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''Broken'' is an extended play and the second release of original material by Music/NineInchNails, released on September 22, 1992. Amid tensions between frontman Trent Reznor and TVT Records over control of his project following the release of debut album ''Music/PrettyHateMachine'', Reznor started the vanity label Nothing Records through Creator/InterscopeRecords. This allowed him more creative freedom, though TVT still refused to let him go. These tensions, combined with NIN's live performances starting to become more intense, inspired Reznor to take a heavier direction with this mini-album, resulting in what people consider the TropeCodifier for IndustrialMetal.
The mini-album was originally packaged with a separate three-inch mini CD containing two cover songs: "Physical", originally by Music/AdamAndTheAnts, and "Suck", originally recorded by Reznor as a guest vocalist for Pigface. Due to the high cost of the packaging, the mini disc was removed after the first 250,000 copies were pressed. Subsequent pressings of the CD included the two covers as a pair of hidden tracks.
The mini-album was originally packaged with a separate three-inch mini CD containing two cover songs: "Physical", originally by Music/AdamAndTheAnts, and "Suck", originally recorded by Reznor as a guest vocalist for Pigface. Due to the high cost of the packaging, the mini disc was removed after the first 250,000 copies were pressed. Subsequent pressings of the CD included the two covers as a pair of hidden tracks.
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''Broken'' is an extended play and the second release of original material by Music/NineInchNails, released on September 22, 1992. 1992.
Amid tensions between frontman Trent Reznor and his label TVT Records over control of his project following the release of debut album ''Music/PrettyHateMachine'', Reznor started the vanity label Nothing Records through Creator/InterscopeRecords. This allowed him more creative freedom, though TVT still refused to let him go. These tensions, combined with NIN's live performances starting to become more intense, inspired Reznor to take [[NewSoundAlbum a new heavier direction with thismini-album, EP]], resulting in what many people consider the TropeCodifier for IndustrialMetal.
Themini-album EP was originally packaged with a separate three-inch mini CD mini-CD containing two cover songs: "Physical", originally by Music/AdamAndTheAnts, and "Suck", originally recorded by Reznor as a guest vocalist for Pigface. Due to the high cost of the packaging, the mini disc was removed after the first 250,000 copies were pressed. Subsequent pressings of the CD included the two covers as a pair of hidden tracks.
Amid tensions between frontman Trent Reznor and his label TVT Records over control of his project following the release of debut album ''Music/PrettyHateMachine'', Reznor started the vanity label Nothing Records through Creator/InterscopeRecords. This allowed him more creative freedom, though TVT still refused to let him go. These tensions, combined with NIN's live performances starting to become more intense, inspired Reznor to take [[NewSoundAlbum a new heavier direction with this
The
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In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the "''Broken'' movie", directed by [[Music/{{Coil}} Peter Christopherson]] with a cast of mostly unknowns. The videos in the movie are [[FramingDevice framed]] by a man being tortured and forced to watch them by a SerialKiller. Due to the ''[[{{Gorn}} very]]'' NSFW content in the movie, Reznor did not want the movie to overshadow the songs. As a result, the film was never officially released, though [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes bootlegs and leaks have been in circulation]] since its completion due to Reznor having given some copies to friends at completion. As of 2020, the time.
entire film is available to watch uncensored on the Internet Archive; a link to this copy of the film is hidden on the discography page of the official NIN website.
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* {{Hellhound}}: The slowed-down dog bark in "Physical" provides a demonic sound.
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* {{Hellhound}}: The slowed-down dog bark (a recording of Trent's dog Maise, a puppy at the time) in "Physical" provides a demonic sound.
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* SameContentDifferentRating: The 2017 vinyl reissue has a Parental Advisory warning that the original EP did not. The first NIN release to get the warning was RemixAlbum ''Fixed''.
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* TakeThat: Trent put out many towards Steve Gottlieb, the head of TVT Records who tried to interfere.interfere with Trent's work. Considering its production was a direct result of TVT's domineering attitude, ''Broken'' contains the crux of the barbs. For example:
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** The "Wish" riff will jump at you if you raise the volume too high to hear “[[AlbumIntroTrack Pinion]]”.
** The calm yet brooding "Help Me I Am In Hell" leading directly into Trent screaming on "Happiness in Slavery".
** The "Wish" riff will jump at you if you raise the volume too high to hear “[[AlbumIntroTrack Pinion]]”.
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Then I want you to throw me away"
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I want you to break me\\
Then I want you to throw me away"
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I want you to take me\\
I want you to break me\\
Then Iwant you to throw me away"
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* {{Symploce}}: The end of "Last".
--> "'''I want you to''' make '''me'''\\
'''I want you to''' take '''me'''\\
'''I want you to''' break '''me'''\\
Then '''I want you to''' throw '''me''' away"
--> "'''I want you to''' make '''me'''\\
'''I want you to''' take '''me'''\\
'''I want you to''' break '''me'''\\
Then '''I want you to''' throw '''me''' away"
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In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the "''Broken'' movie", directed by [[Music/{{Coil}} Peter Christopherson]] with a cast of mostly unknowns. The videos in the movie are [[FramingDevice framed]] by a man being tortured and forced to watch them by a SerialKiller. Due to the ''[[{{Gorn}} very]]'' NSFW content in the movie, Reznor did not want the movie to overshadow the songs. As a result, the film was never officially released, though [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes bootlegs have been in circulation]] since its completion.
completion due to Reznor having given some copies to friends at the time.
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In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the "''Broken'' movie", directed by [[Music/{{Coil}} Peter Christopherson]] with a cast of mostly unknowns. The videos in the movie are [[FramingDevice framed]] by a man being tortured and forced to watch them by a SerialKiller. Likely due Due to the [[{{Gorn}} very]] ''[[{{Gorn}} very]]'' NSFW content in the movie, Reznor did not want the movie to overshadow the songs. As a result, the film was never officially released, though [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes bootlegs have been in circulation]] since its completion.
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* TheInvisibleBand: Trent does not appear in the [[{{Instrumentals}} "Pinion" or "Help Me I am In Hell"]] videos. The live band only appears in "Wish".
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In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the "''Broken'' movie", directed by [[Music/{{Coil}} Peter Christopherson]] with a cast of mostly unknowns. The videos in the movie are [[FramingDevice framed]] by a man being tortured and forced to watch them by a SerialKiller. Likely due to the [[{{Gorn}} very]] NSFW content in the movie, Reznor did not want the movie to overshadow the songs. As a result, the film was never officially released, though [[KeepCirulatingTheTapes [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes bootlegs have been in circulation]] since its completion.
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In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the "''Broken'' movie", directed by [[Music/{{Coil}} Peter Christopherson]] with a cast of mostly unknowns. The videos in the movie are [[FramingDevice framed]] by a man being tortured and forced to watch them by a SerialKiller. Likely due to the [[{{Gorn}} very]] NSFW content in the movie, Reznor did not want the movie to overshadow the songs. As a result, the film was never officially released, though [[KeepCirulatingTheTapes bootlegs have been in circulation circulation]] since its completion.
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Broken is an extended play and the second release of original material by Music/NineInchNails, released on September 22, 1992. Amid tensions between frontman Trent Reznor and TVT Records over control of his project following the release of debut album ''Music/PrettyHateMachine'', Reznor started the vanity label Nothing Records through Creator/InterscopeRecords. This allowed him more creative freedom, though TVT still refused to let him go. These tensions, combined with NIN's live performances starting to become more intense, inspired Reznor to take a heavier direction with this mini-album, resulting in what people consider the TropeCodifier for IndustrialMetal.
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A remix EP, Fixed, was released six weeks later. Reznor opted not to tour for the EP and instead started work on the next full album, 1994's ''Music/TheDownwardSpiral''.
In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the "Broken movie", directed by [[Music/{{Coil}} Peter Christopherson]] with a cast of mostly unknowns. The videos in the movie are [[FramingDevice framed]] by a man being tortured and forced to watch them by a SerialKiller. Likely due to the [[{{Gorn}} very]] NSFW content in the movie, Reznor did not want the movie to overshadow the songs. As a result, the film was never officially released, though bootlegs have been in circulation since its completion.
In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the "Broken movie", directed by [[Music/{{Coil}} Peter Christopherson]] with a cast of mostly unknowns. The videos in the movie are [[FramingDevice framed]] by a man being tortured and forced to watch them by a SerialKiller. Likely due to the [[{{Gorn}} very]] NSFW content in the movie, Reznor did not want the movie to overshadow the songs. As a result, the film was never officially released, though bootlegs have been in circulation since its completion.
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In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the
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* RRatedOpening: The movie begins with a man being.being hanged.
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[[caption-width-right:300:''This isn't meant to last. This is for right now.'']]
Broken is an extended play and the second release of original material by Music/NineInchNails, released on September 22, 1992. Amid tensions between frontman Trent Reznor and TVT Records over control of his project following the release of debut album ''Music/PrettyHateMachine'', Reznor started the vanity label Nothing Records through Creator/InterscopeRecords. This allowed him more creative freedom, though TVT still refused to let him go. These tensions, combined with NIN's live performances starting to become more intense, inspired Reznor to take a heavier direction with this mini-album, resulting in what people consider the TropeCodifier for IndustrialMetal.
The mini-album was originally packaged with a separate three-inch mini CD containing two cover songs: "Physical", originally by Music/AdamAndTheAnts, and "Suck", originally recorded by Reznor as a guest vocalist for Pigface. Due to the high cost of the packaging, the mini disc was removed after the first 250,000 copies were pressed. Subsequent pressings of the CD included the two covers as a pair of hidden tracks.
A remix EP, Fixed, was released six weeks later. Reznor opted not to tour for the EP and instead started work on the next full album, 1994's ''Music/TheDownwardSpiral''.
In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the "Broken movie", directed by [[Music/{{Coil}} Peter Christopherson]] with a cast of mostly unknowns. The videos in the movie are [[FramingDevice framed]] by a man being tortured and forced to watch them by a SerialKiller. Likely due to the [[{{Gorn}} very]] NSFW content in the movie, Reznor did not want the movie to overshadow the songs. As a result, the film was never officially released, though bootlegs have been in circulation since its completion.
!! Track list:
# "Pinion" (1:03)
# "Wish" (3:47)
# "Last" (4:45)
# "Help Me I Am in Hell" (1:56)
# "Happiness in Slavery" (5:22)
# "Gave Up" (4:09)
[[AC:Hidden Tracks]]
# "Physical (You're So)" (Music/AdamAndTheAnts cover) (5:30)
# "Suck" (Pigface cover) (5:08)
!! Musicians:
* Trent Reznor: Vocals, almost all instruments
* Chris Vrenna: Drums on "Gave Up"
* Martin Atkins: Drums on "Wish" and "Suck"
!! Wish there was something real in these tropes full of you:
[[folder:Mini-album]]
* AlbumIntroTrack: "Pinion" is a loop of a guitar riff and ambiance that gets progressively louder.
* AlbumTitleDrop:
** Two songs feature the album's title by containing a reference to a ''broken'' machine.
*** "Happiness in Slavery" features the lyric "Just some flesh caught in this big ''broken'' machine".
*** "Gave Up" features the lyric "Still cannot fix this ''broken'' machine."
* CoverVersion:
** "Physical" was originally by Music/AdamAndTheAnts.
** "Suck" was originally a Pigface song with guest vocals from Trent Reznor.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A darker and angrier release than ''Music/PrettyHateMachine'', this EP is less SynthPop and more IndustrialMetal.
* DeathSeeker: The protagonist of "Last" becomes this at the end, wanting someone to kill him.
--> "I want you to make me\\
I want you to take me\\
I want you to break me\\
Then I want you to throw me away"
* DespairEventHorizon: Most, if not all, of the songs deal with this, but "Gave Up" pretty much spells it out.
--> "I tried. I gave up."
* HappinessInSlavery: The {{Trope Namer|s}} is about being a slave to the music industry.
--> "Slave screams he spends his life learning conformity\\
Slave screams he claims he has his own identity\\
Slave screams he's going to cause the system to fall\\
Slave screams but he's glad to be chained to that wall"
* HiddenTrack: "Physical" and "Suck" were repressed this way after the first 250k copies had them as a separate mini CD. They appear as tracks 98 and 99. Tracks 7-97 are one second of silence each, making a 90-second gap between the main EP and the hidden tracks.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Physical"
--> "I want you hard in my arms\\
So soft on my bed"
* {{Instrumentals}}: "[[AlbumIntroTrack Pinion]]" and "Help Me I Am in Hell" are the first released NIN instrumentals.
* JumpScare: The calm yet brooding "Help Me I Am In Hell" leading directly into Trent screaming on "Happiness in Slavery".
* LastNoteNightmare: The chaotic, climactic ending of "Wish" abruptly cuts into an eerie, wispy noise.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: A giant lowercase "n" on a fiery background.
* ScareChord: The "Wish" riff will jump at you if you raise the volume too high to hear “[[AlbumIntroTrack Pinion]]”.
* TakeThat: Trent put out many towards Steve Gottlieb, the head of TVT Records who tried to interfere. Considering its production was a direct result of TVT's domineering attitude, ''Broken'' contains the crux of the barbs. For example:
** "Physical" opens with Trent whispering "Eat your heart out, Steve."
** In the "Gave Up" video, [[http://i.imgur.com/SVurIDh.jpg one shot of a Macintosh running Pro Tools]] has the sequence title "fuck you steve".
** The ''Broken'' liner notes, which end with "no thanks: you know who you fucking are" and "the slave thinks he is released from bondage only to find a stronger set of chains."
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[[folder:''Broken'' movie (NSFW)]]
* AlternateMusicVideo: The story version of "Gave Up" is exclusive to the movie, which uses it as the climax. The official video is a PerformanceVideo.
* AndIMustScream: "Pinion" shows a person in a tight bondage suit that has a network of pipes end with an attachment to the mouth portion of the suit with water (or waste) gushing in.
* {{Bookends}}:
** The movie begins and ends in black and white with a scene of the SerialKiller being executed.
** Trent Reznor appears in the first verse and disappears until the end, [[spoiler:when he enters to room for his turn with the torture/killing machine]].
* BoundAndGagged: The character in "Help Me I Am in Hell" appears in bondage gear at select points in the video.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Pretty much the whole movie runs on torture scenes.
* FramingDevice: The videos are framed by a torture victim being forced to watch them by a SerialKiller.
* {{Gorn}}: The ''Broken'' movie. "Happiness in Slavery" takes it to extremes.
* GroinAttack:
** The killer in the ''Broken'' movie chops off his victim's genitals, and apparently [[spoiler:begins to ... fuck ... the hole left behind.]]
** "Happiness in Slavery" also has this, by way of a machine.
* HereWeGoAgain: The "Happiness in Slavery" video features a man going through a ritual before sitting in a machine that rips him apart, kills him, and engulfs him, and it ends with Trent entering the room and beginning the same ritual.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: The killer wears a leather mask.
* NamelessNarrative: The characters have no names.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: The man being hanged at the beginning is revealed at the end to be the SerialKiller being executed for his crimes.
* RRatedOpening: The movie begins with a man being.
* RuleOfScary: Pretty much the whole movie, but especially "Help Me I Am in Hell", which has a man eat steak and drink wine with a huge swarm of flies on his food/drink. There is no explanation for this.
* SerialKiller: The BigBad of the movie is a particularly gruesome serial killer.
* SilenceIsGolden: The movie has no dialogue.
* TheSpook: Nothing is known about the SerialKiller, aside from being a {{Sadist}}. No name, no motivation, and not a single line from him ([[SilenceIsGolden or anyone else]]).
* TheStinger: The movie ends with about 30 seconds of a blank screen, followed by a brief scene of a severed head flying.
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[[caption-width-right:300:''This isn't meant to last. This is for right now.'']]
Broken is an extended play and the second release of original material by Music/NineInchNails, released on September 22, 1992. Amid tensions between frontman Trent Reznor and TVT Records over control of his project following the release of debut album ''Music/PrettyHateMachine'', Reznor started the vanity label Nothing Records through Creator/InterscopeRecords. This allowed him more creative freedom, though TVT still refused to let him go. These tensions, combined with NIN's live performances starting to become more intense, inspired Reznor to take a heavier direction with this mini-album, resulting in what people consider the TropeCodifier for IndustrialMetal.
The mini-album was originally packaged with a separate three-inch mini CD containing two cover songs: "Physical", originally by Music/AdamAndTheAnts, and "Suck", originally recorded by Reznor as a guest vocalist for Pigface. Due to the high cost of the packaging, the mini disc was removed after the first 250,000 copies were pressed. Subsequent pressings of the CD included the two covers as a pair of hidden tracks.
A remix EP, Fixed, was released six weeks later. Reznor opted not to tour for the EP and instead started work on the next full album, 1994's ''Music/TheDownwardSpiral''.
In 1993, videos for five of the six tracks on the main EP were used for a 20-minute short film referred to as the "Broken movie", directed by [[Music/{{Coil}} Peter Christopherson]] with a cast of mostly unknowns. The videos in the movie are [[FramingDevice framed]] by a man being tortured and forced to watch them by a SerialKiller. Likely due to the [[{{Gorn}} very]] NSFW content in the movie, Reznor did not want the movie to overshadow the songs. As a result, the film was never officially released, though bootlegs have been in circulation since its completion.
!! Track list:
# "Pinion" (1:03)
# "Wish" (3:47)
# "Last" (4:45)
# "Help Me I Am in Hell" (1:56)
# "Happiness in Slavery" (5:22)
# "Gave Up" (4:09)
[[AC:Hidden Tracks]]
# "Physical (You're So)" (Music/AdamAndTheAnts cover) (5:30)
# "Suck" (Pigface cover) (5:08)
!! Musicians:
* Trent Reznor: Vocals, almost all instruments
* Chris Vrenna: Drums on "Gave Up"
* Martin Atkins: Drums on "Wish" and "Suck"
!! Wish there was something real in these tropes full of you:
[[folder:Mini-album]]
* AlbumIntroTrack: "Pinion" is a loop of a guitar riff and ambiance that gets progressively louder.
* AlbumTitleDrop:
** Two songs feature the album's title by containing a reference to a ''broken'' machine.
*** "Happiness in Slavery" features the lyric "Just some flesh caught in this big ''broken'' machine".
*** "Gave Up" features the lyric "Still cannot fix this ''broken'' machine."
* CoverVersion:
** "Physical" was originally by Music/AdamAndTheAnts.
** "Suck" was originally a Pigface song with guest vocals from Trent Reznor.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A darker and angrier release than ''Music/PrettyHateMachine'', this EP is less SynthPop and more IndustrialMetal.
* DeathSeeker: The protagonist of "Last" becomes this at the end, wanting someone to kill him.
--> "I want you to make me\\
I want you to take me\\
I want you to break me\\
Then I want you to throw me away"
* DespairEventHorizon: Most, if not all, of the songs deal with this, but "Gave Up" pretty much spells it out.
--> "I tried. I gave up."
* HappinessInSlavery: The {{Trope Namer|s}} is about being a slave to the music industry.
--> "Slave screams he spends his life learning conformity\\
Slave screams he claims he has his own identity\\
Slave screams he's going to cause the system to fall\\
Slave screams but he's glad to be chained to that wall"
* HiddenTrack: "Physical" and "Suck" were repressed this way after the first 250k copies had them as a separate mini CD. They appear as tracks 98 and 99. Tracks 7-97 are one second of silence each, making a 90-second gap between the main EP and the hidden tracks.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Physical"
--> "I want you hard in my arms\\
So soft on my bed"
* {{Instrumentals}}: "[[AlbumIntroTrack Pinion]]" and "Help Me I Am in Hell" are the first released NIN instrumentals.
* JumpScare: The calm yet brooding "Help Me I Am In Hell" leading directly into Trent screaming on "Happiness in Slavery".
* LastNoteNightmare: The chaotic, climactic ending of "Wish" abruptly cuts into an eerie, wispy noise.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: A giant lowercase "n" on a fiery background.
* ScareChord: The "Wish" riff will jump at you if you raise the volume too high to hear “[[AlbumIntroTrack Pinion]]”.
* TakeThat: Trent put out many towards Steve Gottlieb, the head of TVT Records who tried to interfere. Considering its production was a direct result of TVT's domineering attitude, ''Broken'' contains the crux of the barbs. For example:
** "Physical" opens with Trent whispering "Eat your heart out, Steve."
** In the "Gave Up" video, [[http://i.imgur.com/SVurIDh.jpg one shot of a Macintosh running Pro Tools]] has the sequence title "fuck you steve".
** The ''Broken'' liner notes, which end with "no thanks: you know who you fucking are" and "the slave thinks he is released from bondage only to find a stronger set of chains."
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* AlternateMusicVideo: The story version of "Gave Up" is exclusive to the movie, which uses it as the climax. The official video is a PerformanceVideo.
* AndIMustScream: "Pinion" shows a person in a tight bondage suit that has a network of pipes end with an attachment to the mouth portion of the suit with water (or waste) gushing in.
* {{Bookends}}:
** The movie begins and ends in black and white with a scene of the SerialKiller being executed.
** Trent Reznor appears in the first verse and disappears until the end, [[spoiler:when he enters to room for his turn with the torture/killing machine]].
* BoundAndGagged: The character in "Help Me I Am in Hell" appears in bondage gear at select points in the video.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Pretty much the whole movie runs on torture scenes.
* FramingDevice: The videos are framed by a torture victim being forced to watch them by a SerialKiller.
* {{Gorn}}: The ''Broken'' movie. "Happiness in Slavery" takes it to extremes.
* GroinAttack:
** The killer in the ''Broken'' movie chops off his victim's genitals, and apparently [[spoiler:begins to ... fuck ... the hole left behind.]]
** "Happiness in Slavery" also has this, by way of a machine.
* HereWeGoAgain: The "Happiness in Slavery" video features a man going through a ritual before sitting in a machine that rips him apart, kills him, and engulfs him, and it ends with Trent entering the room and beginning the same ritual.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: The killer wears a leather mask.
* NamelessNarrative: The characters have no names.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: The man being hanged at the beginning is revealed at the end to be the SerialKiller being executed for his crimes.
* RRatedOpening: The movie begins with a man being.
* RuleOfScary: Pretty much the whole movie, but especially "Help Me I Am in Hell", which has a man eat steak and drink wine with a huge swarm of flies on his food/drink. There is no explanation for this.
* SerialKiller: The BigBad of the movie is a particularly gruesome serial killer.
* SilenceIsGolden: The movie has no dialogue.
* TheSpook: Nothing is known about the SerialKiller, aside from being a {{Sadist}}. No name, no motivation, and not a single line from him ([[SilenceIsGolden or anyone else]]).
* TheStinger: The movie ends with about 30 seconds of a blank screen, followed by a brief scene of a severed head flying.
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