History Film / Splinter

* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: One of the first things that the creatures does is [[spoiler:to [[BodyHorror break the bones of the infected parts so that it has full mobility in every direction]]]].

* UsingYourHead: The parasite ''loves to do this with full-sized'' hosts.

* AmputationStopsSpread: [[spoiler: After Dennis' infection gets out of control and his arm takes on a life of it's own, they cut it off to make sure it doesn't spread. And it works.]]

* {{Gorn}}: We've got a parasite that breaks the bones of it's host and turns them into violent, mutilated zombies, then Dennis graphically hacks off his own arm to stop the infection from consuming him as well.

* PuppeteerParasite: The organism consumes it's host from the inside out and then basically drives their bodies.

%%* {{Gorn}}

* PuppeteerParasite: The organism basically consumes it's host from the inside out and then basically drives their bodies.

%%* TheVirus

* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: One of the first things that the creatures does is [[spoiler:to break the bones of the infected parts so that it has full mobility in every direction]].

* AmputationStopSpread: [[spoiler: After Dennis' infection gets out of control and his arm takes on a life of it's own, they cut it off to make sure it doesn't spread. And it works.]]

* AmputationStopsTheSpread: [[spoiler: After Dennis' infection gets out of control and his arm takes on a life of it's own, they cut it off to make sure it doesn't spread. And it works.]]

* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler: Dennis accidentally gets a splinter in his finger earlier and leaves it up to the point that it starts violently moving around by itself. They cut it off luckily, but near the end of the movie, he gets infected again, and not in an area that can be cut off. This leads Dennis to blow up the gas station while he's in it to kill both himself and what's left of the infected.]]

%%* BodyHorror

%%* KillItWithFire

%%* MarionetteMotion

The film opens with a gas station attendant [[DontGoInTheWoods out in the woods]] being attacked by what appears to be a rabid animal. It then cuts to a couple; Seth Belzer (Paulo Costanzo) and Polly Watt (Jill Wagner); attempting to go on a camping trip, but upon failing to erect the tent, deciding to go to a motel instead. As they drive, they are pulled over by escaped convict Dennis Farell (Shea Whigham) and his junkie girlfriend Lacey Belisle (Rachel Kerbs), whom are eloping to flee to Mexico. The two hijack their car and take the couple hostage.

** AndIMustScream: Quite literally. When Lacey found him he was BodyHorror incarnate, he had no full control of his body whatsoever and [[TragicMonster begging for death]] Dennis kills him, however his body keeps going as the parasitic virus is undeterred nonetheless.

* BodyHorror

* {{Gorn}}

* HeroicSacrifice: Dennis at the end.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Dennis.
* KillItWithFire

* PeoplePuppets
** MarionetteMotion
* TheVirus/*PuppeteerParasite

'''''Splinter''''' is a 2008 horror film directed by Toby Wilkins.

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]]: Dennis at the end.

* [[spoiler: LifeOrLimbDecision]]: Later in the film, [[spoiler: the parasitic virus that Dennis contracted from pricking his finger has spread entirely up his forearm, taking full control of it. Before it can spread further, Dennis bravely decides to hack it off himself with a box-cutter but then blacks out from the sheer pain caused by his infected arm's violent independent movements. Fortunately, Seth and Polly take over and manage to finish the job for him. Due to the crudely improvised "surgical" tools involved, the experience for Dennis is understandably not comfortable.]]

** AndIMustScream: Quite literally. When Lacey found him he was BodyHorror incarnate, he had no full control of his body whatsoever and [[TragicMonster ''begging for death'']] Dennis kills him, however his body keeps going as the parasitic virus is undeterred nonetheless.

** AndIMustScream: Quite literally. When Lacey found him he was BodyHorror incarnate, he had no full control of his body whatsoever and [[TragicMonster ''begging for death''.]] Dennis kills him, however his body keeps going as the parasitic virus is undeterred nonetheless.

** AndIMustScream: Quite literally. When Lacey found him he was BodyHorror incarnate, he had no full control of his body whatsoever and [[TragicMonster' 'begging for death''.]] Dennis kills him, however his body keeps going as the parasitic virus is undeterred nonetheless.

** AndIMustScream: Quite literally. When Lacey found him he was BodyHorror incarnate, he had no full control of his body whatsoever and [[TragicMonster:''begging for death''.]] Dennis kills him, however his body keeps going as the parasitic virus is undeterred nonetheless.

** AndIMustScream: Quite literally. When Lacey found him he was BodyHorror incarnate, he had no full control of his body whatsoever and ''begging for death''. Dennis kills him, however his body keeps going as the parasitic virus is undeterred nonetheless.

** AndIMustScream: Quite literally. When Lacey found him he was BodyHorror incarnate, he had no full control of his body whatsoever and ''begging for death. Dennis kills him, however his body keeps going as the parasitic virus is undeterred nonetheless.

* PainfulTransformation: The attendant after being infected by an animal. We see his body CONTORT AND TWIST UNNATURALLY WHILE HE IS SCREAMING IN PAIN.
** AndIMustScream: Quite literally. When Lacey found him he was Body horror incarnate, he had no full control of his body whatsoever and WAS BEGGING FOR DEATH.

* TheVirus/PuppeteerParasite

* TheVirus/*PuppeteerParasite

* TheVirus/PuppeteerParasite

* TheVirus

* CollidingCriminalConspiracies: A hostage situatuon turns into a fight for survival agains a parasitic monster.

* CollidingCriminalConspiracies