Shudder Presses Play On ‘V/H/S/99’ A New Film In The V/H/S Franchise
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announces the return of Studio71’s hit found footage anthology franchise, V/H/S, with an all-new installment, V/H/S/99.
The Shudder original film will release in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, October 20 and will feature renown genre filmmakers Maggie Levin (Into The Dark: My Valentine), Johannes Roberts (Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City), Flying Lotus (Kuso), Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls) and Joseph & Vanessa Winter (Deadstream) V/H/S/99 harkens back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.
In V/H/S/99, a thirsty teenager’s home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations. “V/H/S/94 set a new bar for what is already a fantastic film franchise, featuring some of the best horror anthology segments in recent memory by an incredible lineup of filmmakers,” said Craig Engler, GM of Shudder. “We knew immediately that we wanted to continue the series, and what the producers have come up with in V/H/S/99 will be the biggest and best film yet in the series, and we can’t wait for Shudder members to see it.” The franchise’s last Shudder and Studio71 collaboration, V/H/S/94, debuted to rave reviews from film critics, and was the biggest movie premiere in Shudder history, setting a record for the most viewers during its opening weekend, and it continues to be a top performing title nearly a year later “The last year of the 90’s was a perfect playground for us” said producer Josh Goldbloom. “DVD’s surpassed VHS, Blair Witch took the world by storm, and Y2K fears created a sense of apocalyptic
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