History Film / DeadtimeStoriesVolume1

* DisconnectedByDeath: In "Valley of the Shadow", the first two expedition members are to die are trying to send a send a radio message to the rest of the group when they are killed by the natives.

* TheAmazon: "Valley of the Shadow" is not explicitly stated to be set in the Amazon, but it does take place in an inaccessible South American jungle on a river where the DwindlingParty falls victim to vicious tribe of native headhunters.

* JungleDrums: When Angela and her expedition are being pursued through TheAmazon in "Valley of the Shadow", one of the natives is shown playing a strange drum like instrument whose beat fills the soundtrack.

* DeadGuyOnDisplay: In "Valley of the Shadow", the tribesmen plant human heands on pointed sticks along the river bank as awarning to outsiders to not enter their territory.

* WoodenStake: The doctor drives a wooden stake through the heart of the vampire at the end of "House Call".

* KissOfTheVampire: Implied in "House Call". Mrs Norman tells Dr. Marsten that one of the neighbour girls has been meeting Jimmy in the orchard and allowing him to suck her blood. the cut shows her seeming to enjoy this process immensely.

An anthology of three horror stories presented by George Romero. In "Valley of the Shadow," a woman searches for her missing husband in the jungles of South America, only to be in great danger herself. In "Wet," a lonely man finds an empty box on the beach and opens it, with disastrous results. In "House Call," in poor and lonely farm country, a woman calls a doctor out to make a house call on her strangely-ailing son. And what the old doctor finds when he gets there isn't listed in any medical books...

* SealedEvilInAcan: In "Wet", a beachcomber finds a jade box containing a mermaid's hand. On learning there are other boxes containing the rest of the mermaid, he seeks to find the rest of them, despite being told that mermaids are buried like that to prevent them coming back. He some learns why to his regret.

* OffWithTheirHead: In ''Valley of the Shadow", [[spoiler:the entire expedition winds up beheaded with their heads mounted on sticks as a warning to other intruders]].

* PlotBasedVoiceCancelization: In "House Call", the mother phones the doctor and tells there is something wrong with her son. However, when she she says "He thinks he is turning into a...", the final word is obscured by a crash of thunder.

* TwangHello: In "Valley of the Shadow", several poison darts bury themselves into tree trunks close to the protagonists' heads as they flee from the tribesman through the jungle.

An anthology of three horror stories presented by George Romero. In "Valley of the Shadow," a woman searches for her missing husband in the jungles of South America, only to be in great danger herself. In "Wet," a lonely man finds an empty box on the beach and opens it, with disastrous results. In "House Call," In poor and lonely farm country, a woman calls a doctor out to make a house call on her strangly-ailing son. And what the old doctor finds when he gets there isn't listed in any medical books...

* SealedEvilInAcan: In "Wet", a beachcomber finds a jade box containing a mermaid's hand. On learning there are other boxes contining the rest of the mermaid, he seeks to find the rest of them, despite being told that mermaids are buried like that to prevent them coming back. He some learns why to his regret.

An anthology of three horror stories presented by George Romero. In "Quota," a pair of young lovers drive to Lovers' Leap, only to be attacked by a mysterious creature. In "Wet," a lonely man finds an empty box on the beach and opens it, with disastrous results. In "Valley of the Shadow," a woman searches for her missing husband in the jungles of South America, only to be in great danger herself.

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWrote: He didn't write it, but the full title is ''Creator/GeorgeARomero Presents Deadtime Stories: Volume 1''. Romero appears AsHimself and acts as the host.