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* BigBad: Loren who's inflicting the nine plagues upon the town of Haven. [[spoiler: The plot twist reveals that Doug and the rest of the townspeople of Haven are actually the bad guys and was Loren was sent by God to destroy them]].
* BigNo: [[spoiler: Doug screams this as the townspeople of Haven are being killed off by the last biblical plague and Katherine saves Loren.]]

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* BigBad: Loren who's inflicting the nine plagues upon the town of Haven. [[spoiler: The plot twist reveals that Doug and the rest of the townspeople of Haven are actually the bad guys and was Loren was sent by God to destroy them]].
* BigNo: [[spoiler: Doug [[spoiler:Doug screams this as the townspeople of Haven are being killed off by the last biblical plague and Katherine saves Loren.]]
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* SexForSolace: Katherine and Doug seemingly sleep together not long after their conversation about grieving their dead loved ones (Katherine losing her husband and daughter and Doug losing his wife). It turns out to just be an erotic dream she was having. [[spoiler: Then it's revealed it wasn't a dream and it was something far worse.]]
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trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


* DoesNotLikeShoes: Loren goes around the woods barefoot and not caring much. It's revealed in a flashback that she probably lost her shoes in the swamp after [[spoiler:the attempt on her life by her brother.]]
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* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: The gospel hymn song "Take Me To The Water" by Nina Simone plays out as Katherine and Doug have sex on her erotic dream and their threat Loren spies on them from the outside.

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* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: The gospel hymn song "Take Me To The Water" by Nina Simone plays out as Katherine and Doug have sex on in her erotic dream and their threat Loren spies on watches them from the outside.
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* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: The gospel hymn song "Take Me To The Water" by Nina Simone plays out as Katherine and Doug have sex on her erotic dream and their threat Loren spies on them from the outside.
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* SouthernGothic: Most of the film's horror takes place in modern day Louisiana.
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** In the erotic dream she has, Katherine appears to be dazed and disoriented during the sex with Doug.

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** In the erotic dream she has, Katherine appears to be dazed drunk and disoriented during the sex with Doug.
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* ChildByRape: [[spoiler: Katherine's second child is this as Doug took advantage of her when she was unconscious from her alcoholic beverage.]]
* CoitusUninterruptus: In the erotic dream of her and Doug, Katherine sees Loren watching them from the outside but she is too into the sex to do anything about it.


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** In the erotic dream she has, Katherine appears to be dazed and disoriented during the sex with Doug.
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** Isabelle tells Katherine that he have fulgurite wind chimes because he get a lot of lightning in their town. Most in three parishes.

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** Isabelle tells Katherine that he have fulgurite wind chimes because he they get a lot of lightning in their town. Most in three parishes.
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** Isabelle tells Katherine that he have fulgurite wind chimes because he get a lot of lightning in their town. Most in three parishes.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Loren McConnell's mother Mrs. McConnell puts a gun in her mouth after failing to kill Loren.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Loren McConnell's mother Mrs. McConnell [=McConnell=] puts a gun in her mouth after failing to kill Loren.
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** Everyone in the town of Haven has two children or more. Some of the women have a toddler and pregnant with another one on the way. Isabelle says that she and her pregnant neighbor are just weeks apart.
** When Katherine asks one of the pregnant women Isabelle if she's having a boy or a girl, she nonchalantly replies "Heck, doesn't matter to me". [[spoiler: This is because the townspeople are preparing to sacrifice their second born]].
** "Their first-born are branded and left unharmed to carry on the genetic line."

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** Everyone in the town of Haven has two children or more. Some of the women already have a toddler and pregnant with another one on the way. Isabelle says that she and her pregnant neighbor are just weeks apart.
** When Katherine asks one of the pregnant women Isabelle if she's having a boy or a girl, she nonchalantly replies "Heck, doesn't matter to me". [[spoiler: This is because the townspeople are preparing to sacrifice their she's anticipating sacrificing her second born]].
born once it's reached puberty]].
** "Their first-born are branded and left unharmed to carry on the genetic line."" As this line is spoken by Father Costigan, some children are looking eerily at Katherine.
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-->'''Father Costigan:''' ''(narrating voiceover, with [[spoiler: Doug raping the unconscious and drugged Katherine in her sleep; when she previously thought she had awoken from an erotic dream]])'' For all their sacrifice, they shall reap a perfect child -- a second-born, who upon coming into adulthood shall be reborn with the eyes of Satan.

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-->'''Father Costigan:''' ''(narrating voiceover, with [[spoiler: Doug raping the unconscious and drugged Katherine in her sleep; when she previously originally thought she had awoken from an erotic dream]])'' For all their sacrifice, they shall reap a perfect child -- a second-born, who upon coming into adulthood shall be reborn with the eyes of Satan.
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* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: The plot twist revealing a satanic cult, gaslighting, rape, and the main female protagonist becoming pregnant with the antichrist bears similarities to the film ''Film/RosemarysBaby'']].

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* DivineIntervention: [[spoiler: It takes Katherine reigniting her faith in God that saves both her and Loren from the satanists of Haven]].

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* DivineIntervention: [[spoiler: It takes When Katherine reigniting her faith in God that saves both her and Loren from are surrounded by satanists, God sends down fireballs to destroy the satanists of Haven]].satanists]].


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* PrayerIsALastResort: [[spoiler: Loren tells a confused Katherine to have faith during their darkest hour. It takes Katherine reigniting her faith in God that saves both her and Loren's lives when they are surrounded by the satanists of Haven]].

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