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* WhamShot: A rare example of this clearly happening in a novel. Scott is being chased through New York when he sees his stalker and realises that the man is [[spoiler:missing a finger, meaning that he is Theo Cordova.]]
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* WhamShot: A rare example of this clearly happening in a novel. Scott is being chased through New York when he sees his stalker and realises that the man is [[spoiler:missing a finger, three fingers, meaning that he is Theo Cordova.]]
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!! Tropes in Cordova's films
* ArcSymbol: The flying black bird.
* SerialKiller: The topic of many of his films, including ''Thumbscrew''.
!! Tropes in Cordova's films
* ArcSymbol: The flying black bird.
* SerialKiller: The topic of many of his films, including ''Thumbscrew''.
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* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Cordova, who had multiple wives, had a long affair with Villarde, and was also an escort to both men and women in his past.]] His ex-wife, Marlowe, says that it was a mark of Cordova's genius that he [[UnfortunateImplications couldn't be "satisfied" by one gender.]]
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* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Cordova, who had multiple wives, had a long affair with Villarde, and was also an escort to both men and women in his past.]] His ex-wife, Marlowe, says that it was a mark of Cordova's genius that he [[UnfortunateImplications couldn't be "satisfied" by one gender.]]
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When Ashley Cordova, 24 year old daughter of legendary cult horror film director Stanislas Cordova, turns up the victim of an apparent suicide, investigative journalist Scott Mcgrath is on the case. Years ago, Mcgrath's investigation into Cordova cost him his marriage and career. Motivated by a desire to solve the mystery of the seemingly cursed Cordova family, and bolstered by revenge, Mcgrath conducts a private investigation of the reclusive director that will lead him into some very dark places.
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When Ashley Cordova, 24 year old daughter of legendary cult horror film director Stanislas Cordova, turns up the victim of an apparent suicide, investigative journalist Scott Mcgrath [=McGrath=] is on the case. Years ago, Mcgrath's [=McGrath's=] investigation into Cordova cost him his marriage and career. Motivated by a desire to solve the mystery of the seemingly cursed Cordova family, and bolstered by revenge, Mcgrath [=McGrath=] conducts a private investigation of the reclusive director that will lead him into some very dark places.
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* DefectiveDetective: Mcgrath's obsession with Cordova not only cost him his marriage, but resulted in him being publicly disgraced by the media.
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* DefectiveDetective: Mcgrath's [=McGrath's=] obsession with Cordova not only cost him his marriage, but resulted in him being publicly disgraced by the media.
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler: If what happened in Cordova's mansion wasn't a MushroomSamba and Mcgrath isn't undergoing SanitySlippage, that is]]
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:For all the teases about Ashley's terrifying nature, one of the major twists of the novel is that she was actually ''protecting'' via magic, rather than seeking to harm, the children she and then, later, McGrath encountered.]]
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:For all the teases about Ashley's terrifying nature, one of the major twists of the novel is that she was actually ''protecting'' via magic, rather than seeking to harm, the children she and then, later, McGrath encountered.]]
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler: If what happened in Cordova's mansion wasn't a MushroomSamba and Mcgrath [=McGrath=] isn't undergoing SanitySlippage, that is]]
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:For all the teases about Ashley's terrifying nature, one of the major twists of the novel is that she was actually ''protecting'' via magic, rather than seeking to harm, the children she and then, later,McGrath [=McGrath=] encountered.]]
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:For all the teases about Ashley's terrifying nature, one of the major twists of the novel is that she was actually ''protecting'' via magic, rather than seeking to harm, the children she and then, later,
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* NeverSuicide: Mcgrath doesn't believe Ashley's death was a simple suicide, and several people who knew her say she had no reason to kill herself.
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* NeverSuicide: Mcgrath [=McGrath=] doesn't believe Ashley's death was a simple suicide, and several people who knew her say she had no reason to kill herself.
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* RichSiblingPoorSibling: In a reference to ''Film/WhateverHappenedToBabyJane'', Marlowe and Olivia have undergone these switches. Marlowe was a highly respected actress while Olivia was a failure. However, after Marlowe got in a car accident, Olivia seduced her fiancé and married into his billions. Marlowe collapsed into alcoholism and plastic surgery addiction, has all failed marriages, and is ultimately broke and being secretly bankrolled by Olivia.
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* RichReclusesRealm: Stanislas Cordova lives in a mansion in upstate New York called The Peak. So far, it's normal enough...until McGrath gets there and realizes that Cordova and his acolytes built all the sets for his films and [[spoiler: possibly performed deadly child-killing rituals in the enormous grounds]], turning the entire place into a sort of terrifying interactive exhibit in which he was essentially worshipped as a king.
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* RichReclusesRealm: Stanislas Cordova lives in a mansion in upstate New York called The Peak. So far, it's normal enough...until McGrath [=McGrath=] gets there and realizes that Cordova and his acolytes built all the sets for his films and [[spoiler: possibly performed deadly child-killing rituals in the enormous grounds]], turning the entire place into a sort of terrifying interactive exhibit in which he was essentially worshipped as a king.
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* MostWritersAreWriters: In two ways: McGrath is a journalist and Cordova is a writer/director (and the book features pictures, extracts, and even a few sound clips).
* NeverSuicide: Mcgrath doesn't believe Ashley's death was a simple suicide, and several people who knew her say she had no reason to kill herself.
* NeverSuicide: Mcgrath doesn't believe Ashley's death was a simple suicide, and several people who knew her say she had no reason to kill herself.
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* MostWritersAreWriters: In two ways: [=McGrath=] is a journalist and Cordova is a writer/director (and the book features pictures, extracts, and even a few sound clips).
* NeverSuicide: Mcgrath doesn't believe Ashley's death was a simple suicide, and several people who knew her say she had no reason to kill herself.
* NeverSuicide: Mcgrath doesn't believe Ashley's death was a simple suicide, and several people who knew her say she had no reason to kill herself.
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* RichReclusesRealm: Stanislas Cordova lives in a mansion in upstate New York called The Peak. So far, it's normal enough...until McGrath gets there and realizes that Cordova and his acolytes built all the sets for his films and [[spoiler: possibly performed deadly child-killing rituals in the enormous grounds]], turning the entire place into a sort of terrifying interactive exhibit in which he was essentially worshipped as a king.
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* SatanicPanic: Stanislas Cordova is targeted by a mob who believe he is worshipping the Devil and murdering children in an attempt to spare his daughter's soul. It's left ambiguous whether he actually was.
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* StrawHypocrite: By the end of the story, Scott McGrath, supposedly a normal guy investigating a bunch of freaks (or so he sees it), realizes just how much he's projecting his own perverse thoughts on to the Cordova family.
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* StrawHypocrite: By the end of the story, Scott McGrath, [=McGrath=], supposedly a normal guy investigating a bunch of freaks (or so he sees it), realizes just how much he's projecting his own perverse thoughts on to the Cordova family. Maybe.
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* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Cordova, who had multiple wives, had a long affair with Villarde, and was also an escort to both men and women in his past.]] This also overlaps with BadassBisexual in that his ex-wife, Marlowe, says that it was a mark of Cordova's genius that he [[UnfortunateImplications couldn't be "satisfied" by one gender.]]
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* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Cordova, who had multiple wives, had a long affair with Villarde, and was also an escort to both men and women in his past.]] This also overlaps with BadassBisexual in that his His ex-wife, Marlowe, says that it was a mark of Cordova's genius that he [[UnfortunateImplications couldn't be "satisfied" by one gender.]]
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: When factoring in non-genetic additions to the household such as Inez Gallo and Hugo Villarde.
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* BigApplesauce: New York City is a huge CrapsackWorld full of Satanists, obsessive film fans, and all the best culture in the world.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: When factoring in non-genetic additions to the household such as Inez Gallo and HugoVillarde. Villarde, the Cordovas could be the archetypal example.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: When factoring in non-genetic additions to the household such as Inez Gallo and Hugo
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* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Cordova, who had multiple wives, had a long affair with Villarde, and was also an escort to both men and women in his past.]] This also overlaps with BadassBisexual in that his ex-wife, Marlowe, says that it was a mark of Cordova's genius that he [[UnfortunateImplications couldn't be "satisfied" by one gender.]]
* DepravedHomosexual: Villarde, [[spoiler:who was having an affair with Cordova]] on top of being a SinisterMinister.
* DepravedHomosexual: Villarde, [[spoiler:who was having an affair with Cordova]] on top of being a SinisterMinister.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Ashley is a posthumous version. She's astonishingly attractive, brilliant at everything, a piano prodigy, but she still loved Hopper.
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* SissyVillain: Hugo Villarde too, crossing over with DepravedHomosexual.
