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''The Empty Man'' is a 2020 horror film directed by David Prior based on a Creator/BoomStudios graphic novel series of the same name. The film stars Creator/JamesBadgeDale, Creator/MarinIreland, Creator/StephenRoot, Creator/RonCanada, Joel Courtney, Creator/JoelCourtney, Robert Aramayo, and Sasha Frolova.
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** [[spoiler: How eloquently she talks about it is also a hint that she's a ''much'' more [[BossInMooksClothing experienced member]] of The Pontifex Society than we're led to believe.]]
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** [[spoiler: How eloquently she talks about it is also a hint that she's a ''much'' more [[BossInMooksClothing [[BossInMookClothing experienced member]] of The Pontifex Society than we're led to believe.]]
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** Paul is the only hiker who isn't afraid to cross the bridge in the prologue. [[spoiler: Bridges end up becoming an important motif around The Empty Man, and Paul is later described as a "bridge" between The Empty Man and The Pontifex Society.]]
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** Paul is the only hiker who isn't afraid to cross the bridge in the prologue. [[spoiler: Bridges end up becoming an important motif around The Empty Man, and Paul is later described as a "bridge" between The Empty Man and The Pontifex Society.]]]] Furthermore, as stated below the word "pontifex" is Latin for "bridge builder".
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* MeaningfulName: "Pontifex" is a Latin word meaning "bridge builder". It's also an old term for a pontiff or bishop, or, a "bridge" between man and god. [[spoiler: This fits with both Paul and Lasombra, who become hosts for The Empty Man, or, "bridges" between The Empty Man and the real world. It also fits with The Pontifex Society, who operate as a ReligionOfEvil, and created Lasombra to be The Empty Man's new host, i.e. "building a bridge".]]
** [[spoiler: La sombra is Spanish for "the shadow", a hint that Lasombra is really a {{Tulpa}}.]]
** [[spoiler: La sombra is Spanish for "the shadow", a hint that Lasombra is really a {{Tulpa}}.]]
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** After Paul is possessed by The Empty Man, Greg discovers his SelfHarm scars. [[spoilers: It's later revealed that The Empty Man's power manifests most effectively "through the cracks of sorrow". This is why Lasombra was The Pontifex Society's first successful attempt at a thoughtform, and it's why both he and Paul became hosts for The Empty Man.]]
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** After Paul is possessed by The Empty Man, Greg discovers his SelfHarm scars. [[spoilers: [[spoiler: It's later revealed that The Empty Man's power manifests most effectively "through the cracks of sorrow". This is why Lasombra was The Pontifex Society's first successful attempt at a thoughtform, and it's why both he and Paul became hosts for The Empty Man.]]
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* ArcWords: "We transmit, you receive", "itch in the brain", and "[[spoiler: nothing is real]]".
** "Where were you?", in regards to [[spoiler: Lasombra's DarkAndTroubledPast.]]
** "Where were you?", in regards to [[spoiler: Lasombra's DarkAndTroubledPast.]]
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* BrownNote: Certain people affected by The Empty Man are seemingly compelled to whisper... ''something''... to other people. [[spoiler: Whatever this is, it [[PsychicAssistedSuicide causes several people who hear to kill themselves]], and it causes Ruthie to commit a MurderSuicide in the prologue. It's heavily implied that the whispering has other effects as well.]]
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* BrownNote: BlackSpeech[=/=]BrownNote: Certain people affected by The Empty Man are seemingly compelled to whisper... ''something''... to other people. [[spoiler: Whatever this is, it [[PsychicAssistedSuicide causes several people who hear to kill themselves]], and it causes Ruthie to commit a MurderSuicide in the prologue. It's heavily implied that the whispering has other effects as well.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Amanda talking to Lasombra about the [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve power of thought]], before she goes missing. [[spoiler: It's an early sign that the film is really a CosmicHorrorStory.]]
** [[spoiler: How eloquently she talks about it is also a hint that she's a ''much'' more [[BossInMooksClothing experienced member]] of The Pontifex Society than we're led to believe.]]
*** [[spoiler: The conversation itself also turns out to be NotHyperbole; she's talking about creating [[{{Tulpa}} thoughtforms]]... like Lasombra]].
** Paul is the only hiker who isn't afraid to cross the bridge in the prologue. [[spoiler: Bridges end up becoming an important motif around The Empty Man, and Paul is later described as a "bridge" between The Empty Man and The Pontifex Society.]]
** After Paul is possessed by The Empty Man, Greg discovers his SelfHarm scars. [[spoilers: It's later revealed that The Empty Man's power manifests most effectively "through the cracks of sorrow". This is why Lasombra was The Pontifex Society's first successful attempt at a thoughtform, and it's why both he and Paul became hosts for The Empty Man.]]
** One of the questions on the HiddenPurposeTest at The Pontifex Institute is "The Brain Can Itch". [[spoiler: Both Garrett and Amanda later describe The Empty Man's influence as an "itch in the brain".]]
** Lasombra is noticeably unaffected by the cultist's BlackSpeech both times he's exposed to it. [[spoiler: This is because he was created, in part, by it.]]
** [[spoiler: How eloquently she talks about it is also a hint that she's a ''much'' more [[BossInMooksClothing experienced member]] of The Pontifex Society than we're led to believe.]]
*** [[spoiler: The conversation itself also turns out to be NotHyperbole; she's talking about creating [[{{Tulpa}} thoughtforms]]... like Lasombra]].
** Paul is the only hiker who isn't afraid to cross the bridge in the prologue. [[spoiler: Bridges end up becoming an important motif around The Empty Man, and Paul is later described as a "bridge" between The Empty Man and The Pontifex Society.]]
** After Paul is possessed by The Empty Man, Greg discovers his SelfHarm scars. [[spoilers: It's later revealed that The Empty Man's power manifests most effectively "through the cracks of sorrow". This is why Lasombra was The Pontifex Society's first successful attempt at a thoughtform, and it's why both he and Paul became hosts for The Empty Man.]]
** One of the questions on the HiddenPurposeTest at The Pontifex Institute is "The Brain Can Itch". [[spoiler: Both Garrett and Amanda later describe The Empty Man's influence as an "itch in the brain".]]
** Lasombra is noticeably unaffected by the cultist's BlackSpeech both times he's exposed to it. [[spoiler: This is because he was created, in part, by it.]]
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* HumanoidAbomination: The Empty Man's remains in the prologue; a giant humanoid skeleton with [[ExtraDigits massive hands]] and SpiderLimbs.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Lasombra is a {{Tulpa}}, everything he knows is a lie, and he ends up becoming The Empty Man's new host because, after learning all of this, he has no reason to fight it.]]
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* EmptyShell: Paul becomes this after being exposed to the Empty Man in 1995. [[spoiler:Happens to Lasombra at the end of the film, after he kills Paul and becomes the Empty Man's new host.]]
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* EmptyShell: Paul becomes this after being exposed to the Empty Man in 1995. [[spoiler:Happens [[spoiler:Might have happened to Lasombra at the end of the film, after he kills Paul and becomes the Empty Man's new host.]]
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* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. The Pontifex Society created Lasombra with such a [[DarkAndTroubledPast depressing backstory]] so that, when it was time for him to become The Empty Man's new host, he wouldn't have the motivation to fight it and live for himself. [[TheBadGuyWins It works]].]]
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* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. The Pontifex Society created gives Lasombra with such a [[DarkAndTroubledPast depressing backstory]] so that, when it was it's time for him to become The Empty Man's new host, he wouldn't won't have the motivation to fight it and live for himself. [[TheBadGuyWins It works]].]]
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: [[spoiler: The Pontifex Society are using The Empty Man's power to experiment with this, up to and including [[{{Tulpa}} thoughtforms]], essentially giving them ThePowerOfCreation.]]
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: [[spoiler: The Pontifex Society are using The Empty Man's power to experiment with this, up to and including the creation of [[{{Tulpa}} thoughtforms]], essentially giving them ThePowerOfCreation.thoughtforms]].]]
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: [[spoiler: The Pontifex Society are using The Empty Man's power to experiment with this, up to and including [[{{Tulpa}} thoughtforms]], essentially giving them ThePowerOfCreation.]]
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* BedtimeBrainwashing: [[spoiler: Paul ends up doing this to Ruthie on the second day in the prologue.
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* BrownNote: Certain people affected by The Empty Man are seemingly compelled to whisper... ''something''... to other people. [[spoiler: Whatever this is, it [[PsychicAssistedSuicide causes several people who hear to kill themselves]], and one to commit a MurderSuicide in the prologue. It's heavily implied that the whispering has other effects as well.]]
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* FightingFromTheInside: When Paul is found by the other hikers, he tries to warn them that they will die if they touch him. He also sheds a SingleTear when [[spoiler: the hikers eventually kill each other.]]
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* FightingFromTheInside: When Paul is found by the other hikers, he tries to warn them that they will die if they touch him. He also sheds a SingleTear when [[spoiler: the hikers eventually his girlfriend, Ruthie, is compelled to [[MurderSuicide kill each other.the other hikers, then herself]].]]
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* AncientEvil: The Empty Man is seemingly this, judging by the remains the hikers find in the prologue.
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* MirrorRoutine: After Lasombra is noticed by the cultists at the camp, they start copying his movements ''en masse''.
** The Empty Man also does this with one of the hikers in the prologue.
** The Empty Man also does this with one of the hikers in the prologue.
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* SurrealHorror: The film dabbles in this a lot.
** When Lasombra discovers Pontifex cultists at the camp, the ''stars in the sky start to warp behind him'' as they complete their ritual. There's also the MirrorRoutine when the cultists finally notice him.
** When Lasombra discovers Pontifex cultists at the camp, the ''stars in the sky start to warp behind him'' as they complete their ritual. There's also the MirrorRoutine when the cultists finally notice him.
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* PossessionBurnout: [[spoiler: Paul's body is deteriorating after being The Empty Man's host for so long]].
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* ChurchOfHappyology: The Pontifex Society passes themselves off as a self-empowerment group. They're actually a cult that [[spoiler: is exploiting The Empty Man's power for, among other things, ThePowerOfCreation.]]
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The promotional materials play up the ''[[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man-esque]] elements of the film. [[spoiler: This is mostly in the first half, the second half is more of a CosmicHorrorStory.]]
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The promotional materials play up the ''[[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man-esque]] Man]]''-esque elements of the film. [[spoiler: This is mostly in the first half, the second half is more of a CosmicHorrorStory.]]
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* CosmicHorrorStory: [[Veers ''hard'' into this after Lasombra starts investigating The Pontifex Society.]]
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* BrownNote: Certain people affected by The Empty Man are seemingly compelled to whisper... ''something''... to other people. [[spoiler: Whatever this is, it [[PsychicAssistedSuicide causes several people who hear to kill themselves]], and one to commit a MurderSuicide in the prologue. It's heavily implied that the whispering has other effects as well.]]
* BrownNoteBeing: When Paul encounters The Empty Man's remains in the prologue, [[spoiler: he almost immediately becomes a host for The Empty Man.]]
* CosmicHorrorStory:[[Veers [[spoiler: Veers ''hard'' into this after Lasombra starts investigating The Pontifex Society.]]
* BrownNoteBeing: When Paul encounters The Empty Man's remains in the prologue, [[spoiler: he almost immediately becomes a host for The Empty Man.]]
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* FightingFromTheInside: When Paul is found by the other hikers, he tries to warn them that they will die if they touch him. He also sheds a SingleTear when [[spoiler: the hikers eventually kill each other.]]
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The promotional materials play up the ''[[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man-esque]] elements of the film. [[spoiler: This is mostly in the first half, the second half is more of a CosmicHorrorStory.]]
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* MetaphysicalFuel: [[spoiler: The Pontifex Society are using The Empty Man's power in their experiments. To continue doing this, they created Lasombra to replace The Empty Man's current, deteriorating host.]]
* NeverTrustATrailer: The promotional materials play up the ''[[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man-esque]] elements of the film. [[spoiler: This is mostly in the first half, the second is more of a CosmicHorrorStory.]]
* NeverTrustATrailer: The promotional materials play up the ''[[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man-esque]] elements of the film. [[spoiler: This is mostly in the first half, the second is more of a CosmicHorrorStory.]]
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* {{Tulpa}}: [[spoiler: Lasombra was created as a new host for The EmptyMan]]Man.]]
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* DarkandTroubledPast: Lasombra’s wife and son died in a tragic car crash [[spoiler: while he was having an affair with Nora. It turns out this backstory was written for him by the Pontifex Society]]
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* EvilPhone: Lasombra gets a call from a mysterious source.
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*DarkandTroubledPast: Lasombra’s wife and son died in a tragic car crash [[spoiler: while he was having an affair with Nora. It turns out this backstory was written for him by the Pontifex Society]]
*DeadlyBath: [[spoiler: Davara Walsh is killed in the shower.]]
*EvilPhone: Lasombra gets a call from a mysterious source.
* UndeadAbomination: The Empty Man
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*DarkandTroubledPast: Lasombra’s wife and son died in a tragic car crash [[spoiler: while he was having an affair with Nora. It turns out this backstory was written for him by the Pontifex Society]]
*DeadlyBath: [[spoiler: Davara Walsh is killed in the shower.]]
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''The Empty Man'' is a 2020 horror film directed by David Prior based on a Creator/BoomStudios graphic novel series of the same name. The film stars Creator/JamesBadgeDale, Creator/MarinIreland, Creator/StephenRoot, Creator/RonCanada, Joel Courtney, Robert Aramayo, and Sasha Frolova.
The movie follows James Lasombra (James Badge-Dale), a retired police officer who investigates the mysterious disappearances of a group of teenagers reportedly linked to an urban legend in the town known as The Empty Man.
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!!''The Empty Man'' provides examples of:
* {{EvilPhone}}: Lasombra gets a call from a mysterious source.
* {{Undead Abomination}}: The Empty Man
''The Empty Man'' is a 2020 horror film directed by David Prior based on a Creator/BoomStudios graphic novel series of the same name. The film stars Creator/JamesBadgeDale, Creator/MarinIreland, Creator/StephenRoot, Creator/RonCanada, Joel Courtney, Robert Aramayo, and Sasha Frolova.
The movie follows James Lasombra (James Badge-Dale), a retired police officer who investigates the mysterious disappearances of a group of teenagers reportedly linked to an urban legend in the town known as The Empty Man.
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!!''The Empty Man'' provides examples of:
* {{EvilPhone}}: Lasombra gets a call from a mysterious source.
* {{Undead Abomination}}: The Empty Man
