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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz (Storm) to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]] (Maropis), another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.

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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] land developer]] named Dick Krantz (Storm) to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]] (Maropis), another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.
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* IndianBurialGround: A construction crew desecrating one to build Dick Krantz's casino despite the local tribe's protests, awakening the titular monster which kills the crew employees. [[spoiler:He eventually pays dearly for his attempt when the monster comes to kill him.]]

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* IndianBurialGround: A construction crew desecrating desecrates one to build Dick Krantz's casino despite the local tribe's protests, awakening the titular monster which kills the crew employees. [[spoiler:He eventually pays dearly for his attempt when the monster comes to kill him.]]

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''Bone Eater'' is a low-budget 2008 horror MadeForTvMovie directed and written by Jim Wynorski and produced by [=CineTel=] Films about a bone monster killing people and absorbing their bones.

The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Creator/BruceBoxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]] (Adoni Maropis), another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.

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''Bone Eater'' is a low-budget 2008 horror MadeForTvMovie directed and written by Jim Wynorski and produced by [=CineTel=] Films about a bone monster killing people and absorbing their bones. \n\n It stars Creator/BruceBoxleitner, Creator/MichaelHorse, Adoni Maropis, Clara Bryant, and Jim Storm.

The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz (Storm) to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Creator/BruceBoxleitner) (Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]] (Adoni Maropis), (Maropis), another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.


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* MagicalNativeAmerican: Chief Storm Cloud.
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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Bruce Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]] (Adoni Maropis), another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.

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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Bruce Boxleitner) (Creator/BruceBoxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]] (Adoni Maropis), another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.
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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Bruce Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]], another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.

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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Bruce Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]], Hawk]] (Adoni Maropis), another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.
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* TheNativesAreRestless: Johnny Black Hawk wants to invoke this by attempting to control the Bone Eater and get revenge on the town.
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\n* TotalEclipseOfThePlot: The only way to defeat the Bone Eater is to stab the axe in its chest during a solar eclipse, where its powers weaken.
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* HellishHorse: The Bone Eater can summon a skeletal steed to chase victims who ride horses or motorcycles.
* IndianBurialGround: Dick Krantz planned to build a casino on top of one despite the local tribe's protests. [[spoiler:He ends up paying dearly for his attempt when the monster comes to kill him.]]
* MakeThemRot: The Bone Eater turn living beings into dust just by touching them.

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* HellishHorse: The Bone Eater can summon a ghostly skeletal steed to chase victims who ride try to escape riding horses or motorcycles.
* IndianBurialGround: Dick Krantz planned A construction crew desecrating one to build a Dick Krantz's casino on top of one despite the local tribe's protests. protests, awakening the titular monster which kills the crew employees. [[spoiler:He ends up paying eventually pays dearly for his attempt when the monster comes to kill him.]]
* MakeThemRot: The Bone Eater can turn living beings into dust just by touching them.

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* IndianBurialGround: Dick Krantz planned to build a casino on top of one despite the local tribe's protests. [[spoiler:He ends up paying dearly for it when the monster comes to kill him.]]
* MightyWhitey: Downplayed with Sheriff Evans, who is 1/4th Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. However, [[spoiler:this makes him still fit to use the sacred axe to defeat the Bone Eater.]]

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* IndianBurialGround: Dick Krantz planned to build a casino on top of one despite the local tribe's protests. [[spoiler:He ends up paying dearly for it his attempt when the monster comes to kill him.]]
* MakeThemRot: The Bone Eater turn living beings into dust just by touching them.
* MightyWhitey: Downplayed with Sheriff Evans, who is 1/4th Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. However, [[spoiler:this [[spoiler:being part Native still makes him still fit to use the sacred axe to defeat the Bone Eater.]]
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''Bone Eater'' is a low-budget 2008 horror MadeForTvMovie directed and written by Jim Wynorski and produced by [=CineTel=] Films. about a bone monster killing people and absorbing their bones.

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''Bone Eater'' is a low-budget 2008 horror MadeForTvMovie directed and written by Jim Wynorski and produced by [=CineTel=] Films. Films about a bone monster killing people and absorbing their bones.



* DemBones: The titular monster.

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* DemBones: The titular monster.monster is a skeletal being constructed from the bones of multiple skeletons.
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* HellishHorse: The Bone Eater can summon a skeletal steed to chase victims who ride horses or motorcycles.
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* BadWithTheBone: The Bone Eater kills its victims from afar by throwing bone shards at them, and even wields a sword made of bones in its final fight with Sheriff Evans.

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* BadWithTheBone: The Bone Eater kills its victims from afar by throwing bone shards at them, and even wields a [[spoiler:a sword made of bones in its final fight with Sheriff Evans.Evans]].



* MightyWhitey: Downplayed with Sheriff Evans, who is 1/4th Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. However, [[spoiler:this doesn't stop him from using the sacred bone axe to defeat the Bone Eater.]]

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* MightyWhitey: Downplayed with Sheriff Evans, who is 1/4th Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. However, [[spoiler:this doesn't stop makes him from using still fit to use the sacred bone axe to defeat the Bone Eater.]]




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* TheRival: Johnny Black Hawk is established as Sheriff Evans's rival and an actual Native American (despite being played by the Greek American Adoni Maropis) who seeks to use the Bone Eater to get revenge on the town.

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* BadWithTheBone: The Bone Eater kills people from afar by throwing bone shards at them, and even wields a sword made of bones in its final fight with Sheriff Evans.
* BreathWeapon: Despite having no lungs, the Bone Eater can somehow spew a gas that disintegrates people into dust.

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* BadWithTheBone: The Bone Eater kills people its victims from afar by throwing bone shards at them, and even wields a sword made of bones in its final fight with Sheriff Evans.
* BreathWeapon: Despite having no lungs, the Bone Eater can somehow spew a gas that disintegrates people its victims into dust.
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''Bone Eater'' is a low-budget 2008 horror movie directed and written by Jim Wynorski and produced by [=CineTel=] Films. about a bone monster killing people and absorbing their bones.

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''Bone Eater'' is a low-budget 2008 horror movie MadeForTvMovie directed and written by Jim Wynorski and produced by [=CineTel=] Films. about a bone monster killing people and absorbing their bones.
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* BreathWeapon: Despite having no lungs, the Bone Eater can somehow spew a gas that disintegrates people into dust.
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* MightyWhitey: Downplayed with Sheriff Evans, who is 1/4th Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. However, this doesn't stop him from using the sacred bone axe to defeat the Bone Eater.

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* MightyWhitey: Downplayed with Sheriff Evans, who is 1/4th Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. However, this [[spoiler:this doesn't stop him from using the sacred bone axe to defeat the Bone Eater.]]
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* NighInvulnerable: The titular monster is unaffected by bullets and can withstand the explosion of a ''dynamite stick'' a builder threw at it. The only thing that can kill the monster is the axe that was buried with it.

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* MightyWhitey: Downplayed with Sheriff Evans, who is 1/4th Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. However, this doesn't stop him from using the sacred bone axe to defeat the Bone Eater.
* NighInvulnerable: The titular monster is unaffected by bullets and can withstand the explosion of a ''dynamite stick'' a builder threw at it. The only thing that can kill the monster is the sacred bone axe that was buried with it.
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''Bone Eater'' is an American 2008 made-for-TV horror movie directed and written by Jim Wynorski and produced by [=CineTel=] Films. about a bone monster killing people and absorbing their bones.

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''Bone Eater'' is an American a low-budget 2008 made-for-TV horror movie directed and written by Jim Wynorski and produced by [=CineTel=] Films. about a bone monster killing people and absorbing their bones.

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* BadWithTheBone: The Bone Eater kills people from afar by throwing bone shards at them, and even wields a sword made of bones in its final fight with Sheriff Evans.





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\n\n---* NighInvulnerable: The titular monster is unaffected by bullets and can withstand the explosion of a ''dynamite stick'' a builder threw at it. The only thing that can kill the monster is the axe that was buried with it.

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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Bruce Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{ObstructiveBureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]], another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.

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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Bruce Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, {{ObstructiveBureaucrat}}s, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]], another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.
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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Bruce Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, ObstructiveBureaucrats, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]], another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.

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The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Bruce Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, ObstructiveBureaucrats, {{ObstructiveBureaucrat}}s, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]], another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.
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''Bone Eater'' is an American 2008 made-for-TV horror movie directed and written by Jim Wynorski and produced by [=CineTel=] Films. about a bone monster killing people and absorbing their bones.

The movie starts with a construction crew sent by an [[CorruptCorporateExecutive unscrupulous businessman]] named Dick Krantz to build a casino on top of a Native American burial ground. picking up an ancient Native American relic they dug up. However, this unwittingly awakened the monster buried underneath, which kills the three of them and absorbs their remains, going on a killing spree. Local Sheriff [[MightyWhitey Steve Evans]] (Bruce Boxleitner) ends up in the middle of a conflict since he is 1/4 Native American and 3/4 Caucasian. On top of that, he has to deal with a rebellious daughter, ObstructiveBureaucrats, and [[TheRival Johnny Black Hawk]], another Native who wants to use the creature to get revenge on the town.

!! ''Bone Eater'' has examples of the following tropes:
* DemBones: The titular monster.
* IndianBurialGround: Dick Krantz planned to build a casino on top of one despite the local tribe's protests. [[spoiler:He ends up paying dearly for it when the monster comes to kill him.]]


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