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* CreepyCute: Lily from "Amateur Night".
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** As one reviewer pointed out, the directors used this to their advantage by timing (probable) cuts with when the cassetes glitch, making it far more seamless than it otherwise would be.
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* FantasticAesop: Don't snort coke [[spoiler: or a succubus will rip your dick off]].
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* BodyHorror: In ''Amateur Night" Lily starts out with scales on her feet, which [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight no one comments on]], and as things get worse she gets a strange maw-like crease down her face. [[spoiler: At the end she goes outright OneWingedAngel]]. This is also the subject of "The Sick Thing That Happened To Emily When She Was Younger"; at first Emily gets a small bump on her arm, which she suspects is from bruising. Later she [[spoiler: digs inside her arm with a scalpel and a kitchen skewer after suspecting something in there]]. But the crowning moment has to be [[spoiler:the reveal that she's pregnant with an alien spawn... and it's heavily implied this isn't the first time.]]
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* BodyHorror: In ''Amateur Night" Lily starts out with scales on her feet, which [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight no one comments on]], [[OnlySaneMan only Clint notices]], and as things get worse she gets a strange maw-like crease down her face. [[spoiler: At the end she goes outright OneWingedAngel]]. This is also the subject of "The Sick Thing That Happened To Emily When She Was Younger"; at first Emily gets a small bump on her arm, which she suspects is from bruising. Later she [[spoiler: digs inside her arm with a scalpel and a kitchen skewer after suspecting something in there]]. But the crowning moment has to be [[spoiler:the reveal that she's pregnant with an alien spawn... and it's heavily implied this isn't the first time.]]
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sober Man]]: In "Amateur Night", Clint is the only one who notices something's... off with Lily. Quite ironic given that he's ''also'' the one she's most interested in.
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* AManIsAlwaysEager: [[DefiedTrope Defied]] like hell by both Clint in "Amateur Night" and Joey in "Tuesday the 17th" - both are put-off by the circumstances (Clint's [[spoiler: broken arm and recently-murdered friends]] and Joey [[spoiler: being told a ''very'' flimsy excuse about the absence of their friends]] before being propositioned.).
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* [[spoiler: FakingTheDead: The old man in "Tape 56" constantly disappears from his seat, only to show up in the same spot later]].
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* [[spoiler: FakingTheDead: The old man in "Tape 56" constantly disappears from his seat, only to show up in the same spot later]].after disposing of the body of whoever was left alone with him]].
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* BystanderSyndrome: In "Amateur Night", the hotel clerks don't let in a [[spoiler: man with an ''obviously'' broken arm]], condemning him to his fate.
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* TheLoinsSleepTonight: A completely justified version in "Amateur Night", since [[spoiler: Clint's left arm ''just'' suffered a compound fracture while trying to flee from Lily, who tries to initiate a blowjob while coated in the blood of his friends]].
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* AllPartOfTheShow: The initial reaction of the protagonists in "10/31/98" when they [[spoiler: stumble upon an exorcism in the attic, gleefully chanting "Cast him down!"]] - until they see the woman get smacked ''hard''.
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* LetsSplitUpGang: While it's mostly averted, the protagonists in "Tape 56" fall into this with predictable results.
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** Given that [[spoiler: they came upon 4 men chanting something weird, surrounding a chained-up girl while one of them held a knife]], conclusion-jumping is pretty understandable.
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* TwistedAnkle: In a surprising twist, it happens twice to ''male'' horror movie protagonists. Both [[spoiler: Clint in "Amateur Night" and Gary in "Tape 56"]] took a tumble down the stairs running away from the villain in their respective segments. However, [[spoiler: Clint]] wound up breaking his ''arm'' instead.
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* TwistedAnkle: In a surprising twist, [[JustForPun twist]], it happens twice to ''male'' horror movie protagonists. Both [[spoiler: Clint in "Amateur Night" and Gary in "Tape 56"]] took a tumble down the stairs running away from the villain in their respective segments. However, [[spoiler: Clint]] wound up breaking his ''arm'' instead.
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** And when Gary finds [[spoiler: the bodies of his friends]], the appropriate reaction ''probably'' shouldn't be to laughingly say "Oh, fuck".
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* TwistedAnkle: In a surprising twist, it happens twice to ''male'' horror movie protagonists. Both [[spoiler: Clint in "Amateur Night" and Gary in "Tape 56"]] took a tumble down the stairs running away from the villain in their respective segments. However, [[spoiler: Clint]] wound up breaking his ''arm'' instead.
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The old man likely wasn\'t a zombie - or at least didn\'t show typical zombie behavior, given the cunning and \"Playing possum\".
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* CrapsackWorld: If indeed all the tapes, including the ones from the sequel(s?) take place in the same world then everybody is screwed. You have a early stage ZombieApocalypse outbreak, malevolent [[spoiler:aliens]], ghosts, monster/ghost/demons that look like digital glitches, succubus, an insane cult that brought a rampaging demon into the world and what looks like a 2nd type of Zombie Apocalypse, a evil corporation (or at least a neglectful one), and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking psycho lesbians.]]
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* CrapsackWorld: If indeed all the tapes, including the ones from the sequel(s?) take place in the same world then everybody is screwed. You have a early stage ZombieApocalypse outbreak, malevolent [[spoiler:aliens]], ghosts, monster/ghost/demons that look like digital glitches, succubus, an insane cult that brought a rampaging demon into the world and what looks like a 2nd type of Zombie Apocalypse, a ZombieApocalypse, an evil corporation (or at least a neglectful one), and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking psycho lesbians.]]
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* ElectromagneticGhosts: The killer in "Tuesday the 17th" is invisible and can only show up on tape as interference.
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* ElectromagneticGhosts: The killer in "Tuesday the 17th" is invisible and can only show up on tape as interference. interference.
* [[spoiler: FakingTheDead: The old man in "Tape 56" constantly disappears from his seat, only to show up in the same spot later]].
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** In full force during "Second Honeymoon", when, after their encounter with a would-be hitch-hiker after dark, [[spoiler: said hitch-hiker is ''in their room'', recording them both with their own camera]]. Nothing happens that night.
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** In full force during "Second Honeymoon", when, after their encounter with a would-be hitch-hiker after dark, [[spoiler: said hitch-hiker is ''in their room'', recording them both with their own camera]].camera while wielding a switchblade]]. Nothing happens that night.
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** In full force during "Second Honeymoon", when, after their encounter with a would-be hitch-hiker after dark, [[spoiler: said hitch-hiker is ''in their room'', recording them both with their own camera]]. Nothing happens that night.
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* ShownTheirWork: Whether by accident or design, any time the video-cameras pass over a TV-screen, the screens flicker, which was common in the old CRTs shown in the movie.
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* FantasticAesop: Don't snort coke [[spoiler: or a succubus will rip your dick off]].
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* JitterCam: Throughout.
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* JitterCam: Throughout. And given what the protagonists of each segment are facing, very, ''very'' [[JustifiedTrope justified]].
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* CryForTheDevil: A more literal example than most, as it seems [[spoiler: that Lily, a succubus in disguise, was quite sincere about liking Clint, and actually seems to be ''suppressing'' her tendencies to pair up with him. Then Lisa passes out, and Lily gives into her tendencies when Clint's friend presses the issue]]. The portion in the stairwell is what underscores this most.
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* CryForTheDevil: A more literal example than most, as it seems [[spoiler: that Lily, a succubus in disguise, was quite sincere about liking Clint, and actually seems to be ''suppressing'' her tendencies to pair up with him. Then Lisa passes out, and Lily gives into her tendencies when Clint's friend Shane presses the issue]]. The portion in the stairwell is what underscores this most.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: In "Amateur Night", right as Clint approaches Lily and Shane to talk Shane out of having sex with her, [[spoiler: there are two long bruises on either side of her spine, foreshadowing her wings coming out at the end to carry Clint off]].
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* GroinAttack: A ''very'' horrifying version in "Amateur Night" when [[spoiler: Lily rips out '''all''' of Patrick's tackle]]. Thankfully, the guy was dead by this point.
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* CryForTheDevil: A more literal example than most, as it seems [[spoiler: that Lily was quite sincere about liking Clint, and actually seems to be ''suppressing'' her tendencies to pair up with him. Then Lisa passes out, and Lily gives into her tendencies when Clint's friend presses the issue]]. The portion in the stairwell is what underscores this most.
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* CryForTheDevil: A more literal example than most, as it seems [[spoiler: that Lily Lily, a succubus in disguise, was quite sincere about liking Clint, and actually seems to be ''suppressing'' her tendencies to pair up with him. Then Lisa passes out, and Lily gives into her tendencies when Clint's friend presses the issue]]. The portion in the stairwell is what underscores this most.
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* [[spoiler: AlienAbduction]]: Strongly implied to be the cause of the events in "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger".
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* [[spoiler: AlienAbduction]]: Strongly implied to be the cause of the events in "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger".Younger", coupled with [[spoiler: FaceFullOfAlienWingWong, given that James removes what looks to be a fetus from Emily's torso, just below the ribs]].
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* CryForTheDevil: A more literal example than most, as it seems [[spoiler: that Lily was quite sincere about liking Clint, and actually seems to be ''suppressing'' her tendencies to pair up with him. Then Lisa passes out, and Lily gives into her tendencies when Clint's friend presses the issue]]. The portion in the stairwell is what underscores this most.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Lily from "Amateur Night" is quite cute, [[spoiler: when she transforms, not so much.]]
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Lily from "Amateur Night" is quite fairly cute, if slightly creepy - [[spoiler: when she transforms, not so much.]]
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* AssholeVictim: Many of the characters fit this, but the ones in "Tape 56" take the cake. They're a bunch of thugs who spend their time vandalizing houses and forcibly pulling up girl's tops.
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* AssholeVictim: Many While some of the characters fit this, but in the vignettes fit, the ones in "Tape 56" take the cake. They're a bunch of thugs who spend their time vandalizing houses and forcibly pulling up girl's tops.
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A sequel titled ''[[V/H/S 2 {{Film/VHS2}}]]'' was made in 2013, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It features shorts from Gareth Evans & Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sanchez & Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett. Watch the teaser trailer [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38OOLoymvYQ here.]]
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A sequel titled ''[[V/H/S 2 {{Film/VHS2}}]]'' ''[[{{Film/VHS2}} V/H/S/2 ]]'' was made in 2013, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It features shorts from Gareth Evans & Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sanchez & Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett. Watch the teaser trailer [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38OOLoymvYQ here.]]
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A sequel titled ''{{Film/VHS2}}'' was made in 2013, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It features shorts from Gareth Evans & Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sanchez & Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett. Watch the teaser trailer [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38OOLoymvYQ here.]]
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A sequel titled ''{{Film/VHS2}}'' ''[[V/H/S 2 {{Film/VHS2}}]]'' was made in 2013, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It features shorts from Gareth Evans & Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sanchez & Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett. Watch the teaser trailer [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38OOLoymvYQ here.]]
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* XMeetsY: "Tuesday the 17th" could be described as ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' meets ''Film/{{Predator}}''.
** ...and inspired by the WebOriginal/SlenderManMythos.
** ...and inspired by the WebOriginal/SlenderManMythos.
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* DullSurprise: James in "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger" [[spoiler:Of course, there's a good reason for that.]]
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* DullSurprise: James in "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger" [[spoiler:Of course, there's a good reason for that.Younger". Justified due to the fact that [[spoiler:he's in league with the aliens.]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: in "10/31/98", [[spoiler: those guys really shouldn't have gone back to rescue that girl.]]
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* TrackingDevice: [[spoiler: The lump on Emily's arm]] in the fourth storyline turns out to be one of these.
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* NoNameGiven: The killer in "Tuesday the 17th", referred to in the credits simply as, "[[CameraScrew The Glitch]]".
** Similarly, the [[spoiler:aliens]] in "The Sick Thing That Happened To Emily When She Was Younger".
** Similarly, the [[spoiler:aliens]] in "The Sick Thing That Happened To Emily When She Was Younger".
