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