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Set against the nostalgic yet grainy aesthetic of mid-1980s television and camcorders, *V/H/S/85* presents a horrific anthology of found footage connected by a framing narrative about a mysterious public access broadcast. The framing story intersperses glimpses of a sinister, avant-garde art installation and a documentary crew recording a bizarre cultural phenomenon, subtly bleeding into the terrifying segments that follow.In "Recommendation," a desperate mother named Brenda seeks a miracle cure for her young, terminally ill son, Toby. She responds to a shady broadcast featuring a self-proclaimed faith healer operating out of a remote desert compound. Motivated by maternal desperation, Brenda surrenders her son to the charismatic leader. However, the ritual devolves into a nightmare when the healer's promises of divine intervention manifest as a malevolent, extradimensional entity. Instead of healing Toby, the ritual violently possesses him and the cultists, resulting in a bloody massacre captured entirely on glitchy home video equipment, leaving Brenda trapped in a waking nightmare."No Wake" follows a group of obnoxious college students heading to a secluded cabin retreat on a serene lake. Unbeknownst to them, their motivations of partying are violently interrupted. They are ambushed by a hidden sniper who systematically picks them off one by one. The survivors scramble through the woods, frantically recording their terrifying final moments on a bulky camcorder as they realize their attacker possesses impossible, supernatural precision and an insatiable bloodlust.The anthology shifts to "God of Death," capturing a live television news crew reporting from a dangerous earthquake site in Mexico. During the broadcast, a catastrophic tremor collapses a subterranean cave system beneath the station. The ambitious news anchor and her terrified crew descend into the dusty ruins to capture exclusive footage, only to disturb an ancient, subterranean Aztec deity. Driven by blood sacrifices, the monstrous entity slaughters the crew, consuming them while broadcasting their gruesome demises directly to the terrified television audience at home.Finally, "Ambrosia" documents a young couple's awkward attempt to record a traditional family dinner celebrating a daughter's coming-of-age ceremony. The celebration quickly unravels as deeply buried family secrets emerge, fueled by bizarre, mutating meat dishes served at the table. The guests begin to violently transform, mutating into flesh-eating ghouls as the camera rolls on their horrific, cannibalistic frenzy.The film concludes by looping back to the chilling framing device, revealing that all the tapes are part of a coordinated, apocalyptic broadcast designed to mentally condition viewers, plunging the world into a dark, inescapable era of chaos and ultimate destruction.