History Film / Dagon

* DrivenToSuicide: But even that doesn't work out.

* ExtremelyDustyHome: As a citywide phenomenon.

* FishPeople: Some of them have cephalopod traits as well.
* FlayingAlive: [[spoiler:Ezequiel]] is ultimately subjected to this.

* GhostCity: Imboca seems this way. At least at first...

* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler: Viki and Barbara. Barbara gets more ceremony, though]].

* KillItWithFire: Paul goes with an old standby at the finale.

* MalevolentMaskedMen: Wearing human faces no less.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Paul isn't stingy with that kerosene.
* ReligionOfEvil: The cult of the fish god, Dagon.

* SinisterScrapingSound: More like thump, shuffle and scrape.

* FanDisservice: The afforementioned [[spoiler:tentacle legs. Also, Barbara has a nude scene near the end of the film. . . after she's been raped by Dagon and CoveredInGunge. Well, we ''hope'' it's gunge.]]

* SceneryGorn: Also the city of Imboca with its flooded houses, caving in roofs, and broken windows everywhere.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Considering the setting of Ezequiel's flashback (the 1930s, assuming he is roughly the same age as his actor), the sacking of Imboca's church, the smashing of sacred statues and icons by a mob, and the murder of the priest are almost certainly meant to parallel the very real desecrations and clerical massacres that took place during the UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Considering the setting of Ezequiel's flashback (the 1930s, assuming he is roughly the same age as his actor), the sacking of Imboca's church, the smashing of sacred statues and icons by a mob, and the murder of the priest are almost certainly meant to parallel the very real desecrations and clerical massacres that took place the UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Considering the setting of Ezequiel's flashback (the 1930s, assuming he is roughly the same age as his actor), the sacking of Imboca's church, the smashing of sacred statues and icons by a mob, and the murder of the priest are almost certainly meant to parallel the very real desecrations and clerical massacres that took place the [[UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar.]]

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Considering the setting of Ezequiel's flashback (the 1930s, assuming he is roughly the same age as his actor), the sacking of Imboca's church, the smashing of sacred statues and icons by a mob, and the murder of the priest are almost certainly meant to parallel the very real desecrations and clerical massacres that took place the SpanishCivilWar.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Considering the setting of Ezequiel's flashback (the 1930s, assuming he is roughly the same age as his actor), the sacking of Imboca's church, the smashing of sacred statues and icons by a mob, and the murder of the priest are almost certainly meant to parallel the very real desecrations and clerical massacres that took place in real life at the same time, during the SpanishCivilWar.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Considering the setting of Ezequiel's flashback (the 1930s, assuming Ezequiel is roughly the same age as his actor), the desecration of the Catholic church, the smashing of sacred statues and icons, and the murder of the priest are almost certainly intentional allusions to the very real desecrations and clerical massacres that took place in real life at the same time, during the SpanishCivilWar.

* CosmicHorrorStory: By association with the Franchise/CthulhuMythos.

* MacabreMediterranean: The movie relocates ''Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth'' from LovecraftCountry to Galicia

* ShownTheirWork: The movie is actually almost completely faithful to Lovecraft's themes and stories. The director and producer also did extensive research on comparative religion, which shows in the design work regarding the various implements and decorative items the cult uses. About the only true inaccuracy is the film being an adaptation of ''Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth'' as opposed to...well, ''Literature/{{Dagon}}''.

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%%* MonsterProgenitor: Dagon

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%%* EldritchAbomination: Dagon itself.

* ShownTheirWork: The movie is actually almost completely faithful to Lovecraft's themes and stories. The director and producer also did extensive research on comparative religion, which shows in the design work regarding the various implements and decorative items the cult uses.

* ApocalypticLog: The rise of Dagon.

''Dagon'' is a 2001 horror movie loosely based on the Franchise/CthulhuMythos short story ''Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth'' by Creator/HPLovecraft. The film moves the action from New England to the coast of Spain, in the town of "Imboca" (which means the same as "Innsmouth"). Dagon is a highly atmospheric horror film steeped in mist and eerie themes. Despite being a modern update, many of the themes remain the same. Even if much overlooked, Dagon is worth a watch for many horror and Lovecraft fans.

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** When Dagon comes out of the water and takes [[spoiler:Bárbara, her arms aren't left behind, in spite of her wrists being shackled.]] No explanation is given.

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* CosmicHorrorStory: By association with the CthulhuMythos.

* NonhumanLoverReveal: DoubleSubverted, where the male lead has dreams about a beautiful mermaid, then he meets her in real life and she appears to be human, even starting to make out with her... until he notices the tentacles emanating from her lower body.

* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:Between Paul and Xuia]].

* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: All the Dagon cultists in the village are various types of FishPeople. Xuia's father has a face that resembles an octopus.

%%* FlayingAlive.
* GhostCity: Imboca [[spoiler: At least at first...]].
* GirlOfMyDreams: Paul has recurring dreams of a beautiful mermaid who beckons him to join her. After he and his friends get stuck in a coastal town inhabited by a FishPeople cult, he finds out that the girl in his dreams, Xuia the high priestess, is real. [[spoiler:At the end he's told that they're both the demi-human offspring of a sea god and that he is destined to become his sister's lover.]]

%%* ManOnFire: Merman, too.

%%* TownWithADarkSecret

* VerbalTic: "There are two possibilities..." for Paul. Eventually it changes to [[spoiler: "No possibilities," when he tries to kill himself to avoid becoming the lover of his sister Xuia the Dagon high priestess]].

* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:Between Paul and Xuia]]

* MalevolentMaskedMen: wearing human faces no less.

* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Paul is half Deep One.]]

* VerbalTic: "There are two possibilities..." for Paul. Eventually it changes to [[spoiler: "No possibilities," when he tries to kill himself to avoid becoming the lover of his sister Xuia the Dagon high priestess]]