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