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* DrowningUnwantedPets: Valentine De'ath not only murders his wife, but also drowns her cat Scat's kittens. Scat extracts horrible vengeance for both of these acts.
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* DrowningUnwantedPets: Valentine De'ath not only murders his wife, but also drowns her cat Scat's kittens. Scat extracts horrible vengeance for both of these acts.
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* CrazyCatLady: Miss Malkin in the "London, 1912" segment. However, given that she is extremely wealthy, she should probably be referred to as an ''[[EccentricBillionaire eccentric]]'' cat lady.
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* CrazyCatLady: Miss Malkin in the "London, 1912" segment. However, given that she is extremely wealthy, she should probably be referred to as an ''[[EccentricBillionaire ''[[EccentricMillionaire eccentric]]'' cat lady.
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* CrazyCatLady: Miss Malkin in the "London, 1912" segment. However, given that she is extremely wealthy, she should probably be referred to as an ''eccentric'' cat lady.
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* CrazyCatLady: Miss Malkin in the "London, 1912" segment. However, given that she is extremely wealthy, she should probably be referred to as an ''eccentric'' ''[[EccentricBillionaire eccentric]]'' cat lady.
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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, Samantha Eggar, Creator/SamanthaEggar, and Creator/JohnVernon.
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''The Uncanny'' is a 1977 British 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, Samantha Eggar, and Creator/JohnVernon.
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* TerrifyingPetStoreRat: The body language of most of the cats in this film is "happy" rather than "vicious".
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''The Uncanny'' is a 1977 British [[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, Samantha Eggar, and John Vernon.
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* RitualMagic: In the "Quebec province 1975", Lucy casts her spells via ritual magic.
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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 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 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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* TheDogBitesBack: After relentless bullying from her cousin Angela, orphan Lucy uses magic to extract a terrible vengeance on her.
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* TheDogBitesBack: After relentless bullying from her cousin Angela, orphan Lucy uses magic to extract a terrible vengeance on her.
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* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: Cats, in this case.
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* AllWitchesHaveCats: In "Quebec province, 1975", Lucy turns out to be a young witch in the making, and her cat Wellington is implicitly her familiar. As her mean cousin Angela will soon learn, attempt to deprive a witch of her cat is a very bad idea.
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* AllWitchesHaveCats: In "Quebec province, 1975", Lucy turns out to be a young witch in the making, and her cat Wellington is implicitly her familiar. As her mean cousin Angela will soon learn, attempt attempting to deprive a witch of her cat is a very bad idea.
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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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* AllWitchesHaveCats: In "Quebec province, 1975", Lucy turns out to be a young witch in the making, and her cat Wellington is implicitly her familiar. As her mean cousin Angela will soon learn, attempt to deprive a witch of her cat is a very bad idea.
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* TheCatCameBack: In both the "Quebec province, 1975" and "Hollywood, 1938", Aunt Joan and Valentine (respectively) make multiple attempts to dispose of a cat, only to have the feline return to plague them.
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* TheCatCameBack: In both the "Quebec province, 1975" and "Hollywood, 1938", 1938" segments, Aunt Joan and Valentine (respectively) make multiple attempts to dispose of a cat, only to have the feline return to plague them.
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* SpoiledBrat: Angela in the "Quebec province 1975" segment. Her cruelty to Lucy earns a terrible fate at the ends of her cousin and her cat.
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* SpoiledBrat: Angela in the "Quebec province 1975" segment. Her cruelty to Lucy earns a terrible fate at the ends hands of her cousin and her cat.
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* StaircaseTumble: Janet trips over one of the cats as she attempt to flee the house and tumbles down the stairs, where is mauled to death by the cats.
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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 using her entire body weight to oin the pillow over her face.
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* SpoiledBrat: Angela in the "Quebec province 1975" segment. Her cruelty to Lucy earns a terrible fate at the ends of her cousin and her cat.
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''The Uncanny'' is a 1977 British [[AnthologyFilm anthology horror film]], concerning feline revenge. The film was written by Michael Parry, directed by Denis Héroux and stars Creator/PeterCushing, Donald Pleasence, Ray Milland, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Creator/RayMilland, Joan Greenwood, Donald Pilon, Samantha Eggar, and John Vernon.
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* PassedOverInheritance: Miss Malkin disinherits her spendthrift nephew, leaving him only the price of a splendid meal at a fine restaurant, as it is likely to be the last one he ever has. Instead, she leaves her fortune [[PetHeir to her cats]].
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* FromDressToDressing: While trapped in the kitchen by the cats, Janet tears up her petticoat and uses it to bind the worst of her wounds.
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* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Both Janet and [[spoiler:Wilbur]] are mauled to death by house cats.
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* BookBurning: In "Quebec province, 1975", Joan burns Lucy's books on witchcraft. This is a particularly cruel and heartless thing to do, as the books are one of the few things Lucy has left to remember her mother by.
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''The Uncanny'' is a 1977 British [[AnthologyFilm anthology horror film, film]], concerning feline revenge. The film was written by Michael Parry, directed by Denis Héroux and stars Creator/PeterCushing, Donald Pleasence, Ray Milland, Joan Greenwood, Donald Pilon, Samantha Eggar, and John Vernon.
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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: valentine cements his position as a villain when he drowns Scat's three kittens (fortunately off-screen).
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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 using her entire body weight to oin the pillow over her face.
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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: valentine cements his position as a villain when he drowns Scat's three kittens (fortunately off-screen).
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* CrazyCatLady: Miss Malkin in the "London, 1912" segment. However, given that she is extremely wealthy, she should probably be referred to as an ''eccentric'' cat lady.
* DeathByMaterialism: In the "London, 1912" segment, both Janet and Michael die because they attempt to destroy the will that will remove Michael's inheritance.
* DeathByMaterialism: In the "London, 1912" segment, both Janet and Michael die because they attempt to destroy the will that will remove Michael's inheritance.
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* PetHeir: Miss Malkin cuts her spendthrift nephew out of her will and leaves her entire fortune to her cats.
* ReversePsychology: Lucy tells Angela not to step inside the circle because it might be dangerous, knowing that it will cause Angela to do exactly that.
* StaircaseTumble: Janet trips over one of the cats as she attempt to flee the house and tumbles down the stairs, where is mauled to death by the cats.
* TrampledUnderfoot: After Lucy [[IncredibleShrinkingMan shrinks Angela to the size of a mouse]], she steps on her and crushes her.
* ReversePsychology: Lucy tells Angela not to step inside the circle because it might be dangerous, knowing that it will cause Angela to do exactly that.
* StaircaseTumble: Janet trips over one of the cats as she attempt to flee the house and tumbles down the stairs, where is mauled to death by the cats.
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''The Uncanny'' is a 1977 British anthology horror film, concerning feline revenge. The film was written by Michael Parry, directed by Denis Héroux and stars Creator/PeterCushing, Donald Pleasence, Ray Milland, Joan Greenwood, Donald Pilon, Samantha Eggar, and John Vernon.
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.
!!''The Uncanny'' contains examples:
* TheCatCameBack: In both the "Quebec province, 1975" and "Hollywood, 1938", Aunt Joan and Valentine (respectively) make multiple attempts to dispose of a cat, only to have the feline return to plague them.
* 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.
* DogFoodDiet: In "London, 1912", Janet is reduced to eating cat food when she is trapped in the kitchen by the horde of cats.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: In "Quebec province, 1975", Lucy uses black magic to reduce her cousin Angela to the size of a mouse.
* MilkmanConspiracy: Wilbur believes that cats are at the centre of a massive conspiracy to control humans, and will murder anyone who discovers the truth. The end of the film indicates he is probably right.
* NotSoFakePropWeapon: In 1936, in Hollywood, the actor Valentine De'ath replaces the blade of a fake pendulum to kill his actress wife, and give his young mistress and aspiring actress a chance.
* PendulumOfDeath: Valentine De'ath replaces the blade of a fake pendulum to kill his actress wife, and give his young mistress and aspiring actress a chance.
* YourTomcatIsPregnant: Valentine discovers that Scat is female when she gives birth to kittens.
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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.
!!''The Uncanny'' contains examples:
* TheCatCameBack: In both the "Quebec province, 1975" and "Hollywood, 1938", Aunt Joan and Valentine (respectively) make multiple attempts to dispose of a cat, only to have the feline return to plague them.
* 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.
* DogFoodDiet: In "London, 1912", Janet is reduced to eating cat food when she is trapped in the kitchen by the horde of cats.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: In "Quebec province, 1975", Lucy uses black magic to reduce her cousin Angela to the size of a mouse.
* MilkmanConspiracy: Wilbur believes that cats are at the centre of a massive conspiracy to control humans, and will murder anyone who discovers the truth. The end of the film indicates he is probably right.
* NotSoFakePropWeapon: In 1936, in Hollywood, the actor Valentine De'ath replaces the blade of a fake pendulum to kill his actress wife, and give his young mistress and aspiring actress a chance.
* PendulumOfDeath: Valentine De'ath replaces the blade of a fake pendulum to kill his actress wife, and give his young mistress and aspiring actress a chance.
* YourTomcatIsPregnant: Valentine discovers that Scat is female when she gives birth to kittens.
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