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Vancouver's scariest film festival! Now a registered charity under the CRA.

The VHS brings creators, diverse audiences, and the horror industry together to celebrate excellence and the macabre on film.

05/12/2026

We’re looking for horror lovers with sharp eyes and strong opinions. 👀🩸

We are team currently seeking volunteer prescreeners and script readers to help us discover incredible new genre filmmaking from around the world.

If you love horror, have a passion for storytelling, and want to get involved, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply or learn more, email:
[email protected]

Please include a little about yourself, your experience (if any), and why horror means something to you!

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04/30/2026

Halfway to Halloween… and you’re still acting like this is a seasonal hobby?

Real horror fans know better. 🔪 ❤️

This is your sign to start the watchlist early, lock in the costume before it’s chaos, and give indie horror the love it deserves now - not just in October! Host the themed night. Rewatch something that actually unsettles you. Stay in the mood.

Because if you’re doing it right… spooky season never really ends.

So—what’s the first film on your list tonight?

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04/22/2026

📣💀📣 VHS Ticket Giveaway 📣💀📣

Enter to win a pair of tickets to a special screening of the Official TIFF 2025 Selection and Canadian horror/thriller film AT THE PLACE OF GHOSTS (SK+TE’KMUJUE’KATIK) on Monday, April 27th in Vancouver at Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver. Writer-director Bretten Hannam will be in attendance for a special Q&A.

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Winners will be notified by April 25th!

Siblings Mise’l and Antle, close confidants as children, have drifted apart as adults. When a malevolent spirit begins tormenting them, the siblings are forced to reunite and journey into Sk+te’kmujue’katik (the Place of Ghosts), a primordial forest that exists outside of time, to confront their violent upbringing.

Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At The Place of Ghosts) is a visceral supernatural thriller, 11 years in the writing, elevated by the deeply personal work of Two-Spirit, L’nu filmmaker Bretten Hannam from Kespukwitk, L’nuekati (Nova Scotia). Their films deal with themes of community, culture, and language with a focus on Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ identity.

Get scared, Vancouver!

04/19/2026

📣💀📣 Ticket Giveaway 📣💀💀📣
VHS is partnering up with for a special advanced screening of Damian McCarthy's latest Irish Folk Horror film "Hokum", starring Adam Scott.

Wednesday, April 29th
Cineplex International Village
Doors at 6:30 PM, Screening at 7PM.

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Synopsis
A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.

Written and Directed by Damian McCarthy
Starring Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, and David Wilmot

Get Scared Vancouver!

04/15/2026

Canadians are known for being nice… 🇨🇦

So explain this. ⬆️

From body horror to psychological dread to films that leave you staring at the ceiling at 2AM — we’ve been making some of the most disturbing genre cinema for decades.

Polite? Sure.
Harmless? Not a chance.

Happy National Canadian Film Day!

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04/10/2026

Some rooms you escape. Some rooms change you.

On April 15, we’re celebrating National Canadian Film Day with a screening of one of Canada’s most iconic genre films: Cube — co-written by friend of the festival .manson — who will join us for a Q+A.

Cube drops six strangers into a deadly maze where every move could be their last… and trust might be the biggest trap of all.

This cult classic was directed by

If you’ve never seen it on the big screen, this is the way. If you have — you already know ▪️

🎬 April 15
🕘 9:00 PM
📍 Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver

Tickets available via our website!

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03/30/2026

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE IS TOMORROW!

Submitting to festivals isn’t just about having a great film- it’s about not shooting yourself in the foot before anyone even hits play. 👍🏻

Programmers are watching hundreds (sometimes thousands) of submissions. Let that sink in 😵‍💫.

Small mistakes - especially in sound, materials, and strategy - can quietly push your film out of the running.

If you want your film to stand out, you have to think beyond the cut… and consider how it’s being presented.

Which one do you see filmmakers getting wrong the most?

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03/26/2026

VHS is absolutely thrilled to announce a special screening of 1997's revolutionary indie horror-sci-fi film CUBE. Joining us will be co-writer of the film Graeme Manson for an exclusive Q&A following the screening. This is a FREE event with RSVP as part of National Canadian Film Day on April 15th.

LINK IN BIO to RSVP and grab your seats! This film inspired a whole generation of horror and sci-fi fans, and filmmakers alike. Come re-live the terror (or experience it for the first time), and learn why CUBE walked so SAW could run!

Wed, April 15th, 2026
9PM
Scotiabank Theatre, Vancouver

Synopsis:
A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.

Directed by Vincenzo Natali
Written by André Bijelic, Vincenzo Natali, and Graeme Manson
Starring Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint, and David Hewlett

Get Scared Vancouver!

03/15/2026

The horror nomination no one is talking about… and honestly, we’re obsessed.

While everyone debates the big categories, one of the most exciting nominations this year belongs to The Ugly Stepsister for Best Makeup & Hairstyling for the stunning practical work of David White, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, and Asta Hafthorsdottir. Their grotesque fairy-tale transformations prove once again that horror pushes makeup artistry further than any other genre.

It’s also part of a long tradition. Some of the most iconic Oscar-winning makeup effects came from horror: An American Werewolf in London, The Fly, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

When the Academy rewards transformation, monsters, and unforgettable practical effects… horror tends to win.

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03/06/2026

Do the Oscars hate horror… or are they just scared of it? 👀

For decades, the Academy has treated horror like the creepy kid sitting alone at lunch. Loved by audiences. Hugely influential. And almost never invited to the party.

Let’s review the evidence.
• The Shining — one of the most influential horror films ever made. 0 nominations.
• Hereditary — Toni Collette gave a performance that traumatized the entire internet. 0 nominations.
• The Thing — groundbreaking practical effects. 0 nominations.
• The Witch — launched a thousand elevated horror think pieces. 0 nominations.
• The Babadook — cultural icon, q***r icon, psychological horror masterpiece. 0 nominations.

And yet horror keeps shaping the industry anyway.

To be fair, the Academy occasionally lets horror into the house:
The Silence of the Lambs swept the Big Five.
Get Out won Best Original Screenplay.
The Exorcist was nominated for Best Picture.

Which brings us to this year.

With horror dominating the cultural conversation and awards buzz circling genre films again… we might finally see the Academy admit what horror fans have always known:

The genre isn’t a guilty pleasure.
It’s some of the most daring filmmaking out there.

So tell us…
Is the Academy finally ready to stop ghosting horror? 🎬👻

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02/13/2026

No 13th floors.
No Room 13.
No Gate 13.

We said,
“You know what? Let’s just skip it.”

The number is still there.
We’re just pretending it’s not.

Any other spooky facts we missed?

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