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[[caption-width-right:220:If the sharks won't kill you... The Unholy Diver will!]]
''Killer Waves'' is a 2016 SlasherMovie directed by James Balsamo.
A surfing competition in Venice Beach called "Killer Waves" is menaced by The Unholy Diver, a SerialKiller dressed in an old diving outfit, who's killing off contestants, judges, and beach-goers alike.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AnimalAssassin: While The Diver makes use of all the classic slasher movie weapons, they kill one girl with an electric eel, and another with crabs.
* AnyoneCanDie: In addition to killing off a bunch of no-names, The Diver also ends up killing everyone in the group of semi-protagonists.
* AssholeVictim: Many of the Diver's victims are scummy male judges who used their position to extort sex from female contestants.
* AxCrazy: The Unholy Diver, full stop. They kill a ton of people all to: [[spoiler: make a surfboard out of flesh, in order to give to their crush.]] Bonus points for actually using an axe.
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: The movie ends with the cops arresting the wrong person, while The Diver admires her surfboard, which Becca is now apart of.]]
* BigBad: The Unholy Diver.
* BloodSplatteredInnocents: A group of beach-goers run into The Diver who then kills two of them, which leaves the other two covered in blood.
* BondOneLiner: The Diver delivers a pun after every kill.
* BoomHeadshot: A judge becomes victim to this, after attempting to pull a shotgun on The Diver.
* CoolMask: A skull mask worn under an old deep sea diving helmet.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Quite a few.
** The judge who gets a chainsaw to his groin.
** The woman who gets killed by crabs.
** The guy who gets an axe in his crotch.
** Jenni who gets reduced to a skeleton by sulfuric acid.
** Luca gets a broken bottle shoved into her face and out the back of her skull.
** Nick gets stabbed in the head with a shop-vac hose and has his brains and innards sucked out.
* DeadlyBath: While Jenni [[ShowerScene is taking a shower]], The Diver pours acid into her waterline and traps her inside.
* DropTheHammer: A judge is smashed in the head with a hammer.
* ExternalCombustion: One of the contestants is killed when The Diver puts a remote-detonated bomb in her car.
* FacialHorror: One of the unnamed women is killed by crabs. The kill isn't shown on-screen, but the aftermath is quite gruesome.
* FlippingTheBird: Upon seeing Becca kissing Will, The Diver gives them both the finger before stabbing them with a harpoon.
* FullBodyDisguise: The Unholy Diver wears an old deep sea diving suit which completely covers their body.
* GigglingVillain: The Diver is constantly breaking out into laughter.
* GreenEyedMonster: The Diver kills Will after seeing him kissing Becca.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: Luca is killed by a broken bottle being stabbed through her skull.
* GroinAttack: Two male victims, a judge and a random beach-goer get one, courtesy of a chainsaw and an axe.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The Diver's harpoon and bayonet have a habit of going all the way through people's bodies.
* InsaneTrollLogic: [[spoiler: Paige thinks that giving Becca a surfboard made out of human flesh, will make her love her.]]
* KarmaHoudini: The Diver is never captured, and goes on to kill again.
* MeaningfulName: The Unholy Diver is dressed like a deep sea diver, and is an AxCrazy SerialKiller.
* NoNameGiven: Many of the victims' names are never mentioned.
* OffWithHisHead: Two victims are decapitated by The Diver, and one's head is removed post-mortem and [[DecapitationPresentation stuck on a pike.]]
* PoliceAreUseless: While there are two officers actually investigating, they end up arresting the wrong person. Also, when the murders begin, the rest of the station isn't really interested, due to believing it's either a shark attack or aliens.
* PsychoElectricEel: For the opening kill, The Diver drops one in a woman's jacuzzi.
* RapeAsBackstory: In a brief flashback, [[spoiler:Paige]] was revealed to have been molested by [[spoiler:her grandpa]].
* SandNecktie: The Diver buries a girl in sand, leaving only her head sticking out to be attacked by crabs.
* SecretIdentityVocalShift: The Diver uses a voice modifier, making them sound high-pitched and distorted.
* ShootTheBuilder: [[spoiler:Paige hires a guy to make a base surfboard for the flesh cover she's been sewing. After the board is complete, Paige slashes his throat.]]
* SlashedThroat: One of the judges and a surfboard crafter become victims of this.
* SlasherSmile: [[spoiler:Paige]] flashes one after killing the surfboard crafter.
* StrippedToTheBone: The acid melts Jenni's skin and reduces her to a skeleton.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:The Unholy Diver is a petite woman, yet she still has no trouble wielding heavy weaponry or impaling people with the most improbable of weapons.]]
* TheReveal: The Unholy Diver is revealed to be [[spoiler:Paige, who was in love with Becca and thought that killing off her competition and making her a surfboard from the victims, would make her love her.]]
* ViciousVac: Nick is stabbed in the back of the head with a Shop-Vac hose, which then sucks up his blood and innards.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: The Diver's skull mask is white.
[[caption-width-right:220:If the sharks won't kill you... The Unholy Diver will!]]
''Killer Waves'' is a 2016 SlasherMovie directed by James Balsamo.
A surfing competition in Venice Beach called "Killer Waves" is menaced by The Unholy Diver, a SerialKiller dressed in an old diving outfit, who's killing off contestants, judges, and beach-goers alike.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AnimalAssassin: While The Diver makes use of all the classic slasher movie weapons, they kill one girl with an electric eel, and another with crabs.
* AnyoneCanDie: In addition to killing off a bunch of no-names, The Diver also ends up killing everyone in the group of semi-protagonists.
* AssholeVictim: Many of the Diver's victims are scummy male judges who used their position to extort sex from female contestants.
* AxCrazy: The Unholy Diver, full stop. They kill a ton of people all to: [[spoiler: make a surfboard out of flesh, in order to give to their crush.]] Bonus points for actually using an axe.
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: The movie ends with the cops arresting the wrong person, while The Diver admires her surfboard, which Becca is now apart of.]]
* BigBad: The Unholy Diver.
* BloodSplatteredInnocents: A group of beach-goers run into The Diver who then kills two of them, which leaves the other two covered in blood.
* BondOneLiner: The Diver delivers a pun after every kill.
* BoomHeadshot: A judge becomes victim to this, after attempting to pull a shotgun on The Diver.
* CoolMask: A skull mask worn under an old deep sea diving helmet.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Quite a few.
** The judge who gets a chainsaw to his groin.
** The woman who gets killed by crabs.
** The guy who gets an axe in his crotch.
** Jenni who gets reduced to a skeleton by sulfuric acid.
** Luca gets a broken bottle shoved into her face and out the back of her skull.
** Nick gets stabbed in the head with a shop-vac hose and has his brains and innards sucked out.
* DeadlyBath: While Jenni [[ShowerScene is taking a shower]], The Diver pours acid into her waterline and traps her inside.
* DropTheHammer: A judge is smashed in the head with a hammer.
* ExternalCombustion: One of the contestants is killed when The Diver puts a remote-detonated bomb in her car.
* FacialHorror: One of the unnamed women is killed by crabs. The kill isn't shown on-screen, but the aftermath is quite gruesome.
* FlippingTheBird: Upon seeing Becca kissing Will, The Diver gives them both the finger before stabbing them with a harpoon.
* FullBodyDisguise: The Unholy Diver wears an old deep sea diving suit which completely covers their body.
* GigglingVillain: The Diver is constantly breaking out into laughter.
* GreenEyedMonster: The Diver kills Will after seeing him kissing Becca.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: Luca is killed by a broken bottle being stabbed through her skull.
* GroinAttack: Two male victims, a judge and a random beach-goer get one, courtesy of a chainsaw and an axe.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The Diver's harpoon and bayonet have a habit of going all the way through people's bodies.
* InsaneTrollLogic: [[spoiler: Paige thinks that giving Becca a surfboard made out of human flesh, will make her love her.]]
* KarmaHoudini: The Diver is never captured, and goes on to kill again.
* MeaningfulName: The Unholy Diver is dressed like a deep sea diver, and is an AxCrazy SerialKiller.
* NoNameGiven: Many of the victims' names are never mentioned.
* OffWithHisHead: Two victims are decapitated by The Diver, and one's head is removed post-mortem and [[DecapitationPresentation stuck on a pike.]]
* PoliceAreUseless: While there are two officers actually investigating, they end up arresting the wrong person. Also, when the murders begin, the rest of the station isn't really interested, due to believing it's either a shark attack or aliens.
* PsychoElectricEel: For the opening kill, The Diver drops one in a woman's jacuzzi.
* RapeAsBackstory: In a brief flashback, [[spoiler:Paige]] was revealed to have been molested by [[spoiler:her grandpa]].
* SandNecktie: The Diver buries a girl in sand, leaving only her head sticking out to be attacked by crabs.
* SecretIdentityVocalShift: The Diver uses a voice modifier, making them sound high-pitched and distorted.
* ShootTheBuilder: [[spoiler:Paige hires a guy to make a base surfboard for the flesh cover she's been sewing. After the board is complete, Paige slashes his throat.]]
* SlashedThroat: One of the judges and a surfboard crafter become victims of this.
* SlasherSmile: [[spoiler:Paige]] flashes one after killing the surfboard crafter.
* StrippedToTheBone: The acid melts Jenni's skin and reduces her to a skeleton.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:The Unholy Diver is a petite woman, yet she still has no trouble wielding heavy weaponry or impaling people with the most improbable of weapons.]]
* TheReveal: The Unholy Diver is revealed to be [[spoiler:Paige, who was in love with Becca and thought that killing off her competition and making her a surfboard from the victims, would make her love her.]]
* ViciousVac: Nick is stabbed in the back of the head with a Shop-Vac hose, which then sucks up his blood and innards.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: The Diver's skull mask is white.
