History Film / TheTakingOfDeborahLogan

* AmbiguouslyGay: Sarah is a ButchLesbian (flannel shirts, liked cars and softball as a child, etc.), but it's only implied that [[spoiler: she'd had a relationship with Sherriff Tweed prior to leaving her hometown]].

!!Examples of tropes within this work are:

* AFriendInNeed: Why Mia refuses to leave Sarah at the end even though [[spoiler: other members of her film crew have already gone ScrewThisImOutOfHere]]

* AssholeMurderVictim: [[spoiler: Dr. Desjardin was a serial killer who abducted and ritually sacrificed young girls in an attempt to give himself immortality. When his next intended victim's mother got wind of his plans, he had more than earned the grisly death she gave him.]]

** Early in the film, Sarah is seen talking on the phone and using affectionate words such as "babe" to refer to the caller, and when asked about the call, she refers to the other person as female. In the same conversation, it's also stated that she and the caller are living together, so her sexuality is either discreetly stated or heavily implied, depending on how you look at it.

* AnimalMotifs: Desjardin seems to be associated with snakes and they show up at various instances during the film. [[spoiler: Interesting enough when they get through the tunnel system and find the cave where a [[DemonicPossession possessed]] Deborah and the little girl are, you are see Deborah trying to ''swallow'' the girl headfirst like a snake, with her jaws completely distended and fully encasing the girl's skull.]]

* AnimalMotiff: Desjardin seems to be associated with snakes and they show up at various instances during the film. [[spoiler: Interesting enough when they get through the tunnel system and find the cave where a [[DemonicPossession possessed]] Deborah and the little girl are, you are see Deborah trying to ''swallow'' the girl headfirst like a snake, with her jaws completely distended and fully encasing the girl's skull.]]

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* AdultFear: It's arguably worse seeing Deborah as an Alzheimer's patient than it is [[spoiler: as a victim of possession]]. Seeing her threaten Gavin with a knife is particularly frightening, as it could actually happen if someone didn't recognize a stranger in their home.
** Also, Deborah's work as a switchboard operator when she was younger was what allowed her to [[spoiler: hear about Dr. Desjardin's plans to use her daughter as part of a HumanSacrifice that would grant him immortality]], but felt she couldn't go to the cops due to just how ''insane'' that plan sounded.

* [[spoiler: AssholeVictim: ''Big time'' with Dr. Desjardin. He was a serial killer who abducted and ritually sacrificed young girls in an attempt to give himself immortality. When his next intended victim's mother got wind of his plans, he had more than earned the grisly death she gave him.]]
* [[spoiler: TheBadGuyWins: They manage to exorcise Deborah, but turns out the Desjardin was able to [[GrandTheftMe possess the girl she'd kidnapped]], helping her make a "miraculous recovery" while leaving Deborah herself on the hook for said kidnapping, [[PossessionBurnout and her health quickly fails afterward]]]].
* TheBechdelTest: Passes in spades - 3/5 of the primary characters are women, and most conversations are on the topic of Deborah's condition.

* [[spoiler: DemonicPossession: Of the "vengeful spirit" variety]].

* [[spoiler: IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: During the climax, Sarah screams for her mother to fight back against Desjardin's possession. It apparently works and Deborah gets a hold of herself just long enough for Sarah to destroy Desjardin's remains.]]

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: How the more supernatural elements start off being presented, until it becomes ''abundantly'' clear that it's not just Alzheimer's disease.
** The first scene that changes it firmly to Magic is [[spoiler: when Deborah ''teleports'' to the kitchen counter]].
* [[spoiler: PowersViaPossession: When Deborah becomes snake-like near the end, with a handful of instances earlier in the film]].

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: [[http://youtu.be/uRZPHQ2eXgY The trailer gives away]] a fact that's first revealed halfway through the movie.

* MamaBear: [[spoiler: Bet you regret targeting Deborah's daughter, huh Desjardin?]]

* [[spoiler: TheBadGuyWins: They manage to exorcise Deborah, but turns out the Desjardin was able to [[BodySurfing possess the girl she'd kidnapped]], helping her make a "miraculous recovery" while leaving Deborah herself on the hook for said kidnapping, [[PossessionBurnout and her health quickly fails afterward]]]].

* AmbiguouslyGay: It's strongly implied that Sarah is a lesbian, and even had a relationship with the female officer of her hometown.
** And reinforced when [[spoiler: Deborah uses the VoiceOfTheLegion to call her a "festering dyke"]].
* [[spoiler: TheBadGuyWins: They manage to exorcise Deborah, but turns out the Desjardin was able to possess the girl she'd kidnapped, helping her make a "miraculous recovery" while leaving Deborah herself on the hook for said kidnapping, [[PossessionBurnout and her health quickly fails afterward]]]].

* [[spoiler: DemonicPossession: Of the "cursed soul" variety]].

* ForScience: Part of Mia's motivation to stick around, as the project is part of her doctoral dissertation.

* DirectToDVD: It got released directly to streaming services and DVD, but also garnered mostly-positive reviews.

* AmbiguouslyGay: It's strongly implied that [[spoiler: Sarah is a lesbian, and even had a relationship with the female officer of her hometown]].

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: [[http://youtu.be/uRZPHQ2eXgY The trailer gives away]] a few of the supernatural elements that only come into play halfway through.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Defied the first time it's attempted (following Deborah threatening one of the cameramen with a knife), but followed through later on. ''Twice''.

* AmbiguouslyGay: It's strongly implied that [[spoiler: Sarah

* AdultFear: It's arguably worse seeing Deborah as an Alzheimer's patient than it is [[spoiler: as a victim of possession]]. Seeing her threaten Gavin with a knife

''The Taking of Deborah Logan'' is a 2014 FoundFootage horror film presented as a documentary. A group of 3 college students - Mia, Gavin, and Luis - head to Exuma, Virginia to live with an aging Alzheimer's patient, Deborah, and her daughter Sarah to record the progression of the disease, as well as the toll it will (hypothetically) take on Sarah to give the level of care needed to her mother as she deals with the illness. However, [[HalfwayPlotSwitch all is not as it seems]] as the illness worsens, as Deborah starts to exhibit signs of something else altogether.

** The first scene that changes it firmly to Magic is [[spoiler: when Deborah ''teleports'' to the kitchen counter]].