"Slumber Party Alien Abduction"

"Slumber Party Alien Abduction" is a short featured in the horror anthology film "V/H/S/2". This story, by Hobo With a Shotgun director Jason Eisener, follows a group of friends who have their slumber party crashed by a series of alien abductions. With a primarily young cast and a unique alien design, this short has received praise from many critics and fans.

Shot from a GoPro attached to the back of a dog, this short makes extensive use of bright lights and noises to create horror and tension.

This short is preceded by "Safe Haven".

Plot
Young brothers Gary and Randy attach a camera to their Yorkshire Terrier dog, Tank, to create videos at their lakeside house. After their parents leave, Gary and Randy invite over their friends, Shawn and Danny, and the group harasses the older sister, Jen, and her boyfriend, Zack. While the group is swimming at a nearby lake, they fail to notice a grey alien hiding beneath the water.

Later that night, the aliens begin frightening the kids with bright lights and deafening noises. Realizing the aliens are in the house and have cut the power, Zack attempts to scare off the intruders with a shotgun, only to be quickly grabbed by one of the aliens. The aliens attack the rest of the teenagers in the house, dragging them in their sleeping bags, and attempting to drown them in the lake.

Only Gary, Randy, Jen and Tank escape, running into the woods to hide. After Tank inadvertently alerts the aliens to their location by barking, the group run toward what they believe to be police lights and sirens, but it turns out to be a trap set by the aliens who abduct Randy. Jen and Gary flee to a nearby barn, where the aliens drag Jen away as Gary and Tank escape up a ladder. As the aliens close in on Gary, he is suddenly pulled into the air by the alien ship's tractor beam. As Gary is pulled into the air, his grip loosens on Tank's leash, and Tank falls down the ladder to the floor, the impact loosening the camera from his back. Mortally injured by the fall, Tank whimpers as he and the camera both slowly die.

Cast

 * Rylan Logan as Gary
 * Samantha Gracie as Jen
 * Cohen King as Randy
 * Zach Ford as Shawn
 * Josh Ingraham as Danny
 * Jeremie Saunders as Zack

Trivia

 * Controversial movie reviewer Rex Reed's review of "V/H/S/2" received criticism for its many factual inaccuracies, which were caused by Reed admitting he had walked out at the end of the first segment. As well as his inaccuracies about "A Ride in the Park", he describes "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" as "a sleepover invaded by psycho kidnappers (as opposed to aliens) told from the perspective of a GoPro camera attached to the back of a dog"