- Base-Breaking Character: Alana, who is either a hypocritical, judgmental bitch for the role she played in the prank, or totally justified in her scorn aimed at Doc for lying to her about what they really had planned for Kenny and for making her complicit in instigating a poor young man's psychotic breakdown. Especially since she's the only person out of the entire guilty party who is willing to own up to how shamefully they acted. It depends on who you're talking to.
- Ho Yay: Between Doc and Mo. Most notably when Alana leaves her boyfriend Mo in a huff, Doc comforts him by stating if she dumps him, he'll still be there for him. And he says it with the utmost sincerity too.
- Paranoia Fuel: There's a killer who, thanks to the costume party setting, could be anyone. And escape is impossible because it's an isolated location (a train) in the middle of winter.
- Special Effects Failure: The severed head is clearly not Hart Bochner.
- Tear Jerker: Alana's breakdown when she sees Mitchy's corpse. The two had shown they really cared about each other, and Jamie Lee Curtis's acting really gives sincerity to Alana's grief and disbelief. Doc's own grief when he realizes Mo is dead is on par as well, with him screaming for help and sobbing over his corpse as he vainly tries to revive him, which only gets worse when he realizes Mitchy is dead too. The movie may have it's problems, but it hits its emotional beats really well when it calls for it.
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