Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a sci-fi inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.
A documentary piece on mysterious videotapes said to contain proof of alien life frames five other tales of found footage sci-fi terror. In "Stork", a rogue police unit stumbles upon a house of otherworldly horrors while investigating a string of baby disappearances. Next, "Dream Girl" sees two paparazzi sneak into the set of a rising Bollywood music star, only to pay the ultimate price for their trespassing. In "Live and Let Dive", a skydiving trip turns into a mad frenzy for survival when the skydivers' plane collides with an alien spaceship. In "Fur Babies", animal rights activists pry into the private life of doggy daycare owner Becky. Finally, a UFO truther investigates strange lights hovering above the Mojave desert in "Stowaway".—Mike C.
With humankind's never-ending need to find signs of alien life in mind, inspired filmmakers with vivid imaginations and low budgets offer a new collection of otherworldly nightmares after V/H/S/85 (2023). Using Jay Cheel's "Abduction/Adduction" as a wraparound story, the anthology starts with Jordan Downey's "Stork", where a spate of unsolved infant abductions lures a heavily armed police unit into a hell-house--and certain doom. The following episode, Virat Pal's "Dream Girl", portrays that art goes hand in hand with sacrifice. Then, in Justin Martinez's "Live and Let Dive", daredevil skydiver Zach and his friends pay with their lives when they discover the aliens are not coming--they are already here. Next up, in Justin Long and Christian Long's "Fur Babies", animal rights activists bent on exposing doggy daycare owner Becky's shady business come face-to-face with a four-legged terror beyond comprehension. Finally, in Kate Siegel's "Stowaway", glowing lights in a UFO hotspot on the Mojave Desert provide ambitious documentarian Halley with the ultimate proof: we were never alone in this blue dot called Earth.—Nick Riganas
This flick is divided in six segments in the form of documentary in the found footage style. 1) "Abduction/Adduction": In Canada, the Chinese heir of a notorious mansion vanishes. 2) "Stork": the Warden police unit is investigating the disappearance of babies. They the location and stumble upon zombies and an alien bird-like creature. 3) "Dream Girl": The Bollywood dancer Tara is indeed a robot and begins a crime spree in the studio after a discussion with her manager. 4) "Live or Let Dive": A group of parachuters are celebrating the birthday of Jess when they are hit by an UFO. They jump and the survivors are hunted down by alien creatures. 5) "Fur Babies": A group of animal rights activists investigate Becky, who owns a dog daycare, and two members visit her business. However, her brother and she abduct the couple with a tragic fate. 6) "Stowaway": A woman leaves her daughter to make a documentary about ETs at the Mojave Desert. When she finds an alien spacecraft, she sneaks in with tragic consequences.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
