The V/H/S franchise first hit cinema screens in 2012 with the original V/H/S, an anthology of stand-alone short horror films all on the theme of “found footage” - characters either stumble across video tape or film it themselves, with bloody consequences. Since then it’s grown into one of modern horror’s most prolific franchises, with 2024’s V/H/S/Beyond the latest addition. Find out how to stream every V/H/S movie in the right order with our streaming guide, below.
You have a choice here: release order or in story/setting order? Every movie is pretty much independent of the others, so you could keep it simple and go with the order the films originally came out, but there are some links between them - enough to make switching it up worthwhile.
If chronological order is your preference, kick off with V/H/S/85 - a lot of the franchise’s films helpfully add the year they are set in at the end of the title - while being warned that, although good and gory, it’s a little lighter in tone than some of what you’ll see later on. After that you have two of the stronger entries in the canon to look forward to: V/H/S/94 and V/H/S/99 both benefit from the 1990s video look making them extra spooky.
That brings you back to the first film to be released, V/H/S - the most popular segment of which was called Amateur Night, about a group of dudes whose plan for an evening of secretly filmed fun in a motel room ends in bloody terror, because their female companion is not at all what she seems. Fans liked it so much that the monster, Lilith (Hannah Fierman) later got her own movie, Siren, so cue that one up next. It really… fleshes out the story.
A similar process took place with V/H/S/2 - arguably the best film in the whole binge - and its story Slumber Party Alien Abduction. That became the basis for the stand-alone, feature-length Kids vs. Aliens, so place that next in your streaming schedule.
After that you are sliding messily down the home straight in the company of V/H/S/Viral, with its framing narrative featuring footage shot on smartphones and shared on social media that drives the people who watch it insane - developing the original movie’s idea of a stack of old tapes that has sinister powers. Finish off with V/H/S/Beyond, which brings the franchise up to date by including mockumentary and faked “found footage” among its themes, while also telling classic V/H/S tales about a UFO chaser and a distinctly unethical animal rights activist. Then turn off your screen and go to sleep - if you can…
Where to watch every V/H/S movie online
See below to find out where to stream the entire V/H/S franchise in the United Kingdom.
