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* ItsForABook: Castle pretends he's calling Creator/WesCraven because he wants to write a horror movie, not because he's terrified of a cursed DVD.
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* ShoutOut: The creepy video is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Dada}} dada-esque]] nightmare full of references to ''Film/UnChienAndalou'', especially the close-up on the woman's eye.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Ryan and Esposito both refuse to watch the cursed movie. Only Becket has the ovaries to watch it. Castle begs her not to, then blocks out all the windows.
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* BreatherEpisode: This is a silly episode following the Alexis kidnapping two-parter that introduced us to Castle's father and before the season finale.
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* SpecialGuest: Wes Craven.
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* SpecialGuest: Wes Craven.Creator/WesCraven.
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* WholePlotReference: To ''Literature/TheRing''.
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* WholePlotReference: To ''Literature/TheRing''. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] during Castle's call to Wes Craven, who points out the story Castle is pitching is rather derivative.
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* DeathBySex: Referenced when Castle mentions how having sex in horror movies is usually fatal and refuses to have sex with Beckett during the period where Castle's supposedly been cursed to die.
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* SexSignalsDeath: Referenced when Castle mentions how having sex in horror movies is usually fatal and refuses to have sex with Beckett during the period where Castle's supposedly been cursed to die.
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* WholePlotReference: To ''Literature/TheRing''.
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* CallBack: Remember that trick [[Recap/CastleS3E12PoofYoureDead Beckett said she does with ice cubes]]? She offers to do this at the end of the episode.
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* AxCrazy: Nigel Malloy.
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* AxCrazy: [[SerialKiller Nigel Malloy.Malloy]].
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* TheDreaded: Nigel Malloy has killed half a dozen people earning him a fearsome reputation.
* DrivenToSuicide: Amanda's father, David, electrocuted himself in his cell accepting that no one would believe him that he wasn't the killer.
* DrivenToSuicide: Amanda's father, David, electrocuted himself in his cell accepting that no one would believe him that he wasn't the killer.
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* TheDreaded: Nigel Malloy has killed half a dozen people people, earning him a fearsome reputation.
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* NeverFoundTheBody: Nigel's body was never found leaving the detectives and audiences to wonder if he's alive or not.
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* NeverFoundTheBody: Nigel's body was never found found, leaving the detectives and audiences audience to wonder if he's alive or not.
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* PoliceAreUseless: The cops that were put in the Malloy case were responsible in pressuring the witnesses to identify the wrong guy who was driven to kill himself.
* RedBaron: Nigel Maloy is called the Grim Reaper.
* RedBaron: Nigel Maloy is called the Grim Reaper.
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* PoliceAreUseless: The cops that were put in on the Malloy case were responsible in for pressuring the witnesses to identify the wrong guy guy, who was driven to kill himself.
* RedBaron: NigelMaloy Malloy is called the Grim Reaper.
* RedBaron: Nigel
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Leopold had his doctor find Heller to protect him from whatever was killing Malloy witnesses.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Leopold had his doctor find Heller to protect him from whatever was killing the Malloy witnesses.
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* YouKilledMyFather: The real killer, Amanda hunted down the ''witnesses'' who accidentally put her father in jail.
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** PlayedForLaughs. Becketts gets angry upon learning Castle broke her vase.
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** PlayedForLaughs. Becketts Beckett gets angry upon learning Castle broke her vase.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Amanda's father, David electrocuted himself in his cell accepting that no one would believe him that he wasn't the killer.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Amanda's father, David David, electrocuted himself in his cell accepting that no one would believe him that he wasn't the killer.
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* DeathBySex: Referenced when Castle mentions how having sex in horror movies is usually fatal and refuses to have sex with Beckett during the period where Castle's supposedly been cursed to die.
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* GilliganCut: Castle (who believes he's been cursed to die) comments that a good night's sleep might help him solve the case. The camera then cuts to him still awake at 3:12 a.m.
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* FurnitureBlockade: The opening scene has the victim sliding her sofa against her door (after already locking the deadbolts) to try and ward off whoever's threatened to kill her that night.
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* ThirtySecondBlackOut: A specialized taser was used to disable the victims' homes power systems.
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* ThirtySecondBlackOut: A specialized taser was used to disable Caused by the victims' homes power systems.
killer so that she can enter her victim's house.
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* ChekovsGun: Castle's holy water bottle came in handy in knocking out Amanda.
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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: Castle's holy water bottle came in handy in knocking out Amanda.
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* 13IsUnlucky: The Brunswick Inn mentions the rooms of 13 are used for witnesses at trial.
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* 13IsUnlucky: ThirteenIsUnlucky: The Brunswick Inn mentions the rooms of 13 are used for witnesses at trial.
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* AgentScully: Castle lampshades this, hoping Beckett could explain the bizarre things that had happened.
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* TheDreaded: Nigel Malloy has killed half a dozen people earning him a fearsome reputation.
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* HellHotel: After viewing the tape, Castle manages to identify the inn
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* PoliceAreUseless: The cops that were put in the Malloy case were responsible in pressuring the witnesses to identify the wrong guy who was driven to kill himself.
* RedBaron: Nigel Maloy is called the Grim Reaper.
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* 13IsUnlucky: The Brunswick Inn mentions the rooms of 13 are used for witnesses at trial.
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* 30SecondBlackOut: A specialized taser was used to disable the victim's power systems.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Esposito gotten greedy wondering if he'll get anything if Castle did die from a supernatural threat. He gets a JumpScare for this.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: HellHotel: After viewing the tape, Castle manages to identify the inn
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* NeverFoundTheBody: Nigel's body was never found leaving one the detectives and audiences to wonder if he's alive or not.
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* SkewedPriorities: Even under investigation, Esposito asks Castle what kind of reward he gets if he did die.
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* SkewedPriorities: SkewedPriorities:
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** PlayedForLaughs. Becketts gets angry upon learning Castle broke her vase.
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** PlayedForLaughs. Becketts gets angry upon learning Castle broke her vase.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Leopold had his doctor find Heller to protect him from whatever was killing witnesses of Malloy.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Leopold had his doctor find Heller to protect him from whatever was killing witnesses of Malloy.
Malloy witnesses.
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--> Beckett: Wow, that guy puts a new meaning in the word psycho.
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--> Beckett: '''Beckett''': Wow, that guy puts a new meaning in the word psycho.
psycho.
* ChekovsGun: Castle's holy water bottle came in handy in knocking out Amanda.
* ChekovsGun: Castle's holy water bottle came in handy in knocking out Amanda.
* LongList: Castle prepares a list of things he wanted to do before he die.
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die.
* SpecialGuest: Wes Craven.
* SpecialGuest: Wes Craven.
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* AxCrazy: Nigel Malloy.
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* TheDreaded: Nigel Malloy has killed half a dozen peoplemaking everyone fear him.
earning a fearsome reputation.
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* OhCrap: Upon learning that Val and Jason's murderer might be Nigel Malloy, Beckett sweat in terror.
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* OhCrap: Upon learning that Val and Jason's murderer might be Nigel Malloy, Beckett sweat is in terror.
complete shock.
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* SkrewedPriorities: Even under investigation, Esposito asks Castle what kind of reward he gets if he did die.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Ryan is disgusted at his partner for his lack of concern for Castle when he's under threat by presumably a supernatural force.
* YouKilledMyFather: The real killer, Amanda hunted down the'''witnesses''' ''witnesses'' who accidentally puth er put her father in jail.
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The malevolent spirit of a serial killer has returned from the grave to wreak unholy vengeance on the people who saw him convicted — or at least that is Castle's belief when he unintentionally watches a "haunted" film connected to the case of a woman who was frightened to death.
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* TheDreaded: Nigel Malloy has killed half a dozen people making everyone fear him.
* DrivenToSuicide: Amanda's father, David electrocuted himself in his cell accepting that no one would believe him that he wasn't the killer.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Esposito gotten greedy wondering if he'll get anything if Castle did die from a supernatural threat. He gets a JumpScare for this.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Having mistaken an innocent man for the murderer, Val, Jason and Heller have been bearing guilt ever since.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Nigel's body was never found leaving one to wonder if he's alive or not.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The police pressured the witnesses to pick David as the killer. Because of this, David committed suicide and his daughter started killing the people who caused her father's death.
* OhCrap: Upon learning that Val and Jason's murderer might be Nigel Malloy, Beckett sweat in terror.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Leopold had his doctor find Heller to protect him from whatever was killing witnesses of Malloy.
* WhamLine: When Heller explained that David had a daughter named Amanda, Castle realized that Val's roommate has the same name.
* YouKilledMyFather: The real killer, Amanda hunted down the '''witnesses''' who accidentally puth er father in jail.
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* TheDreaded: Nigel Malloy has killed half a dozen people making everyone fear him.
* DrivenToSuicide: Amanda's father, David electrocuted himself in his cell accepting that no one would believe him that he wasn't the killer.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Esposito gotten greedy wondering if he'll get anything if Castle did die from a supernatural threat. He gets a JumpScare for this.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Having mistaken an innocent man for the murderer, Val, Jason and Heller have been bearing guilt ever since.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Nigel's body was never found leaving one to wonder if he's alive or not.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The police pressured the witnesses to pick David as the killer. Because of this, David committed suicide and his daughter started killing the people who caused her father's death.
* OhCrap: Upon learning that Val and Jason's murderer might be Nigel Malloy, Beckett sweat in terror.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Leopold had his doctor find Heller to protect him from whatever was killing witnesses of Malloy.
* WhamLine: When Heller explained that David had a daughter named Amanda, Castle realized that Val's roommate has the same name.
* YouKilledMyFather: The real killer, Amanda hunted down the '''witnesses''' who accidentally puth er father in jail.
