VHSHalloween to debut at Fantastic Fest and stream on Shudder Oct 3

A new entry in the cult found footage anthology series VHS will premiere at Fantastic Fest next month and stream exclusively on Shudder on Oct. 3, 2025, the filmmakers and festival schedule announced after the release of a teaser trailer. VHSHalloween, the eighth film in the main VHS franchise, packages six standalone Halloween themed shorts presented as lost videotapes and leans into the series signature low fidelity, nostalgic aesthetic.

The teaser opens with children trick or treating and a voiceover promising a "spooktacular anthology," then quickly turns violent, showing ghosts, monsters and graphic imagery, according to the clip. An official synopsis says a collection of Halloween videotapes "unleashes a series of twisted, bloodsoaked tales, turning trick or treat into a struggle for survival."

The anthology’s six segments and directors named in promotional materials are Diet Phantasm from Bryan M. Ferguson, Fun Size by Casper Kelly, Home Haunt by Micheline Pitt-Norman and R.H. Norman, Kidprint from Alex Ross Perry, Ut Supra Sic Infra co-directed by Paco Plaza, and Coochie Coochie Coo by Anna Zlokovic. The project is produced by Josh Goldbloom, James Harris, Roy Lee, Brad...