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February 4, 2026
V/H/S/Halloween review
Portmanteau series’ latest instalment has nice touches with eerily jolly villains and haunted soda, but it could use a bit of an edit

TL;DR
- V/H/S/8 is the eighth installment in the horror anthology series, featuring Halloween-themed shorts.
- The "found footage" conceit of the series is noted as being worn out.
- Highlights include "Fun Size" by Casper Kelly and "Kidprint" by Alex Ross Perry.
- The wrap-around segment, "Diet Phantasma," conceived by Bryan M Ferguson, is described as funny and absurd.
- The overall runtime is nearly two hours, with a suggestion for tighter editing.
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