SXSW 2012: ‘V/H/S’ Marries Found Footage & Anthology to Horrific Success

While found footage is on the upswing and may be taking over the planet soon, anthology horror is a thing of the past. A genre that’s never really found its footing for upper level cultural dominance, anthology horror films find themselves in 2012 on DVD shelves, film festivals, and the occasional, short-lived TV series. Creepshow was 30 years ago. Thankfully, we do have those film fests that showcase quality films, anthology or found footage, when they come into play, and V/H/S is both. It’s an anthology of found footage films, all tied with a wrap-around story and dished out for your horror hunger pangs. It’s scary. It’s funny. It delivers wholeheartedly. That wrap-around, directed by Adam Wingard of A Horrible Way to Die and You’re Next fame, revolves around a group of criminals who film their debaucheries. They find themselves in a predicament one night when they’re hired by a mysterious …