Just when you thought it was safe to turn off your VCR, Shudder has dropped the new trailer for V/H/S/MIXTAPE, and this thing looks absolutely bonkers. There is blood, there is weirdness, there is claymation, and there is even some seriously cool creature work coming from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. You already know we are here for this.
The latest entry in the V/H/S/ franchise is taking things in a particularly musical direction this time around, with sound and music becoming the driving force behind four separate nightmares. The film is also being hosted by none other than GWAR, which makes perfect sense when you stop and think about it for approximately three seconds. If you are going to build an MTV-style show from hell, who better to drag us through it than GWAR?
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Synopsis: V/H/S/MIXTAPE cranks the volume on horror with a blood-soaked collection of cursed music videos, terrifying performances, and found footage. Press play. Pray it stops.
V/H/S/MIXTAPE will make its world premiere at Beyond Fest on September 30 at the Egyptian Theatre before heading exclusively to Shudder on October 9. Beyond Fest officially lists the film as a world premiere and brings together directors RZA, Flying Lotus, Ernest Dickerson, Tobias Forge, David Moreau and Renee Zhan. The film stars Barbara Crampton, Alex Hsu, Elie Kaempfen, and Neela Jolene
The four stories featured on the tape each bring their own twisted spin to the music driven concept.
In “Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance,” directed by Renee Zhan, a studio attempts to resurrect a long-cancelled puppet show with a mysterious history. The segment features work from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, so expect this particular trip down memory lane to get considerably darker than your average childhood rerun.
“Heartbeat,” directed by David Moreau, follows two YouTube urban explorers who find themselves trapped inside a decommissioned military facility once used for sonic experiments.
Ernest Dickerson directs “The Music of Mr. Sze,” in which a college film student making a documentary discovers the secluded life of a troubled musician.
Then there is “Death Tone,” directed by RZA, where a young sound engineer follows instructions left behind by her late father in an attempt to create the ultimate track. Something tells us this particular recording session is not going to end with a Grammy.
