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2	A 2007 Horror[=/=]Comedy BMovie starring Leighton Meester.
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4	A group of wealthy teenagers in the [[UsefulNotes/{{California}} Orange County]] suburb of Blanca Carne are being murdered by a serial killer dressed as [[MonsterClown Horny the Clown]], the creepy mascot of the Hella Burger fast food chain. One of the teens, Mackenzie, begins to investigate the murders on her own and soon discovers that all of the victims are connected by a DarkSecret committed by their parents years ago, and the killer now wants revenge by [[RevengeByProxy murdering their children]].
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7	!!This film provides examples of:
8	* AccidentalMisnaming: People referring to Chase and Crockers as "Cheese and Crackers" is a RunningGag.
9	* AssholeVictim: Nearly every teen killed by Horny the Clown is portrayed as the epitome of a stereotypical white, suburban SpoiledBrat.
10	* BilingualBonus: Blanca Carne means [[IncrediblyLamePun "white meat"]] in (grammatically incorrect) Spanish.
11	* BloodyHilarious: Most of the deaths in this film.
12	* BoundAndGagged: Happens to Mackenzie near the end.
13	* ButtMonkey: Detective Crockers and Robbie.
14	* DeadlyPrank: [[spoiler:Mackenzie's mother reveals to her that she and her friends pulled a prank on Archie by crashing his 18th birthday and scaring him with the mask of Hella Burger's mascot, Horny the Clown. It went horribly wrong when he got knocked unconscious and the candles from his birthday cake started a fire that ultimately claimed his life.]]
15	* DiedOnTheirBirthday: [[spoiler:Archie was killed in a fire accidentally caused by Mackenzie's mother's friends on the night of his 18th birthday.]]
16	* EmoTeen: Mackenzie and, to a lesser extent, her other friends.
17	* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Before Horny[=/=]Archie is killed, he manages to [[DemonicPossession grab Fisher]], turning his eyes [[RedEyesTakeWarning blood red]] and sending him to the hospital. Later, Mackenzie visits his hospital room but he has mysteriously disappeared. Cut to a new Horny the Clown appearing back at a Hella Burger restaurant...]]
18	* {{Expy}}: Horny [[spoiler:aka Archie]], of [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]. [[spoiler:He was burned alive and is seeking revenge by killing the children of his killers.]] He also shares similarities to [[Film/TheBurning Cropsey]], in that the fire [[spoiler:that caused his death]] was intended as a prank. The in-universe Horny character is pretty clearly based on [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds Ronald McDonald]], since he's a clown who serves as a mascot for a fast-food business (though the use of "Ronald [=McStalker=]" as a nickname for Horny at one point implies [[ExpyCoexistence Ronald exists in this universe too]]).
19	* FatComicRelief: Detective Crockers. In every scene.
20	* FinalGirl: Mackenzie. [[spoiler:Technically, her boyfriend Fisher also survives but it is implied that he has been [[DemonicPossession possessed by Horny]] at the ending.]]
21	* TheJailBaitWait: Fisher is patiently waiting for Mackenzie's 18th birthday when she becomes "legal".
22	* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:How Mackenzie defeats Horny.]]
23	* Magic8Ball: Mackenzie owns one, which Horny uses to communicate with her at one point.
24	* MonsterClown: Horny, obviously.
25	* OnlySaneWoman: Mackenie and Detective Chase.
26	* OuijaBoard: Horny communicates hints to his next murder victims through an Ouija board, a Magic8Ball, and an Etch A Sketch.
27	* PoliceAreUseless: Detective Crockers, a fat and incompetent cop who serves more as the film's PluckyComicRelief than anything.
28	* PreMortemOneLiner: Horny is fond of these. While such is common among talking slashers Horny is of the few with FridgeBrilliance given that in life he was socially awkward and his biggest claim to fame was staring in [[KitschyLocalCommercial overly cheesy commercials]].
29	** "Employee of the month's 'bout to fuck you up!"
30	** "I said ... would you like to ''die,'' [[spoiler:fatass?]]
31	* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: The beginning of the movie has Horny murder a group of obnoxious wigger teens.
32	* PunkRock: Mackenzie is the singer of an (embarrassingly cliche) punk band at the start of the film.
33	* ShoutOut: Many, notably a couple to ''Film/TheShining.'' Also see {{Expy}} above.
34	--> '''Horny:''' All work and no play make Horny a dull boy.
35	* SinsOfOurFathers: It turns out that Horny the Clown is [[spoiler:the possessed spirit of Archie Benjamin, the geeky son of Hella Burger founder Jack Benjamin, who was accidentally killed in a prank gone awry by Mackenzie's mother and her friends. He has now returned to kill all of their children in vengeance. Because he had a crush on her mother, he has saved Mackenzie for last.]]
36	* TokenWholesome: It is repeatedly emphasized that Mackenzie is the only virgin in her group of friends. ''Ad nauseam''.
37	* TownWithADarkSecret: Blanca Carne.
38	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Archie]].
39	* YourHeadASplode: One of the deaths. By way of a ''microwave''.

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