V/H/S/85 Interview: Gigi Saul Guerrero, Mike P. Nelson & Natasha Kermani
21Looking for a place to watch films where directors get punk rock with found footage, drench sets in buckets of blood, and swing for the fences in every respect? Look no further than the V/H/S films. It began as a low-budget found footage horror anthology film featuring some of the most exciting voices on the rise in the genre back in 2012, and that’s exactly what it still is today. The only difference is that now it’s a six-film franchise with a rabid fan base eagerly awaiting each new installment.
The newest V/H/S movie, V/H/S/85, sees the return of David Bruckner as a director and welcomes The Black Phone director Scott Derrickson as well as three need-to-know talents on the rise in horror filmmaking — Gigi Saul Guerrero, Mike P. Nelson, and Natasha Kermani. Guerrero directs “God of Death,” a piece that takes place during the devastating 1985 earthquake in Mexico City. Kermani’s “TKNOGD” sees a performance artist tackle new technology and tap into something sinister in the process. And then there’s the one-two punch from Nelson, “No Wake / Ambrosia,” two connected stories, a vacation massacre and a very unexpected aftermath I won’t dare spoil.
While in Austin for V/H/S/85’s world premiere screening at Fantastic Fest 2023, Guerrero, Nelson, and Kermani all visited the Collider interview studio for a chat. In addition to offering up behind-the-scenes details on their own pieces, each also sings the praises of the V/H/S/85 producers, a team that pitched the film as a “f*** you movie,” a quality Kermani dubbed “liberating and joyous.”
Check out my full chat with the V/H/S/85 directing trio in this video!
V/H/S/85 is now available to stream on Shudder.
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