The latest installment in the “V/H/S” horror anthology series premieres at Fantastic Fest tomorrow before it streams exclusively on Shudder next month. And to drum up hype for the “V/H/S/85,” here’s an all-new trailer for the movie, which features shorts from the likes of “The Night House” and “Hellraiser” director David Bruckner and Scott Derrickson, the director behind “The Black Phone” and the “Sinister” movies.

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Anthology films in horror are nothing new. Decades ago, there were examples like “Tales From the Crypt,” “Trilogy of Terror,” and of course, “Creepshow.” However, in recent years, the most recognizable horror anthology franchise is none other than “V/H/S.” And just in time for Halloween, Shudder has a new one coming, titled “V/H/S/85.” 

READ MORE: ‘V/H/S/99’ Review: The Decaying Found Footage Horror Anthology Injects Much-Needed Humor [TIFF]

As seen in the trailer for “V/H/S/85,” the film continues the found-footage gimmick of previous films but this time places the time period in the mid-‘80s.

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Making a new “Hellraiser” film in 2022 is an exercise about “better,” not “good.” Like most staple 1980s horror series, “Hellraiser” goes two entries deep with the original classic and a good-but-not-as-good follow-up, though “Hellbound: Hellraiser 2‘s” status as less than “Hellraiser” depends on who you ask. But step into the 1990s with “Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth,” and the franchise starts walking on air like Wile E.

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Yet another horror movie franchise gets the reboot treatment this Fall when “Hellraiser” hits Hulu in October. And for anyone who’s not a diehard fan of Clive Barker‘s Cenobites, the response to this news is, “why bother?” Despite ten films, the “Hellraiser” franchise has never been known for its quality. Its stories of puzzle boxes and pain-obsessed, interdimensional entities are also an acquired taste, even among diehard horror fans.

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It’s been a bit more than a year since we first heard the news of a new “Hellraiser” film from director David Bruckner. And in that year, apparently, the film has already been produced and is in the middle of post-production, with an eventual Hulu release in the cards. And with filming over, Hulu and Spyglass Media Group are ready to announce the full cast of the new horror reboot and welcome franchise creator, Clive Barker, into the fold, as well.

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Hitting theaters next week, David Bruckner’s “The Night House” is a psychological horror with all the dials cranked up to 11, an unsettling exploration of grief and mortality that matches the intensity of that subject matter with brutal jump-scares, nerve-rattling sound design, and enough menacing ambience to keep your stomach in knots.

READ MORE: ‘The Night House’: Rebecca Hall Battles Her Demons, Metaphorical & Otherwise [Sundance Review]

At its center is Beth (Rebecca Hall), a grieving widow who lives alone in the spacious lakeside home her husband had built before his death.

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January 2020 feels like an eternity ago, doesn’t it? Well, way back then, pre-pandemic, one of our favorite films from the Sundance Film Festival was the horror-thriller, “The Night House.” And thankfully, even though it’s been more than a year, Searchlight Pictures is prepping the release of “The Night House,” allowing for folks all around the world to experience the film that had audiences in Sundance cowering in fear.

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Death, grief and recovery are hard roads to get past, but in “The Night House,” perhaps something more sinister than just shuffling off this mortal coil is on the menu. In this eerie Sundance picture starring Rebecca Hall (upcoming “Passing,” “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” “The Town“), Sarah Goldberg (“Barry”), Evan Jonigkeit (“X-Men: Days of Future Past“), Stacy Martin (“Nymphomaniac“) and Vondie Curtis Hall (“Die Hard 2“), a widow (Hall) begins to uncover her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets.

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Good films occasionally get lost in the shuffle at film festivals, and that’s perhaps may have happened to “The Night House” starring Rebecca Hall. The film premiered at Sundance 2020 to good notices and reviews (including ours), but then seemingly was forgotten for a bit. And or, Searchlight Pictures has just been biding their time, waiting for the right moment to release and market the film.

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For horror fans, the term “reboot” is often reviled. Rarely does a modern reboot of a classic franchise actually work. Most recently, you can probably point to 2018’s “Halloween” as the best possible outcome. But yet, franchises are what drive ticket sales and Spyglass Entertainment is ready to see if there’s life left in the “Hellraiser” franchise.

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With sequences of sustained eeriness, in which the flesh creeps relentlessly off your bones, and one-two-three-punch jump scares so effective you practically trip over the skin you’ve just leaped out of, David Bruckner‘s Sundance midnight title “The Night House” does a very good job of parting you from your epidermis. But while it often frightens the bejaysus out of you, Bruckner’s sophomore feature, after 2017’s “The Ritual,” doesn’t rely on schlock tactics.

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For a horror film that places prominence on the forest as a hotspot for all things evil, it’s nice to finally see (aside from maybe “The Witch”) the camera just sit and pan in (or out) as you gaze into verdant scenery before realizing you might be looking at something more sinister off into the distance. Against this background, there’s a simple prevailing rule: don’t enter the woods — especially at night.

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Platinum Dunes Will Attempt To Reboot The ‘Friday The 13th’ Horror Series For A Second Time

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