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* BrokenAesop: InUniverse, Wilbur’s attempt to prove that cats are evil is entirely undermined by the fact that all the cats’ victims in the film [[spoiler aside from him]] are [[AssholeVictim Asshole Victims]] who the cats give out [[KarmicDeath karma]] to.

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* BrokenAesop: InUniverse, Wilbur’s attempt to prove that cats are evil is entirely undermined by the fact that all the cats’ victims in the film [[spoiler aside [[spoiler:aside from him]] are [[AssholeVictim Asshole Victims]] who the cats give out [[KarmicDeath karma]] to.
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* VorpalPillow: Janet murders Miss Malkin by smothering her with a pillow. Miss Malkin [[TruthInTelevision puts up more of a struggle]] than victims of this trope usually do, and Janet ends up using her entire body weight to pin the pillow over her face.

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* VorpalPillow: Janet murders Miss Malkin by smothering her with a pillow. Miss Malkin [[TruthInTelevision puts up more of a struggle]] than victims of this trope usually do, and Janet ends up using her entire body weight to pin the pillow over her face. Even then, Miss Malkin pops up for one last scare before finally dying.
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* BrokenAesop: InUniverse, Wilbur’s attempt to prove that cats are evil is entirely undermined by the fact that all the cats’ victims in the film [[spoiler aside from him]] are [[AssholeVictim Asshole Victims]] who the cats give out [[KarmicDeath karma]] to.

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* DestroyTheEvidence: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:Frank tosses Wilbur's manuscript into the fire, after receiving an unnerving stare from his cat]].

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* DestroyTheEvidence: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:Frank tosses Wilbur's manuscript into the fire, after receiving an unnerving stare from his cat]].cat. Considering Wilbur's fate, it was probably the right call]].


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* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: The cats decide that they can't have Wilbur exposing their supernatural secrets to the world, even if no one else believes him, and permanently silence him in the end.]]
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* CatsAreMean: The basic premise of movie is that cats are not only mean, they are downright bloodthirsty and will not hesitate to extract fatal vengeance on humans who wrong them.

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* CatsAreMean: The basic premise of movie is that cats are not only mean, they are downright bloodthirsty and will not hesitate to extract exact fatal vengeance on upon humans who wrong them.them or anyone they're fond of.
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* VorpalPillow: Janet murders Miss Malkin by smothering her with a pillow. Miss Malkin puts up more of a struggle than victims of this trope usually do, and Janet ends up using her entire body weight to pin the pillow over her face.

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* VorpalPillow: Janet murders Miss Malkin by smothering her with a pillow. Miss Malkin [[TruthInTelevision puts up more of a struggle struggle]] than victims of this trope usually do, and Janet ends up using her entire body weight to pin the pillow over her face.
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* AssholeVictim: None of the victims [[spoiler:(except for Wilbur)]] in this film are nice people;
** Michael is cheating on his wife with his aunt's maid, Janet, who murders said aunt in order to help Michael illegally obtain an inheritance.
** Angela is cruel to her cousin Lucy, an orphan whose parent perished in a plane crash, even forcing her parents to get rid of Lucy's emotional support cat.
** Valentine De'ath murders his wife so he could be with his mistress and give her his wife's acting role in an upcoming film.
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!!''The Uncanny'' contains examples:

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''The Uncanny'' is a 1977 British/Canadian [[AnthologyFilm anthology horror film]], concerning feline revenge. The film was written by Michael Parry, directed by Denis Héroux and stars Creator/PeterCushing, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Creator/RayMilland, Joan Greenwood, Donald Pilon, Creator/SamanthaEggar, and Creator/JohnVernon.

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''The Uncanny'' is a 1977 British/Canadian [[AnthologyFilm anthology horror film]], concerning feline revenge. The film was written by Michael Parry, directed by Denis Héroux Héroux, and stars Creator/PeterCushing, Creator/SamanthaEggar, Creator/RayMilland, Susan Penhaligan, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Creator/RayMilland, Joan Greenwood, Donald Pilon, Creator/SamanthaEggar, Alexandra Stewart, and Creator/JohnVernon.
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Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.

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Wilbur Gray, Gray (Cushing), a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, secret: that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.
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