Tropescilloscope: Peek-a-Boo Corpse

Dead bodies show up when and where they're not expected. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Malevolent Masked Men Fingore Pun aka: Incredibly Lame Pun Adaptational Heroism Anachronic Order Parental Neglect Sexy Discretion Shot The Ghost Double-Meaning Title Ironic Echo Heterosexual Life-Partners Expository Hairstyle Change Taking the Bullet Fantastic Racism Dirty Old Man Insane Troll Logic Pyrrhic Victory Reality Has No Subtitles Stealth Pun Playing Gertrude Historical Villain Upgrade Not Quite Dead Super Strength Artistic License – Military Works Set in World War II Captain Ersatz Extreme Doormat Henpecked Husband How We Got Here Comically Missing the Point Curse Cut Short Not Even Bothering with the Accent Dogged Nice Guy Deus ex Machina Names to Run Away from Really Fast Moment Killer The Oner Girl-on-Girl Is Hot Kill It with Fire Real Life Berserk Button Armor-Piercing Question Eyepatch of Power Guns Akimbo Honor Before Reason Took a Level in Jerkass Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer Australian Movies Sequel Hook Homage Costume Porn Sci-Fi Horror Evil Is Hammy Four-Temperament Ensemble Hair-Trigger Temper Ungrateful Bastard Never Trust a Trailer aka: Trailers Always Lie Suspiciously Specific Denial Curb-Stomp Battle Demonic Possession Adaptational Villainy Unusually Uninteresting Sight Never Trust a Trailer Attempted Rape Artistic License – Geography Killed Mid-Sentence Unspoken Plan Guarantee Covers Always Lie Genre Shift Hidden Depths Let's Get Dangerous! 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