The next V/H/S installment is diving headfirst into the world of the SCP Foundation, and that should have horror fans paying attention. According to Bloody Disgusting, the upcoming film will bring the internet’s legendary catalog of mysterious anomalies and secret containment files to one of horror’s most successful anthology franchises. It’s another sign that SCP is continuing its journey from an online phenomenon into mainstream horror.
Personally, I think this is incredibly exciting.
There are already people complaining that Hollywood has run out of original ideas, but maybe that’s looking at it the wrong way. Some of the most creative horror concepts in the world aren’t coming from traditional studios anymore. They’re coming from YouTube creators, independent filmmakers, collaborative writing communities, and passionate fans who have been building incredible worlds for years.
If Hollywood wants to stay relevant, it should absolutely be looking at these creators and giving their ideas a bigger stage.
This is what horror has always done best. It evolves. Every generation finds its own monsters, its own storytelling style, and its own way to scare us. We’ve had slashers. We’ve had supernatural hauntings. We’ve had found footage. Now we’re seeing internet horror, analog horror, liminal spaces, Backrooms, and SCP stepping into the spotlight.
Enough with the same old slashers and bashers. Horror needs a new kind of monster to shake things up, and the SCP universe might be exactly the kind of fresh imagination the genre has been waiting for.