1- **Shedding**⠀4/10
*A teenage punk-rock group break into an abandoned building.*

I liked the setup and intro to the characters. Got a tiny bit of gore but it wasn't scary at all and the zombies looked like shit, very amateurish. The way they moved I can't even call that zombies.

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2- **Suicide Bid**⠀6/10
*Lily applies in a sorority. As a dare she must spend the night in a graveyard.*

This one was terrifying for me it had some of my biggest fears: confined spaces and spiders! Those spiders were the real thing I think no CGI... Ugh. The zombie part wasn't necessary though.

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3- **Ozzy's Dungeon**⠀7/10
*A children's game show where contestants participate in dangerous games for a chance to meet Ozzy, who makes wishes come true.*

This one features Steven Ogg as the host, he was hilarious and energetic. Loved the twist. It got pretty savage and disgusting real fast. It's split into 3 distinctive parts. I kept wondering what the second part had to do with the third part and why the sudden shift but then I realized the monster is Ozzy, granting the girl her wish. All 3 parts are so different but they absolutely go together and create a clever mix.

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4- **The Gawkers**⠀6/10
*A group of teenage boys spy on the next door girl.*

It was predictable that something was up with her but I liked what it turned out to be. Haven't seen a Gorgon in a while in horror. The CGI looked fine and the end was very satisfying.

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5- **To Hell and Back**⠀4/10
*A witches ritual drags Nate and Troy down to hell. They encounter a girl named Mabel and must survive.*

*The Descent* - in hell - with a girl who thinks she's Gollum. Honestly the whole thing looked like a LARP game. Some cool looking practical effects though.

A perfectly fine found footage horror anthology though not as strong as last year's _V/H/S/94_. This V/H/S series remains the most inventive when it comes to found footage films, which puts it at about average among all horror anthologies. However, this year's entry falls unfortunately into the category on where it misses more often than it hits. I find the first three segments forgettable and somewhat underwhelming. _Shredding_ (dir. Maggie Levin) is probably my least favorite. I think it's just dumb and the editing comes off as trying too hard which negatively affect my overall enjoyment. _Suicide Bin_ (dir. Johannes Robert) is claustrophobic and spooky enough. Not enough to make it a standout, though. Thankfully, things start to get more interesting in _Ozzy's Dungeon_ (dir. Flying Lotus). While I appreciate how wild it is, with the crazy game show accident, the revenge plot, the body horror elements, it unfortunately overstays its welcome. But it could've been much better if it wasn't unnecessary long. I enjoy the last two segments the most that I can’t really find any negatives to say about them. The story and scares in _The Gawkers_ (dir. Tyler MacIntyre) are so well-done and the addition of stop-motion animation in the beginning makes it quite unique. It's such a nice touch indeed. The film ends with _To Hell and Back_ (dir. Joseph and Vanessa Winters) and I couldn't think of a better way to end it. It's such a blast. There's something seriously nightmarish about the atmosphere and the demons are genuinely scary but the characters bring out the comedic elements which make it a really fun watch. All in all, lots of ups and downs but it’s mostly fun. It's perfectly adequate but I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend it.

I'm starting to wonder if there is any point to churning out more of these VHS found footage flicks. Increasingly my answer is "no".

VHS99 really adds nothing terribly, new, scary or exciting to the VHS franchise. Some of the earlier VHS flicks did offer something a little different and imaginative but to me, this just feels like it was made for the sake of making it.

If you have not watched a VHS horror flick before I think the earlier ones might be better place to start. This one's not awful, its mildly entertaining, just not overly original.