Mike Flanagan Co-Written Horror Film Gets Frightening Trailer

Originally posted on Men's Journal | By Griff Griffin | Last updated Sep 26, 2024 2:30 PM ET

The debut trailer for V/H/S/Beyond has landed, and there’s something for everyone in this much-hyped horror anthology.

Containing six different, smaller horror films in total, each segment is written and directed by one of seven teams. The premise centers on characters who discover a collection of tapes that tell a self-contained story. “Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a sci-fi-inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense,” writes streaming service Shudder in its official synopsis.

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One of these segments is Stowaway. Helmed by Kate Siegel in her directorial debut, it stars well-known video game writer and streamer Alanah Pearce as a woman whose obsession with finding evidence of alien life drives her to make a haunting discovery deep in the desert. Early buzz suggests it’s a star-making role for the acting newcomer. Pearce’s castmates include Philip Andre Botello, Dane DiLiegro, Jolene Anderson, and Mike Ferguson.

V/H/S/Beyond is the eighth installment in the long-running found-footage franchise, which debuted in 2012. The most recent one, V/H/S/85, arrived last year on Shudder. Where that leaned into retro scares, V/H/S/Beyond’s theme pushes more into sci-fi-inspired horror.

Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House), and Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers, Tusk) are credited as writers on V/H/S/Beyond. Next for Flanagan is writing and directing The Life of Chuck, a sci-fi film starring Marvel actors Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Karen Gillan (Nebula) based on Stephen King's popular novel.

V/H/S/Beyond premiers on Shudder on October 4. V/H/S/85 is now streaming on AMC.