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* {{Narm}}: In "Safe Haven" a character runs through the compound halls through a room of [[spoiler: undead schoolkids]] into the hallway, and as his camera spins around we see more [[spoiler:undead cultists]] in the hall and catch a good long glimpse of... a couple having loud doggy-style sex in a completely bloodsoaked room.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: [[spoiler: The birthing effects and the final appearance of the demon at the end of "Safe Haven" are a bit dodgy. Looks a little like a bull head on a stick]]
** In ''Slumber Party Alien Abduction'', [[spoiler: during Jen's abduction, one of the Alien actors' eyes is illuminated by the strobe light, though is difficult to spot the first time watching.]]

* SpecialEffectsFailure: [[spoiler: The birthing effects and the final appearance of the demon at the end of "Safe Haven" are a bit dodgy.]]
** In ''Slumber Party Alien Abduction'', [[spoiler: during Jen's abduction, one of the Alien actors' eyes is illuminated by the strobe light, though is difficult to spot the first time watching.]]
* TearJerker: [[spoiler: The very last scene of ''Slumber Party Alien Abduction'', which lingers on an injured or dying Tank after he takes a two-story fall. Anyone who loves dogs will probably have a hard time watching it.]]
** Similarly, the ending of "A Ride in the Park" - [[spoiler: the cyclist accidentally butt-dials his girlfriend, whose voice reminds him of [[WasOnceAMan who he used to be]] long enough to commit suicide so he won't harm anyone else]].

* ShockingSwerve: "Safe Haven" has no supernatural elements at all, and the horror comes from the suicide cult [[spoiler: ...until a corpse crawls across the ceiling and a dude explodes.]]

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: It received a considerably better reception than the original film, with the original receiving a 58% on Rotten Tomatoes and this receiving a 70%, the highest scored and only fresh entry in the series.

* CompleteMonster (''Safe Haven''): "[[DarkMessiah Father]]", the head of [[ReligionOfEvil Paradise Gates]], leads his followers with the worship of a demon and the promise of ascending them into paradise. Keeping his people isolated from civilization, Father is rumored to have sexual relations with the women and [[PedophilePriest children of his cult]]; when questioned of this in an interview with a news crew, he admits to this, stating that it's to "purify" them. At the time of their ascension, Father has his whole community commit mass murder-suicide, which includes those implied to be captives. He also murders Joni the cameraman out of annoyance with him, before having a ritual preformed on the pregnant Lena; it's shown that their ascension was to reanimate them as zombies, and just after his own death, it's revealed that the ritual [[FetusTerrible turned Lena's baby]] into an incarnation of the demon they worshiped.

* CompleteMonster: The cult leader in ''Safe Haven'', known only as "[[DarkMessiah Father]]", stands out as a piece of work in this anthology series. The leader of [[ReligionOfEvil Paradise Gates]], Father leads his followers with the worship of a demon and the promise of ascending them into paradise. Keeping his people isolated from civilization, Father is rumored to have sexual relations with the women and [[PedophilePriest children of his cult]]; when questioned of this in an interview with a news crew, he admits to this, stating that it's to "purify" them. At the time of their ascension, Father has his whole community commit mass murder-suicide, which includes those implied to be captives. He also murders Joni the cameraman out of annoyance with him, before having a ritual preformed on the pregnant Lena; it's shown that their ascension was to reanimate them as zombies, and just after his own death, it's revealed that the ritual [[FetusTerrible turned Lena's baby]] into an incarnation of the demon they worshiped.

* CompleteMonster: The cult leader in ''Safe Haven'', known only as "[[DarkMessiah Father]]", stands out as a piece of work in this anthology trilogy. The leader of [[ReligionOfEvil Paradise Gates]], Father leads his followers with the worship of a demon and the promise of ascending them into paradise. Keeping his people isolated from civilization, Father is rumored to have sexual relations with the women and [[PedophilePriest children of his cult]]; when questioned of this in an interview with a news crew, he admits to this, stating that it's to "purify" them. At the time of their ascension, Father has his whole community commit mass murder-suicide, which includes those implied to be captives. He also murders Joni the cameraman out of annoyance with him, before having a ritual preformed on the pregnant Lena; it's shown that their ascension was to reanimate them as zombies, and just after his own death, it's revealed that the ritual [[FetusTerrible turned Lena's baby]] into an incarnation of the demon they worshiped.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: It received a considerably better reception than the original film.
** Having characters whom are flawed yet likable certainly helped.

** ''Slumber Party Alien Abduction'' starts off fairly lighthearted, with two teenagers playing with their dog, having their friends come over for the titular slumber party, and pranking their older sister and her boyfriend with water guns and strobe lights [[spoiler: ...but then the aliens arrive.]]