There just isn't a way to explain how horrible this is. And by horrible I mean gory. There is literally blood and guts everywhere. Word to the directors, the shock value of shooting people in the head, digging an eye out of it's socket, pulling someone's intestines out, etc. loses it's impact after you done it fifty times.

This anthology is not scary in the least. The wraparound story and the first three stories are grotesque beyond words. If you think splattered brains, severed body parts and puking up blood make for a fright, this is for you.

There's an abundance of shaky cam as would be expected when everything is captured first-person (or first-dog). This whole affair is like watching someone play "Call of Duty" or if you're older, "Doom".

About the stories, then. First off, forget the wraparound, it's indecipherable and lame. The first full tale is called "Phase 1" and it's about a guy who gets a bionic eye and starts seeing dead people. It's not too gory but it's loaded with jump scares which again are not scary. Overall, it's not awful but it's forgettable.

Story number two is called "A Ride in the Park" and it features a camera mounted on a zombie. If you are kind enough to have read anything that I've tried to write in the past, I think zombies are boring. These zombies do the same thing as every other zombie does, they eat people. They do that here in typically gory fashion. And that's about it.

"Safe Haven" seems to be the entry that many consider the high point of "V/H/S 2". It's about a cult that just happens to have their Jonestown moment as a documentary film crew is interviewing their leader. This one's not about showing you intestines and assorted innards, it's about gushing blood and splattered meat. Frightening, huh?

Finally, a short called "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" plays out exactly like it's title suggests. This is the high point of the movie because it had a couple of subtle 'did-I-just-see-something' moments that the others did not. When the chaos happens, it's loud and frenzied but it's not a bloody mess. The shaky cam was kind of annoying because it couldn't offer a bigger picture of the otherworldly danger.

If you are sensitive to gore, do not watch this movie. If you are okay with it, then "V/H/S 2" is a little better than the average 2013-era Horror flick.