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V/H/S/Halloween Drops First Trailer, Sets Oct. 3 Shudder Debut After Fantastic Fest

The eighth V/H/S film marks the franchise’s first Halloween-focused anthology.

Overview

  • The teaser confirms the new entry as a collection of Halloween-themed videotapes that turn trick-or-treating into a fight for survival.
  • The anthology comprises six shorts: Diet Phantasma (Bryan M. Ferguson), Fun Size (Casper Kelly), Home Haunt (Micheline Pitt-Norman and R. H. Norman), Kidprint (Alex Ross Perry), Ut Supra Sic Infra (Paco Plaza), and Coochie Coochie Coo (Anna Zlokovic).
  • The director roster blends established genre names with rising voices, continuing the series’ role as a platform for emerging filmmakers.
  • Footage highlights a hybrid of retro VHS textures with contemporary capture devices such as phone and doorbell cameras.
  • The world premiere is slated for Fantastic Fest in Austin next month before an exclusive Shudder streaming launch on October 3, 2025.