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  • Vancouver Guardian - Vancouver Horror Show Review: Spooky Shorts

    Nov 20, 2022

    “Since its inception in 2018, the Vancouver Horror Show film festival (VHS) has been bringing scary cinema to west coast audiences. On November 5, 6, and 8, the festival returned with three days of horror and genre films from local and international filmmakers.”

  • Vancouver Guardian - Vancouver Horror Show Review: Freaky Features

    Nov 18, 2022

    “The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (VHS) was back earlier this month to terrify audiences with the best of horror and genre film from Canadian and international filmmakers. The 2022 festival offered the usual robust program of shorts and feature films, as well as an industry panel discussion on the female gaze in cinema.”

  • Vancouver Sun - 5 things to do in Metro Vancouver Nov. 3-9

    Nov 2, 2023

    “Just as you’re running out of Halloween candy, Vancouver Horror Show rears its misshapen head for more scary movie madness. Now in its fifth year, the festival features Canadian premieres of three feature-length movies, including Follow Her.”

  • CBC Radio - The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn

    Oct 31, 2022

    It's time again for the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival. David Taylor speaks with Stephen Quinn about the festival's fifth season.

  • Global News - Vancouver Horror Show prepares to scare for fifth year.

    Oct 22, 2022

    It's the perfect time of the year for horror aficionados and film junkies alike. The Vancouver Horror Show is holding its annual film festival with an international flavour. Artistic director Meghan Hemingway and festival director David Taylor spoke to Emily Lazatin on what to expect, and how you can join in.

  • The Daily Hive Vancouver - Vancouver horror film festival celebrates five years of scares this fall

    Oct 11, 2022

    “‘Tis the season for macabre movies, and horror fans will be in heaven when the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (VHS) returns to theatres across the city this fall.”

  • Miss 604 - Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival 2022

    Oct 11, 2022

    “The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (“VHS”), now in its fifth year, has announced that it will host the Vancouver premier of Terrifier 2, along with a full hybrid event lineup featuring 61 short films and six feature-length films from 13 different countries.”

  • Global News - Vancouver’s scariest film festival

    Oct 22, 2021

    Get ready for a real scare. The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival is back for its fourth year. Festival Founder David Taylor, and Artistic Director Meghan Hemingway give us a preview of what to expect.

  • Rue Morgue - VANCOUVER HORROR SHOW UNVEILS LINEUP FOR ITS FIRST EVER HYBRID EVENT

    Oct 13, 2021

    The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (VHS) is back and ringing in its fourth year with a brand new hybrid event! Read on for full details!

  • The Daily Hive Vancouver - The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival will scare you online and in person

    Oct 6, 2021

    “Brace yourselves, horror fans. The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival is back for its fourth year and is going to bring audiences terror on-demand.”

  • Hollywood North Magazine - Vancouver Horror Show 2021

    Nov 2, 2021

    “To most generations except perhaps the latest one, the letters “VHS” conjure up warm memories of fuzzy tracking, killer box art and kind reminders to rewind. But for the west coast movie fan, it may have come to mean Vancity’s premiere horror film event: the VANCOUVER HORROR SHOW, now in its 4th edition.”

  • The Georgia Straight - The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival is back for 2021

    Oct 6, 2021

    The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (VHS) has just announced its lineup of shorts and feature films for 2021.

    The festival, which will run from October 26 to November 7, will include 46 short films and three features from 12 different countries.

  • Miss 604 - The Vancouver Horror Show 2021

    Oct 12, 2021

    The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (“VHS”) will be kicking off its fourth year as the beloved local festival moves to a hybrid event this year, both live and virtual, from October 27 to November 7, 2021.

  • Global News - Annual Vancouver horror movie festival set to begin online

    Oct 20, 2020

    The annual Vancouver Horror Show is going digital this year with movies and specials set to start streaming Tuesday Oct. 20. Anyone can buy their tickets online and gain access not only to original horror movies but interviews with directors and those working in the film industry around the world.

  • The Daily Hive Vancouver - You can tune into a multi-day horror film festival this week

    Oct 20, 2020

    The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (VHS), set to take place from October 20 to 26 for its third iteration, will be tripling its programming this year.

  • Hollywood North Magazine - Vancouver Horror Show – Versatile Hair-raising Shorts

    Oct 28, 2019

    There’s a lot of horror themed film events in Vancouver, especially around this time of year. Of course, there’s lots of horror stories happening around this year. A horrendous traffic story and a skytrain story for example, which I got involved in on the first night, but somehow I miraculously wasn’t too late. Vancouver Horror Show, or VHS for short is a short and simple showcase of short films and at least one (or maybe even two) features.

  • The Vancouver Sun - Five reasons to see Vancouver Horror Show

    Oct 22, 2019

    Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre. From Finland comes this hilarious, unsettling and well-written short about a woman trapped in the countryside with men eager to educate her about her own body.

  • Global News - Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival returns for second year - just in time for Halloween

    Oct 21, 2019

    Meghan Hemingway and David Taylor give a preview of the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival that features 32 short films from 9 different countries - October 25-26 at the York Theatre.

  • The Daily Hive Vancouver - Popular horror film fest returns to Vancouver with an extra day of terror

    June 17, 2019

    Horror fans, get ready to indulge in the macabre yet again, when the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival makes its return to the York Theatre this October.

  • Rue Morgue - VANCOUVER HORROR SHOW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 LINEUP

    Sept 25, 2019

    After a wildly successful inaugural year, the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival® (VHS) is back this Halloween season!

  • EXCLAIM! - Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup

    Oct 5, 2019

    After a sold-out inaugural year in 2018, the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival is returning for its sophomore year this fall. And as could be expected, there are plenty of films on deck to get you scared at VHS.

  • Miss604 - Vancouver Horror Show 2019

    Oct 21, 2019

    After a sold-out inaugural year, the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival (“VHS”) is returning for the sequel. All programs will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A and the final block of shorts (Shorts Program 3) will be followed by the #VHS2019 Award Ceremony.

  • Vancouver is Awesome - Here's what's set to terrify you at the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival

    Oct 18, 2019

    The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival starts next week and it’s bound to give viewers’ thrills and chills ... especially if you're afraid of evil puppets.

  • Global News - Team VHS Interview

    Oct 17, 2018

  • SAD Magazine - VANCOUVER HORROR SHOW: OFF TO A SPOOKILY STRONG START

    Oct 29, 2018

    If you spent last Tuesday night anywhere other than the inaugural Vancouver Horror Show Festival at the Cinematheque, I sincerely feel bad for you.

  • Rue Morgue - TERROR COMES TO THE WEST COAST FOR THE INAUGURAL VANCOUVER HORROR SHOW FILM FESTIVAL

    May 31, 2018

    Get your dose of scares this fall at the inaugural Vancouver Horror Show (VHS) Film Festival. Presented by Fresh as a Daisy Films, the VHS Film Festival premiers October 23rd, 2018 at the Cinematheque Theatre in downtown Vancouver, BC.