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* RedHerring: After it was revealed that the children had been bitten, Dave's troubled childhood hinted to Clare that there might have been some ParentalAbuse involved, and there's also the fact that he had playfully bitten Clare early in the movie. [[spoiler: It's pretty quickly established though that the children did it to themselves, possibly aiming at WoundedGazelleGambit.]]

** The very [[spoiler: opening shot of the movie]] may serve as this.

* EvilDetectingDog: For some reason, the dog is freaking out on the night Dave and Clare find the kids in bed together.

** David's story about the two-headed cannibalistic dragon wearing the paper bag over his head, and the scene where the children throw their dinnerware to the ground, is echoed in [[spoiler: the final shot of the film: their struggling parents are restrained on the dining table while the children sit clutching silverware and wearing paper bags over their heads, preparing to eat their parents.]].

** [[spoiler: "My children have been turned into fire-breathing dragons!"]]

** Might be just a lucky case of ThrowItIn, but [[spoiler: the cat seems to freak out at the sight of the kids in the first scene of the movie.]]

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Downplayed, as [[CreepyTwins the kids]] don't seem to put much effort in keeping the facade to begin with, but they ''can'' act like this when they think they need to.

* EnfantTerrible: The kids gradually escalate to this.

* AndIMustScream: If too many are taken at once, the kids' pills can cause what is described as "a conscious coma".

** Might be just a lucky case of ThrowItIn, but [[spoiler: the cat seems to freak out at the sight of the kids in the very first scene of the movie.]]

* BookEnds: During the ending the children are wearing exactly the same masks as in the opening Halloween scene - Oni masks, and then paperbags. In a more general way,

* BrotherSisterIncest: Downplayed in that little points towards an actual inc* est - but the kids like sleeping in the same bed despite having two separate ones.

** Might be a lucky case of ThrowItIn, but [[spoiler: the cat seems to freak out at sight of the kids in the very first scene of the movie.]]

* ChaseScene: [[spoiler:Near the end the kids chase Clare through the woods. And it's not a straightforward chase either because it's obvious that they are able to catch up with her at any time. ''They are simply wearing her down.'']]

* ChaseScene: [[spoiler:Near the end the kids chase Clare through the woods.]]

** [[spoiler: "Remember: dead things go in trash bags."]]

* BrotherSisterIncest: Downplayed in that little points towards an actual incest - but the kids like sleeping in the same bed despite having two separate ones.
* {{Callback}}: Emily pretends to be dead while Clare is dragging her through the forest in the wagon at the beginning, [[spoiler:and in the end Clare is in the exact same position in the wagon as Emily is dragging her back to the house.]]

* FailedASpotCheck: The kids can be seen right above Clare when she tries to go upstairs in the climax.

* SignificantBirthdate: Possibly. The twins were born on ''October 31'', 1997.

* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: The movie ends just before Jake and Emily become these.]]

* TheUnreveal: The film skips Jack's responses to the [[InkblotTest Rorschach ink blot test]], though it's possible he didn't give any actual answers, hence the fast forwarding.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Admittedly not a typical modus operandi [[CreepyTwins of the kids]], but they ''can'' be this if they want to.

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* SupernaturalProofFather: Dave, initially. He eventually wises up ("Our kids are fucking psychotic!")

* SoleSurvivor: Apart from the twins themselves, it's amazingly enough,[[spoiler: Christian. And we're not only counting humans here...]]

* SoleSurvivor: Amazingly enough, it's [[spoiler: Christian. And we're not only counting humans here...]]

* SoleSurvivor: Amazingly enough, it's [[spoiler: Christian.]]

* KickTheDog: Both the family cat and the family dog meet horrifying ends because of Jack and Emily.

* OffscreenTeleportation: Fuck, those kids are fast! Could be a hint that, just possibly, something supernatural ''was'' at play - though given the seeming lack of surprise on part of Dave, it might be that it just looks weird onscreen and not InUniverse.

* OffscreenTeleportation: Fuck, those kids are fast! Could be a hint that, just possibly, something supernatural ''was'' at play - though given the seeming lack of concern on part of Dave, it might be that it just looks weird onscreen and not InUniverse.

* SignificantBirthdate: The twins were born on October 31st, 1997.

* HauntedHouse: Dave starts to think some outside force might be influencing the kids.