History Literature / TheWitchesOfEastwick

* FauxAffablyEvil: He may seem charming at first, but he doesn't hesitate to start cursing the girls at the first sign of defiance, almost killing Sukie from the atrocious pain he puts her through. While he displays some shades of [[AffablyEvil this trope's more genuine counterpart]], his clear LackOfEmpathy and [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered attitude]] make him lean more towards the "faux" direction. Not to mention that when Alexandra confronts him, he strongly implies that he is simply using the three of them to bear his heirs into the world and may not actually care about them at all.

* LackOfEmpathy: For all his charm and apparently sincere affection for the witches, his genuine lack of comprehension when Alex tries to tell him why he's wrong to [[spoiler: magically torment them and nearly kill Sukie when they try to leave him]] shows he has a major case of this. He is, however, apparently sincere when Alex points this out and he says "I can learn", so unlike most examples of this trope, he seems willing to try and change. [[spoiler: However, the witches have realised by this point how dangerous and unpredictable he is, and decide to banish him]].

* OminousMultipleScreens: Daryl Van Horne has a bank of TV screens, apparently just for the hell of it.

'''Jane''': Definitely. Especially considering what's in town.[[note]]Everyone in town are AcceptableTargets, check.[[/note]]\\

-->'''Mr.Harden''': Oh, honey. What did you eat?!

* NamesTheSame: Two characters are called [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer and Marge]]. Oh, and they're married.

* HornyDevils: Daryl Van Horne. He even identifies himself as such, by name, in a SarcasticConfession.

* ThreewaySex: Daryl enters into a ''foursome'' with Alex, Sukie and Jane near the film's climax.

* NoBisexuals: Played with. All three of the title characters are hinted to be at least bi-curious. However, when [[spoiler:Dayrl runs off with Chris]] they assume that he was really gay all along and only pretending to be attracted to them. The idea that he liked both sexes is never considered. Possibly justified by the novel being set in the late 60’s.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the novel only Sukie was beautiful; Alexandra and Jane were average-looking middle-aged women.

''The Witches of Eastwick'' is a 1984 novel by Creator/JohnUpdike.

Adapted into a [[TheFilmOfTheBook 1987 film]] (directed by George Miller and starring Creator/JackNicholson, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/SusanSarandon, and Creator/MichellePfeiffer), as well as a [[TheMusical 2000 musical]]. It also inspired the television series ''Series/{{Eastwick}}'' and a sequel novel, ''The Widows of Eastwick''.

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''The Witches of Eastwick'' is a 1984 novel by Creator/JohnUpdike that was adapted into a 1987 film (starring Creator/JackNicholson, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/SusanSarandon, and Creator/MichellePfeiffer) and later a musical. It also inspired the television series ''Series/{{Eastwick}}'' and a sequel novel, ''The Widows of Eastwick''.

Sukie, Jane, and Alexandra, three bored, middle-aged and single housewives living in the New England town of Eastwick, have the ability to manifest whatever they desire by thinking about it in concert. One night, while having a get-together, the three discuss their ideas of the perfect man.

The next day, a mysterious stranger by the name Daryl Van Horne moves into the town's historic Lennox mansion. One by one, he manages to seduce each of the three women, and helps them to realize the full extent of their powers. The four indulge in a hedonistic sexual relationship, as the town busybodies gossip about the immorality of it all. After the pillar of the community, Felicia Alden, is mysteriously murdered by her HenpeckedHusband Clyde, the witches begin to realize that the new man in town may be up to no good...

''The Witches of Eastwick'' is a 1984 novel by John Updike that was adapted into a 1987 film (starring Creator/JackNicholson, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/SusanSarandon, and Creator/MichellePfeiffer) and later a musical. It also inspired the television series ''Series/{{Eastwick}}'' and a sequel novel, ''The Widows of Eastwick''.

* SlutShaming: Jane receives this as she's reading a newspaper while shopping in a supermarket.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: At one point in the novel, the lawn of the Lennox mansion is described as being “as perfect and precise as a Wiccan diagram.” The word ‘diagram’ in that context makes no sense. This is likely an editor’s mistake, as ‘pentagram’ not only makes more sense but is more alliterative as well.