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* GayGuyDiesFirst: An LGBTQIA+ character dies before all the other characters.

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* GayGuyDiesFirst: An LGBTQIA+ LGBT character dies before all the other characters.



* {{Ghostapo}}: [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]] dealing with dark magic and the occult.

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* {{Ghostapo}}: [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]] dealing messing around with dark magic and the occult.occult shit.
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* EldritchAbomination: A bizarrely horrifying, otherworldly monster that is beyond human understanding. Traditionally associated with Lovecraftian-style CosmicHorror, now found in a wide variety of horror, fantasy and science fiction settings.

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* + EldritchAbomination: A bizarrely horrifying, otherworldly monster that is beyond human understanding. Traditionally associated with Lovecraftian-style CosmicHorror, now found in a wide variety of horror, fantasy and science fiction settings.



* HunterOfMonsters: A professional who knows how to fight and kill evil monsters. They are usually the main hero of any ActionHorror story.

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* + HunterOfMonsters: A professional who knows how to fight and kill evil monsters. They are usually the main hero of any ActionHorror story.

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* EldritchAbomination: A bizarrely horrifying, otherworldly monster that is beyond human understanding. Traditionally associated with Lovecraftian-style CosmicHorror, now found in a wide variety of horror, fantasy and science fiction settings.



* HunterOfMonsters: A professional who knows how to fight and kill evil monsters. They are usually the main hero of any ActionHorror story.



* EldritchAbomination: A horrifying, otherworldly creature that is beyond human understanding.



* HunterOfMonsters: A professional who knows how to fight and kill evil monsters. They are usually the main hero of any ActionHorror story.

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+ AdultFear: Tropes tied to realistic fears an adult could have.


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+ AdultFear: Tropes tied to realistic fears an adult could have.
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* NaziZombies

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* NaziZombiesNaziZombies: Undead fascist villains.
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* MilitariesAreUseless: While [[PoliceAreUseless cops are often unreliable]], don't expect soldiers to be much better if they do appear in horror stories, as they often perform poorly and become a RedshirtArmy whenever they try to fight against monsters or alien invaders.

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* MilitariesAreUseless: While [[PoliceAreUseless cops are often unreliable]], don't expect soldiers to be much better if they do appear in horror stories, as they often perform poorly and become a RedshirtArmy whenever they try to fight against monsters or [[AlienInvasion alien invaders.invaders]].
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* MilitariesAreUseless: While [[PoliceAreUseless cops are often unreliable]], don't expect soldiers to be much better when they do appear in horror stories, as they often perform poorly when trying to fight off powerful monsters or alien invaders.

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* MilitariesAreUseless: While [[PoliceAreUseless cops are often unreliable]], don't expect soldiers to be much better when if they do appear in horror stories, as they often perform poorly when trying and become a RedshirtArmy whenever they try to fight off powerful against monsters or alien invaders.
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* MilitariesAreUseless: While [[PoliceAreUseless cops are often unreliable]], don't expect soldiers to be much better when they do appear in horror stories, as they often perform poorly when trying to fight off powerful monsters or alien invaders.
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* FishPeople: Humanoids with fish-like characteristics.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Someone suffers a fate so horrific that death doesn't seem so bad in comparison.

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* FateWorseThanDeath: Someone suffers a fate so horrific that death doesn't seem so bad in comparison.would be much more merciful for them.



* FeralVampires

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* FeralVampiresFeralVampires: Bestial vampires who look and act more like terrifyingly savage zombies, instead of being superficially charming and attractive humanlike predators.
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* HunterOfMonsters: A professional who knows how to fight and kill evil monsters. They are the typical heroes of any ActionHorror story.

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* HunterOfMonsters: A professional who knows how to fight and kill evil monsters. They are usually the typical heroes main hero of any ActionHorror story.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Expect most cops in horror stories to be unhelpful and incompetent at best, and even if they do intervene they'll often become RedShirt fodder for the monster or villain. Even in less fantastic and more realistic SlasherMovies, they tend to have trouble with handling homicidal maniacs who lack any supernatural powers.

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* PoliceAreUseless: Expect most cops in horror stories to be unhelpful and incompetent at best, and even if they do intervene they'll often become RedShirt fodder for the monster or villain. Even in less fantastic and more realistic SlasherMovies, {{Slasher Movie}}s, they tend to have trouble with handling homicidal maniacs who lack any supernatural powers.

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* PigMan: Humanoid pigs.


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* PoliceAreUseless: Expect most cops in horror stories to be unhelpful and incompetent at best, and even if they do intervene they'll often become RedShirt fodder for the monster or villain. Even in less fantastic and more realistic SlasherMovies, they tend to have trouble with handling homicidal maniacs who lack any supernatural powers.
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* HunterOfMonsters: A professional who knows how to fight and kill evil monsters.

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* HunterOfMonsters: A professional who knows how to fight and kill evil monsters. They are the typical heroes of any ActionHorror story.
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* NightmareHands

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* SickeningCrunch
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* HockeyMaskAndChainsaw: A classic {{Stock Parod|ies}}y of a slasher wearing a [[MalevolentMaskedMen hockey mask]] and carrying a {{chainsaw|Good}}, in reference to [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]] and [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]], respectively.

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* HockeyMaskAndChainsaw: A classic {{Stock Parod|ies}}y of a slasher wearing a [[MalevolentMaskedMen hockey mask]] and carrying a {{chainsaw|Good}}, in reference to [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]] and [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]], respectively.
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+ WerebeastWorks: Stories themed around [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent men who transform into beasts]].
+ WerewolfWorks: Stories themed around [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent men who transform into wolves, specifically]].

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+ WerebeastWorks: Stories themed around [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent men people who transform into beasts]].
+ WerewolfWorks: Stories themed around [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent men people who transform into wolves, specifically]].
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* HideAndSeekHorror: A game of hide-and-seek is played for horror.
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* CreepyGood: Characters who, despite their frightening/disturbing/generally really creepy capabilities or mannerisms, still manage to be effective forces on the side of good.
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* WinterOfStarvation: Characters become desperate for food during the winter, and may be driven to doing immoral things to survive.
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* SnowballingThreat: Most classic horror monsters grow in power exponentially.
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+ DigitalHorror: Horror utilizing digital media.
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+ HalloweenTropes: Tropes related to the holiday of {{UsefulNotes/Halloween}}, which in modern times has basically become a secular pop-cultural celebration of the horror fiction genre, along with all of its associated tropes and cliches.

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+ HalloweenTropes: Tropes related to the holiday of {{UsefulNotes/Halloween}}, UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve, or Halloween, which in modern times has basically become a secular pop-cultural celebration of the horror fiction genre, along with all of its associated tropes and cliches.



* {{Halloweentown}}: A setting based on {{Halloween}}.

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* {{Halloweentown}}: A setting based on {{Halloween}}.[[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve Halloween]].
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* ThePursuingNightmare: A nightmare or other imaginary threat that operates by stalking or chasing down dreamers, usally played for horror.
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* ALoveToDismember

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* CreepyAsymmetry



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* SupernaturalHotspotTown

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* SupernaturalHotspotTownSupernaturalHotspotTown: A town that attracts the supernatural.

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