2012 horror anthology film
This article is about the horror film. For the analog video format, see
VHS . For other uses, see
VHS (disambiguation) .
V/H/S Theatrical release poster
Directed by Written by Produced by Starring see below Cinematography Edited by
David Bruckner
Glenn McQuaid
Ti West
Simon Barrett
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Tyler Gillett
Music by Lucas Clyde Production companies
Distributed by Magnet Releasing Release dates
January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22 ) (Sundance )
October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05 ) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes[ 1] Country United States Language English Box office $1.9 million[ 2]
V/H/S is a 2012 American found footage horror anthology film and the first installment in the V/H/S franchise created by Brad Miska [ 3] and Bloody Disgusting and produced by Miska and Roxanne Benjamin .[ 4] It features a series of found footage shorts written and directed by Adam Wingard , David Bruckner , Ti West , Glenn McQuaid , Joe Swanberg , and the filmmaking collective Radio Silence .[ 5]
The film debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in January 2012,[ 6] and was released on demand on August 31, 2012. The film made its limited theatrical premiere in the United States on October 5, 2012, and in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2013.
The film spawned six sequels, V/H/S/2 , V/H/S: Viral , V/H/S/94 , V/H/S/99 , V/H/S/85 , V/H/S/Beyond and two spin-offs , Siren and Kids vs. Aliens , as well as a miniseries V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts on Snapchat 's Snap Originals platform.[ 7]
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