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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The siblings in ''Slumber Party Alien Abduction'' spend the first few minutes of the short pranking and annoying each other, but once the aliens show up they've got each others' backs.

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* ApocalypseCult: The cultists in ''Safe Haven''.
* AteHisGun: [[spoiler: The rider at the end of ''A Ride in The Park'', and the cultists throughout ''Safe Haven''.]]
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The siblings in ''Slumber Party Alien Abduction'' spend the first few minutes of the short pranking and annoying each other, but once the aliens show up they've got each others' backs.



* DarkMessiah: The leader of the Cult in Safe Haven is presented as this, as he goes on about how he and his flock will be lead to heaven.

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* DarkMessiah: The leader of the Cult cult in Safe Haven is presented as this, as he goes on about how he and his flock will be lead to heaven.heaven. [[spoiler: Not to mention the demon thing at the end...]]



* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: One of the ways this improved over the first; the main characters of each short are MUCH less annoying.



* {{Gorn}}: ''A Ride in the Park'' is very gory with lot of close-ups of zombies eating entrails. But ''Safe Haven'' takes this trope to amazing heights. Also, [[spoiler: the ending of ''Tape 49'']].

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* {{Gorn}}: All of the shorts feature blood and guts to some degree, but ''A Ride in the Park'' and ''Safe Haven'' stand out. The former is very gory with lot of close-ups of zombies eating entrails. But ''Safe Haven'' takes this trope entrails, while the latter features multiple people getting stabbed or blowing their brains out, [[spoiler: to amazing heights.say nothing of the childbirth scenes]]. Also, [[spoiler: the ending of ''Tape 49'']].



* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted in ''Safe Haven''. Possibly played straight in ''A Ride in the Park'' since we see the father and his two children leave. But the fate of other children is left unclear.]]

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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted in ''Safe Haven''.Haven'' and ''Slumber Party Alien Abduction''. Possibly played straight in ''A Ride in the Park'' since we see the father and his two children leave. But the fate of other children is left unclear.]]



* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:At the end of "A Ride in the Park", bicyclist becomes cognizant enough to recognize the voice of his girlfriend on his phone and kills himself.]]

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:At the end of "A Ride in the Park", the bicyclist becomes cognizant enough to recognize the voice of his girlfriend on his phone and kills himself.]]]]
* ProductPlacement: iPhones make prominent appearances in ''Phase I Clinical Trials'' and ''A Ride in The Park.''.



* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: It spoils various key elements from the film, including what is arguably one of the MoneyMakingShot[=s=] from "Safe Haven" in which [[spoiler:The Father explodes]].

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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: It spoils various key elements from the film, including what is are arguably one some of the MoneyMakingShot[=s=] from "Safe Haven" in which Haven", where [[spoiler:The men all shoot themselves in unison and the Father explodes]].explodes]].
** NeverTrustATrailer: One of the trailers is cut in such a way that the shots of the birthday party and the blood-covered man driving away in the van look like they are from the same short, when they actually aren't.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The siblings in ''Slumber Party Alien Abduction'' spend the first few minutes of the short pranking and annoying each other, but once the aliens show up they've got each others' backs.
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* CosmicHorrorStory: There is an increasingly strong implication of this throughout both the first and second film. [[spoiler: It's implied in the ending that the tapes themselves are directly tied to it.]]
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* ShirtlessScene: The Father in Safe Heaven when [[spoiler: the god is about to come out. He also sports some nasty markings and scars all over his body.]]

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* ShirtlessScene: The Father in Safe Heaven Haven when [[spoiler: the god is about to come out. He also sports some nasty markings and scars all over his body.]]
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* GodOfEvil: The cult in Safe Heaven worship one. [[spoiler: He's brought out in the segment and goes on one hell of a rampage.]]

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* GodOfEvil: The cult in Safe Heaven Haven worship one. [[spoiler: He's brought out in the segment and goes on one hell of a rampage.]]
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* BlackComedy: Lot more than in ''V/H/S''.

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* BlackComedy: Lot more than in ''V/H/S''. ''V/H/S'' especially ''A Ride in the Park'' and [[spoiler: the end of ''Safe Haven''.]]
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* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:The college student post-suicide is missing the lower half of his mouth and [[Squick his tongue is flapping out]].]]

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* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:The college student post-suicide is missing the lower half of his mouth and [[Squick [[{{Squick}} his tongue is flapping out]].]]

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* AffablyEvil: Every bad guy in ''Safe Haven'' but particularly The Father and the man with the shotgun who requests the hero not to interrupt while he is about to blow a guy's brains out.

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* AffablyEvil: Every bad guy in ''Safe Haven'' but particularly The Father and the man with the shotgun who requests the hero not to interrupt while he is about to blow a guy's brains out. After completing the deed, he thanks the hero and [[spoiler: blows his own brains out]].



* DarkMessiah: The leader of the Cult in Safe Haven is presented as this, as he goes on about how he and his flock will be lead to heaven.



* DarkMessiah: The leader of the Cult in Safe Haven is presented as this, as he goes on about how he and his flock will be lead to heaven.

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* DarkMessiah: The leader [[spoiler: DecoyProtagonist: In ''Safe Haven'', the story begins from the POV of the Cult in Safe Haven producer of the news channel. He is presented as this, as he goes on about how he killed off and his flock will be lead story shifts to heaven.a different POV.]]



* EvilSoundsDeep: [[spoiler: The demon at the end of Safe Heaven.]]

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* EvilSoundsDeep: [[spoiler: The demon at the end of Safe Heaven.Haven.]]



* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:The college student post-suicide is missing the lower half of his mouth.]]

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* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:The college student post-suicide is missing the lower half of his mouth.mouth and [[Squick his tongue is flapping out]].]]

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* DarkMessiah: The leader of the Cult in Safe Heaven is presented as this, as he goes on about how he and his flock will be lead to heaven.

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* DarkMessiah: The leader of the Cult in Safe Heaven Haven is presented as this, as he goes on about how he and his flock will be lead to heaven.



* [[spoiler: OurDemonsAreDifferent: The demon at the end of Safe Heaven looks like he's around 9 to 10 feet tall, has a goat's head and sports wings.]]
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* EvilSoundsDeep: [[The demon at the end of Safe Heaven.]]

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* EvilSoundsDeep: [[The [[spoiler: The demon at the end of Safe Heaven.]]
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* EvilSoundsDeep: [[The demon at the end of Safe Heaven.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''The Demon''': "Paaaapaaaaaa....."]]


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* [[spoiler: OurDemonsAreDifferent: The demon at the end of Safe Heaven looks like he's around 9 to 10 feet tall, has a goat's head and sports wings.]]


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* ShirtlessScene: The Father in Safe Heaven when [[spoiler: the god is about to come out. He also sports some nasty markings and scars all over his body.]]

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* EyeScream: [[spoiler:The protagonist of "Phase I Clinical Trials ends up cutting out his own eye. It doesn't do much good.]]

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* DarkMessiah: The leader of the Cult in Safe Heaven is presented as this, as he goes on about how he and his flock will be lead to heaven.
* DemonicPossession: Two examples.
** [[spoiler: After all the people come kill themselves in Safe Heaven, they come back as violent thralls for the demon.]]
** [[spoiler: In Tape 49, its implied that tapes did this to the Ayesha, judging by her.....''movements'' after she attacks Larry.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:The protagonist of "Phase I Clinical Trials Trials" ends up cutting out his own eye. It doesn't do much good.]]



* GodOfEvil: The cult in Safe Heaven worship one. [[spoiler: He's brought out in the segment and goes on one hell of a rampage.]]



* TheGreys: The aliens in "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" look like this.

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* TheGreys: The aliens in "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" look like this.this, though much more taller than the standard depiction.


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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: At the end of Tape 49, [[spoiler: The college kid gives a thumbs up to the audience after he kills the other private detective.]]
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* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:The college student post-suicide is missing the lower half of his mouth.]]


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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:At the end of "A Ride in the Park", bicyclist becomes cognizant enough to recognize the voice of his girlfriend on his phone and kills himself.]]
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* ContinuityNod: One of the VHS tapes played in the opening scene is from the previous films wraparound segment.

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* ContinuityNod: One of the VHS tapes played in the opening scene is from the previous films film's wraparound segment.
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* TheGreys: The aliens in "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" look like this.
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A pair of private investigators bust into a house to find out a missing college student and find a bunch of tapes, one among which reveals what happened him.

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A pair of private investigators bust into a house to find out a missing college student and find discover a bunch of tapes, one among which reveals what happened him.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:The ending of "A Ride in the Park".]]

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* Phase I Clinical trials - Blind guy undergoes an experimental procedure in which he has an eye with a camera put into it which records everything and starts seeing dead people.

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* Phase I Clinical trials Trials - Blind guy A man undergoes an experimental procedure in which he has an eye with a camera put into it which records everything and everything. It's not before long until he starts seeing dead people.


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* EyeScream: [[spoiler:The protagonist of "Phase I Clinical Trials ends up cutting out his own eye. It doesn't do much good.]]
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* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: It received a considerably better reception than the original film.

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* BlackComedy: Lot more than in ''V/H/S''.



* BlackComedy: Lot more than in VHS.



* [[spoiler: VillainProtagonist: In ''A Ride in the Park'', the protagonist gets turned into a zombie and stays this till the end.]]

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* [[spoiler: VillainProtagonist: In ''A Ride in the Park'', the protagonist gets turned into a zombie and stays this till the end.]]
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* ContinuityNod: One of the VHS tapes played in the opening scene is from the previous films wraparound segment.
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* A Ride in the Park - A guy riding into a park gets attacked by zombies who attack a birthday Party later.

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* A Ride in the Park - A guy riding into a park gets bicyclist is attacked by zombies who attack a birthday Party later. zombie and becomes one.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: It spoils various key elements from the film, including what is arguably one of the MoneyMakingShot[=s=] from "Safe Haven" in which [[spoiler:The Father explodes]].



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'''''V/H/S 2''''' is a 2013 FoundFootage {{anthology}} film featuring segments directed by Simon Barnett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto and Jason Eisener. It is a sequel to 2012's {{Film/VHS}}.

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'''''V/H/S 2''''' '''''V/H/S/2''''' is a 2013 FoundFootage {{anthology}} film featuring segments directed by Simon Barnett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto and Jason Eisener. It is a sequel to 2012's {{Film/VHS}}.

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A pair of private investigators bust into a house to find out a missing kid and find a bunch of tapes, one among which reveals what happened to the kid.

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A pair of private investigators bust into a house to find out a missing kid college student and find a bunch of tapes, one among which reveals what happened to the kid.
him.



* A ride in the park - A guy riding into a park gets attacked by zombies who attack a birthday Party later.

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* A ride Ride in the park Park - A guy riding into a park gets attacked by zombies who attack a birthday Party later.



* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: It received a considerably better reception than the original film.



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* Gorn: ''A Ride in the Park'' is very gory with lot of close-ups of zombies eating entrails. But ''Safe Haven'' takes this trope to amazing heights. Also, [[spoiler: the ending of ''Tape 49'']].

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* Gorn: {{Gorn}}: ''A Ride in the Park'' is very gory with lot of close-ups of zombies eating entrails. But ''Safe Haven'' takes this trope to amazing heights. Also, [[spoiler: the ending of ''Tape 49'']].
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* AffablyEvil: Every bad guy in 'Safe Haven' but particularly The Father and the man with the shotgun.
* AlienAbduction: Obviously in 'Slumber Party Alien Abduction'.

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* AffablyEvil: Every bad guy in 'Safe Haven' ''Safe Haven'' but particularly The Father and the man with the shotgun.
shotgun who requests the hero not to interrupt while he is about to blow a guy's brains out.
* AlienAbduction: Obviously in 'Slumber ''Slumber Party Alien Abduction'.Abduction''.



* [[spoiler: DeathByChildBirth: Horrifically played straight in 'Safe Haven' where a demonic goat-like creature bursts out of a pregnant woman killing her.]]

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* [[spoiler: DeathByChildBirth: Horrifically played straight in 'Safe Haven' ''Safe Haven'' where a demonic goat-like creature bursts out of a pregnant woman killing her.]]



* Gorn: 'A Ride in the Park' is very gory with lot of close-ups of zombies eating entrails. But 'Safe Haven' takes this trope to amazing heights. Also, [[spoiler: the ending of 'Tape 49']].
* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted in 'Safe Haven'. Possibly played straight in 'A Ride in the Park' since we see the father and his two children leave. But the fate of other children is left unclear.]]
* [[spoiler: VillainProtagonist: In 'A Ride in the Park', the protagonist gets turned into a zombie and stays this till the end.]]


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* Gorn: 'A ''A Ride in the Park' Park'' is very gory with lot of close-ups of zombies eating entrails. But 'Safe Haven' ''Safe Haven'' takes this trope to amazing heights. Also, [[spoiler: the ending of 'Tape 49']].
''Tape 49'']].
* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted in 'Safe Haven'. ''Safe Haven''. Possibly played straight in 'A ''A Ride in the Park' Park'' since we see the father and his two children leave. But the fate of other children is left unclear.]]
* [[spoiler: VillainProtagonist: In 'A ''A Ride in the Park', Park'', the protagonist gets turned into a zombie and stays this till the end.]]

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* BrownNote: [[spoiler: What the tapes in the wraparound segment are meant to be. [[[FridgeHorror BTW, you are watching them too]]...]]

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* BrownNote: [[spoiler: What the tapes in the wraparound segment are meant to be. [[[FridgeHorror [[FridgeHorror BTW, you are watching them too]]...]]
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'''''V/H/S 2''''' is a 2013 FoundFootage {{anthology}} film featuring segments directed by Simon Barnett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto and Jason Eisener. It is a sequel to 2012's {{Film/VHS}}.

A pair of private investigators bust into a house to find out a missing kid and find a bunch of tapes, one among which reveals what happened to the kid.

* Tape 49- The wraparound.
* Phase I Clinical trials - Blind guy undergoes an experimental procedure in which he has an eye with a camera put into it which records everything and starts seeing dead people.
* A ride in the park - A guy riding into a park gets attacked by zombies who attack a birthday Party later.
* Safe Haven - A news channel crew tries to investigate an Indonesian cult.
* Slumber Party Alien Abduction - ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

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!!'''This movie provides examples of the following:'''

* AffablyEvil: Every bad guy in 'Safe Haven' but particularly The Father and the man with the shotgun.
* AlienAbduction: Obviously in 'Slumber Party Alien Abduction'.
* BrownNote: [[spoiler: What the tapes in the wraparound segment are meant to be. [[[FridgeHorror BTW, you are watching them too]]...]]
* [[spoiler: DeathByChildBirth: Horrifically played straight in 'Safe Haven' where a demonic goat-like creature bursts out of a pregnant woman killing her.]]
* BlackComedy: Lot more than in VHS.
* Gorn: 'A Ride in the Park' is very gory with lot of close-ups of zombies eating entrails. But 'Safe Haven' takes this trope to amazing heights. Also, [[spoiler: the ending of 'Tape 49']].
* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted in 'Safe Haven'. Possibly played straight in 'A Ride in the Park' since we see the father and his two children leave. But the fate of other children is left unclear.]]
* [[spoiler: VillainProtagonist: In 'A Ride in the Park', the protagonist gets turned into a zombie and stays this till the end.]]

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