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* DidntSeeThatComing: Nathan Blaze was not expecting Hang Man Chang to be part crab, [[StiffUpperLip not that he let's it hurt his calm.]]
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-->'''Chang:''' The crabs nursed me back to health.
-->'''Blaze:''' Crabs cannot be nursemaids.
-->'''Chang:''' Then explain...this! (reveals he has crab claws)
-->'''Blaze:''' (deadpan) I can't. It's a surprise.
-->'''Chang:''' The crabs nursed me back to health.
-->'''Blaze:''' Crabs cannot be nursemaids.
-->'''Chang:''' Then explain...this! (reveals he has crab claws)
-->'''Blaze:''' (deadpan) I can't. It's a surprise.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: The title card for the episode "Lesbian Vampire Lovers Of Lust", the episode parodying Film/HammerHorror's house style, appears over a shot of generous cleavage generously spattered with drops of blood.
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* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Hang Man Chan, Sinister Bony-Fingered Menace of the East and Would-be Emperor Of The Free World.
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* "Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust" - Captain Hans Brocken (Coogan) is on holiday with his young bride. They decide to stay at [dramatic pause] The Castle. Countess Kronstein seems very interested in the Captain's lady... There are Lesbian Vampires in it.
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* "Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust" - Captain Hans Brocken (Coogan) is on holiday with his young bride. They decide to stay at [dramatic pause] [{{dramatic pause}}] [[HauntedCastle The Castle.Castle]]. Countess Kronstein seems very interested in the Captain's lady... There are Lesbian Vampires in it.
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* OhCrap: Captain Tobias Slater, [[RunningGag Witch Locator]], at the end of "Scream Satan Scream" [[spoiler:when he realizes he’s about to be killed by a villager due to the witches’ curse.]]
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People other than Steve Coogan were involved, naturally. Aside from a grab-bag of British comedy talents (Creator/MarkGatiss, Creator/SimonPegg, Creator/RonniAncona, and Creator/JohnThompson, among others) hamming it up with all their might, veterans of the very productions being lampooned leant their talents - Creator/HonorBlackman, Creator/GrahamCrowden, and Creator/AngelaPleasance all appear.
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* NoNameGiven: Parodied this with a voodoo man who says "My name is...unimportant." Later, we see on his passport that his name is actually "Unim Portant".
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* OncePerEpisode: In addition to Dr. Terrible's introduction above, there's also what he says after each tale: "That was truly diabolical."
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* TheVoiceless: Tygon, delightfully portrayed by Creator/WarwickDavis, never speaks a word. Davis relates in the DVD extras that he loved the fact that neither the character's height, nor their inability to speak, was ever made the subject of a joke.
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Each episode is an AffectionateParody of a particular subgenre or house style; for example, the episode "And Now the Fearing..." riffs on the anthology horror films of Creator/AmicusProductions. Amicus is also the source of the series title; the first of its anthologies was titled ''Dr. Terror's House of Horrors''.
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Each episode is an AffectionateParody of a particular subgenre or house style; for example, the episode "And Now the Fearing..." riffs on the anthology horror films of Creator/AmicusProductions. Amicus is also the source of the series title; the first of its anthologies was titled ''Dr. Terror's House of Horrors''.
''Film/DrTerrorsHouseOfHorrors''.
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* TheVoicelessTheVoiceless: Tygon, delightfully portrayed by Creator/WarwickDavis, never speaks a word. Davis relates in the DVD extras that he loved the fact that neither the character's height, nor their inability to speak, was ever made the subject of a joke.
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* StayingAlive: Hang Man Chan.
-->'''Blaze:''' That's the trouble with these Chinese. You kill them, and then twenty minutes later, you have to kill them again.
-->'''Blaze:''' That's the trouble with these Chinese. You kill them, and then twenty minutes later, you have to kill them again.
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* BoomerangBigot: In "Frenzy of Tongs", there is a British police chief of Chinese descent who says several incredibly racist things about the Chinese crime gang.
* FoeRomanceSubtext: Spoofed in "Frenzy of Tongs", where the YellowPeril DiabolicalMastermind and the GentlemanAdventurer GuileHero are noted in the commentary track to have played it "like they used to be lovers", although it wasn't in the original script and mostly conveyed through the acting. Mark Gatiss explained in the commentary that the relationship between hero and villain is inherently a romantic one, as heroes need villains in order to express their glory and villains need heroes in order to have someone to defeat.
* FoeRomanceSubtext: Spoofed in "Frenzy of Tongs", where the YellowPeril DiabolicalMastermind and the GentlemanAdventurer GuileHero are noted in the commentary track to have played it "like they used to be lovers", although it wasn't in the original script and mostly conveyed through the acting. Mark Gatiss explained in the commentary that the relationship between hero and villain is inherently a romantic one, as heroes need villains in order to express their glory and villains need heroes in order to have someone to defeat.
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* InscrutableOriental: One of the tropes being parodied in "Frenzy of Tongs". At one point a character, after being betrayed by Hang Man Chan, actually yells "Damn your inscrutability!"
* NoNameGiven: Parodied this with a voodoo man who says "My name is...unimportant." Later, we see on his passport that his name is actually "Unim Portant".
* {{Slurpasaur}}: Parodied; one episode uses miniature footage of an ordinary crab superimposed on footage of a sewer, as well as some footage of a claw puppet, in order to give the impression of a GiantEnemyCrab.
* NoNameGiven: Parodied this with a voodoo man who says "My name is...unimportant." Later, we see on his passport that his name is actually "Unim Portant".
* {{Slurpasaur}}: Parodied; one episode uses miniature footage of an ordinary crab superimposed on footage of a sewer, as well as some footage of a claw puppet, in order to give the impression of a GiantEnemyCrab.
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* AffectionateParodyAffectionateParody: ''Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible'' is a loving parody of the British horror films of the 1960s and 1970s made by the likes of Hammer, Amicus, and Tigon, with cameos, nods and references all over the place.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Hang Man Chan, Sinister Bony-Fingered Menace of the East and Would-be Emperor Of The Free World.
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An AffectionateParody of Horror tropes, ''Doctor Terrible's House Of Horrible'' was a six-episode series created by Graham Duff and co-written by [[Series/ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]] for Creator/TheBBC in 2001. In Horror Anthology style, each episode is introduced by Doctor Terrible (Coogan in heavy makeup) and then proceeds with the week's tale, where the main character will be played by Steve Coogan, the episode then concluding with a skewed moral message, more-or-less completely unrelated to the events of the tale, delivered by Doctor Terrible (Coogan again).
People other than Steve Coogan were involved, naturally. Aside from a grab-bag of British comedy talents (Creator/MarkGatiss, Creator/SimonPegg, Ronni Ancona, and John Thompson, among others) hamming it up with all their might, veterans of the very productions being lampooned leant their talents - Honor Blackman, Graham Crowden, and Angela Pleasance all appear.
People other than Steve Coogan were involved, naturally. Aside from a grab-bag of British comedy talents (Creator/MarkGatiss, Creator/SimonPegg, Ronni Ancona, and John Thompson, among others) hamming it up with all their might, veterans of the very productions being lampooned leant their talents - Honor Blackman, Graham Crowden, and Angela Pleasance all appear.
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An AffectionateParody of Horror tropes, ''Doctor Terrible's House Of Horrible'' was a six-episode series created by Graham Duff and co-written by [[Series/ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]] Creator/SteveCoogan for Creator/TheBBC in 2001. In Horror Anthology style, each episode is introduced by Doctor Terrible (Coogan in heavy makeup) and then proceeds with the week's tale, where the main character will be played by Steve Coogan, the episode then concluding with a skewed moral message, more-or-less completely unrelated to the events of the tale, delivered by Doctor Terrible (Coogan again).
People other than Steve Coogan were involved, naturally. Aside from a grab-bag of British comedy talents (Creator/MarkGatiss, Creator/SimonPegg,Ronni Ancona, Creator/RonniAncona, and John Thompson, Creator/JohnThompson, among others) hamming it up with all their might, veterans of the very productions being lampooned leant their talents - Honor Blackman, Graham Crowden, Creator/HonorBlackman, Creator/GrahamCrowden, and Angela Pleasance Creator/AngelaPleasance all appear.
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* '''''Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust''''' - Captain Hans Brocken (Coogan) is on holiday with his young bride. They decide to stay at [dramatic pause] The Castle. Countess Kronstein seems very interested in the Captain's lady... [[CaptainObvious There are Lesbian Vampires in it.]]
* '''''Frenzy of Tongs''''' - YellowPeril Hang Man Chan and GentlemanAdventurer Nathan Blaze (Coogan) pit their wits against one another, with the main parodic targets being Hammer's ''The Terror Of The Tongs'' and ''Series/DoctorWho'''s "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang". Creator/MarkGatiss plays Hang Man Chan, and remarks in the commentary that he decided to play it as if he and Blaze were [[HoYay former lovers]].
* '''''Curse of the Blood of the Lizard of Doom''''' - Seeking to harness the regenerative powers of the Lizard, Doctor Donald Baxter (Coogan) begins experimenting on himself... oh, you know where this one's going already, don't you? [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Dooooooooomed!]]
* '''''Voodoo Feet of Death''''' - A talented ballroom dancer (Coogan) loses both his feet in a giant-scissors related accident, and his transplanted new feet seem to have a mind of their own. A [[HurricaneOfPuns lot of foot-related Puns]] are paraded for your enjoyment.
* '''''And Now the Fearing...''''' - A wealthy industrialist (Coogan) who cornered the market in Methylated Spirits (because Tramps have to drink something) is trapped in a lift with two other people. They relate their recent nightmares, which include gypsy curses, stable time loops, and killer coffee tables.
* '''''Scream Satan Scream!''''' - Tobias Slater, Witch Locator [[OverlyLongGag (Coogan)]] is very definitely determined to locate witches, no matter how many young maidens he must lech on along the way. Features a hilarious turn by Creator/WarwickDavis as his [[TheVoiceless mute]] assistant [[ShoutOut Tygon]].
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* '''''Frenzy of Tongs''''' - YellowPeril Hang Man Chan and GentlemanAdventurer Nathan Blaze (Coogan) pit their wits against one another, with the main parodic targets being Hammer's ''The Terror Of The Tongs'' and ''Series/DoctorWho'''s "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang". Creator/MarkGatiss plays Hang Man Chan, and remarks in the commentary that he decided to play it as if he and Blaze were [[HoYay former lovers]].
* '''''Curse of the Blood of the Lizard of Doom''''' - Seeking to harness the regenerative powers of the Lizard, Doctor Donald Baxter (Coogan) begins experimenting on himself... oh, you know where this one's going already, don't you? [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Dooooooooomed!]]
* '''''Voodoo Feet of Death''''' - A talented ballroom dancer (Coogan) loses both his feet in a giant-scissors related accident, and his transplanted new feet seem to have a mind of their own. A [[HurricaneOfPuns lot of foot-related Puns]] are paraded for your enjoyment.
* '''''And Now the Fearing...''''' - A wealthy industrialist (Coogan) who cornered the market in Methylated Spirits (because Tramps have to drink something) is trapped in a lift with two other people. They relate their recent nightmares, which include gypsy curses, stable time loops, and killer coffee tables.
* '''''Scream Satan Scream!''''' - Tobias Slater, Witch Locator [[OverlyLongGag (Coogan)]] is very definitely determined to locate witches, no matter how many young maidens he must lech on along the way. Features a hilarious turn by Creator/WarwickDavis as his [[TheVoiceless mute]] assistant [[ShoutOut Tygon]].
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* '''''Lesbian "Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust''''' Lust" - Captain Hans Brocken (Coogan) is on holiday with his young bride. They decide to stay at [dramatic pause] The Castle. Countess Kronstein seems very interested in the Captain's lady... [[CaptainObvious There are Lesbian Vampires in it.]]
*'''''Frenzy "Frenzy of Tongs''''' Tongs" - YellowPeril Hang Man Chan and GentlemanAdventurer Nathan Blaze (Coogan) pit their wits against one another, with the main parodic targets being Hammer's ''The Terror Of The Tongs'' and ''Series/DoctorWho'''s "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang". Creator/MarkGatiss plays Hang Man Chan, and remarks in the commentary that he decided to play it as if he and Blaze were [[HoYay former lovers]].
*'''''Curse "Curse of the Blood of the Lizard of Doom''''' Doom" - Seeking to harness the regenerative powers of the Lizard, Doctor Donald Baxter (Coogan) begins experimenting on himself... oh, you know where this one's going already, don't you? [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Dooooooooomed!]]
*'''''Voodoo "Voodoo Feet of Death''''' Death" - A talented ballroom dancer (Coogan) loses both his feet in a giant-scissors related accident, and his transplanted new feet seem to have a mind of their own. A [[HurricaneOfPuns lot of foot-related Puns]] are paraded for your enjoyment.
*'''''And "And Now the Fearing...''''' " - A wealthy industrialist (Coogan) who cornered the market in Methylated Spirits (because Tramps have to drink something) is trapped in a lift with two other people. They relate their recent nightmares, which include gypsy curses, stable time loops, and killer coffee tables.
*'''''Scream "Scream Satan Scream!''''' Scream!" - Tobias Slater, Witch Locator [[OverlyLongGag (Coogan)]] is very definitely determined to locate witches, no matter how many young maidens he must lech on along the way. Features a hilarious turn by Creator/WarwickDavis as his [[TheVoiceless mute]] assistant [[ShoutOut Tygon]].
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* '''''Scream Satan Scream!''''' - Tobias Slater, Witch Locator [[OverlyLongGag (Coogan)]] is very definitely determined to locate witches, no matter how many young maidens he must lech on along the way. Features a hilarious turn by Creator/WarwickDavis as his [[TheVoiceless mute]] assistant Tygon.[[ShoutOut Tygon]].
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->''"Hello. I'm Doctor Terrible, and welcome to my House Of Horrible."''
--> Doctor Terrible, OnceAnEpisode.
An AffectionateParody of Horror tropes, ''Doctor Terrible's House Of Horrible'' was a six-episode series created by Graham Duff and co-written by [[ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]] for TheBBC in 2001. In Horror Anthology style, each episode is introduced by Doctor Terrible (Coogan in heavy makeup) and then proceeds with the week's tale, where the main character will be played by Steve Coogan, the episode then concluding with a skewed moral message, more-or-less completely unrelated to the events of the tale, delivered by Doctor Terrible (Coogan again).
--> Doctor Terrible, OnceAnEpisode.
An AffectionateParody of Horror tropes, ''Doctor Terrible's House Of Horrible'' was a six-episode series created by Graham Duff and co-written by [[ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]] for TheBBC in 2001. In Horror Anthology style, each episode is introduced by Doctor Terrible (Coogan in heavy makeup) and then proceeds with the week's tale, where the main character will be played by Steve Coogan, the episode then concluding with a skewed moral message, more-or-less completely unrelated to the events of the tale, delivered by Doctor Terrible (Coogan again).
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The series is a homage to/parody of the anthology horror films of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly those of Creator/AmicusProductions, which entered the genre with a film called ''Dr. Terror's House of Horrors''.
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People other than Steve Coogan were involved, naturally. Aside from a grab-bag of British comedy talents (MarkGatiss, SimonPegg, Ronni Ancona, and John Thompson, among others) hamming it up with all their might, veterans of the very productions being lampooned leant their talents - Honor Blackman, Graham Crowden, and Angela Pleasance all appear.
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* '''''Scream Satan Scream!''''' - Tobias Slater, Witch Locator [[OverlyLongGag (Coogan)]] is very definitely determined to locate witches, no matter how many young maidens he must lech on along the way. Features a hilarious turn by WarwickDavis as his [[TheVoiceless mute]] assistant Tygon.
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->''"Hello. I'm Doctor Terrible, and welcome to my House Of Horrible."''
--> Doctor Terrible, OnceAnEpisode.
An AffectionateParody of Horror tropes, ''Doctor Terrible's House Of Horrible'' was a six-episode series created by Graham Duff and co-written by [[ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]] for TheBBC in 2001. In Horror Anthology style, each episode is introduced by Doctor Terrible (Coogan in heavy makeup) and then proceeds with the week's tale, where the main character will be played by Steve Coogan, the episode then concluding with a skewed moral message, more-or-less completely unrelated to the events of the tale, delivered by Doctor Terrible (Coogan again).
People other than Steve Coogan were involved, naturally. Aside from a grab-bag of British comedy talents (MarkGatiss, SimonPegg, Ronni Ancona, and John Thompson, among others) hamming it up with all their might, veterans of the very productions being lampooned leant their talents - Honor Blackman, Graham Crowden, and Angela Pleasance all appear.
Viewing figures fell short of expectations - the humour is both dark and very silly, which tends to induce MoodWhiplash on first viewing - and the BBC opted not to order a second series. If, like many fans, you find that the series improves with repeated viewings, you will just have to reconcile yourself to the fact that six episodes is all you're ever going to get. For the uninitiated, they are:
* '''''Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust''''' - Captain Hans Brocken (Coogan) is on holiday with his young bride. They decide to stay at [dramatic pause] The Castle. Countess Kronstein seems very interested in the Captain's lady... [[CaptainObvious There are Lesbian Vampires in it.]]
* '''''Frenzy of Tongs''''' - YellowPeril Hang Man Chan and GentlemanAdventurer Nathan Blaze (Coogan) pit their wits against one another, with the main parodic targets being Hammer's ''The Terror Of The Tongs'' and DoctorWho's The Talons Of Weng-Chiang. MarkGatiss plays Hang Man Chan, and remarks in the commentary that he decided to play it as if he and Blaze were [[HoYay former lovers]].
* '''''Curse of the Blood of the Lizard of Doom''''' - Seeking to harness the regenerative powers of the Lizard, Doctor Donald Baxter (Coogan) begins experimenting on himself... oh, you know where this one's going already, don't you? [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Dooooooooomed!]]
* '''''Voodoo Feet of Death''''' - A talented ballroom dancer (Coogan) loses both his feet in a giant-scissors related accident, and his transplanted new feet seem to have a mind of their own. A [[HurricaneOfPuns lot of foot-related Puns]] are paraded for your enjoyment.
* '''''And Now the Fearing...''''' - A wealthy industrialist (Coogan) who cornered the market in Methylated Spirits (because Tramps have to drink something) is trapped in a lift with two other people. They relate their recent nightmares, which include gypsy curses, stable time loops, and killer coffee tables.
* '''''Scream Satan Scream!''''' - Tobias Slater, Witch Locator [[OverlyLongGag (Coogan)]] is very definitely determined to locate witches, no matter how many young maidens he must lech on along the way. Features a hilarious turn by WarwickDavis as his [[TheVoiceless mute]] assistant Tygon.
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--> Doctor Terrible, OnceAnEpisode.
An AffectionateParody of Horror tropes, ''Doctor Terrible's House Of Horrible'' was a six-episode series created by Graham Duff and co-written by [[ImAlanPartridge Steve Coogan]] for TheBBC in 2001. In Horror Anthology style, each episode is introduced by Doctor Terrible (Coogan in heavy makeup) and then proceeds with the week's tale, where the main character will be played by Steve Coogan, the episode then concluding with a skewed moral message, more-or-less completely unrelated to the events of the tale, delivered by Doctor Terrible (Coogan again).
People other than Steve Coogan were involved, naturally. Aside from a grab-bag of British comedy talents (MarkGatiss, SimonPegg, Ronni Ancona, and John Thompson, among others) hamming it up with all their might, veterans of the very productions being lampooned leant their talents - Honor Blackman, Graham Crowden, and Angela Pleasance all appear.
Viewing figures fell short of expectations - the humour is both dark and very silly, which tends to induce MoodWhiplash on first viewing - and the BBC opted not to order a second series. If, like many fans, you find that the series improves with repeated viewings, you will just have to reconcile yourself to the fact that six episodes is all you're ever going to get. For the uninitiated, they are:
* '''''Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust''''' - Captain Hans Brocken (Coogan) is on holiday with his young bride. They decide to stay at [dramatic pause] The Castle. Countess Kronstein seems very interested in the Captain's lady... [[CaptainObvious There are Lesbian Vampires in it.]]
* '''''Frenzy of Tongs''''' - YellowPeril Hang Man Chan and GentlemanAdventurer Nathan Blaze (Coogan) pit their wits against one another, with the main parodic targets being Hammer's ''The Terror Of The Tongs'' and DoctorWho's The Talons Of Weng-Chiang. MarkGatiss plays Hang Man Chan, and remarks in the commentary that he decided to play it as if he and Blaze were [[HoYay former lovers]].
* '''''Curse of the Blood of the Lizard of Doom''''' - Seeking to harness the regenerative powers of the Lizard, Doctor Donald Baxter (Coogan) begins experimenting on himself... oh, you know where this one's going already, don't you? [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Dooooooooomed!]]
* '''''Voodoo Feet of Death''''' - A talented ballroom dancer (Coogan) loses both his feet in a giant-scissors related accident, and his transplanted new feet seem to have a mind of their own. A [[HurricaneOfPuns lot of foot-related Puns]] are paraded for your enjoyment.
* '''''And Now the Fearing...''''' - A wealthy industrialist (Coogan) who cornered the market in Methylated Spirits (because Tramps have to drink something) is trapped in a lift with two other people. They relate their recent nightmares, which include gypsy curses, stable time loops, and killer coffee tables.
* '''''Scream Satan Scream!''''' - Tobias Slater, Witch Locator [[OverlyLongGag (Coogan)]] is very definitely determined to locate witches, no matter how many young maidens he must lech on along the way. Features a hilarious turn by WarwickDavis as his [[TheVoiceless mute]] assistant Tygon.
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