Archive 81 Wants to Remind You VHS Cassettes Are Terrifying

First there was Sadako and the VHS tape that killed you in case you watched it in The Ring. Then there was the 2013 found-footage horror anthology V/H/S, which was adopted by three sequels. Now, Netflix is premiering Archive 81, wherein a collection of video cassettes are going to drive a person insane… and he would be the fortunate one.

Based on Daniel Powell and Marc Sollinger’s hit podcast of the identical identify, Archive 81 is exclusive in that the found-footage horror hasn’t been discovered by the viewers, however given to the protagonist. Here’s the official synopsis:

“Archive 81 follows archivist Dan Turner (Mamoudou Athie), who takes a job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994. Reconstructing the work of a documentary filmmaker named Melody Pendras (Dina Shihabi), he is drawn into her investigation of a dangerous cult at the Visser apartment building. As the season unfolds across these two timelines, Dan slowly finds himself obsessed with uncovering what happened to Melody. When the two characters form a mysterious connection, Dan becomes convinced he can save her from the terrifying end she met 25 years ago.”

I posted the synopsis first as a result of this trailer focuses much more on the vibes of the present, that are frankly fairly unnerving:

Cults, madness, demons within the air flow, and I suppose a lady who might have been imprisoned by very dangerous individuals for 25 years—there’s lots occurring, and presumably lots to like in case you’re a horror fan. Or a VHS tape fanatic, I suppose.

In addition to Athie and Shihabi, Archive 81 stars Martin Donovan as Virgil Davenport, Matt McGorry as Mark Higgins, Julia Chan as Annabelle Cho, Evan Jonigkeit as Samuel, and Ariana Neal as Jess. The eight-episode collection premieres January 14 on Netflix.

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