Tropescilloscope: And I Must Scream
A Fate Worse than Death from which there is no escape, not even suicide. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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The Sociopath
Adaptation Distillation
The Vamp
The Stoner
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Adapted Out
Evil Laugh
Dutch Angle
Camp Gay
Double Entendre
Good Is Not Nice
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Amoral Attorney
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Guns Akimbo
Darkest Hour
For the Evulz
Faking the Dead
Evil-Detecting Dog
The '50s
Broken Aesop
Retcon
Stylistic Suck
Up to Eleven
Badass Longcoat
Sealed Evil in a Can
Hell Is That Noise
Dark Reprise
Death by Irony
Romantic False Lead
Not So Different
Damsel in Distress
Running Gag
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Loophole Abuse
Unreliable Narrator
Artistic License Gun Safety
Alpha Bitch
Obfuscating Stupidity
Shout-Out
Alas, Poor Villain
The Hero Dies
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Darker and Edgier
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Dressing as the Enemy
Bloody Hilarious
Abusive Parents
Groin Attack
Disproportionate Retribution
Politically Incorrect Villain
Wham Shot
Gory Discretion Shot
Curse Cut Short
Self-Deprecation
Bland-Name Product
Does Not Like Shoes
Large Ham
Dark and Troubled Past
Expy
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Chase Scene
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Calling the Old Man Out
Jerkass Has a Point
True Companions
As You Know
Hair-Trigger Temper
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Genre Throwback
She Cleans Up Nicely
Credits Gag
Arc Words
Mad Scientist
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Only a Flesh Wound
Accidental Misnaming
Bi the Way
Back from the Dead
Moment Killer
Make It Look Like an Accident
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Big Fancy House
Parental Neglect
Insane Troll Logic
No Ending
Unusual Euphemism
Sequel Escalation
Star-Crossed Lovers
Say My Name
Improvised Weapon
Defiant to the End
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Becoming the Mask
Bottomless Magazines
Despair Event Horizon
Bald of Evil
Australian Movies
Stealth Hi/Bye
Chekhov's Skill
Affectionate Parody
Red Oni, Blue Oni
B-Movie
Agony of the Feet
Batman Gambit
Here We Go Again!
Dwindling Party
Neck Snap
Would Hurt a Child
Martial Arts Movie
Artistic License History
Serious Business
Face Death with Dignity
Mooks
Bad Boss
A Minor Kidroduction
Distracted by the Sexy
Red Herring
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Only One Name
The Un-Reveal
Facial Horror
Revenge
Break the Cutie
Cain and Abel
Not So Stoic
Recycled IN SPACE!
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Artistic License Law
Deal with the Devil
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Empathic Environment
Dark Is Not Evil
Evil Is Hammy
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Horror Comedy
Exact Words
Implacable Man
Artistic License Geography
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Flipping the Bird
Kill It with Fire
Deconstruction
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Blood Knight
Hong Kong Films
Protagonist Title
Mood Whiplash
Posthumous Character
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Refuge in Audacity
A Father to His Men
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Line-of-Sight Name
Ambiguous Ending
Cassandra Truth
Demoted to Extra
The Bully
Love Triangle
Coming-of-Age Story
Artistic License Military
Vacation Films
Breaking the Fourth Wall
All Just a Dream
Meaningful Background Event
Black Best Friend
Jerk Jock
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Man on Fire
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Babies Ever After
Ax-Crazy
Establishing Character Moment
Laughing Mad
Central Theme
The Place
Big Eater
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Genre Shift
Expository Hairstyle Change
Dull Surprise
Due to the Dead
Real Life
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Redshirt Army
Evil Brit
Fake Shemp
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Disappeared Dad
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Bond One-Liner
This Is Gonna Suck
The Film of the Book
Woman in White
Video Credits
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
20 Minutes into the Future
Spiritual Successor
Break the Haughty
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Arranged Marriage
Riddle for the Ages
Those Two Bad Guys
Fanservice
Adaptation Dye-Job
Boom, Headshot!
Gender Flip
More Dakka
Product Placement
Stalker with a Crush
Sinister Minister
Jump Scare
Nice Guy
Psychological Thriller
Idiot Ball
Fatal Flaw
Kubrick Stare
Anyone Can Die
German Films
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Fate Worse than Death
Overprotective Dad
World of Ham
Bloodier and Gorier
Closed Circle
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Body Horror
Manipulative Bastard
Show Within a Show
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Rasputinian Death
Frame-Up
Evil vs. Evil
Never Trust a Trailer
The '70s
Pragmatic Villainy
Cool Shades
Wicked Cultured
A God Am I
Spell My Name with an "S"
Ms. Fanservice
Faux Affably Evil
Intergenerational Friendship
Adorkable
Black Comedy Rape
Grievous Bottley Harm
Destination Defenestration
Outrun the Fireball
Hidden Depths
Pragmatic Adaptation
Meaningful Name
Big Brother Instinct
War Is Hell
Nice Hat
Left the Background Music On
Dramedy
The Mafia
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Ironic Echo
My God, What Have I Done?
Humiliation Conga
Sequel Hook
Index of Film Westerns
Television Movie Index
Be Careful What You Wish For
Pretty in Mink
Chiaroscuro
Book-Ends
And the Adventure Continues
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Costume Porn
Final Girl
Domestic Abuse
Spanner in the Works
Non-Indicative Name
Once More, with Clarity!
The Reveal
All There in the Script
Red Right Hand
Gorn
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
The Faceless
Romantic Comedy
Every Car Is a Pinto
Bittersweet Ending
Yandere
Shirtless Scene
Tap on the Head
Nothing Is Scarier
The Voiceless
Villainous Breakdown
Worthy Opponent
Fat Bastard
Psycho for Hire
Lock and Load Montage
The Atoner
Disney Death
Did Not Get the Girl
Shower Scene
Jerkass
Stock Footage
Attempted Rape
Country Matters
Death Glare
Oh, Crap!
Rule of Three
Film Series
Have a Gay Old Time
Sacrificial Lion
Get Out!
Straight Gay
No Name Given
Femme Fatale
Retired Badass
Put on a Bus
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Alliterative Name
Married to the Job
The Hero
Male Frontal Nudity
Gilligan Cut
Ass Shove
Bound and Gagged
Token Minority
Heroes Want Redheads
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Mugging the Monster
Big Applesauce
Driven to Suicide
Fun with Acronyms
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Dying Moment of Awesome
Sassy Black Woman
Police are Useless
Those Wacky Nazis
Black and Gray Morality
The Ditz
The End... Or Is It?
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Dirty Coward
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Villain Protagonist
The Bad Guy Wins
Only in It for the Money
Public Domain Feature Films
Guile Hero
Contrived Coincidence
Soft Glass
Mystery and Detective Films
Friend to All Children
Hypocritical Humor
Bad "Bad Acting"
Leave the Camera Running
Suddenly SHOUTING!
N-Word Privileges
Random Events Plot
Big Bad
Author Appeal
Sci-Fi Horror
Badass in a Nice Suit
Funny Foreigner
Eagleland
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
I'm a Humanitarian
Poor Communication Kills
Super Strength
The Mole
Karma Houdini
Big Bad Duumvirate
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Ominous Latin Chanting
Undying Loyalty
Gratuitous English
Fingore
Bar Brawl
Wretched Hive
French Films
Fiery Redhead
MacGuffin
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Race Against the Clock
From Bad to Worse
He Knows Too Much
Honor Before Reason
Blood from the Mouth
Fantastic Racism
Slasher Movie
Eiffel Tower Effect
Accidental Murder
Christmas Movies Index
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Armor-Piercing Question
Catapult Nightmare
Cowboy Cop
The Quiet One
Pay Evil unto Evil
Time Skip
Victoria's Secret Compartment
The '60s
Playing Gertrude
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Evil Is Petty
Brainless Beauty
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Berserk Button
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Narrator
Captain Ersatz
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
In Medias Res
The Oner
Determinator
NO INDOOR VOICE
Humans Are Bastards
Love at First Sight
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Extreme Doormat
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
The Cavalry
Diabolus ex Machina
Authority Equals Asskicking
Logo Joke
Action Survivor
Motor Mouth
The Load
Manly Tears
Mercy Kill
Tagline
Captain Obvious
Instant Death Bullet
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Imagine Spot
Dirty Cop
Daylight Horror
Genre Savvy
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Drives Like Crazy
Beware the Nice Ones
For Want of a Nail
FaceHeel Turn
Dumb Blonde
Big-Bad Ensemble
Took a Level in Badass
She's Got Legs
Air-Vent Passageway
Rape as Drama
Morality Pet
Bloodless Carnage
Villain Ball
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Blackmail
Missing Mom
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Dramatic Gun Cock
Continuity Nod
Early Installment Weirdness
Heroic Sacrifice
Reality Ensues
You Killed My Father
Taking You with Me
Betty and Veronica
Retirony
Reasonable Authority Figure
Gone Horribly Right
Half the Man He Used to Be
Defrosting Ice Queen
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Scenery Porn
Fire-Forged Friends
Combat Pragmatist
Drowning My Sorrows
He Who Fights Monsters
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Brick Joke
Evil Plan
Canadian Movies
Immune to Bullets
BFG
Rich Bitch
Intrepid Reporter
All for Nothing
Biopic
Italian Films
Anachronism Stew
Fish out of Water
Ungrateful Bastard
Took a Level in Jerkass
Evil Counterpart
Casting Gag
Superhero
Really Gets Around
Cool Guns
Madness Mantra
Blatant Lies
Kick the Dog
An Aesop
Tempting Fate
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
The Smurfette Principle
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Interrupted Suicide
Developing Doomed Characters
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Naïve Newcomer
Dissonant Serenity
Chekhov's Gun
Creative Closing Credits
Killed Mid-Sentence
Properly Paranoid
Plot Hole
Adaptational Attractiveness
Dies Wide Open
Totally Radical
Even Evil Has Standards
Meet Cute
Beta Couple
Scary Black Man
Same Language Dub
Abhorrent Admirer
Badass Grandpa
Shown Their Work
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Only Known by Their Nickname
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Creator Cameo
Apocalypse How
Corpsing
Title Drop
Deadpan Snarker
Rule of Funny
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Car Fu
Heel Realization
The Great Depression
Wrong Genre Savvy
Not Quite Dead
The Stoic
Important Haircut
And I Must Scream
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Paper-Thin Disguise
The Cameo
Your Head A-Splode
Age Lift
Parental Incest
Fatal Family Photo
Toplessness from the Back
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Horror Films
Race Lift
Would Hit a Girl
Antagonist Title
Foregone Conclusion
Setting Update
Based on a True Story
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Annoying Younger Sibling
Mythology Gag
Pimped-Out Dress
Stuff Blowing Up
Shipper on Deck
Science Fiction Films
Russian Films
Foreshadowing
Butt-Monkey
Bolivian Army Ending
Take That!
Children Are Innocent
Adaptational Badass
The Starscream
British Films
Room Full of Crazy
Cool Old Lady
Hero of Another Story
Death Seeker
The Chessmaster
Never Found the Body
Crucified Hero Shot
Villain Opening Scene
Slasher Smile
Obviously Evil
Improbable Weapon User
The Remake
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Jitter Cam
Match Cut
Actually Pretty Funny
Truth in Television
Comically Missing the Point
Bullying a Dragon
Vomit Discretion Shot
Punch-Clock Villain
Major Injury Underreaction
You Have Failed Me
Dogged Nice Guy
Adults Are Useless
Mr. Exposition
Hope Spot
Villain with Good Publicity
Badass Boast
Epic Movie
Grey and Gray Morality
Zombie Stories
Asshole Victim
Laser-Guided Karma
The X of Y
Hollywood Darkness
Greater-Scope Villain
Storming the Castle
The Musical
Rousing Speech
Failed a Spot Check
Villain Song
Mighty Whitey
Award-Bait Song
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Stealth Pun
Homage
Gainax Ending
Translation Convention
Chekhov's Gunman
Call-Forward
What the Hell, Hero?
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Skewed Priorities
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
My Beloved Smother
Silence Is Golden
Mama Bear
Precision F-Strike
It Will Never Catch On
Male Gaze
One-Man Army
It's All About Me
Cloudcuckoolander
Freudian Excuse
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Black Dude Dies First
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Advertised Extra
Bond Villain Stupidity
Pet the Dog
Mistaken for Gay
Hypocrite
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Ascended Extra
Eureka Moment
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Reality Is Unrealistic
Dual Wielding
Crapsack World
Crazy-Prepared
The Brute
Fantasy Films
Lighter and Softer
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Famous Last Words
Downer Ending
Wham Line
Historical In-Joke
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Cat Fight
Didn't Think This Through
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Flashback
Smoking Is Cool
Disney Villain Death
Your Cheating Heart
Whole Plot Reference
It's Personal
Sole Survivor
An Arm and a Leg
Visual Pun
Anti-Hero
Bait-and-Switch
Our Vampires Are Different
Chewing the Scenery
Rule of Cool
In Name Only
Loads and Loads of Characters
Enemy Mine
What You Are in the Dark
Mind Screw
The Big Guy
Bowdlerise
No-Sell
Karmic Death
Mr. Fanservice
Sanity Slippage
Evil Sounds Deep
Bare Your Midriff
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Fainting
The Dreaded
Twist Ending
The Alcoholic
Made of Explodium
Deus ex Machina
Malevolent Masked Men
Knife Nut
Brutal Honesty
Adaptation Name Change
The Casanova
Anguished Declaration of Love
Leitmotif
Hate Sink
Rated M for Manly
From Nobody to Nightmare
Dark Action Girl
Tranquil Fury
Parental Substitute
Trailers Always Spoil
I Did What I Had to Do
Small Name, Big Ego
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Film Noir
The Ghost
Gold Digger
Animated Credits Opening
Market-Based Title
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Eye Scream
Call-Back
Easily Forgiven
Sadistic Choice
One Steve Limit
Author Avatar
Historical-Domain Character
Earn Your Happy Ending
Action Genre
Slashed Throat
Only Sane Man
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
"Awesome McCool" Name
The Power of Love
Awesome, but Impractical
Crazy Jealous Guy
Demonic Possession
Broken Bird
Thriller
MayDecember Romance
Depraved Bisexual
Fan Disservice
Decoy Protagonist
In the Back
The Alleged Car
It Can Think
Maybe Ever After
Covers Always Lie
Ambiguously Gay
Department of Redundancy Department
All There in the Manual
Shell-Shocked Veteran
BrotherSister Incest
The '90s
Better to Die than Be Killed
All Men Are Perverts
Knight Templar
Stepford Smiler
Hero Antagonist
Not What It Looks Like
Fourth Date Marriage
Celebrity Paradox
Foil
Card-Carrying Villain
Auto Erotica
Green-Eyed Monster
Almost Kiss
Military and Warfare Films
Smug Snake
Mexican Standoff
No OSHA Compliance
The Smart Guy
Action Girl
Drugs Are Bad
The Lost Lenore
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Bring My Brown Pants
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
How We Got Here
Badass Bookworm
Adult Fear
Cool Old Guy
Informed Ability
I Need a Freaking Drink
Creepy Child
As the Good Book Says...
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Adaptational Villainy
Not Using the "Z" Word
My Greatest Failure
Re-Cut
Ambiguous Disorder
Made of Iron
Not So Above It All
Actor Allusion
Film Noir Index
Five-Man Band
Character Development
Reckless Gun Usage
I Have Your Wife
Woman Scorned
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Training Montage
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Ship Tease
Sports Stories
Older Than They Look
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Funny Background Event
Curb-Stomp Battle
Never My Fault
Improbable Aiming Skills
Meaningful Echo
Big "NO!"
Broken Pedestal
Rule of Symbolism
Extremely Short Timespan
Overly Long Gag
No Antagonist
Beard of Evil
Together in Death
Historical Villain Upgrade
Rewatch Bonus
Insistent Terminology
As Himself
Adaptational Heroism
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Papa Wolf
Handicapped Badass
Vitriolic Best Buds
'80s Hair
Scenery Gorn
The Stinger
Disguised in Drag
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Scare Chord
Dramatic Irony
Real Life Writes the Plot
The '80s
Happily Married
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Mundane Made Awesome
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Hollywood Law
Daddy's Girl
Black Comedy
Bavarian Fire Drill
One-Word Title
Pretty Little Headshots
Silent Movie
Reality Has No Subtitles
Soundtrack Dissonance
Cluster F-Bomb
Dirty Old Man
Kill 'em All
Too Dumb to Live
Ghost Fiction
Novelization
And Starring
Parental Abandonment
A Date with Rosie Palms
Cool Car
Heroic BSoD
What Happened to the Mouse?
Vampire Fiction
Kids Are Cruel
Cruel and Unusual Death
Our Zombies Are Different
Anachronic Order
An Axe to Grind
Early-Bird Cameo
Music Stories
Those Two Guys
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Death by Adaptation
Punny Name
Redemption Equals Death
Anti-Villain
Irony
Documentary
Aside Glance
Police Brutality
Artistic License Biology
Lampshade Hanging
Ripped from the Headlines
Cold-Blooded Torture
After the End
Sexy Discretion Shot
Fanservice Extra
Death of a Child
Noodle Incident
Animal Motifs
Badass Normal
Off with His Head!
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Historical Hero Upgrade
Canon Foreigner
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Eldritch Abomination
Animal Title Index
Big Damn Heroes
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
The Dragon
Everyone Has Standards
Plucky Comic Relief
Death by Sex
Manchild
Epic Fail
Taking the Bullet
Amusing Injuries
Hoist by His Own Petard
Insult Backfire
Neck Lift
Works Set in World War II
Spared by the Adaptation
Arch-Enemy
The Dog Bites Back
Camera Abuse
Word of God
Eyepatch of Power
Action Prologue
Monumental Damage
The Ace
Bury Your Gays
Pyrrhic Victory
Light Is Not Good
Last-Name Basis
Take a Third Option
Composite Character
Framing Device
Henpecked Husband
Double-Meaning Title
Psychopathic Manchild
HeelFace Turn
Japanese Films
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Catch-Phrase
Affably Evil
timeperiod
Spiteful Spit
The Chick
Naked People Are Funny
Deliberately Monochrome
The Lancer
Serial Killer
Artistic License Physics
Adaptation Expansion
Bilingual Bonus
Offscreen Teleportation
Let's Get Dangerous!
Cat Scare
La Résistance
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Red Shirt
Conspicuous CG