*V/H/S/Beyond* delivers a visceral anthology of sci-fi horror, blending retro-futuristic aesthetics with modern dread. The overarching narrative kicks off with a framing device titled "Abduction/Resume," featuring a gritty 1990s
television broadcast hijacked by a renegade group of eco-terrorists. Driven by an extremist desire to expose what they believe is a
global government-alien conspiracy, they transmit a series of disturbing recovered tapes, unaware of the cosmic horrors they are unleashing upon the airwaves.The first segment, "Stork," transports viewers to a dystopian military checkpoint in 1989. A heavily armed tactical unit is tasked with raiding an abandoned, heavily fortified medical facility. Their motivation is survival and retrieval, but they quickly realize they are hunting something far worse than human insurgents. They encounter grotesque, biomechanical creatures that abduct infants and harvest biological material, culminating in a blood-soaked siege where the soldiers are systematically outmatched by an unstoppable extraterrestrial breeding cycle.Next is "Live & Let Die," a high-octane segment following a ruthless documentarian obsessed with capturing extreme viral stunts. Accompanied by a reckless crew, he tracks down a renegade stuntman planning to leap over a compound rumored to be infested with alien parasites. Driven by ego and the pursuit of internet clout, the crew ignores glaring red flags. The stunt goes catastrophically wrong, plunging them directly into a nest of ravenous, shape-shifting entities that use human skin as camouflage.The third entry, "Fur Babies," offers a chilling psychological shift. An animal rights activist infiltrates a secluded rural property run by a seemingly eccentric taxidermist. Motivated by compassion for abused pets, the protagonist soon uncovers a grotesque subterranean laboratory. The animals are not being stuffed; they are being surgically fused with alien hardware. The taxidermist turns out to be a fanatic preparing subjects for an impending invasion, trapping the activist in a claustrophobic nightmare of flesh and steel.In "Dream Girl," the focus shifts to Bollywood glamour meeting cosmic terror on a remote film set. A desperate producer and a rising star try to finish a sci-fi musical under impossible conditions. Their motivation is financial salvation, but the prop meteorite they use is a dormant alien artifact. The rock awakens, mutating the crew into synchronized, terrifying dancers whose choreography ends in violent, ritualistic dismemberment.Finally, "Stowaway" closes the tape. An amateur astronomer obsessed with proving the existence of extraterrestrial life manages to capture a downed UFO in the desert. Driven by a lifelong yearning for contact, she ventures inside the wreckage alone. Instead of peaceful enlightenment, she encounters a predatory intelligence that treats her mind as a playground before consuming her entirely, leaving behind only the chilling broadcast now looping on public televisions, sealing humanity's doomed fate.