The book is written from the H's point of view. Moments later, we see the intruder washing away the blood of the knife. The Carsons and the Masons go on their second honeymoon together. It follows a couple on their second honeymoon in Arizona, who face relationship troubles and a mysterious stalker, who seems to have some kind of connection to the couple. In James Patterson's dazzling thriller, two secret agents hunt down a serial killer targeting honeymoon couples in Rome. The children are revealed to not be ghosts, but rather aliens, watching as James surgically removes an alien fetus from Emily's torso, revealing that they are using Emily as an incubator for alien/human hybrids. The trip is meant to be a second honeymoon. During their stay, they visit a Wild West) theme park and look at some stores. Her boyfriend then appears in the apartment and it's revealed that she is being used to carry alien/human hybrids while he works with the aliens and fakes injuries to cover up the experiments. The intruder carries a switchblade, and softly caresses the buttocks of Stephanie with it, all while filming the whole act. She closes her eyes and carries her laptop to have James look out for the being. Royal reporter Omid Scobie explains the incredible length newlyweds Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are going to make sure their honeymoon trip stays private and where and when they are considering . After breaking into Kyle's dorm, they discover a large stack of VHS tapes and a laptop that contains footage from tape 56. The train smashes into the car off-camera, killing all inside. She turns into a flock of birds, revealing to them how grave their mistake was to save her. Elsie's secret is revealed. Writer/director Ti West has made a name for himself in horror with movies likeThe InnkeeperandThe House of the Devil, both of which were slow-burn atmospheric horrors. Spun-off into the feature film, SiREN, directed by Gregg Bishop. Director Joe Swanberg starred in the "Second Honeymoon" segment but also directed "The Sick Thing That Happened To Emily When She Was Younger" which is told entirely through online video chats between a long-distance couple. Horror-Movies.ca reported that two people fainted during the premiere at Sundance. And omnibus attempts rarely work. Additionally, a couple of the shorts featured in the series, particulary "Amateur Night" and "Safe Haven", have recieved critical acclaim and are considered by many to be standout examples of what found-footage horror can be. Joey is horrified by this as he discovers that Wendy wasn't joking. The house wasn't haunted, she was! Their big anniversary gift is a second honeymoon -- one week, with all the trimmings, in a posh tropical resort. This lowering of blood sugars does two things. So much for the honeymoon phase. For the analog video format, see, "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger", "Bloody Disgusting Founder and 'V/H/S' Producer Brad Miska On Why the Found-Footage Movie Is Here To Stay", "Former Nashvillian Roxanne Benjamin fast-forwards to terror with hot-ticket horror anthology V/H/S", "Sundance 2012: Midnight Movies highlight the horrible and hilarious", "V/H/S horror shorts return, this time on Snapchat | SYFY WIRE", "LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH "V/H/S" REVIEWED", "Shudder Presses Play On V/H/S/94 - Fangoria", "Toronto Unveils Discovery & Wavelengths Sections; Midnight Madness Opening Includes Rokus Weird: The Al Yankovic Story", "V/H/S/85 in the Works at Shudder With David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson & More", What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=V/H/S&oldid=1142763095, Films about railway accidents and incidents, Films directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett, Films with screenplays by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett, Films with screenplays by Simon Barrett (filmmaker), Films produced by Simon Barrett (filmmaker), CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown, Short description is different from Wikidata, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Written by David Bruckner and Nicholas Tecosky, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 06:44. Firstly, you hear the cultists from "To Hell and Back" calling Mabel's name. Personally, I'm bored by found-footage horror films, which this is. But this time the intentions are far worse. [14], Most reviewers said that they felt the film was too long. Zak replaces the current tape with a new one and sits down to watch. The frame jumps and the final shot is of the woman driving with Stephanie next to her, asking if she has erased the tape. Clint is wearing glasses that have been outfitted with a hidden camera and microphone that will allow them to turn their planned encounter into an amateur porn video. Overwhelmed, Clint goes to the bathroom. The body of the man is back but when the two criminals come back to the living room with more tapes, their friend is gone. Back in the frame story, both Zak and the old man's corpse are gone. 2. The 1st tape has a demon lady. That night, they visit a Wild West-themed attraction known as "Wild West Junction", where Stephanie receives a prediction from a mechanical fortune teller dressed as a prospector. Lisa passes out as Shane attempts to initiate sex while Patrick discourages him from continuing. The group of directors involved inV/H/S: ViralincludeAaron Scott Moorhead, Nacho Vigalondok, Marcel Sarmiento, Gregg Bishop, Justin Benson and Todd Lincoln. I loved the H's determination to get his wife back. "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger". The next night, Emily attempts to contact the strange child. He finds the decapitated remains of Zak and is subsequently attacked by the old man, who has become a zombie. V/H/S/2, David Bruckner ("Amateur Night")Ti West ("Second Honeymoon")Glenn McQuaid ("Tuesday the 17th")Joe Swanberg ("The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger")Radio Silence ("10/31/98"). 4 "Second Honeymoon" Is A Creepy Slow Burn That Touches On Home Invasion Fears With A Twist Writer/director Ti West has made a name for himself in horror with movies like The Innkeeper and The House of the Devil, both of which were slow-burn atmospheric horrors. V/H/S/94 loses its footing ever so slightly in the final short "Terror", and the ending to "Holy Hell" feels a bit abrupt. The camera then shows the killer, the woman from earlier wearing a porcelain mask, cleaning the blade while she and Stephanie make out passionately, revealing that the woman was Stephanie's lover. Sean O'Connell ofThe Washington Postgave the film a scathing review, saying that although "on paper, its a clever conceit" and "probably sounded great in the pitch meeting", it "loses all luster through some shoddy execution". He asks them how much longer they will use her as incubator for alien/human hybrid fetuses, explaining what happened to Emily in the past and his involvement in it. The film was released via VOD on June 6, and theatrically on July 12. She questions her landlord about the disturbances, but the landlord claims that no children have ever lived in the apartment complex, nor have any people ever died there, but Emily is unconvinced. Happy that she has finished that what she has come to do, she leaves. On their first night at a hotel, a masked person breaks into their hotel and uses the camerawhile touching the sleeping couple and stealing money. V/H/S was an instant hit among horror fans and led to thedevelopment of a number of sequels and spin-offs over the years, though the first movie still stands out as one of the scariest. The tape followed a group of guys on a bachelor night as they attempted to secretly film an amateur porno with girls they picked up at the club. Back in the frame story, one of the criminals discovers that Brad, the person who stayed to watch the tape, is missing. It quickly cuts to footage from their recent job. They could bring the whole collection with them but that would be more than 100 tapes. The car abruptly stops and the girl disappears, reappearing in the street before them and walking away amid a flock of birds. Fall in love all over again. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! At moments, the image becomes distorted and shows things that aren't there. Sam laughs her concerns away and asks to give him the camera. Returning to the attic, the boys work to untie her and get her to safety. That evening (off camera), a woman comes to Sam and Stephanie's motel room and awkwardly tries to convince Sam to give her a ride the next day. The boys tried to flee at first but change their minds. She is quickly joined by Stephanie who kisses her passionately. Lily catches up to Clint, her face hideously contorted, but instead of attacking, she attempts to perform fellatio. During their stay, they visit a Wild West theme park and look at some stores. V/H/S's anthology format involved a story that framed the other taleswhich was written and directed by Adam Wingard, who is best known for movies likeYou're Next and themodernGodzilla vs. Kong. While the three men are bar-hopping, Clint encounters Lily, a mysterious young woman who appears unusually shy and says little other than "I like you.". Here are reasons you need to go on a second honeymoon. The intruderafter keeping the camera steady on Samstabs him in the neck and lets him bleed out on his bed. Since the film's release, it has become a cult classic and can be attributed with bringing attention back to anthology horror films. The content of these tapes varies and each tell a different story directed by a different director or team of directors. The concept was so popular it has already spawned 3 sequels: V/H/S 2 in 2013, V/H/S: Viral in 2014, V/H/S/94 in 2021 and V/H/S/99 in 2022, along with a feature-length adaptation of the first film's "Amature Night" short in 2016's Siren and series of shorts in 2018's V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts. It is only when they are driving they realize that they aren't entirely sure of the address. V/H/S is a horror anthology film from 2012. He tells her that she has to stop cutting the bump at risk of infection and promises her that he will come over soon and examine the bump. Lost in a sea of spots, little Patch longs to stand out from the other puppies and dreams of being a "One . Blinded by lust and his alcohol intoxication, Shane doesn't notice the unusual feature of Lily's legs. Meanwhile, the train hits the car and it explodes behind them. Some trimming (perhaps relegating a weaker episode to a DVD extra) would increase theatrical chances." During her next video chat with James, Emily nonchalantly digs into the bump on her arm with a scalpel and a meat fork to find out what exactly the bump is, but James urges her to stop before the wound becomes infected, promising to check on it himself when he arrives in a week. They visit a Wild West-themed attraction where Stephanie receives a prediction from a mechanical fortune teller, which claims that she will soon be reunited with a loved one. She don't get anytime for regret as the creature attacks her from a tree and beats her with the camera before killing her. The short proved to be one of the original movie's most successfulwhich led to a feature-length spin-off called Siren. Lily continues awkwardly coming on to Clint, but it is Shane who comes on to her instead. Disneys Haunted Mansion Teaser Trailer Welcomes You Back to an Iconic House of Horrors! Head inside for the whole thing and click to make big It kinda reminds me of Dream Warriors! After her death, the final shots reveal that she is also starting to glitch out as well. During their stay, they visit a Wild West) theme park and look at some stores. In their next chat, a badly injured Emily believes that she sustained her injuries after wandering into traffic in a fugue state. Wheel of Fortune - May 17, 1993 (College Week from Boston) Wheel of Fortune. The murderer was Stephanie's loved one. She notes that the police did not believe her when she said that the killer could be in two places at once. James isn't impressed and tells her that is likely nothing. Personally, I'm bored by found-footage horror films, which this is. The second story, titled 'Suicide Bid,' is directed by Johannes Roberts. The Honeymoon Phase is a thriller, for sure, with sci-fi undertones (clear as soon as Tom and Eve arrive in their lodging and are given "orientation" by a hologram), subtle at first. We see the married couple embark and what is being called a "second honeymoon",. Honeymooning couple's sexual activities are secretly videotaped by their hotel. The art in question offers up glimpses of the world of the dead known in the game as Limbo (and the monsters within), which also showing the various locales of the world of the living youll be traversing. She reveals that the doctor James recommended has diagnosed her as schizoaffective, and tearfully says that James deserves a better, more normal girlfriend. Strung together, it's way too much of a muchness.". "Second Honeymoon" is a short featured in the 2012 anthology horror movie "V/H/S". In terms of the movie itself getting green litthe storyline that runs through the whole movie was something that we had originally discussed. The Second Honeymoon. As they film various landmarks in the area as directed by the returning camper, the footage fades in and out with grisly images of murdered people. [5] 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.[6]. The owner of the house has died. The intruder stabs Sam in the neck and let him bleed out on his cussion. The opening, in which Tom talks about his wife having committed suicide, tells viewers that the majority of the film will be in flashback; and when we see their elated holiday mood spoiled by a scared neighbor . The film currently holds a 55% approval rating onRotten Tomatoesbased on 93 reviews, with the consensus, "An uneven collection of found-footage horror films,V/H/Shas some inventive scares but its execution is hit-and-miss. Wheel of Fortune - June 18, 1993 (Second Honeymoon Week) WheelVault. Back in the frame story, Rox is left confused by what he has witnessed. V/H/S is based around a collection of old VHS tapes. Things quickly turned violent and horrifying when a couple of the other guys attempted to get physical with her. With the webcam, James see glimpses of a strange creature but isn't sure. V/H/S Movies Wikia is a FANDOM Movies Community. Spider and Samantha wander off but ended up killed by weird creature. This is a direct reference and quote from Buffalo Bill in an infamous scene in 'The Silence of the Lambs'. RELATED: Holidays: All 8 Segments Of The Horror Anthology Film, Ranked By Scariness. The film spawned five sequels, V/H/S/2, V/H/S: Viral, V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99, V/H/S/85 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.[8]. Back in the frame story, the old man's body has returned to the room, but Rox is nowhere to be seen. second honeymoon meaning: 1. a romantic holiday taken by a couple who have been married for some time 2. a romantic vacation. Sam and Stephanie are a married couple travelling to Arizona for their honeymoon, with Stephanie recording and documenting everything along the way. The film then transitions to the next tape. This woman has the same bump on her arm and also believes that James is her boyfriend, revealing that the aliens are using multiple people as incubators. His corpse is found in his armchair, staring at blank television screens. It's a fun-filled adventure fresh with irresistible, voiced by Jason Alexander, Martin Short and Barry Bostwick. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! This film gets one and a half stars out of me because its makers seem to have put in an impressive amount of effort, at least. As his death is taped, the VCR starts one final tape, all on it's own. That night, the stranger enters the room again and repeatedly stabs Sam in the neck with the switchblade, filming him as he chokes to death on his own blood. . A Muppet Family Christmas (1995 VHS) E. Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1996 VHS) F. Fraggle Rock Vol. Horror anthologies have a long history, stretching back to Waxworks (1923) and reaching a high water mark with Dead of Night (1945).V/H/S seems mainly dedicated to fans who watched these films and many others on muddy old video tapes, or perhaps made their own. Emily is talking with her soon-to-doctor boyfriend James over video chat. So it was a living project. It revolves around Lily, a college freshman who wishes to join her college campus's most prestigious sorority. Meanwhile, the other criminals search the basement and discover hundreds of unmarked VHS tapes, and begin collecting them all to ensure they get the right one. Wheel of Fortune - November 17, 1993 (My Favorite Teacher Week) Wheel of Fortune. The H decides to fight for his marriage and follows her to the island where she now stays. The trap only hurts her slightly and she is able to get up. The prediction claims that she will soon be happily reunited with a loved one, and that she is also very trusting and is easily taken advantage of. Stars: Hannah Fierman, Mike Donlan and Drew Sawyer. The recording cuts to Stephanie and her lover driving away, with Stephanie asking her lover if she has erased the footage. Empiregave the film four stars out of five, saying that "the biggest twist is its consistently high quality anything goes, and all of it works".The Hollywood Reportergave the film a mildly positive review, stating "Refreshingly,V/H/Spromises no more than it delivers, always a plus with genre fare.Fangoriapraised the film while remarking that "the mystery of why/how some of this stuff is even on VHS tapes to begin with" was a bit of a leap. On Webcam, she shows James the bump. Little do they know that the tapes aren't the regular wedding videos you would expect Three friends in a motel room: Patrick, Shane and Clint are preparing themselves to hit the town. The awkward Lily only has eyes for Clint, but Shane still wants to make his porno and has decided that Lily will be his actress. They also discover the mutilated corpse of a pig nearby, shortly before Wendy mentions that everyone is going to die. Varietynoted that "the segments vary in quality and the whole overstays its welcome at nearly two hours. Directed and written by American filmmaker Ti West, known for his work in mumblecore horror movies like The House of the Devil (2009) and The Sacrament (2013) , it stars his frequent collaborator and fellow director, Joe Swanberg. You can find out exactly where to rent it by clicking here. Likewise,Roger Ebert gave the film one star out of four and said that "None of the segments is particularly compelling. THE HONEYMOON PHASE focuses on Tom ( Jim Schubin) and Eve (Chloe Carroll), who agree to join the Millennium Project, a 30-day research study examining why "the honeymoon phase" fades for couples over time. 108 minutes Cast Gael Garca Bernal as Guy Vicky Krieps as Prisca Rufus Sewell as Charles Alex Wolff as Trent Aged 15 Nikki Amuka-Bird as Patricia Director M. Night Shyamalan This is a second chance romance. Created by Brad Miska, this chilling movie features found-footage shorts written and directed by Gregg Bishop, Justin Benson, Aaron Scott Moorhead, Nacho Vigalondo, and Marcel Sarmiento. The final tape and segment of V/H/S was directed by a group known as Radio Silence and followed four friends on Halloween night, with one dressed as a teddy bear nanny cam who was documenting the evening. She also develops an odd growth on her arm that she becomes fixated on, leading to her causing harm to herself while trying to investigate it. A woman is chained up in a spread eagle position, circled by men who chant: Cast you down. NEXT:10 Actors Who Played A Horror Movie Villain Across Multiple Decades. The film debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in January 2012,[7] and was released on demand on August 31, 2012. S.A. carves a path through the building after leaving the room and finding more of James's failed projects, butchering any soldiers that attack her in self-defense. In their motel room, they are asked by a girl if Sam could give her a ride the next day. Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters, The Most Powerful Wizard in Harry Potter Could Have Easily Defeated Voldemort, Marvel Has One Path to Regain Full Hulk, Namor Rights, Analyst Believes, 10 Best Movie Villain Redemption Arcs, Ranked. The story starts out with terrible men doing terrible things, setting up for the audience that they're all going to be dead by the end of the movie. When they approach Shane, Lily suddenly sprouts fangs, then attacks and kills Shane. Motivated by the $50,000 that they'll receive at the end of the experiment, Tom and Eve pretend to be married and are selected to participate. Developer Plot Twist has shared some exclusive concept art for their upcoming Lovecraftian metroidvania The Last Case of Benedict Fox. "[6] Horror-Movies.ca reported that two people fainted during the premiere at Sundance.[10]. He worries about the infection caused by the tracker in her arm and believes it to harmful. 29:36. Although she agrees that he's likely right, she insists to talk with the landlord. Clint and Patrick hide in the bathroom until Patrick, still nude, arms himself with a shower curtain rod and returns to the room. Tearfully, she confess that she is diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, which should explain the visions. When another couple is killed while boarding their honeymoon flight to Rome, it becomes clear that someone is targeting honeymooners, and it's anyone's guess which happy couple is next on the list. Clint uses this opportunity to get up and flee. Each short was filmed in the "found footage" style with an additional story that framed the movie. Variety noted that "the segments vary in quality and the whole overstays its welcome at nearly two hours. It was released on the titular format of VHS on February 5, 2013. First, it puts less stress on the surviving beta cells by removing the need for them to compensate for missing insulin. Slick MGM-style orchestration and music production and 3. After little persuasion by Sam, Stephanie gives it a try and receives an interesting prediction: soon she will be reunited with a loved one. [18] Likewise, Roger Ebert was among the critics who felt the film was overlong, giving the film one star out of four and saying that "None of the segments is particularly compelling. They were invited by their friend who had been going there every year, though it's revealed she was being deceitful with plans when inviting everyone. It's one of the scariest segments in V/H/S with impressive effects and a great ending. It refuse to start again, and it is now that they discover that the girl is gone. Youll be facing an occult order and demons in tactical and rewarding combat, exploring the realm of the arcane, and unravelling the disturbing secrets of a tragic family. As the two talk, the Glitch walks up behind Joey and slits his throat. Later that night, she is visited once more by the little child but as she tries to make contact with it, something knocks her out. Players can use a combination of various objects, environmental surroundings, weapons, and traversal abilities in order to combat their foes. The boys then realize that the car has stopped on train tracks. James, who has been working with the aliens and removing the fetuses for some time, questions the aliens how much longer they plan to do this to Emily as he worries that she may not survive much more of it, mentioning to them that the arm bump is a tracking device. The men tried to stop them but something unearthly kills them. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. (This happens off camera). Lily, now a monster with wings grabs him and lifts him up into in the air. As he closes the chat, he opens a new conversation with another girl who seems to have a strange bump on her arm As leader returns to the room, he find himself alone. The gang accept the task, eager to expand their criminal enterprises. It's terrifying, and very well executed. A spin-off based on the segment Amateur Night, entitled Siren released theatrically on December 2, 2016. Unsurprisingly, honeymoon history is a bit gloomy, just like many wedding traditions. Thinking that they are the first ones to arrive, the quartet sneak inside. There they discover a dead resident and a number of tapes that they begin to watch over the course of the evening, which has a deadly ending after all of the anthology stories are played. Promptly, she mentions that there is something wrong with the house. The aliens erase Emily's memory, while James breaks some of her bones to "make it look like an accident again". Directed by Simon Barrett Written by Simon Barrett A college student's mother requests that private investigators Larry and his girlfriend Ayesha look into the disappearance of her son Kyle. 1. Vladek is in Florida, and Art worries aloud to his wife about how he will take care of his father. "[15], Empire gave the film four stars out of five, saying that "the biggest twist is its consistently high quality anything goes, and all of it works". [17], Sean O'Connell of The Washington Post gave the film a scathing review, saying that although "on paper, it's a clever concept" and "probably sounded great in the pitch meeting", it "loses all luster through some shoddy execution". In a later chat session it is revealed that she believes that her injuries were caused by a traffic accident, caused due to being in a fugue stage. They soon find themselves hunted down and brutally murdered by a mysterious killer whosebody is blurred out on camera with a digital glitch. It reappears in a tree and pounces on Wendy, beating her to death with the camera, then slashes her stomach, subsequently eviscerating her. In shock and disturbed by what they have seen, they flee back to the bathroom. The short is set on the title date (Halloween in 1998), follows a group of friends who head out to a party at a friends house, only to end up at the wrong address. January 21, 2003 23971 The enduring tale of Disney's animated classic 101 Dalmatians continues in the delightful, all-new movie, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure. Once more, Wendy alludes to strange tragedies and their imminent demise. The recording cuts to Stephanie asking her lover if she has erased the footage. Clint flees, begging bystanders for help, but he is suddenly lifted into the sky by Lily, who has transformed into a winged creature. The men happen to be chanting "cast you down" towards the woman, and the boys exuberantly join in. After all, it has to be worth the risk. 29:37. Second Honeymoon (3) 5.3 1 h 26 min 2001 7+ Revolves around a couple on the verge of announcing plans to divorce who reluctantly depart for a second honeymoon after their family surprises them with a tropical vacation as a gift for their 20th wedding anniversary.