I am a big fan of the VHS series and found footage in general. The anthologies are generally uneven, with some mid to shit level short stories, some solid releases and some masterpieces.
My favourite in the series are probably V/H/S/85 and V/H/S/94. I loved "Terror" from 94 about the separatist rednecks. 85 had an awesome wrap-around series with Rory, but "Dreamkill" was the star of the show (creepy atmosphere, interesting build up and cool ending that leverages the concept of the story).
That being said many of the other releases have stand out episodes.
- "Second Honeymoon" in V/H/S (the weird honeymoon short in the original)
- "Safe Haven" in V/H/S/2 (the Indonesian cult)
- "Stowaway" in V/H/S/Beyond (I found the ending of this episode to be genuinely scary)
- "Ozzy's Dungeon" in V/H/S/99 (nice style)
V/H/S/Halloween is probably the first VHS release that didn't really have anything to offer all in all (V/H/S: Viral was also rather unimpressive though).
I didn't find the wrap around series in Halloween entertaining/good in any way. Felt like a much shittier version of the Rory story from 85.
"Coochie Coochie Coo" - This was OK, it wasn't bad, but nothing stood out.
"Ut Supra Sic Infra" - I was expecting a lot more considering this was made by Paco Plaza of REC and Verónica fame. It had potential and I liked the setting. The execution was dull and predictable.
"Fun Size" - I've seen a lot of reviews mention that this was their favourite. It might be my own biases (I generally don't like horror x comedy hybrids, with some notable exceptions) but I didn't find this one entertaining.
"Kidprint" - I think this piece had the most potential, but the setting, exposition and "tension dynamic" needed a longer build-up. Everything went a bit too fast. This would be a great candidate for a full movie.
"Home Haunt" - I enjoyed the start of this one, but like with "Fun Size", I didn't think the comedic elements were all that well done.
I don't mind gore, but the execution of the gore scenes in Halloween felt contrived. Too many of the short stories felt like they were trying too hard to be edgy. The wrap-around piece was by far the worst of all VHS series.
I will add it to my collection, purely as a fan of found footage, but this is one release that I am not going to go back to for another 5-10 years.
I don't have any thoughtful, critical analysis to add here, just wanted to say I too found V/H/S Halloween to be super boring and formulaic. I was really looking forward to it and it was disappointed, as I enjoyed most of the other movies in the series.