History Film / HelloMaryLouPromNightII

** Mary Lou's spirit manifests in a brilliant white glow from the chest which houses her [[HauntedFetter crown]]; in various outbursts of [[{{Poltergeist}} outbursts]] of [[MindOverMatter psychokinesis]], [[DemonicPossession commandeering]] of Vicki's body, [[spoiler: as a charred corpse which climbs out of a bullet wound in Vicki's chest]], and finally, as a virtually unscathed manifestation of her seventeen-year-old self.

* PromWrecker: Billy's plan to get revenge on Mary Lou for [[YourCheatingHeart making out with another boy]] is to toss a stink bomb on her when she gets named prom queen. Unfortunately, the bomb ignites her dress and burns her alive.

* {{Adorkable}}: Josh, genial supplier of (often lewd) quips and inventor of the (ineffective) potato-powered radio.

* CreateYourOwnVillain: Sort of. Billy accidently killed Mary Lou after a silly prank gone wrong, so now she trying to get revenge on Billy for what he did.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Jess chips off one of the rhinestones on the prom queen tiara, which causes Mary Lou's spirit to violently toy with her by dragging her around the art room by the cape from the trunk, making it look like that she is going to chop he head off with a paper trimmer before [[KillerOutfit hanging her by the cape]] and then [[DestinationDefenestration throwing her body out the window]].

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Mary Lou is subdued by now older Billy by putting her prom crown on her head, which presumably satisfies the conditions of her revenge. He also decides to steal a kiss from her as a form of trying to make right what happened 30 years ago. Cue romantic flash back to the original prom. What is actually happening is that the prom queen is using the opportunity to BodySurf into the guy, who then goes on to (presumably) kill his children off-camera. So, essentially, TheBadGuyWins.]]

* EveryManHasHisPrice: Josh refuses offers of several hundred dollars form Kelly to rig the voting, but does offer her oral sex for it (although since at the time he was wooing Monica, its unclear if he meant that and was a BitchInSheepsClothing or was just trying to name a price he thought Kelly wouldn't go for to make her leave).

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Mary Lou's tragic death might have made her somewhat sympathetic, if not for the fact that even when she was alive she was a [[AlphaBitch massive asshole]] and as ghost she kills a bunch of innocent people who had nothing to do with her death, seemingly [[ForTheEvulz just for fun.]]
* FullFrontalAssault: Mary Lou hunting [[spoiler:Monica]] through the locker room. Hot yet terrifying. A particularly effective illustration of the trope in that the character who is unashamedly naked is visually much more powerful and intimidating than the one who hides her nudity with a ModestyTowel, even though both are young women of approximately equal build and by rights should be much more evenly matched.

* IcyBlueEyes: Mary Lou has some admittedly beautiful ones. At the end when [[spoiler: Bill is possessed by her his eyes flash blue briefly.]]

* MadeOfPlasticine: That neon light doesn't really look like its hitting [[spoiler:Kelly]] that hard. It just kinda... falls against her. It seems like impalement would take more force.

* NiceGirl: Other than a [[KickTheSonOfABitch well deserved remark towards Kelly]] Vicki is nice and polite to everyone and seems like the most innocent of the girls (which may be why Mary Lou [[CorruptTheCutie decided to possess her over the others]])

* PetTheDog: either her actress or the script gives Kelly too many moments of this to be completely unlikable, such as showing concern when Jess hurries out of the art room (upset after learning she's pregnant). when Vicki is lying unconscious in the gym (although to be fair, Kelly had been the one to accidentally knock her out with a thrown volleyball in the first place) and when [[spoiler:Vicki has been shot due to being possessed]].

** Vicky, as we see he go to confession several times (including the disturbing post possession bit)
** Mary Lou as well, presumably, though given the nature of her "confession", she may have just gone to {{Troll}} them.

** [[spoiler:Kelly]] who is stabbed in the stomach by a falling decoration during the prom, but still seems to be stirring a little when last scene, and might not have been stabbed too deeply. During the final scene, there's only one bodybag in the background, and judging by [[spoiler:the lack of breasts curves]] it was [[spoiler:Josh's]].

* BetaCouple: A lot of the film follows Craig and Vicki, but Moncia and Josh's flirtation and agreement to go to the prom together gets some attention.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Kelly]] who is stabbed in the stomach by a falling decoration during the prom, but still seems to be stirring a little when last scene, and might not have been stabbed too deeply. During the final scene, there's only one bodybag in the background, and judging by [[spoiler:the lack of breasts curves]] it was [[spoiler:Josh's]].

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Kelly]] who is stabbed in the stomach by a falling decoration during the prom, but still seems to be stirring a little when last scene, and might not have been stabbed too deeply.

->''An old flame returns.'' ;

->''An old flame returns.''

* AccidentalMurder: Mary Lou's death is caused by Billy dropping a stink bomb on her as she is crowned, which ignites her dress, turning her into a [[ManOnFire Woman on Fire]].

* HauntedTechnology: Briefly, [[spoiler: and lethally]], a computer.

* RaisedCatholic: Vicky, as we see he go to confession several times (including the disturbing post possession bit)

* HollywoodAtheist: Mary Lou seems to be a variant of this. Her "confession" at the beginning implies she considers the whole idea of religion (or feeling guilt, or being good in general) to be a joke, and later when she [[spoiler: possesses Vicki]] she tells Father Cooper there's no God or Heaven (which seems a bit odd [[FlatEarthAthiest coming from a ghost]], but oh well.)

* HollywoodAthiest: Mary Lou seems to be a variant of this. Her "confession" at the beginning implies she considers the whole idea of religion (or feeling guilt, or being good in general) to be a joke, and later when she [[spoiler: possesses Vicki]] she tells Father Cooper there's no God or Heaven (which seems a bit odd [[FlatEarthAthiest coming from a ghost]], but oh well.)