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* BigBad: Ted Radford. A supernatural SerialKiller who possess his own movie and kills anyone who watch it.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Mario is a slimy coward who abandons his girlfriend to die and even pushes Timmy aside when he's in his way. So when Radford electrifies him to death it's kinda hard to feel bad for him.]]

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Mario is a slimy coward who abandons his girlfriend to die and even pushes Timmy aside when he's in his way. So when Radford electrifies him to death it's kinda hard to feel bad for him.]] [[spoiler: Subverted with Harley as he proves himself to not be a complete asshole and actually having good qualities.]]
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* EvilOldFolks: Radford is a SerialKiller in his early sixties.

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* FriendToAllChildren: For all their faults, Harley and Babe seem to be this as they're shown to be very protective towards Timmy.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Harley might be a troublemaker but he genuine loves Babe and he seems to care about the protagonists' well being, expecially Timmy. He also express anger at Mario's cowardice.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Harley might be a troublemaker biker but he genuine loves Babe and he seems to care about the protagonists' well being, expecially Timmy. He also express anger at Mario's cowardice.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Harley might be a troublemaker but he genuine loves Babe and he seems to care about the protagonists' well being, expecially Timmy. He also express anger at Mario's cowardice.


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* VillainousBreakdown: Radford gets very angry when Bridget tries to show no pain for the torture he's putting her through.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Mario is a slimy coward who abandons his girlfriend to die and even pushes Timmy aside when he's in his way. So when Radford electrifies him to death it's kinda hard to feel bad for him.]]


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* SoftSpokenSadist: [[spoiler: Radford in his only one scene where he has some dialogues speaks in a very calm and smooth tone of voice.]]
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** [[spoiler:Mario]] eventually leaves [[spoiler:his girlfriend]] to be killed and later he even pushes [[spoiler:Timmy]] aside when he's blocking his way of escaping.

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** [[spoiler:Mario]] eventually leaves [[spoiler:his girlfriend]] to be killed and later he even pushes [[spoiler:Timmy]] aside when he's blocking his way of escaping. Harley is genuine disgusted by this.
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* AbusiveParent: Bridget and Timmy's father apparently was this to both.
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* HandicappedBadass: Despite his crippling, Radford is still a very though and agile murderer.

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* ImprobableWeaponUser: The killer uses a strange corkscrew thing that gets several close-up shots and two scenes of it getting sharpened.



* WeaponOfChoice: The killer uses a strange corkscrew thing that gets several close-up shots and two scenes of it getting sharpened.
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* RefugeeFromTVLand: A lumbering, [[TheFaceless masked]] serial killer breaks free from the movie ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Dark Beneath]]'' to begin stalking the patrons and employees of the movie theatre.
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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Timmy, the youngest character]] is the SoleSurvivor (it was a close call, though).

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* InfantImmortality: ImprobableInfantSurvival: [[spoiler:Timmy, the youngest character]] is the SoleSurvivor (it was a close call, though).

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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: Mario eventually leaves his girlfriend to be killed and later he even pushes Timmy aside when he's blocking his way of escaping.]]
* EvilCripple: Radford is a violent SerialKiller with a limb which doesn't seem to slow him down anyway.

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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: Mario DirtyCoward:
** [[spoiler:Mario]]
eventually leaves his girlfriend [[spoiler:his girlfriend]] to be killed and later he even pushes Timmy [[spoiler:Timmy]] aside when he's blocking his way of escaping.]]
escaping.
** Radford proves to be one when [[spoiler:Josh]] confronts him without fear.
* EvilCripple: Radford is a violent SerialKiller with a limb limp which doesn't seem to slow him down anyway.



* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Radford, the killer, when he prepares to torture Bridget he takes the gag away from her so he can hear her screams.

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* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Radford, the killer, killer; when he prepares to torture Bridget Bridget, he takes the gag away from her so he can hear her screams.



* SilentAntagonist: Played straight with Radford as we only hear him grunting and breathing heavilly. [[spoiler: However when he catches Bridget he finally gets some dialogues.]]

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* SilentAntagonist: Played straight with Radford as we only hear him grunting and breathing heavilly. [[spoiler: However when he catches Bridget he finally gets some dialogues.dialogue.]]

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* EvilCripple: Radford is a violent SerialKiller with a limb which doesn't seem to slow him down anyway.



* TheFaceless: The killer is never seen without his distinctive skull-like mask.

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* TheFaceless: The killer is never seen without his distinctive skull-like mask. However we fully see his face at the movie's beginning where he's interned in an asylum.


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* MalevolentMaskedMan: Redford the skull-face masked maniac.


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* SilentAntagonist: Played straight with Radford as we only hear him grunting and breathing heavilly. [[spoiler: However when he catches Bridget he finally gets some dialogues.]]
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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: Mario eventually leaves his girlfriend to be killed and later he even pushes Timmy aside when he's blocking his way of escaping.]]


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* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Radford, the killer, when he prepares to torture Bridget he takes the gag away from her so he can hear her screams.
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* TheFaceless: The killer is never seen without his distinctive skull-like mask. However we see his full face at the movie's beginning.

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* TheFaceless: The killer is never seen without his distinctive skull-like mask. However we see his full face at the movie's beginning.
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* TheFaceless: The killer is never seen without his distinctive skull-like mask.

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* TheFaceless: The killer is never seen without his distinctive skull-like mask. However we see his full face at the movie's beginning.
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* KarmaHoudini: While [[spoiler: Timmy manages to escape]], Ted Radford is ultimately unpunished for his crimes, and seeing as [[spoiler: the film is still intact]], he'll surely be able to kill again.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Babe is afraid of heights, and Harley is afraid of small spaces. Both phbias become a hindrance while attempting to escape the killer.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Babe is afraid of heights, and Harley is afraid of small spaces. Both phbias phobias become a hindrance while attempting to escape the killer.

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