History NightmareFuel / DayOfTheDead1985

** He's also taken one of the soldiers' corpses after they've been bitten and removed the head, letting it mindlessly gnaw on air.

* And BigBad Captain Rhodes himself? ''Actual pig intestines'' were used for filming his disembowelment. And to make things worse, the refrigerator the intestines were put in broke over a weekend, causing the intestines to rot. One can only imagine the smell.

** That bit about vocal cords rising higher in pitch when they're being damaged? TruthInTelevision.

-->'''Capt. Rhodes''': ''[[FamousLastWords CHOKE ON 'EM!]] '''[[DefiantToTheEnd CHOOOOKE ON 'EEEEM!]]'''''

* There's one scene where Pvt. Torres is ripped to pieces. His head is actually '''pulled''' off his torso screaming all the while, but as his vocal cords are stretched to the breaking point, his voice gets higher and higher. '''[[TruthInTelevision And his head is still alive even after it's ripped off]].''' Also, both his eyes [[EyeScream have been gouged out by]] zombies digging their fingers in for a better grip.

* While the previous movies gave the zombies rather generic clothing, here they're seen dressed in [[IncongruouslyDressedZombie a wider variety of colorful outfits]] - there's a woman in a marching band uniform, a man in a tuxedo, a ballerina, even a clown. It accentuates the WasOnceAMan aspect of the creatures in a very unsettling way.

[[caption-width-right:350:Tasty!]]

* While the previous movies gave the zombies rather generic clothing, here they're seen dressed in a wider variety of colorful outfits- there's a woman in a marching band uniform, a man in a tuxedo, a ballerina, even a clown. It accentuates the WasOnceAMan aspect of the creatures in a very unsettling way.

** While, in context, said zombie leaving a guy to be killed is actually something to cheer for, the first scene of [[spoiler:Bub opening fire]] has its shock value. A zombie limps around the corner, sees a human... and ''raises a Colt .45''.

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* The scene where Captain Rhodes threatens to have Sarah killed if she doesn't sit back in her chair in the meeting hall, then emphasizes his point by forcing Steel at gunpoint to shoot her if she refuses Rhodes' order. The zombies are dangerous and frightening by themselves, but this scene once more illustrates that humans can be just as dangeous to each other, if not more so. Also, when Rhodes starts with his threats, William is shown putting his hand over his gun on the table, and then right before Sarah relents, John likewise reaches for his sidearm, clearly intending to protect Sarah should things come to a head. If she had not relented and sat down, a gun battle would have ensued right then and there, with who knows how many dead and wounded as a result.

* During the opening, our heroes visit a city that's swarming with zombies to the point that their collective moans manage to be audible over a helicopter engine.

* Rickles is freaking out as he's being surrounded, overwhelmed, and pinned down, laughing like a hyena before transitioning into screaming as the zombies ''tear his head open'' (also with some EyeScream).

* Dr. Logan's first 'domesticated' zombie: a zombie with the head completely removed but an intact brain and spinal cord, with just enough neck and skull to keep them from falling apart.

** [[spoiler: That bit about vocal cords rising higher in pitch when they're being damaged? ''TruthInTelevision.'']]

* There's one scene where Pvt. Torres is ripped to pieces. His head is actually '''pulled''' off his torso screaming all the while, but as his vocal chords are stretched to the breaking point, his voice gets higher and higher. '''[[TruthInTelevision And his head is still alive even after it's ripped off]].''' Also, both his eyes [[EyeScream have been gouged out by]] zombies digging their fingers in for a better grip.

* There's one scene where one of the soldiers is ripped to pieces. His head is actually '''pulled''' off his torso screaming all the while, but as his vocal chords are stretched to the breaking point, his voice gets higher and higher. '''[[TruthInTelevision And his head is still alive even after it's ripped off]].''' Also, both his eyes [[EyeScream have been gouged out by]] zombies digging their fingers in for a better grip.

* The soldier who dies immediately after the above gets is freaking out as he's being surrounded, overwhelmed, and pinned down, laughing like a hyena before transitioning into screaming as the zombies ''tear his head open'' (also with some EyeScream).

* Early on during the ravaged town montage when the pile of hundreds if not thousands of dollars is sitting on the street undisturbed, which really hammers in the nail of society's collapse.