Tropescilloscope: Slashed Throat

It's a 'nice', efficient, bloody way to kill someone (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Madness Mantra "Shaggy Dog" Story Black Best Friend Never Trust a Trailer aka: Trailers Always Lie Chiaroscuro Easily Forgiven Mugging the Monster Broken Aesop Determinator aka: The Determinator Race Lift Annoying Younger Sibling Country Matters Fat Bastard Heel–Face Turn Fanservice Big Eater Demoted to Extra An Aesop Video Credits Nice Hat Death of a Child Riddle for the Ages Animal Motifs You Killed My Father Didn't Think This Through Get Out! Gratuitous English Index of Film Westerns Punctuated! For! Emphasis! 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Is a Crapshoot Big-Bad Ensemble Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism Not Using the "Z" Word Deus ex Machina Rousing Speech Character Development Adapted Out Bitch in Sheep's Clothing The Sociopath Taking the Bullet Award-Bait Song Chase Scene Cool Old Lady Same Language Dub Psychological Thriller Punny Name Not So Different Curse Cut Short I Want My Beloved to Be Happy The Smurfette Principle Insane Troll Logic The Un-Favourite aka: The Un Favorite An Arm and a Leg Immune to Bullets Rewatch Bonus Screw the Money, I Have Rules! 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Or Is It? And I Must Scream Call-Forward Even Evil Has Loved Ones Fiery Redhead Morality Pet Pre-Mortem One-Liner Only Sane Man Drowning My Sorrows Ugly Guy, Hot Wife Missing Mom Lampshade Hanging Disney Death Historical-Domain Character Logo Joke Mercy Kill Bottomless Magazines Silent Movie All for Nothing Smoking Is Cool Scary Black Man Only a Flesh Wound Bolivian Army Ending Blood Knight Better to Die than Be Killed Determinator The Bad Guy Wins Mythology Gag There Is No Kill Like Overkill Babies Ever After Bittersweet Ending Knife Nut My God, What Have I Done? 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Guy Foil Deal with the Devil Show Within a Show It's Personal Pet the Dog Hero Antagonist The Faceless Does Not Like Shoes Spanner in the Works Serial Killer Driven to Suicide As the Good Book Says... The Starscream A Minor Kidroduction The Stoner Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? Stealth Pun