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* BehindTheBlack: [[spoiler:The Candy Truck Woman can somehow walk up in broad daylight without either of the cops helping Beth and Vera noticing until he isn't there shooting them, just because until then he's not onscreen.]]
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* FreudianExcuse: The voices of the dolls that the Fat Man hears in his head taunt him about how he's ugly and that nobody will ever love him, suggesting that he suffered a highly abusive childhood that mentally broke him.
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* ForTheEvulz: The villains have no real motivation beyond "playing with dolls". While the Fat Man is somewhat understandable in that he's [[PsychopathicManchild clearly mentally disturbed from childhood trauma]], there's no explaining the Candy Truck Woman.
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* ForTheEvulz: The villains have no real motivation beyond "playing with dolls". While the Fat Man is somewhat understandable in that he's [[PsychopathicManchild clearly mentally disturbed from childhood trauma]], there's no explaining what the Candy Truck Woman.Woman gets out of it or what her connection to the Fat Man is.
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* ForTheEvulz: The villains have no real motivation beyond "playing with dolls". While the Fat Man is somewhat understandable in that he's [[PsychopathicManchild clearly mentally disturbed from childhood trauma]], there's no explaining the Candy Truck Woman.
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* UncannyValley: The actor playing Creator/HPLovecraft clearly had a ''lot'' of prosthetics applied, to almost unsettling effect. [[spoiler:Considering he's a product of Beth's fractured psyche, it's likely deliberate as a means of indicating just how artificial her fantasy world is.]]
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** [[spoiler:Turns out the cop's death wasn't in vain earlier, and another cop finds the house, shooting both the Fat Man and the Candy Truck Woman dead, saving the two sisters.]]
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** [[spoiler:Turns out the cop's death wasn't cops' deaths weren't in vain earlier, and another cop responding to their call finds the house, shooting both the Fat Man and the Candy Truck Woman dead, saving the two sisters.]]
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As they move in to this new home, they are attacked by two men who proceeds to torture them. Pauline manages to kill the two men, but all three of them are left deeply traumatized, especially Vera who was raped by one of the men.
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As they move in to this new home, they are attacked by two men who proceeds proceed to torture them. Pauline manages to kill the two men, but all three of them are left deeply traumatized, especially Vera who was raped by one of the men.
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''Ghostland'' (also known as ''Incident in a Ghost Land'') is a French-Canadian horror film by Pascal Laugier (who also did ''Film/TheTallMan'' and ''Film/{{Martyrs}}'') released in 2018 and starring Crystal Reed, Emilia Jones, Anastasia Phillips, Creator/TaylorHickson and Creator/MyleneFarmer.
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''Ghostland'' (also known as ''Incident in a Ghost Land'') is a French-Canadian horror film by Pascal Laugier (who also did ''Film/TheTallMan'' and ''Film/{{Martyrs}}'') released in 2018 and starring Crystal Reed, Emilia Jones, Anastasia Phillips, Creator/CrystalReed, Creator/EmiliaJones, Creator/AnastasiaPhillips, Creator/TaylorHickson and Creator/MyleneFarmer.
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* AdultFear: Not being able to protect your children from assailants.
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''Ghostland'' (also known as ''Incident in a Ghost Land'') is a French-Canadian horror film by Pascal Laugier (who also did ''Film/TheTallMan'' and ''Film/{{Martyrs}}'') released in 2018 and starring Crystal Reed, Emilia Jones, Anastasia Phillips, Taylor Hickson and Creator/MyleneFarmer.
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''Ghostland'' (also known as ''Incident in a Ghost Land'') is a French-Canadian horror film by Pascal Laugier (who also did ''Film/TheTallMan'' and ''Film/{{Martyrs}}'') released in 2018 and starring Crystal Reed, Emilia Jones, Anastasia Phillips, Taylor Hickson Creator/TaylorHickson and Creator/MyleneFarmer.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Beth manages to reclaim her sanity and escapes with her sister and their kidnappers are killed by police.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Beth manages to reclaim her sanity and escapes with her sister and their kidnappers are killed by police. Unfortunately, their mother has been killed by the kidnappers.]]
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** [[spoiler:Turns out the cop's death wasn't in vain earlier, and another cop finds the house, shooting both the Fat Man and the Candy Truck Woman dead, saving the two sisters.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: Three of them.
** Pauline attacks the Candy Truck Woman while they're making their way towards Beth. [[spoiler:Also a SenselessSacrifice, as she was killed while Beth tries to run and save Vera.]]
** One from the CreepyDoll in the Chinese puzzle box that springs out from behind the mirror just as it looks like Beth is about to die at the hands of the Fat Man.
** [[spoiler:Turns out the cop's death wasn't in vain earlier, and another cop finds the house, shooting both the Fat Man and the Candy Truck Woman dead, saving the two sisters.
** Pauline attacks the Candy Truck Woman while they're making their way towards Beth. [[spoiler:Also a SenselessSacrifice, as she was killed while Beth tries to run and save Vera.]]
** One from the CreepyDoll in the Chinese puzzle box that springs out from behind the mirror just as it looks like Beth is about to die at the hands of the Fat Man.
** [[spoiler:Turns out the cop's death wasn't in vain earlier, and another cop finds the house, shooting both the Fat Man and the Candy Truck Woman dead, saving the two sisters.
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* BreakTheCutie: Oh, so, ''so'', '''''so''''', '''''MUCH'''''.
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* BreakTheCutie: Oh, so, ''so'', '''''so''''', '''''MUCH'''''. It's actually the killers' main goal.
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* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:The sisters are beaten up ''very'' badly]].
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* FacialHorror: EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:The Candy Truck Woman sobs after the Fat Man is shot dead.]]
* FacialHorror:
** [[spoiler:The sisters are beaten up ''very'' badly]].
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** [[spoiler:The sisters are beaten up ''very'' badly]].
* FanDisservice: A grown-up Vera is shown naked, her breasts and butt exposed, and she's covered in bruises and scars and is constantly screaming and crying.
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* LivingDollCollector: The Fat Man's modus operandi is to 'play' with his victims who are dressed up as dolls.
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* LivingDollCollector: The Fat Man's modus operandi is to 'play' "play" with his victims who are dressed up as dolls.
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* TheUnfavorite: Vera, to Pauline, who only shows affection towards Beth. Though she does actually try to make an effort to reach Vera before the Candy Truck Woman does.
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* ForTheEvulz: The villains have no real motivation beyond "playing with dolls".
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler:There are no ghosts and Vera is not crazy, Beth is. The hallucinations/strange things that Beth perceives when returning to the house are the only real things happening. Her life as a writer is just a fantasy, as her kid and husband, she never left the house. 16 years have not past, only a few days at best. Pauline was killed during the attack, and the killers are not dead. They have imprisoned the girls in the house and come back every night to torture/rape them since.]]
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler:There are no ghosts and Vera is not crazy, Beth is. The hallucinations/strange things that Beth perceives when returning to the house are the only real things happening. Her life as a writer is just a fantasy, as are her kid and husband, she never left the house. 16 years have not past, passed, only a few days at best. Pauline was killed during the attack, and the killers are not dead. They have imprisoned the girls in the house and come back every night to torture/rape them since.]]
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* GenreShift: The movie starts off as slasher/home invasion movie but quickly change to become a supernatural horror film,[[spoiler:only to shift back to home invasion some time after the second act]].
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* GenreShift: The movie starts off as slasher/home invasion movie but quickly change to become a supernatural horror film,[[spoiler:only film, [[spoiler:only to shift back to home invasion some time after the second act]].
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** [[spoiler:Vera mentions when she is talking to her mother in private, that Beth recorded herself being interviewed (not pretending, like if she really was being interviewed), showing she can perfectly buried herself in fantasy]]. [[spoiler:Knowing that, added to the fact that she possesses a great deal of imagination Foreshadows the revelation that the start of the second part of the movie is all in her head]].
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** [[spoiler:Vera mentions when she is talking to her mother in private, that Beth recorded herself being interviewed (not pretending, like if she really was being interviewed), showing she can perfectly buried bury herself in fantasy]]. [[spoiler:Knowing fantasy. Knowing that, added to plus the fact that she possesses a great deal of imagination Foreshadows imagination, foreshadows the revelation that the start of the second part of the movie is all in her head]].
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* TheNameless: The two killers are never named in the film and are only identified as 'Fat Man' and 'Candy Truck Woman' in the credits.
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* BaldOfEvil: The Candy Truck Woman is revealed to be this underneath their wig.
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* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to ''Film/{{Martyrs}}''. The film is still very dark but at the same time it's a lot less nihilistic and more hopeful.
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* LecherousLicking: The Fat Man does this to Vera.
* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to ''Film/{{Martyrs}}''. The film is still very dark but at the same time it's a lot less violent and nihilistic and more hopeful.
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* PervertedSniffing: The Fat Man sniffs the crotches of the girls.
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* TheNameless: The two killers are never named in the film and are only identified as 'Fat Man' and 'Candy Truck Woman' in the credits.
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* HopeSpot: The two girls escape from the house and manage to flag down a police car only to have the two police officers shot by the Candy Truck Woman.
* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to ''Film/{{Martyrs}}''. The film is still very dark but at the same time it's a lot less nihilistic and more hopeful. [[spoiler:Fortunately, one of the cops was able to call for backup which results in the later deaths of the killers.]]
* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to ''Film/{{Martyrs}}''. The film is still very dark but at the same time it's a lot less nihilistic and more hopeful. [[spoiler:Fortunately, one of the cops was able to call for backup which results in the later deaths of the killers.]]
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* HopeSpot: The two girls escape from the house and manage to flag down a police car only to have the two police officers shot by the Candy Truck Woman.
Woman. [[spoiler:Fortunately, one of the cops was able to call for backup which results in the later deaths of the killers.]]
* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to ''Film/{{Martyrs}}''. The film is still very dark but at the same time it's a lot less nihilistic and more hopeful.[[spoiler:Fortunately, one of the cops was able to call for backup which results in the later deaths of the killers.]]
* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to ''Film/{{Martyrs}}''. The film is still very dark but at the same time it's a lot less nihilistic and more hopeful.
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''Ghostland'' (also known as ''Incident in a Ghost Land'') is a French-Canadian horror film by Pascal Laugier (who also did ''Film/TheTallMan'' and ''Film/{{Martyrs}}'') released in 2018 and starring Crystal Reed, Emilia Jones, Anastasia Phillips, Taylor Hickson and Creator/MyleneFarmer.
The film is about a family of three, two sisters Beth (Emilia Jones young and Crystal Reed as an adult) an aspiring horror writer and fan of Creator/HPLovecraft and Vera (Taylor Hickson young and Anastasia Phillips as an adult), and their mother Pauline (Mylene Farmer) who inherited an old house from her sister.
As they move in to this new home, they are attacked by two men who proceeds to torture them. Pauline manages to kill the two men, but all three of them are left deeply traumatized, especially Vera who was raped by one of the men.
16 years later, Beth now a successful horror novel author living in Chicago gets a call from Vera who suffers from hallucinations and begs her to come back. Returning to the house Beth is confronted to the insanity of her sister and the weird things happening in the domain.
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!!Tropes include:
* AdultFear: Not being able to protect your children from assailants.
* BadHumorTruck: The two killers drive around in one.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Beth manages to reclaim her sanity and escapes with her sister and their kidnappers are killed by police.]]
* BreakTheCutie: Oh, so, ''so'', '''''so''''', '''''MUCH'''''.
* TheCameo: By Creator/HPLovecraft, no less!
* ChekhovsGun: Two of them:
** [[spoiler: An article that Beth picked at the gas station reads that the killers first kills the parents. After TheReveal, this information is more than justified]].
** [[spoiler:Vera mentions when she is talking to her mother in private, that Beth recorded herself being interviewed (not pretending, like if she really was being interviewed), showing she can perfectly buried herself in fantasy]]. [[spoiler:Knowing that, added to the fact that she possesses a great deal of imagination Foreshadows the revelation that the start of the second part of the movie is all in her head]].
* CreepyCrossdresser: Played for scares, one of the two killer is this trope and is deeply disturbing.
* CreepyDoll: They are all over the place. [[spoiler:The crossdressing killer also likes to turn his victims into this, for his partner to play with. Ironically enough the partner in question is afraid of talking dolls]].
* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:The sisters are beaten up ''very'' badly]].
** The Fat Man has a possible cleft palate that exposes his teeth.
* GenreShift: The movie starts off as slasher/home invasion movie but quickly change to become a supernatural horror film,[[spoiler:only to shift back to home invasion some time after the second act]].
* HopeSpot: The two girls escape from the house and manage to flag down a police car only to have the two police officers shot by the Candy Truck Woman.
* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to ''Film/{{Martyrs}}''. The film is still very dark but at the same time it's a lot less nihilistic and more hopeful. [[spoiler:Fortunately, one of the cops was able to call for backup which results in the later deaths of the killers.]]
* LivingDollCollector: The Fat Man's modus operandi is to 'play' with his victims who are dressed up as dolls.
* MindRape: "We broke your sister. Now it's your turn".
* PsychopathicManchild: The Fat Man has the mind of a child and is obsessed with dolls.
* RapeDiscretionShot: While it's heavily implied no rape is actually shown.
* RapeLeadsToInsanity: What happens to Vera. [[spoiler:Only not really, Beth imagines that]].
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:There are no ghosts and Vera is not crazy, Beth is. The hallucinations/strange things that Beth perceives when returning to the house are the only real things happening. Her life as a writer is just a fantasy, as her kid and husband, she never left the house. 16 years have not past, only a few days at best. Pauline was killed during the attack, and the killers are not dead. They have imprisoned the girls in the house and come back every night to torture/rape them since.]]
* SerialKiller: Two of them. They invade homes, kill the parents, and torture/rape the two girls.
* SlashedThroat: How [[spoiler:Pauline]] was killed.
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