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