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* TooDumbToLive: '''''EVERYONE'''''. They steal a corpse of an actor they’re a fan of and believe that no harm can come to them. [[spoiler:They all end up dead, except for the one who objected.]]
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* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Conrad's wife is the one who resurrects him, and is a distraught woman who wants the people who stole his body murdered.
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* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Conrad's wife is the one who resurrects him, and is a distraught woman who wants the people who stole his body murdered. [[spoiler:Though as it turns out, it was merely for his cash.]]
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:How Stu is killed. In fact, Creator/JeffreyCombs was cast because the crew needed a brunette that matched the head.]]
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:How Stu is killed. In fact, Creator/JeffreyCombs was cast because the crew needed a brunette that matched the prop head.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Meg as she’s the only one who objected to stealing the corpse. [[spoiler:She’s the only one of the seven left alive at the end.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Meg as she’s the only one who objected to stealing the corpse. [[spoiler:She’s the only one of the seven left alive at the end.]]
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:How Stu is killed.]]
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* AssholeVictim: Everyone Conrad kills, from his two-faced director friend, to the fans who steal his body, has it coming.
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* AssholeVictim: Everyone Conrad kills, from his two-faced director friend, friend to the fans who steal his body, has it coming.
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* LoonyFan: The victim pool are so into Conrad Radzoff's films that they steal his corpse after he dies. Naturally, this leads to his vengeful revenant coming after them.
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* LoonyFan: The victim pool are is so into Conrad Radzoff's films that they steal his corpse after he dies. Naturally, this leads to his vengeful revenant coming after them.
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* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Conrad Radzoff, aside from his acclaimed horror work, also performed plays written by Creator/WilliamShakespeare, Creator/OscarWilde and Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw. By the end of his life, he's reduced to filming commercials, but still acts like a prima donna film star.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Conrad Radzoff, aside from his acclaimed horror work, also performed plays written by Creator/WilliamShakespeare, Creator/OscarWilde and Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw. By the end of his life, he's reduced to filming commercials, but still acts like a prima donna film star.
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* VillainOpeningScene: Conrad killing kills a commercial director who criticized his performance.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Conrad Radzoff, aside from his acclaimed horror work, also performed plays written by Creator/WilliamShakespeare, Creator/OscarWilde and Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw. By the end of his life, he's reduced to filmingcommercials, commercials but still acts like a prima donna film star.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Conrad Radzoff, aside from his acclaimed horror work, also performed plays written by Creator/WilliamShakespeare, Creator/OscarWilde and Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw. By the end of his life, he's reduced to filming
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* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Conrad's wife is the one who resurrects him, and seems like a distraught woman who wants the people who stole his body murdered. [[spoiler:Subverted at the end, when she robs his corpse after all's said and done, and he murders her and implies he'll rape her in Hell.]]
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* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Conrad's wife is the one who resurrects him, and seems like is a distraught woman who wants the people who stole his body murdered. [[spoiler:Subverted at murdered.
* FalseFriend: Mrs. Rohmer, a medium friend of Conrad and his wife, is this. She brings Conrad back to life for revenge, but later [[spoiler: steals jewelry and money from his dead body. He kills her by [[KarmicDeath choking her on theend, when wad of money she robs his corpse after all's said and done, and he murders her and implies he'll rape her in Hell.]]stole from him]]]].
* FalseFriend: Mrs. Rohmer, a medium friend of Conrad and his wife, is this. She brings Conrad back to life for revenge, but later [[spoiler: steals jewelry and money from his dead body. He kills her by [[KarmicDeath choking her on the
* PetTheDog: Conrad leaves Meg, the fan who gave him CPR and the only one who objected to stealing his body, alive at the end.
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* RobbingTheDead: [[spoiler:Conrad's wife medium friend, apparently his ex-wife as suggested by a line of dialogue, tries to rob his corpse at the end of the film, before he kills her.her and implies he'll rape her in Hell.]]
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'''''Frightmare''''' is a 1983 American HorrorComedy SlasherMovie featuring the horror film debut of Creator/JeffreyCombs.
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The film was released on DVD by Creator/{{Troma}}
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The film was released on DVD by Creator/{{Troma}}
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* TheSociopath: Conrad Razkoff, who has spent his life murdering people for minor slights, and continues in death.
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[[quoteright:183:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frightmare_6.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:183:There is no escape, not even death...]]
'''''Frightmare''''' is a 1983 American HorrorComedy SlasherMovie featuring the horror film debut of Creator/JeffreyCombs.
Conrad Radzoff was a character actor best known for his horror roles, considered among the likes of Creator/BorisKarloff. After his death, some film students decide to steal his body as some sort of tribute to his legacy. Unfortunately for them, Conrad had black magic cast over his grave. Now, BackFromTheDead, the horror star is out to make some horror of his own...
The film was released on DVD by Creator/{{Troma}}
Not to be confused with [[Film/Frightmare1974 the 1974 film]].
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!!This film contains examples of:
* BigBad: Conrad Radzoff, the undead actor killing everybody.
* BoobyTrap: Conrad has his tomb rigged so that anybody who breaks in will be sealed in forever.
* CelebrityCrush: One of the victim pool has been attracted to Conrad ever since she was a child.
* DisproportionateRetribution: All of Conrad's killings are based on petty slights, such as criticizing his performance, insulting him or breaking into his tomb.
* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Conrad's wife is the one who resurrects him, and seems like a distraught woman who wants the people who stole his body murdered. [[spoiler:Subverted at the end, when she robs his corpse after all's said and done, and he murders her and implies he'll rape her in Hell.]]
* GraveRobbing: Conrad's corpse is stolen by some drunken fans. He rises from the tomb to kill them.
* LoonyFan: The victim pool are so into Conrad Radzoff's films that they steal his corpse after he dies. Naturally, this leads to his vengeful revenant coming after them.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: These are fully sapient revenants resurrected by BlackMagic and who retain their exact personalities from life. They have PsychicPowers, up to and including pyrokinesis.
* PlayingWithFire: Revenants in this universe can generate fire with their minds.
* {{Portmantitle}}: "Fright"+"Nightmare"
* RobbingTheDead: [[spoiler:Conrad's wife tries to rob his corpse at the end of the film, before he kills her.]]
* ShoutOut: A poster for ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes1977'' is seen in the background. of the main set. We also see a poster with stills from ''Film/Frankenstein1931''.
* VillainOpeningScene: Conrad killing a commercial director who criticized his performance.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Conrad Radzoff, aside from his acclaimed horror work, also performed plays written by Creator/WilliamShakespeare, Creator/OscarWilde and Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw. By the end of his life, he's reduced to filming commercials, but still acts like a prima donna film star.
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[[caption-width-right:183:There is no escape, not even death...]]
'''''Frightmare''''' is a 1983 American HorrorComedy SlasherMovie featuring the horror film debut of Creator/JeffreyCombs.
Conrad Radzoff was a character actor best known for his horror roles, considered among the likes of Creator/BorisKarloff. After his death, some film students decide to steal his body as some sort of tribute to his legacy. Unfortunately for them, Conrad had black magic cast over his grave. Now, BackFromTheDead, the horror star is out to make some horror of his own...
The film was released on DVD by Creator/{{Troma}}
Not to be confused with [[Film/Frightmare1974 the 1974 film]].
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!!This film contains examples of:
* BigBad: Conrad Radzoff, the undead actor killing everybody.
* BoobyTrap: Conrad has his tomb rigged so that anybody who breaks in will be sealed in forever.
* CelebrityCrush: One of the victim pool has been attracted to Conrad ever since she was a child.
* DisproportionateRetribution: All of Conrad's killings are based on petty slights, such as criticizing his performance, insulting him or breaking into his tomb.
* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Conrad's wife is the one who resurrects him, and seems like a distraught woman who wants the people who stole his body murdered. [[spoiler:Subverted at the end, when she robs his corpse after all's said and done, and he murders her and implies he'll rape her in Hell.]]
* GraveRobbing: Conrad's corpse is stolen by some drunken fans. He rises from the tomb to kill them.
* LoonyFan: The victim pool are so into Conrad Radzoff's films that they steal his corpse after he dies. Naturally, this leads to his vengeful revenant coming after them.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: These are fully sapient revenants resurrected by BlackMagic and who retain their exact personalities from life. They have PsychicPowers, up to and including pyrokinesis.
* PlayingWithFire: Revenants in this universe can generate fire with their minds.
* {{Portmantitle}}: "Fright"+"Nightmare"
* RobbingTheDead: [[spoiler:Conrad's wife tries to rob his corpse at the end of the film, before he kills her.]]
* ShoutOut: A poster for ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes1977'' is seen in the background. of the main set. We also see a poster with stills from ''Film/Frankenstein1931''.
* VillainOpeningScene: Conrad killing a commercial director who criticized his performance.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Conrad Radzoff, aside from his acclaimed horror work, also performed plays written by Creator/WilliamShakespeare, Creator/OscarWilde and Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw. By the end of his life, he's reduced to filming commercials, but still acts like a prima donna film star.
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