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A derelict meets three boys out in the woods, and joins their campfire to tell some [[GhostStory scary stories]].

#"The Hook": Two lovers meet a hook handed killer.

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A derelict meets three boys out in the woods, woods and joins their campfire to tell some [[GhostStory scary stories]].

#"The Hook": Two lovers meet a hook handed hook-handed killer.



#"The Fright Before Xmas": On Christmas eve, a man kills his mother for the inheritance money. He is then visited by a special guest.
#"Skull and Crossbones'': Undead pirates hound those who try take their island's treasure.

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#"The Fright Before Xmas": On Christmas eve, Eve, a man kills his mother for the inheritance money. He is then visited by a special guest.
#"Skull and Crossbones'': Undead pirates hound those who try to take their island's treasure.



* AutoErotica: Jim and Susan are about to get it on, but their moment is runed by the radio announcement about the escaped killer.

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* AutoErotica: Jim and Susan are about to get it on, but their moment is runed ruined by the radio announcement about the escaped killer.



* AndShowItToYou: Satan Claus lifts Steve [[NeckLift by the neck]] and rips out his heart, and turns his corpse into a christmas ornament.

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* AndShowItToYou: Satan Claus lifts Steve [[NeckLift by the neck]] and rips out his heart, and turns his corpse into a christmas Christmas ornament.



* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: It's christmas! With murder.

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* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: It's christmas! Christmas! With murder.



* SantasExistenceClause: Steve tells his niece and nephew that is no Santa Claus, or an evil counterpart who punishes the naughty, when they question him about it. When he returns to his scene of the crime, Satan Claus comes to prove him wrong.

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* SantasExistenceClause: Steve tells his niece and nephew that is no Santa Claus, or an evil counterpart who punishes the naughty, naughty when they question him about it. When he returns to his the scene of the crime, Satan Claus comes to prove him wrong.



* PirateBooty: There is a treasure in the island, but there's a curse upon on it, [[DeathByMaterialism which dooms anyone]] who try to claim it.

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* PirateBooty: There is a treasure in on the island, but there's a curse upon on it, [[DeathByMaterialism which dooms anyone]] who try to claim it.



* SeeYouInHell: After being fatally stabbed, The Black Man [[DyingCurse curses]] The Pirate, and says that he'll be waiting him on the other side.

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* SeeYouInHell: After being fatally stabbed, The Black Man [[DyingCurse curses]] The Pirate, and says that he'll be waiting for him on the other side.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Satan Claus's goes after Steve with an axe.
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* YesVirginia: Steve tells his niece and nephew that is no Santa Claus, or an evil counterpart who punishes the naughty, when they question him about it. When he returns to his scene of the crime, Satan Claus comes to prove him wrong.

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* YesVirginia: SantasExistenceClause: Steve tells his niece and nephew that is no Santa Claus, or an evil counterpart who punishes the naughty, when they question him about it. When he returns to his scene of the crime, Satan Claus comes to prove him wrong.


* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: The story takes place on AllHallowsEve.

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* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: The story takes place on AllHallowsEve.UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve.
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A horror AnthologyFilm from 1991, starring Gunnar Hansen (of ''Film/{{The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|1974}}'' fame). No relation to the 1997 film of the same title.

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A horror AnthologyFilm from 1991, starring Gunnar Hansen Creator/GunnarHansen (of ''Film/{{The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|1974}}'' fame). No relation to the 1997 film of the same title.
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* NonHumanUndead: Satan calus' sled is pulled by some sort of skeleton-zombie reindeer.

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* NonHumanUndead: Satan calus' Claus' sled is pulled by some sort of skeleton-zombie reindeer.
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A horror AnthologyFilm from 1991, starring Gunnar Hansen (of ''Film/{{The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|1974}}'' fame).

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A horror AnthologyFilm from 1991, starring Gunnar Hansen (of ''Film/{{The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|1974}}'' fame).
fame). No relation to the 1997 film of the same title.
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A horror AnthologyFilm from 1991, starring Gunnar Hansen (of ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre'' fame).

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A horror AnthologyFilm from 1991, starring Gunnar Hansen (of ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre'' ''Film/{{The Texas Chain Saw Massacre|1974}}'' fame).
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A horror AnthologyFilm from 1991, starring Gunnar Hansen.
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* AndShowItToYou: Satan Claus lifts Steve [[NeckLift by the neck]] and rips out his heart, and turns his corpse into a christmas ornament.
-->'''Satan Claus:''' [[BondOneLiner You're a heartless bastard, Steve]].



* BeatStillMyHeart: Satan Claus rips out Steve's heart, and turns his corpse into a christmas ornament.
-->'''Satan Claus:''' [[BondOneLiner You're a heartless bastard, Steve]].
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A horror AnthologyFilm from 1991, starring Gunnar Hansen.

A derelict meets three boys out in the woods, and joins their campfire to tell some [[GhostStory scary stories]].

#"The Hook": Two lovers meet a hook handed killer.
#"Overtoke": Two delinquents look for weed, and get more than they bargained for.
#"The Fright Before Xmas": On Christmas eve, a man kills his mother for the inheritance money. He is then visited by a special guest.
#"Skull and Crossbones'': Undead pirates hound those who try take their island's treasure.

!!The wraparound story
* TwistEnding: As the boys go to sleep, the derelict tells them that he'll stay a while longer next to campfire to keep warm. [[spoiler:He then takes off his fake hand and rolls in his HookHand, which is the same one from the first tale]].

!!"The Hook"
* AutoErotica: Jim and Susan are about to get it on, but their moment is runed by the radio announcement about the escaped killer.
* HookHand: According to Susan, the killer who escaped from the mental hospital lost his hand in [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam]], an replaced with a hook.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Hook is ultimately defeated with his own namesake prosthetic.
* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: The story takes place on AllHallowsEve.
* OffWithHisHead: The Hook takes his victims' heads after killing them, and puts them inside jack-o-lanterns.
* ThePublicDomainChannel: When Susan gets home, an open television set is showing ''Film/TheTerror''.

!!"Overtoke"
* DrugsAreBad: Frank's stuff is highly addictive and causes BodyHorror with prolonged use. Don't do drugs, kids!
* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Chris's brother finds a bag of Frank's stuff and tastes it from his fingertip. He then becomes addicted too.
* ImMelting: The ultimate fate of the users of Frank's stuff is decomposing into a green puddle.
* ThePublicDomainChannel: The television in Chris's basement shows ''Film/{{Haxan}}'' and, appropiately, ''Film/ReeferMadness''.

!!"The Fright Before Xmas"
* AnAxeToGrind: Satan Claus's goes after Steve with an axe.
* BadSanta: Satan Claus has come to punish the naughty.
* BeatStillMyHeart: Satan Claus rips out Steve's heart, and turns his corpse into a christmas ornament.
-->'''Satan Claus:''' [[BondOneLiner You're a heartless bastard, Steve]].
* EvilLaugh: Satan Claus makes his presence apparent to Steve with his laughter.
* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: It's christmas! With murder.
* YesVirginia: Steve tells his niece and nephew that is no Santa Claus, or an evil counterpart who punishes the naughty, when they question him about it. When he returns to his scene of the crime, Satan Claus comes to prove him wrong.

!!"Skull and Crossbones''
* GhostPirate: After digging up the island's treasure, The Pirate tries to leave the island but runs into the reanimated corpses of its previous claimers.
* KillItWithFire: The Pirate lures some of the zombies into The Black Man's hut, and sets it on fire.
* NoNameGiven: The main characters are only known as The Pirate and Cabin Boy. Likewise, the former slave living in the island is named The Black Man in the credits.
* OffWithHisHead: The Pirate decapitates one of the zombies with his sword, and rips off the head of another.
* PirateBooty: There is a treasure in the island, but there's a curse upon on it, [[DeathByMaterialism which dooms anyone]] who try to claim it.
* RiseFromYourGrave: More zombies come after The Pirate by rising up from their makeshift graves.
* SeeYouInHell: After being fatally stabbed, The Black Man [[DyingCurse curses]] The Pirate, and says that he'll be waiting him on the other side.
* TwoFaced: One of the zombies has rotten to the point that half of its face is just bare bone.

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