Kvinden Julia modtager en video med e-mail, der viser sig at indeholde en forbandelse. Hun har nu syv dage til at ophæve den, hvis ikke det onde genfærd, Samara, skal gøre det af med hende.
Den tungsindige Cindy er færdig med college og har netop fået job som nyhedsvært på den lokale TV-station. I løbet af få dage kaldes hun bogstaveligt talt ud i marken, for at undersøge nogle mystiske korncirkler. Undervejs aflægger Cindy besøg hos Morpheus, der forklarer hende at hun er den udvalgte – The One. Den der skal hjælpe den amerikanske præsident med at afværge en altdominerende invasion af aliens.
After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
Three teenage brothers are terrorized by a trio of escaped mental patients disguised as clowns.
Nogle småtyve hyres af en ukent til at bryde ind i et ødebeliggende hus og stjæle et værdifuldt videobånd. Det varer dog ikke længe, før alt går grueligt galt.
Unveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five chilling tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a gore-filled journey through the grim underbelly of the forgotten 1980s.
Richard (Michael C. Hall) er en stille og rolig familiefar, der bor i lille by i Texas. En tidlig morgen opdager han, at en fremmed er trængt ind i hans hus. Richard skyder og dræber manden og bliver efterfølgende forsikret om, at han gjorde det rigtige af den lokale sherif. Mandens far (Sam Shepard) er dog ikke så overbevist og ankommer for at true Richards familie. Samtidigt begynder han at mistænke, at skyderiet ikke var helt så rent, som han gik og troede.
På jagt efter en forsvundet elev bryder to private efterforskere ind i hans hus og finder en samling af VHS-bånd. Når de ser det forfærdelige indhold af hver kassette, indser de, at der kan være mørke motiver bag elevens forsvinden...
A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others.
De to brødre Gordon og John genforenes for at lukke for deres fars videobutik. Han har været forsvundet i månedsvis, og nu skal alt sælges. Da brødrene gennemgår butikken, opdager de et mystisk spil kaldet "Beyond the Gates". Det tilhørerende videobånd guider dem igennem spillets regler, men snart går det op for Gordon og John, at dette spil måske er grunden til deres fars forsvinden! Tør de spille spillet?
A woman finds a VHS tape on her doorstep that shows a series of gruesome tales that could be real. But the true danger is the pumpkin-faced killer that's using the tape to find his next victim.
This bizarre retro comedy, shot entirely on VHS and Beta, takes us back to when 12-year-old Ralph, over one formative week, mistakenly records home videos and his favorite late night shows over his parents’ wedding tape.
When each member of Pink Dolls falls into a horrible accident, Eun-ju realizes that their hit song "White" is cursed and attempts to reveal the secret.
Born from steel and glass Kino Kopf is created by two inventors. They are assembled by their mother, a nurturing artist, and their Father a greedy entrepreneur. Kino Kopf is the first of its kind a sentient humanoid VHS camera. They are given a life by their mother but presented to the world by their father. Kino Kopf is the next big sensation and spurs a technological revolution. They are soon forgotten and alone as new models surpass them. Kino Kopf is left alone to contemplate if they ever had a soul, as visions of an electric cowboy dance through their dreams.
This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media from the origin of film all the way through the video store era into digital media, focusing on B-movie and cult films. With icons like Joe Bob Briggs (MonsterVision), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger), Greg Sestero (The Room), Debbie Rochon (Return to Nuke 'Em High), Deborah Reed (Troll 2), Mark Frazer (Samurai Cop), James Nguyen (Birdemic) and many others.
In late eighties, in Ceausescu's Romania, a black market VHS bootlegger and a courageous female translator brought the magic of Western films to the Romanian people and sowed the seeds of a revolution.
A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host to take a vulnerable turn.
Unemployed and unemployable, Tony is a sympathetic recluse with severe social problems, an addiction to VHS action films and a horrible moustache. Occasionally he snaps and murder is the result…