V/H/S

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V/H/S
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
Starringsee below
Cinematography
Edited by
  • David Bruckner
  • Glenn McQuaid
  • Ti West
  • Simon Barrett
  • Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
  • Tyler Gillett
Music byLucas Clyde
Production
companies
Distributed byMagnet Releasing
Release dates
  • January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22) (Sundance)
  • October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.9 million

V/H/S is a 2012 American found footage horror anthology film and the first installment in the V/H/S franchise created by Brad Miska and Bloody Disgusting, and produced by Miska and Roxanne Benjamin. It features a series of six found footage shorts written and directed by Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, and the filmmaking collective Radio Silence.

The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in January 2012, and was released on demand on August 31, 2012. It also made a limited theatrical release in the United States on October 5, 2012, and in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2013.

The franchise includes three sequels (V/H/S/2, V/H/S: Viral and V/H/S/Beyond), three prequels (V/H/S/85, V/H/S/94 and V/H/S/99), two individual spin-off films, (Siren and Kids vs. Aliens), and a miniseries (V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts) on Snapchat's Snap Originals platform.