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1	[[quoteright:255:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/silentnightdeadlynight4_6393.jpg]]
2	->''And if I die before I wake, thank you.''
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4	''Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4'' is a 1990 horror film directed by Creator/BrianYuzna and starring Creator/ClintHoward. This installment is unrelated to the previous three. Called ''Bugs'' in some releases.
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6	After a woman bursts into flames in the midst of jumping off a building, wannabe investigative reporter Kim Levitt looks into what caused her death, encountering a StrawFeminist [[ReligionOfEvil cult]] and ''freaking huge insects'' during her search.
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9	!!This film has examples of:
10	* AffablyEvil: Janice.
11	--> '''Janice:''' You look wonderful! Welcome to the family! Now, you have to bring us the boy...
12	* AmbiguouslyBi: Kim is shown as not being particularly satisfied by her sex life with Hank, and she lets Fima kiss her and then dreams about it.
13	* BeyondTheImpossible: In the short time it takes for Kim to get the police to her apartment the cult has already cleaned it and left. Blood doesn't come out that quickly.
14	* BigCreepyCrawlies: The larvae and cockroaches.
15	* BodyHorror: ''Initiation'' is full of this, featuring stuff like a larva crawling into Kim through the belly button and emerging from her mouth as a giant cockroach.
16	* BookEnds: The film opens and ends with a burning woman falling from a building.
17	* CassandraTruth: The cult covers its tracks ridiculously well and makes Kim look crazy.
18	* CleanupCrew: The cult sends one to Kim's apartment while she's going to the cops to report Hank's death, so by the time they get to the apartment, it's spotless.
19	* ContrivedCoincidence: Kim's one female co-worker just happens to be in the same cult Kim is investigating.
20	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
21	** When Kim gets the bug juice dripped on her face, it pretty much looks like she's been facialized.
22	** Plus there's the mask Ricky wears during Kim's introductory ceremony. It's flesh-colored and has a really, really long nose...
23	* {{Fingore}}: Under the cult's influence, Kim's fingers start curling up and fusing together a few times.
24	* HeroicSacrifice: For no real reason, cult servant Ricky tries to defend Kim near the end. He [[RedemptionEqualsDeath gets knifed and eaten by giant larvae]] for his efforts.
25	* ImprobableInfantSurvival: The cult tries to force Kim into killing Lonnie. While she does abduct him, she stops short of killing him at the last minute and saves him.
26	* InNameOnly: It has little-to-nothing to do with the series. The Ricky in this film isn't the same Ricky from the other films.
27	* MarketBasedTitle: ''Initiation'' became ''Bugs'' when released internationally.
28	* SequelTheOriginalTitle

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