YMMV / V/H/S/2

• Complete Monster (Safe Haven): "Father", the head of 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 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 performed 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 turned Lena's baby into an incarnation of the demon they worshiped.
• Fridge Brilliance: The title of Tape 49 seems meaningless until you realize that the wraparound from the previous film was titled Tape 56. The events of Tape 56 are briefly referenced, suggesting that the tape order isn't chronological, but a countdown.
• Narm: In "Safe Haven" a character runs through the compound halls through a room of undead schoolkids into the hallway, and as his camera spins around we see more undead cultists in the hall and catch a good long glimpse of... a couple having loud doggy-style sex in a completely bloodsoaked room.
  • The line "I'm pregnant, and you're the father!" is delievered so matter-of-factly after a conversation that naturally implies it that it sounds more like a parody of a soap opera instead of natural character dialog.
  • Not to mention "Papa."
    • If one looks at it in an Alternative Character Interpretation approach Safe Haven could be considered a Black Comedy film involving evil cults.
  • None of the characters, excluding Jen, seem to be that terrified of the aliens in Slumber Party Alien Abduction. They give off monotone reactions and the impression that they are more or less bored to death by the aliens rather than scared.
    • The third jumpscare, where the aliens go after Gary, Tank, and Jen. It is nowhere near as effective as the first two, and comes off as funny rather than terrifying.
• Nightmare Fuel: Now has its own page.
• Surprisingly Improved Sequel: 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 second highest scored and for awhile, the only fresh rated one until V/H/S/94 came out.
• Special Effects Failure: 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, 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.