V/H/S/Mixtape Review: The Most Unhinged V/H/S Yet?

V/H/S/Mixtape review time, and this one is cuckoo nuts bananas. The ninth V/H/S film turns sound, music and heavy metal into the horror, and we came out of it with our jaws on the floor.Arthur and Meaghan break down Shudder's newest found footage horror anthology, starting with GWAR's deranged MTV-style wraparound and moving through all four main segments: Renee Zhan's Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance (killer puppets from Jim Henson's Creature Shop, plus Barbara Crampton), David Moreau's Heartbeat (two urban explorers, a soundproof chamber and the sound of your own body), Ernest Dickerson's The Music of Mr. Sze (a film student, a violin and something cosmic living in the attic) and RZA's Death Tone (Neela Jolene, a dead producer's tape and a very literal hunt for the perfect sound). We also get into the two music video interludes, Flying Lotus's stop-motion Another Cabin and Tobias Forge's Premature Burial.V/H/S/Mixtape: Shudder's Sound-Driven Horror AnthologyThe ninth V/H/S film, streaming on Shudder October 9, 2026, builds every segment around sound, music and heavy metal.Spoiler-free verdict: gory, wild, and easily one of the most unhinged V/H/S movies yet. Arthur compares its sound-horror focus to Undertone.How it stacks up against V/H/S/Beyond and V/H/S/Halloween, the two entries that got the franchise back on a roll.GWAR's MTV-Style Wraparound and the Music Video InterludesGWAR host a deranged, metal-only music video show that sets the tone in the first five minutes (don't eat dinner during this one).Flying Lotus directs Another Cabin, a stop-motion nightmare about a boy, his awful grandmother, and a 30-foot monster in the woods.Tobias Forge of Ghost directs Premature Burial, a metal music video about revenge and being buried alive.Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance and HeartbeatRenee Zhan's killer puppet segment: Jim Henson's Creature Shop builds Muppet-style monsters, Barbara Crampton plays the studio exec, and the song is a genuine earworm.Watch for the V/H/S/Halloween Easter egg in the warehouse and the post-credit scene.David Moreau's Heartbeat (from the director of MadS) traps two urban explorers in a soundproof chamber where their own bodies become the horror.The Music of Mr. Sze and RZA's Death ToneErnest Dickerson's The Music of Mr. Sze: a film student, a forbidden violin piece, and a cosmic entity in the attic. Lovecraft fans, take note.RZA's Death Tone: a dead producer's tape, a step-by-step recipe for the perfect sound, and a descent into madness carried by Neela Jolene.V/H/S/Mixtape Segments Ranked and RatingsDigs: Arthur 8/10, Meaghan 7/10 (huge highs, a little less cohesive overall).Arthur's top two: Death Tone and Heartbeat. Meaghan's top two: Heartbeat and Death Tone.Plus favorite segments from past entries, including Mike P. Nelson's V/H/S/85 work and Kate Siegel's V/H/S/Beyond segment.Also on Our Horror RadarBlack Zombie, Maya Annik Bedward's documentary on the Haitian roots of the zombie. Other Mommy hits theaters, Dead Meat's Fresh Meat anthology is coming, and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival coverage is on the way.Find your next watch with the Horror Movie Picker Quiz at gravetonepod.com. Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Horror Podcast Website Background music by: Steve Swisher from the Producer's Chair Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.