History Film / MyBloodyValentine

** Happy takes a pickaxe to the jaw, [[EyeScream gouging one of his eyes]] in the process.

%%* DeadMansChest: Dave's body

* DeadMansChest: Dave's body is literally StuffedInTheFridge.

* TheEighties: Filmed between 1980-1981 and presimingly when the main story is set.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Those two supervisors just ''had to'' make it on time Valentine Day’s dance.

* ItsAllAhoutMe: Those two supervisors just ''had to'' make it on time Valentine Day’s dance.

* TheEighties

** The mythological killer Harry Warden is not some scary ImplacableMan. He's a homicidal killer who only went after two people he specifically blamed for the tragedy at the mines and was later promptly captured by the authorities. [[spoiler:He died while incarcerated in a mental institution years ago. The actual killer is just a [[JackTheRipOff copycat]]]].

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Hollis and Patty.

** [[spoiler:Happy the bartender]] was the first person to find Harry Warden in the mineshaft and warns the main characters that they would be sorry for having a party on the anniversary of Warden's rampage. It turns out he was meaning to scare them off with a dummy.

** [[spoiler:Happy the bartender]] warns the main characters that they would be sorry for having a party on the anniversary of Warden's rampage. It turns out he was meaning to scare them off with a dummy.

** [[spoiler:Harry Warden died five years ago.]]
** [[spoiler:Happy the bartender]] tells the main characters that they would be sorry for having a party on the anniversary of Warden's rampage. It turns out he was meaning to scare them off with a dummy.
** [[spoiler:Early on, the film establishes that TJ has been away from the town for quite some time with his return to town suspiciously coinciding with the Miner's murder spree. In addition, he is still quite sore about his breakup with Sarah, a motive that would fit with the Valentine's Day theme. TJ also behaves rather dubiously during the later segments—he lags behind Patty and Sarah right before Axel "dies" and disappears right before the Miner stabs Patty and mysteriously leaves Sarah alone.]]

** [[spoiler:Early on, the film establishes that TJ has been away from the town for quite some time with his return to town suspiciously coinciding with the Miner's murder spree. In addition, he is still quite sore about his breakup with Sarah, a motive that would fit with the Valentine's Day theme. During a later part of the movie, TJ is suspiciously lagging behind Patty and Sarah right before Axel "dies", and he disappears before the killer stabs Patty and mysteriously leaves Sarah alone.]]

** [[spoiler:Early on, the film establishes that TJ is still sore about the breakup between Sarah and him, and most of the romantic subplot has him pressuring Sarah to breakup with Axel, a motive which would fit with the Valentine's Day theme. Furthermore, TJ is suspiciously lagging behind Patty and Sarah right before Axel "dies".]]

Twenty years ago, in the sleepy mining town of Valentine Bluffs, a methane gas explosion at Hanniger Coal Mine trapped five miners in a shaft when the foremen who were supposed to be supervising left to go to a Valentine's Day party (similar to the absentee camp counselors in ''Film/FridayThe13th1980''). Six weeks later, the accident's sole survivor, Harry Warden, was rescued; he survived by eating his dead coworkers and ultimately had gone mad. After a year in a mental institution, he escaped on Valentine's Day, killing and cutting out the heart of the guilty foremen, leaving a warning that the same would happen if the town ever again held a Valentine's Day celebration. With this nothing but a distant memory and Harry supposedly back in the institution, the town is now throwing another party. Murders of the same manner as before start cropping up, and the town sheriff (Music/DonFrancks) orders the party shut down. But the requisite bunch of none-too-bright teenagers ain't happy about this and elope to host the party in secret up at the mine instead. [[TemptingFate Big mistake...]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Oh, come on, you'd forget your head if it wasn't tied on with rope!"

** [[spoiler:Happy the bartender]] tells the main characters that they would be sorry for having a party on the anniversary of Warden's rampage. [[spoiler:It turns out he was meaning to scare them off with a dummy, but the real killer murders him before Happy can pull it off.]]
** [[spoiler:Early on, the film establishes that TJ is still sore about the breakup between Sarah and him, and most of the romantic subplot has him pressuring Sarah to breakup with Axel, a motive which would fit with the Valentine's Day theme. Furthermore, when Axel "dies", TJ is suspiciously lagging behind the others.]]

* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Harry Warden died five years ago]].

** None of the victims are [[HormoneAddledTeenager horny teenagers]], just young working class adults.

Twenty years ago, in the sleepy mining town of Valentine Bluffs, a methane gas explosion at Hanniger Coal Mine trapped five miners in a shaft when the foremen who were supposed to be supervising left to go to a Valentine's Day party (similar to the absentee camp counsellors in ''Film/FridayThe13th1980''). Six weeks later, the accident's sole survivor, Harry Warden, was rescued; he survived by eating his dead coworkers and ultimately had gone mad. After a year in a mental institution, he escaped on Valentine's Day, killing and cutting out the heart of the guilty foremen, leaving a warning that the same would happen if the town ever again held a Valentine's Day celebration. With this nothing but a distant memory and Harry supposedly back in the institution, the town is now throwing another party. Murders of the same manner as before start cropping up, and the town sheriff (Music/DonFrancks) orders the party shut down. But the requisite bunch of none-too-bright teenagers ain't happy about this and elope to host the party in secret up at the mine instead. [[TemptingFate Big mistake...]]

* The [[BalladOfX Ballad of]] Harry Warden.

** The police is actually competent and do extensive investigation into the murders, they even take measures like cancelling the Valentine's Day dance to avoid any more carnage. The only reason the bodycount continues to rise is because [[TooDumbToLive the main characters go behind their backs and have the party anyway]].

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: It's hard not to feel for Harry Warden, even if he is a murderer. He was trapped in a mine during a cave-in, and forced to resort to ''cannibalizing the dead bodies'' to survive. It's no wonder he slaughtered the two neglectful supervisors responsible. [[spoiler:In fact, Harry Warden isn't even responsible for the present-day killing spree, having died in a mental institution long ago.]]

* BigBad: Harry Warden, the miner who went mad and cannibalized h and is colleagues years ago. [[spoiler:But it's ultimately subverted at the end. Harry Warden has been dead for years and the twist reveals Axel Palmer is the true killer.]]

* AxCrazy: Warden went insane after the mine collapsed [[spoiler: Axel went crazy after Warden murdered his father in front of him.]]

* AxCrazy: Warden went insane after the mine collapsed and [[spoiler: Axel went crazy after Warden murdered his father in front of him.]]

* BigBad: Harry Warden, the miner who went mad and cannibalized his colleagues years ago. [[spoiler:But it's ultimately subverted at the end. Harry Warden has been dead for years and the twist reveals Axel Palmer is the true killer.]]

Twenty years ago, in the sleepy mining town of Valentine Bluffs, a methane gas explosion at Hanniger Coal Mine trapped five miners in a shaft when the foremen who were supposed to be supervising left to go to a Valentine's Day party (similar to the absentee camp counsellors in ''Film/FridayThe13th1980''). Six weeks later, the accident's sole survivor, Harry Warden, was rescued; he survived by eating his dead coworkers and ultimately had gone mad. After a year in a mental institution, he escaped on Valentine's Day, killing and cutting out the heart of the guilty foremen, leaving a warning that the same would happen if the town ever again held a Valentine's Day celebration. With this nothing but a distant memory and Harry supposedly back in the institution, the town is now throwing another party. Murders of the same manner as before start cropping up, and the town sheriff orders the party shut down. But the requisite bunch of none-too-bright teenagers ain't happy about this and elope to host the party in secret up at the mine instead. [[TemptingFate Big mistake...]]

** The police is actually competent and does extensive investigation into the murders, they even take measures like cancelling the Valentine's Day dance to avoid any more carnage. The only reason the bodycount continues to rise is because [[TooDumbToLive the main characters go behind their backs and have the party anyway]].

* UnbuiltTrope: Even though this film was made when the SlasherMovie trend was gaining traction and many tropes have already began getting cemented into the subgenera, it features many major deviations from the formula that set it aside from its contemporaries:

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: In reality, Harry Warden would not have been able to wreak vengeance on the two supervisors who caused the methane explosion in the mine because they would've immediately been arrested and convicted either for gross manslaughter or negligent homicide. [[KarmaHoudini The film shows them remaining free and still employed by the Hanniger Mines]] until their unfortunate run-in in with Harry's pickaxe.

** The film does not take place on a wealthy college campus or an upper class suburban neighborhood, the main setting is a small grimy mining town dependent entirely based entirely on the nearby mines.

** The police is actually competent and does extensive investigation into the murders, they even take measures like cancelling the Valentine's Day dance to avoid any more carnage. The only reason the bodycount continues to rise is that [[TooDumbToLive the main characters go behind their backs and have the party anyway]].
** The mythological killer Harry Warden is not some scary ImplacableMan. He's a psychotic killer who was easily captured by the authorities years ago and [[spoiler:died while incarcerated in a mental institution. The actual killer is just a [[JackTheRipOff copycat]]]].