V/H/S

V/H/S is a horror anthology film from 2012. Under the sponsorship of BloodyDisgusting, a group of young directors got the change to create a horror movie like no other. V/H/S is based around a collection of old VHS tapes. The content of these tapes varies and all tell a different story, directed by a different director or team of directors. The concept was so popular it already spawned 2 sequels: V/H/S 2 in 2013 and V/H/S: Viral in 2014.

The story loosely follows a group of social misfits and their crimes. Someone who is impressed by their earlier work, hired them for a lot of money. But not for making a film, no... They are sent out to find this one particular VHS tape at a given address. Like a break-in is below them, they accepted without second thought.

After entering the house, they quickly discover the first problem. The owner of the house has died. His corpse is found in his armchair, staring at a blank television screen. With the man dead they feel like they have nothing left to worry about and starts to go and search the tape. But quickly they find themselves with a new problem. In the basement, they find a complete collection of VHS tapes. It is only now that they realize that they have no idea what content the requested VHS tape has.

They could bring the whole collection with them but that would be more than 100 tapes. They decide that one will look at the tapes, while the others look further. The idea is the following, if someone is willing to hire some petty thieves to sell a tape, it will be easily to identity it by it's footage. Afterall, it has to be worth the risk. He starts with a video already in the VCR. Little do they know that the tapes aren't the regular wedding videos you would expect.

Amateur Night
Three friends, Patrick, Shane and Clint hit the town, while Clint, who has a hidden camera built into his glasses, records the whole thing. The plan of the three man, inspired by Shane is to bring women back to this room and have sex with them. The purpose of the glasses is to capture the footage and sell it to an amateur Porn site, however, after picking up a strange girl, things don't go as expected.

Second Honeymoon
The video was made by a young couple, Sam and Stephanie on trip to a canyon. The trip is meant to be a second honeymoon. During their stay, they visit a Wild West) theme park and look at some stores. But when they see a mechanical fortune telling prospector. After little persuasion by Sam, Stephanie gives it a try and receives an interesting prediction: soon she will be reunited with a loved one.

Tuesday the 17th
A group of four 20 year olds, Joey, Spider, Samatha and Wendy have planned a camping trip in the woods. Joey has decided to film the whole trip. But they quickly find something strange about Wendy. Beside the playful jokes as they hike through the forests, her 'jokes' are more cruel and sadistic in nature. At one time, she tells Joey they will die after he flirted with her, and mentions that horrible things have happened in these forests.

The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger
The footage of this video was made entirely with a webcam. Emily is talking with her soon-to-doctor boyfriend James over video chat. She is worried about a strange bump in her arm and want his professional advice. She tells him how it reminds her about something strange that happened in her childhood but she can't remember the details. James tells her that is probably nothing, trying to reassure her. Promptly, she mentions that there is something wrong with the house. Her belief is that the house is in fact haunted.

10/31/1998
As suggested by the name of the tape, the footage was made on Halloween' eve, 1998. Four friends are preparing themselves for a halloween party, all dressed up (Chad as the Unabomber, Matt as a Pirate, Tyler as a teddy bear with a Nanny cam implant and Paul as a Marine). It is only when they are driving, they realize that they aren't entirely sure of the address. They drive to the house they are believed to be the right one and sneak inside. The house is empty but quite nice and for a moment they believe they just arrived early. When they look around in the room, they experience some strange things, like a doll that change position. Believing this has to be prank, they laugh at it, now ensured that this has to be the place. But they start to doubt this conclusion and are ready to leave the house. But not before visiting the attic. As they enter the attic, they find themselves witness to a strange ritual.