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** Then Lonnie grabs the megaphone, announces the store is open, and the [[RageBreakingPoint powder keg blows up]]. The mob smashes through the gates, resulting in one security guard being trampled to death, one shopper slashing his jugular vein on a shard of glass, and the whole scene being pure barbarism. Amanda gets the ''worst'' of it all. She gets knocked to the floor, gets her hair tangled in a cart's wheels, and the sheer force results in her being ''partially scalped''. And the worst part of all of this? ''No'' supernatural or far-fetched elements. [[RealismInducedHorror This isn't too far off from reality]].

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** Then Lonnie grabs the megaphone, announces the store is open, which sends the crowd swarming to the doors. Their force starts cracking the glass, knocks them down, and the [[RageBreakingPoint powder keg blows up]].blows]]. The mob smashes through the gates, resulting in one security guard being trampled to death, one shopper slashing his jugular vein on a shard of glass, and the whole scene being pure barbarism. Amanda gets the ''worst'' of it all. She gets knocked to the floor, gets her hair tangled in a cart's wheels, and the sheer force results in her being ''partially scalped''. And the worst part of all of this? ''No'' supernatural or far-fetched elements. [[RealismInducedHorror This isn't too far off from reality]].
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** When Jessica and her friends enter the store via an employee's entrance, this in turn riles up the customers outside. [[JerkAss Evan]] is not helping matters by making a mockery of a jock from a rival school, which in turn agitates ''everyone''.
** Then the jock grabs the megaphone, announces the store is open, and the [[RageBreakingPoint powder keg blows up]]. The mob smashes through the gates, resulting in one security guard being trampled to death, one shopper slashing his jugular vein on a shard of glass, and the whole scene being pure barbarism. Amanda gets the ''worst'' of it all. She gets knocked to the floor, gets her hair tangled in a cart's wheels, and the sheer force results in her being ''partially scalped''. And the worst part of all of this? ''No'' supernatural or far-fetched elements. [[RealismInducedHorror This isn't too far off from reality]].

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** When Jessica and her friends enter the store via an employee's entrance, this in turn riles up the customers outside. [[JerkAss Evan]] is not helping matters by making a mockery of Lonnie, a jock from a rival school, which in turn agitates ''everyone''.
** Then the jock Lonnie grabs the megaphone, announces the store is open, and the [[RageBreakingPoint powder keg blows up]]. The mob smashes through the gates, resulting in one security guard being trampled to death, one shopper slashing his jugular vein on a shard of glass, and the whole scene being pure barbarism. Amanda gets the ''worst'' of it all. She gets knocked to the floor, gets her hair tangled in a cart's wheels, and the sheer force results in her being ''partially scalped''. And the worst part of all of this? ''No'' supernatural or far-fetched elements. [[RealismInducedHorror This isn't too far off from reality]].
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** With two people [[DeadlyEuphemism at the table]], [[JerkJock Lonnie]] and Amy are the next to be targeted. Lonnie gets off easy, with a NeckSnap. But Amy, her's is a ''violent'' end. She's ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice, [[AgonyOfTheFeet feet first]]. It's not the GroinAttack from the fake trailer, but it's still painful to watch.

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** With two people [[DeadlyEuphemism at the table]], [[JerkJock Lonnie]] and Amy are the next to be targeted. Lonnie gets off easy, with a NeckSnap.NeckSnap, if still brutal due to his head being twisted a full 180 degrees. But Amy, her's is a ''violent'' end. She's ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice, [[AgonyOfTheFeet feet first]]. It's not the GroinAttack from the fake trailer, but it's still painful to watch.
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** The death of Lionel, the boy in the turkey mascot. He was doing his routine as normal, then the Carver strikes by [[OffWithHisHead lopping off his head with an axe]], ''[[SceneryDissonance in broad daylight]]''. '''[[HarmfulToMinors And seen by children]]'''. And all because he just so happened to be there during the RightMart Riot, as seen in the security camera photos Jessica and Bobby show Newlon.

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** The death of Lionel, the boy in the turkey mascot. He was doing his routine as normal, then the Carver strikes by [[OffWithHisHead lopping off his head with an axe]], ''[[SceneryDissonance in broad daylight]]''. '''[[HarmfulToMinors And seen by children]]'''. And all because he just so happened to be there during the RightMart [=RightMart=] Riot, as seen in the security camera photos Jessica and Bobby show Newlon.

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** The death of Lionel, the boy in the turkey mascot. He was doing his routine as normal, then the Carver strikes by [[OffWithHisHead lopping off his head with an axe]], ''[[SceneryDissonance in broad daylight]]''. '''[[HarmfulToMinors And seen by children]]'''.
*** What makes his death even worse is that he wasn't directly involved in the riot. Was he a SacrificialLamb to create the chaos at the parade, was being at the wrong place at the wrong time his "crime" warranting being on the Carver's hitlist, or did he do some other shady stuff offscreen? [[NothingIsScarier We are never given an answer to this]].

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** The death of Lionel, the boy in the turkey mascot. He was doing his routine as normal, then the Carver strikes by [[OffWithHisHead lopping off his head with an axe]], ''[[SceneryDissonance in broad daylight]]''. '''[[HarmfulToMinors And seen by children]]'''.
*** What makes his death even worse is that
children]]'''. And all because he wasn't directly involved just so happened to be there during the RightMart Riot, as seen in the riot. Was he a SacrificialLamb to create the chaos at the parade, was being at the wrong place at the wrong time his "crime" warranting being on the Carver's hitlist, or did he do some other shady stuff offscreen? [[NothingIsScarier We are never given an answer to this]].security camera photos Jessica and Bobby show Newlon.

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** [[JerkAss Lizzie]] is the first one to go, and boy howdy does her death set up the tone of everything. When closing the diner, she is ambushed by the Carver. He then forces her head into the dishwashing sink, then ''slams her'' on an open freezer door. While she does escape him, she has to [[FacialHorror pry her face and]] [[FinGore fingers off the door, leaving behind frozen flesh stuck on the door]]. While she escapes the diner's premises, the Carver ''got to her car first'', and she's done in by being [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half by a slammed dumpster lid]].

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** [[JerkAss Lizzie]] is the first one to go, and boy howdy does her death set up the tone of everything. When closing the diner, she is ambushed by the Carver. He then forces her head into the dishwashing sink, then ''slams her'' on an open freezer door. While she does escape him, she has to [[FacialHorror pry her face and]] [[FinGore [[{{Fingore}} fingers off the door, leaving behind frozen flesh stuck on the door]]. While she escapes the diner's premises, the Carver ''got to her car first'', and she's done in by being [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half by a slammed dumpster lid]].



** With two people [[DeadlyEuphemism at the table]], the [[JerkJock unnamed jock]] and Amy are the next to be targetted.
*** The jock gets off easy, with a NeckSnap.
*** But Amy, her's is a ''violent'' end. She's ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice, [[AgonyOfTheFeet feet first]]. It's not the GroinAttack from the fake trailer, but it's still painful to watch.

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** With two people [[DeadlyEuphemism at the table]], the [[JerkJock unnamed jock]] Lonnie]] and Amy are the next to be targetted.
*** The jock
targeted. Lonnie gets off easy, with a NeckSnap.
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NeckSnap. But Amy, her's is a ''violent'' end. She's ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice, [[AgonyOfTheFeet feet first]]. It's not the GroinAttack from the fake trailer, but it's still painful to watch.



*** When Jessica and Scuba arrive at their household, the Carver takes Yulia hostage with a knife and shows everyone that Evan and his girlfriend are at the table, BoundAndGagged. While Scuba gains the willpower to shoot the Carver, the safety is on, and the Carver activates the buzzsaw and throws Yulia, resulting in her [[FinGore fingers being sliced off]] and ''[[GuttedLikeAFish eviscerating her]]''.

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*** When Jessica and Scuba arrive at their household, the Carver takes Yulia hostage with a knife and shows everyone that Evan and his girlfriend are at the table, BoundAndGagged. While Scuba gains the willpower to shoot the Carver, the safety is on, and the Carver activates the buzzsaw and throws Yulia, resulting in her [[FinGore [[{{Fingore}} fingers being sliced off]] and ''[[GuttedLikeAFish eviscerating her]]''.



** The death of Lionel, the boy in the turkey mascot. He was doing his routine as normal, then the Carver strikes by [[OffWithHisHead lopping off his head with an axe]], ''[[DaylightHorror in broad daylight]]''. '''[[HarmfulToMinors And seen by children]]'''.

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** The death of Lionel, the boy in the turkey mascot. He was doing his routine as normal, then the Carver strikes by [[OffWithHisHead lopping off his head with an axe]], ''[[DaylightHorror ''[[SceneryDissonance in broad daylight]]''. '''[[HarmfulToMinors And seen by children]]'''.

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*** Evan's upload is nothing short of ''[[SickAndWrong disgusting]]''. Just the fact that someone [[SocialMediaBeforeReason uploaded the carnage to a video-sharing site while only caring about clout and internet fame and not giving a damn about the welfare of the victims or their relatives]], [[RealismInducedHorror can also invoke real-world fears of content creators uploading tragedies online while disrespecting the victims]].
* Lizzie's death. After forcing her face into the sink, The Carver then slams the side of Lizzie's face on the side of the freezer. Before he could strike her, Lizzie pries herself off leaving a chunk of her flesh clinging to the wall. She is ultimately sliced in half by a dumpster cover that The Carver hits with her car.
* Yulia gets stabbed in the ears by cornholders before she is dropped on a buzzsaw and disembowelled.
** There's also a lovely shot of her hand first landing on the spinning saw blade, slicing off fingers before her stomach does.

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*** Evan's upload is nothing short of ''[[SickAndWrong disgusting]]''. Just the fact that someone [[SocialMediaBeforeReason uploaded the carnage to a video-sharing site Vidz2Stream while only caring about clout and internet fame and not giving a damn about the welfare of the victims or their relatives]], [[RealismInducedHorror can also invoke real-world fears of content creators uploading tragedies online while disrespecting the victims]].
* Lizzie's death. After forcing In true Creator/EliRoth fashion, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath the deaths here are no picnic]], despite a majority of them being AssholeVictims.
** [[JerkAss Lizzie]] is the first one to go, and boy howdy does her death set up the tone of everything. When closing the diner, she is ambushed by the Carver. He then forces her head into the dishwashing sink, then ''slams her'' on an open freezer door. While she does escape him, she has to [[FacialHorror pry
her face into and]] [[FinGore fingers off the sink, The Carver then slams the side of Lizzie's face on the side of the freezer. Before he could strike her, Lizzie pries herself off door, leaving a chunk of her behind frozen flesh clinging to stuck on the wall. She is ultimately door]]. While she escapes the diner's premises, the Carver ''got to her car first'', and she's done in by being [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half by a slammed dumpster lid]].
*** While being cut
in half by a dumpster cover lid that The easily [[MadeOfPlasticine is a bit far-fetched]], [[CrazyPrepared what if it was rigged beforehand]]?
** [[DirtyCoward Manny]] is next to go. With the report of Lizzie's death, Manny decides to throw his arms up and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere and flee for a vacation in the Dominican Republic]]. He doesn't even get far as the
Carver hits snatches his passport, and at the right opportunity, stabs him with her car.
* Yulia
an electric carver, [[OffWithHisHead then cleanly decapitates him with piano wire]].
** With two people [[DeadlyEuphemism at the table]], the [[JerkJock unnamed jock]] and Amy are the next to be targetted.
*** The jock
gets stabbed in off easy, with a NeckSnap.
*** But Amy, her's is a ''violent'' end. She's ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice, [[AgonyOfTheFeet feet first]]. It's not
the ears by cornholders GroinAttack from the fake trailer, but it's still painful to watch.
**** When Kathleen tries to escape, it's revealed Amy is [[AndIMustScream still alive, wrapped in plastic bagging inside a wine refrigerator]]. All of this, to make her blood the "wine" of the Carver's dinner.
** Whoo boy, [[SpoiledBrat Yulia's]] death is this and them some. After Jessica's close call with the Carver, Yulia's father decides to [[GenreSavvy go to Florida with his daughter for her safety]]. But
before she they can leave, her father and another cop are tranqed by the Carver, who uses two corncob holders to ''[[EarAche pierce Yulia's ears, leaving her temporarily deaf]]''.
*** When Jessica and Scuba arrive at their household, the Carver takes Yulia hostage with a knife and shows everyone that Evan and his girlfriend are at the table, BoundAndGagged. While Scuba gains the willpower to shoot the Carver, the safety
is dropped on a on, and the Carver activates the buzzsaw and disembowelled.throws Yulia, resulting in her [[FinGore fingers being sliced off]] and ''[[GuttedLikeAFish eviscerating her]]''.
**** Scuba's reaction is also this due to how distressingly realistic it is. He just simply, holds Yulia's body in a completely catatonic state, asking Jessica what they can do. It's an accurate response for a teenager when exposed to these types of horrific circumstances.
--> '''Scuba (near-catatonic):''' "What do I- what do I do Jess? Jess, what do I do?"
** [[WickedStepmother Kathleen]]'s death might probably be the worst in terms of how ''drawn out'' it is. After the parade fiasco, [[TheClimax the Carver prepares his Thanksgiving dinner]], with Kathleen being ''the turkey''. While she does evade him for most of the time, she doesn't even get far before getting a ''pitchfork javelin-throwed into her back''. He drags her back into the house, and some heating elements turning on reveal he ''[[CookedToDeath trapped her in an industrial oven, roasting her alive]]''. He even [[HopeSpot teases her]] by opening the oven door, as if reconsidering, only to stab her with a thermometer and then leave her to her fate. No one deserves to go out like ''that''.
** And finally, [[HateSink Evan]] gets his just dues at the table. Taking a particular hatred with him for uploading the video in the first place, the Carver forces Evan's head on the table, and ''grabs a meat tenderizer''. Despite everyone's protests, the Carver mercilessly [[DeadlyEuphemism tenderizes]] Evan's ''head'', reducing it to a mushy, pulpy mess. While no tears will be shed for him, it's still a ''very gruesome'' death regardless.
*** Not helping at all is when his death is shown on livestream, the screen is flooded with ''likes''. Yeesh...
* The Thanksgiving Parade. If you've watched the fake trailer, you know what will happen. But if you haven't, you naturally get the feeling that something ''will'' happen.
** The entire atmosphere is juxtaposition incarnate. Jessica is ''very'' tense throughout the scene despite the cheery and peppy atmosphere, as there are a lot of people wearing John Carver masks, with some even wearing attire that could match the Carver.

** There's also a lovely shot The death of her hand first landing Lionel, the boy in the turkey mascot. He was doing his routine as normal, then the Carver strikes by [[OffWithHisHead lopping off his head with an axe]], ''[[DaylightHorror in broad daylight]]''. '''[[HarmfulToMinors And seen by children]]'''.
*** What makes his death even worse is that he wasn't directly involved in the riot. Was he a SacrificialLamb to create the chaos at the parade, was being at the wrong place at the wrong time his "crime" warranting being
on the spinning saw blade, slicing off fingers before her stomach does.Carver's hitlist, or did he do some other shady stuff offscreen? [[NothingIsScarier We are never given an answer to this]].
** The chaos that ensues. In particular, the old man driving the [=RightMart=] float with the Mayflower gets his head ''brutally'' pierced by the boat's bowsprit by complete accident - and it happens in front ''of his granddaughters''. Could also count as a TearJerker.



* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome: despite her efforts to escape, the Carver eventually traps her in an oven and ''[[CookedToDeath roasts her alive.]]'' He even [[HopeSpot teases her]] by opening the oven door, as if reconsidering, only to stab her with a thermometer and then leave her to her fate. AssholeVictim or no, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath no one deserves to go out like this.]]
* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, the trampoline scene is still just painful since instead, Amy (the cheerleader) [[AgonyOfTheFeet lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.
** And this is before it's revealed that she's ''not even dead'', being shoved into a freezer while wrapped in plastic to preserve her for the “uncorking” during John Carver’s dinner.
* The poor turkey mascot getting his head chopped off in broad daylight during the parade. He was barely involved in the riot at the beginning, but apparently, that was enough for the Carver to add him to the hitlist.
** It's made worse by the ensuing chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the [=RightMart=] parade float of the Mayflower to get the back of his head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood. This could also count as a TearJerker.
** The Carver's clown costume. Not only does it allow him to sneak up on the parade without arousing suspicion, but it just ''looks'' creepy.
* While tears may not be shed for him, Evan getting his head smashed in during a livestream is still quite gruesome. Not helped by the fact that people are giving it ''likes''.
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* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome: despite her efforts to escape, the Carver eventually traps her in an oven and ''[[CookedToDeath roasts her alive.]]'' He even [[HopeSpot teases her]] by opening the oven door, as if reconsidering, only to stab her with a thermometer and then leave her to her fate. AssholeVictim or no, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath no one deserves to go out like this.]]
* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, the trampoline scene is still just painful since instead, Amy (the cheerleader) [[AgonyOfTheFeet lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.
** And this is before it's revealed that she's ''not even dead'', being shoved into a freezer while wrapped in plastic to preserve her for the “uncorking” during John Carver’s dinner.
* The poor turkey mascot getting his head chopped off in broad daylight during the parade. He was barely involved in the riot
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♪ [[Creator/BingCrosby My needs are small, I buy 'em all
at the beginning, but apparently, that was enough five and ten cent store.]] [[SoundtrackDissonance Oh, I've got plenty to be thankful for the Carver to add him to the hitlist.
** It's made worse by the ensuing chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the [=RightMart=] parade float of the Mayflower to get the back of his head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood. This could also count as a TearJerker.
** The Carver's clown costume. Not only does it allow him to sneak up on the parade without arousing suspicion, but it just ''looks'' creepy.
* While tears may not
be shed for him, Evan getting his head smashed in during a livestream is still quite gruesome. Not helped by the fact that people are giving it ''likes''.
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* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, Amy's (the cheerleader) death on the trampoline is still just painful since instead, [[AgonyOfTheFeet she lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.
** And this is before it's revealed that she's ''not even dead'', being shoved into a freezer while wrapped in plastic and left to freeze to death. Whether or not John Carver knew this is left unanswered.

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* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, Amy's (the cheerleader) death on the trampoline scene is still just painful since instead, Amy (the cheerleader) [[AgonyOfTheFeet she lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.
** And this is before it's revealed that she's ''not even dead'', being shoved into a freezer while wrapped in plastic and left to freeze to death. Whether or not preserve her for the “uncorking” during John Carver knew this is left unanswered.Carver’s dinner.

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In ''{{Film/Grindhouse}}'', Creator/EliRoth pulled out all of the stops to make his trailer for ''Thanksgiving (2007)'' as absurd and over-the-top as possible, [[CrossesTheLineTwice crossing the line twice]], SexSignalsDeath, [[OffWithHisHead decapitations galore]], and the killer doing the dirty with a turkey.

But come ''Film/Thanksgiving2023'', he pulled out all of the stops to make the movie [[CerebusRetcon as disturbing as possible with a]] [[DarkerAndEdgier much more serious tone]], a genuine tragedy that sparks the plot and deaths that are PlayedForHorror.

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In ''{{Film/Grindhouse}}'', Creator/EliRoth pulled out all of the stops to make his trailer for ''Thanksgiving (2007)'' as absurd and over-the-top as possible, possible; [[CrossesTheLineTwice crossing the line twice]], SexSignalsDeath, [[OffWithHisHead decapitations galore]], and the killer doing the dirty with a turkey.

But come ''Film/Thanksgiving2023'', he pulled out all of the stops to make the movie [[CerebusRetcon as disturbing as possible with a]] [[DarkerAndEdgier much more serious tone]], tone]]; which includes a genuine tragedy that sparks the plot and plot, deaths that are PlayedForHorror.
PlayedForHorror, and the Carver being a very unique slasher villain. Err on the side of caution going forward, ''[[TagLine there will be no leftovers]]''.




* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting his jugular vein slashed on the glass shards while a guard is left to be trampled to death. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off. The worst part? [[RealismInducedHorror This isn't too far off from reality]].

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\n* [[DownerBeginning The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After [=RightMart=], the very event that kickstarts the plot]]:
** Seeing the crowd swarm at the front of the store is a very distressing scene, due to the tension brewing within the crowd.
** When
Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile enter the store via an employee's entrance, this in turn riles up the customers, customers outside. [[JerkAss Evan]] is not helping matters by making a mockery of a jock from a rival school, which in turn agitates ''everyone''.
** Then
the angry jock grabs the megaphone, announces the store is open, and the [[RageBreakingPoint powder keg blows up]]. The mob break down the gates and smash smashes through the windows, leading to gates, resulting in one poor sap getting security guard being trampled to death, one shopper slashing his jugular vein slashed on a shard of glass, and the glass shards while a guard is left to be trampled to death. whole scene being pure barbarism. Amanda gets the worst ''worst'' of it by getting all. She gets knocked to the floor and floor, gets her hair gets tangled in a cart's wheels, and the wheels of a cart resulting sheer force results in a her being ''partially scalped''. And the worst part of her scalp ripping off. The worst part? all of this? ''No'' supernatural or far-fetched elements. [[RealismInducedHorror This isn't too far off from reality]].reality]].
*** Evan's upload is nothing short of ''[[SickAndWrong disgusting]]''. Just the fact that someone [[SocialMediaBeforeReason uploaded the carnage to a video-sharing site while only caring about clout and internet fame and not giving a damn about the welfare of the victims or their relatives]], [[RealismInducedHorror can also invoke real-world fears of content creators uploading tragedies online while disrespecting the victims]].



* Yulia gets stabbed in the ears by corn holders before she is dropped on a buzzsaw and disemboweled.

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* Yulia gets stabbed in the ears by corn holders cornholders before she is dropped on a buzzsaw and disemboweled.disembowelled.



** It's made worse by the ensuing chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the [=RightMart=] parade float of the Mayflower gets the back of the head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood. This could also count as a TearJerker.

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** It's made worse by the ensuing chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the [=RightMart=] parade float of the Mayflower gets to get the back of the his head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood. This could also count as a TearJerker.
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* Just how ''easily'' the Carver dances around any police attempt to catch him: assign police protection to his targets, he'll introduce them to his tranq gun; swarm the parade with officers on the lookout for him, he'll wear a different costume and bring flashbangs; the police are honing in on his phone signal, turns out it's recording a projection. John Carver might go down in horror history as one of the smartest slasher villains to exist. The ''only'' reason he loses is because [=McCarty=] gave Jessica the ring with a hidden blade inside at the ''very last minute'' before the parade. Without that little detail, John's dinner would have gone off without a hitch.
* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome and possibly the worst: after regaining consciousness, she finds herself on a silver platter with The Carver glazing her. As she comes the closest to escaping, The Carver throws a pitchfork at her back and drags her back in. Now in an oven, The Carver turns it on despite Kathleen's pleas for mercy. He opens the oven door as if he was reconsidering only to insert a thermometer in her and seals her back inside. She would then be "served" as the turkey for the occasion. Even if she was [[AssholeVictim kind of a bitch]], no one can blame everyone alive at the table for being so horrified.

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* Just how ''easily'' the Carver dances around any police attempt to catch him: assign police protection to his targets, he'll introduce them to his tranq gun; swarm the parade with officers on the lookout for him, he'll wear a different costume and bring flashbangs; the police are honing in on his phone signal, turns out it's recording a projection. John Carver might go down in horror history as one of the smartest slasher villains to exist. The ''only'' reason he loses is because [=McCarty=] gave Jessica the ring with a hidden blade inside at the ''very last minute'' before the parade. [[NearVillainVictory Without that little detail, John's dinner would have gone off without a hitch.
hitch.]]
* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome and possibly the worst: after regaining consciousness, she finds herself on a silver platter with The Carver glazing her. As she comes the closest to escaping, The Carver throws a pitchfork at her back and drags her back in. Now in an oven, The Carver turns it on gruesome: despite Kathleen's pleas for mercy. her efforts to escape, the Carver eventually traps her in an oven and ''[[CookedToDeath roasts her alive.]]'' He opens even [[HopeSpot teases her]] by opening the oven door door, as if he was reconsidering reconsidering, only to insert stab her with a thermometer in her and seals her back inside. She would then be "served" as the turkey for the occasion. Even if she was [[AssholeVictim kind of a bitch]], leave her to her fate. AssholeVictim or no, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath no one can blame everyone alive at the table for being so horrified.deserves to go out like this.]]
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* Just how ''easily'' the Carver dances around any police attempt to catch him: assign police protection to his targets, he'll introduce them to his tranq gun; swarm the parade with offices on the lookout for him, he'll wear a different costume and bring flashbangs; the police are honing in on his phone signal, turns out it's recording a projection. John Carver might go down in horror history as one of the smartest slasher villains to exist. The ''only'' reason he loses is because [=McCarty=] gave Jessica the ring with a hidden blade inside at the ''very last minute'' before the parade. Without that little detail, John's dinner would have gone off without a hitch.

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* Just how ''easily'' the Carver dances around any police attempt to catch him: assign police protection to his targets, he'll introduce them to his tranq gun; swarm the parade with offices officers on the lookout for him, he'll wear a different costume and bring flashbangs; the police are honing in on his phone signal, turns out it's recording a projection. John Carver might go down in horror history as one of the smartest slasher villains to exist. The ''only'' reason he loses is because [=McCarty=] gave Jessica the ring with a hidden blade inside at the ''very last minute'' before the parade. Without that little detail, John's dinner would have gone off without a hitch.
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* Just how ''easily'' the Carver dances around any police attempt to catch him: assign police protection to his targets, he'll introduce them to his tranq gun; swarm the parade with offices on the lookout for him, he'll wear a different costume and bring flashbangs; the police are honing in on his phone signal, turns out it's recording a projection. John Carver might go down in horror history as one of the smartest slasher villains to exist. The ''only'' reason he loses is because McCarty gave Jessica the ring with a hidden blade inside at the ''very last minute'' before the parade. Without that little detail, John's dinner would have gone off without a hitch.

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* Just how ''easily'' the Carver dances around any police attempt to catch him: assign police protection to his targets, he'll introduce them to his tranq gun; swarm the parade with offices on the lookout for him, he'll wear a different costume and bring flashbangs; the police are honing in on his phone signal, turns out it's recording a projection. John Carver might go down in horror history as one of the smartest slasher villains to exist. The ''only'' reason he loses is because McCarty [=McCarty=] gave Jessica the ring with a hidden blade inside at the ''very last minute'' before the parade. Without that little detail, John's dinner would have gone off without a hitch.
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* While tears may not be shed for him, Evan getting his head smashed in during a livestream is still quite gruesome. Not helped by the fact that people are giving it ''likes'.

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* While tears may not be shed for him, Evan getting his head smashed in during a livestream is still quite gruesome. Not helped by the fact that people are giving it ''likes'.''likes''.
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* While tears may not be shed for him, Evan getting his head smashed in during a livestream is still quite gruesome.

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* Just how ''easily'' the Carver dances around any police attempt to catch him: assign police protection to his targets, he'll introduce them to his tranq gun; swarm the parade with offices on the lookout for him, he'll wear a different costume and bring flashbangs; the police are honing in on his phone signal, turns out it's recording a projection. John Carver might go down in horror history as one of the smartest slasher villains to exist. The ''only'' reason he loses is because McCarty gave Jessica the ring with a hidden blade inside at the ''very last minute'' before the parade. Without that little detail, John's dinner would have gone off without a hitch.



* The poor turkey mascot getting his head chopped off in broad daylight during the parade.

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** The Carver's clown costume. Not only does it allow him to sneak up on the parade without arousing suspicion, but it just ''looks'' creepy.
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** It's made worse by the ensuing chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the [=RightMart=] parade float of the Mayflower gets the back of the head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood.

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** It's made worse by the ensuing chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the [=RightMart=] parade float of the Mayflower gets the back of the head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood. This could also count as a TearJerker.
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In ''{{Film/Grindhouse}}'', Creator/EliRoth pulled out all of the stops to make his trailer for ''Thanksgiving (2007)'' as absurd and over-the-top as possible, [[CrossesTheLineTwice crossing the line twice]], SexSignalsDeath, [[OffWithHisHead decapitations galore]], and the killer doing the dirty with a turkey.

But come ''Film/Thanksgiving2023'', he pulled out all of the stops to make the movie [[CerebusRetcon as disturbing as possible with a]] [[DarkerAndEdgier much more serious tone]], a genuine tragedy that sparks the plot and deaths that are PlayedForHorror.

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* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, Amy’s (the cheerleader) death on the trampoline is still just painful since instead, [[AgonyOfTheFeet she lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.

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* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, Amy’s Amy's (the cheerleader) death on the trampoline is still just painful since instead, [[AgonyOfTheFeet she lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.



** It's made worse by the ensuring chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the [=RightMart=] parade float of the Mayflower gets the back of the head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood.
* While tears may not be shed for him, Evan getting his head smashed in during a livestream is still quite gruesome.

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** It's made worse by the ensuring ensuing chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the [=RightMart=] parade float of the Mayflower gets the back of the head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood.
* While tears may not be shed for him, Evan getting his head smashed in during a livestream is still quite gruesome.gruesome.
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* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting his jugular vein slashed on the glass shards while a guard is left to be trampled to death. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off. The worst part? [[RealismInducedHorror this isn't that far off from reality]].

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* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting his jugular vein slashed on the glass shards while a guard is left to be trampled to death. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off. The worst part? [[RealismInducedHorror this This isn't that too far off from reality]].
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* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting his jugular vein slashed on the glass shards while a guard is left to be trampled to death. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off.

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* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting his jugular vein slashed on the glass shards while a guard is left to be trampled to death. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off. The worst part? [[RealismInducedHorror this isn't that far off from reality]].
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** And this is before it's revealed that she's ''not even dead'', being shoved into a freezer and left to freeze to death. Whether or not John Carver knew this is left unanswered.

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** And this is before it's revealed that she's ''not even dead'', being shoved into a freezer while wrapped in plastic and left to freeze to death. Whether or not John Carver knew this is left unanswered.
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** It's made worse by the ensuring chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the RightMart parade float of the Mayflower gets the back of the head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood.

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** It's made worse by the ensuring chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the RightMart [=RightMart=] parade float of the Mayflower gets the back of the head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood.
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** It's made worse by the ensuring chaos and panic causing the older man driving the truck for the RightMart parade float of the Mayflower gets the back of the head brutally pierced by the boat bowsprit in a car accident - and it happens right in front of his grandchildren who are splattered with his blood.

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* Lizzie's death. After forcing her face into the sink, The Carver then slams the side of Lizzie's face on the side of the freezer. Before he could strike her, Lizzie pries herself off leaving a chunk of her flesh clinging to the wall. She is ultimately sliced in half by a car The Carver was driving.

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* Lizzie's death. After forcing her face into the sink, The Carver then slams the side of Lizzie's face on the side of the freezer. Before he could strike her, Lizzie pries herself off leaving a chunk of her flesh clinging to the wall. She is ultimately sliced in half by a car dumpster cover that The Carver was driving.hits with her car.



* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, the Cheerleader's death on the trampoline is still just painful since instead, [[AgonyOfTheFeet she lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.
** And this is before it's revealed that she's ''not even dead'', being shoved into a freezer and left to freeze to death. Whether or not John Carver knew this is left unanswered.

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* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, the Cheerleader's Amy’s (the cheerleader) death on the trampoline is still just painful since instead, [[AgonyOfTheFeet she lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.
** And this is before it's revealed that she's ''not even dead'', being shoved into a freezer and left to freeze to death. Whether or not John Carver knew this is left unanswered.unanswered.
* The poor turkey mascot getting his head chopped off in broad daylight during the parade.
* While tears may not be shed for him, Evan getting his head smashed in during a livestream is still quite gruesome.
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* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting the side of his throat slashed on the glass shards while a guard is left to be trampled to death. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off.

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* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting the side of his throat jugular vein slashed on the glass shards while a guard is left to be trampled to death. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off.
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* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, the Cheerleader's death on the trampoline is still just painful since instead, [[AgonyOfTheFeet she lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.

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* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, the Cheerleader's death on the trampoline is still just painful since instead, [[AgonyOfTheFeet she lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.back.
** And this is before it's revealed that she's ''not even dead'', being shoved into a freezer and left to freeze to death. Whether or not John Carver knew this is left unanswered.

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* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting the side of his throat slashed on the glass shards. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off.

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* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting the side of his throat slashed on the glass shards.shards while a guard is left to be trampled to death. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off.



* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome and possibly the worst: after regaining consciousness, she finds herself on a silver platter with The Carver glazing her. As she comes the closest to escaping, The Carver throws a pitchfork at her back and drags her back in. Now in an oven, The Carver turns it on despite Kathleen's pleas for mercy. He opens the oven door as if he was reconsidering only to insert a thermometer in her and seals her back inside. She would then be "served" as the turkey for the occasion. Even if she was [[AssholeVictim kind of a bitch]], no one can blame everyone alive at the table for being so horrified.

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** There's also a lovely shot of her hand first landing on the spinning saw blade, slicing off fingers before her stomach does.
* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome and possibly the worst: after regaining consciousness, she finds herself on a silver platter with The Carver glazing her. As she comes the closest to escaping, The Carver throws a pitchfork at her back and drags her back in. Now in an oven, The Carver turns it on despite Kathleen's pleas for mercy. He opens the oven door as if he was reconsidering only to insert a thermometer in her and seals her back inside. She would then be "served" as the turkey for the occasion. Even if she was [[AssholeVictim kind of a bitch]], no one can blame everyone alive at the table for being so horrified.horrified.
* While not as GroinAttack inducing as in the original fake trailer, the Cheerleader's death on the trampoline is still just painful since instead, [[AgonyOfTheFeet she lands feet first onto the poking out knife blade,]] causing her to keep falling and bouncing onto the trampoline as John Carver keeps stabbing upwards, hitting her multiple times in the hand and back.
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* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome and possibly the worst: after regaining consciousness, she finds herself on a silver platter with The Carver glazing her. As she comes the closest to escaping, The Carver throws a pitchfork at her back and drags her back in. Now in an oven, The Carver turns it on despite Kathleen's pleas for mercy. He opens the oven door as if he was reconsidering only to insert a thermometer in her and seals her back inside. She would then be "served" as the turkey for the occasion.

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* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome and possibly the worst: after regaining consciousness, she finds herself on a silver platter with The Carver glazing her. As she comes the closest to escaping, The Carver throws a pitchfork at her back and drags her back in. Now in an oven, The Carver turns it on despite Kathleen's pleas for mercy. He opens the oven door as if he was reconsidering only to insert a thermometer in her and seals her back inside. She would then be "served" as the turkey for the occasion. Even if she was [[AssholeVictim kind of a bitch]], no one can blame everyone alive at the table for being so horrified.
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* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome and possibly the worst: after regaining consciousness, she finds herself on a silver platter with The Carver glazing her. As she comes the closest to escaping, The Carver throws a pitchfork at her back and drags her back in. Now in an oven, The Carver turns it on despite her pleas for mercy. He opens the oven door as if he was reconsidering only to insert a thermometer in her and seals her back inside. She would then be "served" as the turkey for the occasion.

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* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome and possibly the worst: after regaining consciousness, she finds herself on a silver platter with The Carver glazing her. As she comes the closest to escaping, The Carver throws a pitchfork at her back and drags her back in. Now in an oven, The Carver turns it on despite her Kathleen's pleas for mercy. He opens the oven door as if he was reconsidering only to insert a thermometer in her and seals her back inside. She would then be "served" as the turkey for the occasion.
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* The Black Friday riot at [=RightMart=]. After Jessica and her friends unwittingly rile up the customers, the angry mob break down the gates and smash through the windows, leading to one poor sap getting the side of his throat slashed on the glass shards. Amanda gets the worst of it by getting knocked to the floor and her hair gets tangled in the wheels of a cart resulting in a part of her scalp ripping off.
* Lizzie's death. After forcing her face into the sink, The Carver then slams the side of Lizzie's face on the side of the freezer. Before he could strike her, Lizzie pries herself off leaving a chunk of her flesh clinging to the wall. She is ultimately sliced in half by a car The Carver was driving.
* Yulia gets stabbed in the ears by corn holders before she is dropped on a buzzsaw and disemboweled.
* Kathleen's death is especially gruesome and possibly the worst: after regaining consciousness, she finds herself on a silver platter with The Carver glazing her. As she comes the closest to escaping, The Carver throws a pitchfork at her back and drags her back in. Now in an oven, The Carver turns it on despite her pleas for mercy. He opens the oven door as if he was reconsidering only to insert a thermometer in her and seals her back inside. She would then be "served" as the turkey for the occasion.

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