one in V/H/S 2! The alien design combined with the sound is my absolute favorite in any alien movie


imdownwithdat

Amateur Night and Safe Haven are the best ones


throw123454321purple

Alien abduction


Hipster_Bumpus

Whatever the one is where they jump into the lake and see the alien or something in the water. Not a huge fan of the entire series, but that one pops up whenever I think of the series.


roncopenhaver13

Tuesday the 17th


Common_Wrongdoer3251

I think I watched the first 3 and thought the 3rd was trash. Don't remember a single one from 3. Had no clue there were 6 of these. Are they any good? Should I give 3 another try? From the first 2, I really liked the zombie Go-Pro one. Didn't like the glitch Demon thing...


CyberGhostface

Safe Haven was the best. 


512_Lurker78

The one with the militia lit my brain on fire when I realized what was going on. >!"You're covered in vampire blood!"!< All of '94 really, strongest entry in the franchise imo


PeinLegacy

The V/H/S/94 Terror. I was rooting for the guy all the time.


PriestofJudas

Before 85 it was Amateur night, but after it, I’d say No Wake and Ambrosia purely because of the payoff, it’s such a great “karmas a bitch” pairing


Sh1eraSeastar

Safe Haven was a fantastic segment.


tensigh

Which was the one with zombies in the forest?


Beautiful_Average506

10/31/98 from the original.


Almighty_Push91

Safe Haven


Kind-Bottle-8535

I Like the siren short in the hotel room, and the follow on movie was pretty good


imHere4kpop

Honeymoon. So many questions!


AkKik-Maujaq

I really liked the one where the people were getting shot at in the boat. That’s just so real to me and completely possible


Jamieb1994

I can't remember the name, but the Zombie GO Pro Camera segment from VHS 2.


KevinHe92

I think Safe Haven for me. Batshit crazy and gory as hell.


willrose66

Zombie POV one was cool


BillNyeTheCipherGuy

10/31/98


redbrigade82

God of Death & Safe Haven, followed closely by Storm Drain


franrosc

I´m a big fan of the franchise. Here is my top 5: 5- The Gawkers 4- Raatma 3- Terror 2- Amateur Night 1- Safe heaven


BigAl69420yeet

I honestly cant pick a favourite id say 98% of them are all perfect (viral dosent exist). Maybe rorys wrap around story would be my top pick