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