Director: Jordan Downey, Justin Long, Christian Long
Six found-footage nightmares, one after another, no breathing room in between: "V/H/S/Beyond" pushes its long-running anthology format into science-fiction territory for the first time.
What is V/H/S/Beyond about?
The latest chapter in the "V/H/S" anthology series gathers six separate short films, each shot in the queasy, handheld style the franchise is known for, and each pointed toward outer space, alien contact, or technology gone catastrophically wrong rather than the haunted houses of earlier installments. A rotating slate of directors handles the segments, so tone and pacing shift from one tape to the next, but the throughline stays consistent: ordinary cameras catching something that was never meant to be recorded, then losing control of it. There's no single protagonist to follow across the runtime; instead the film builds dread through accumulation, letting each new tape raise the stakes until the anthology's sci-fi conceit feels less like a gimmick and more like a genuinely fresh direction for the series.
Cast & crew
The anthology is shaped more by its directors than its cast, with segments helmed by Jordan Downey, Justin Long, and Christian Long among others, each bringing a distinct visual approach to the found-footage format. Performers including Brian Baker, Trevor Dow, and Gerry Eng appear across the various tapes, playing the kind of everyday characters the franchise relies on to make its escalating horror feel grounded.
Context & significance
The "V/H/S" franchise has built its reputation on rotating creative teams and low-budget, high-concept segments since its first entry over a decade ago, and this installment's turn toward science-fiction imagery marks one of its more noticeable tonal shifts. Found-footage horror has always thrived on the tension between what a camera can capture and what it can't explain, and stacking six unrelated tapes back to back lets the film experiment with that idea from several different angles inside a single sitting.
Where & how to watch
"V/H/S/Beyond" is available to stream on K-Time through a Farsi-language interface designed for Persian-speaking viewers; a K-Time account login is all that's needed to start watching, and browsing this page requires no purchase at all.