1 | [[quoteright:201:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scream1981_38.jpg]] |
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3 | Bunch of campers take a trip down the Rio Grande and arrive in an [[GhostTown abandoned town]], where they decide spend the night. Soon they are killed off by an unseen invidual. |
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5 | Done in a rush during the 80's slasher craze, this film is nowadays known for two things: Being a namesake with Creator/WesCraven's ''Film/{{Scream|1996}}'' and being labeled as one of the worst {{Slasher Movie}}s out there. |
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7 | !!Examples in this work |
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9 | * BigDamnHeroes: Near the end, Lou is about to be killed with a scythe, but then Charlie (the mysterious man on a horse) shoots the killer. |
10 | * CoversAlwaysLie: We never actually ever even get to see the killer's arms or hands, and nobody ever actually grabs anything resembling a crescent moon. |
11 | * EvilDetectingDog: Charlie's dog starts growling when it feels the killer's presence. |
12 | * TheEyesHaveIt: After decapitating the two other dolls in the opening, the remaining one moves its eyes to gaze upon the audience. |
13 | * GhostButler: When Lou goes inside the room where bodies are held, the door behind him shuts itself. |
14 | * GhostTown: The main setting. |
15 | * GhostlyGoals: Captain's ghost has a Type B motive; kill everyone. |
16 | * HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: The killer is never shown on screen. Not even when he is eventually killed. |
17 | * ImpendingDoomPOV: How the killer is represented, being invisible and all. |
18 | %%* {{Jerkass}}: Bob. |
19 | * MoodWhiplash: Comedic scenes with Lou clash with the overall horror tone the film has. |
20 | * OffWithHisHead: Andy's head is chopped off. |
21 | * OneWordTitle: Scream! Actually, nobody screams in the film. |
22 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: Captain's ghost is an invisible killer and Charlie is visible helper of some sort. |
23 | * RainOfBlood: Hugh's blood drips on a flashlight before his [[PeekABooCorpse body falls down]]. |
24 | * TheReveal: [[spoiler:Both the killer and Charlie are ghosts]]. |
25 | * SinisterScythe: Killer's last weapon is a scythe. |
26 | %%* SoundOnlyDeath: Ross's death. |
27 | * StabTheSky: As seen on the image. |
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