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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Feldman to Shanna. She opens up to him after being gifted the fur coat, but it comes back in force when [[spoiler:Feldman, under the spell of the furs, skins his own body and wants to give the skin to Shanna too.]]

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Feldman to Shanna. She opens up to him after being gifted the fur coat, but it comes back in force when [[spoiler:Feldman, Feldman, under the spell of the furs, skins his own body and wants to give the skin to Shanna too.]]



* BatterUp: Jeb teaches Larry how to kill raccoons with a bat. [[spoiler: Then Larry kills Jeb in the same manner while under the spell of the furs.]]
* BearTrap: Used by Larry [[spoiler: to commit suicide. [[{{Gorn}} Head first]].]].

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* BatterUp: Jeb teaches Larry how to kill raccoons with a bat. [[spoiler: Then Larry kills Jeb in the same manner while under the spell of the furs.]]
furs.
* BearTrap: Used by Larry [[spoiler: to commit suicide. [[{{Gorn}} Head first]].first.]].



** Larry Jameson isn't disturbed about getting the blood [[spoiler:of his father]] all over his face and arms.
** [[spoiler:Feldman, the twist being that ''it is all his own blood''. He skins ''himself'' while under the curse.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: What befalls to the cursed is either this or KarmicDeath depending on whether you belong to the "Fur is Murder" crowd or not. At the very least, it is hard to argue for the latter in the case of the seamstress, who simply recut and sewed the furs together [[spoiler:and had probably the most agonizing death, suffocating after sewing her own nose and mouth.]]

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** Larry Jameson isn't disturbed about getting the blood [[spoiler:of of his father]] father all over his face and arms.
** [[spoiler:Feldman, Feldman, the twist being that ''it is all his own blood''. He skins ''himself'' while under the curse.]]
curse.
* DisproportionateRetribution: What befalls to the cursed is either this or KarmicDeath depending on whether you belong to the "Fur is Murder" crowd or not. At the very least, it is hard to argue for the latter in the case of the seamstress, who simply recut and sewed the furs together [[spoiler:and and had probably the most agonizing death, suffocating after sewing her own nose and mouth.]]



* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler:Shanna]]'s hand gets crushed by an elevator.

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* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler:Shanna]]'s Shanna's hand gets crushed by an elevator.



* MouthStitchedShut: [[spoiler:A seamstress that worked on the fur coat sews her mouth, nose, and eyes shut until she suffocates.]]

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* MouthStitchedShut: [[spoiler:A A seamstress that worked on the fur coat sews her mouth, nose, and eyes shut until she suffocates.]]



* PersecutionFlip: With the notable exclusion of the [[spoiler:seamstress]], the deaths caused by the cursed furs are more or less repeats of what befell to the raccoons that originally owned them.

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* PersecutionFlip: With the notable exclusion of the [[spoiler:seamstress]], seamstress, the deaths caused by the cursed furs are more or less repeats of what befell to the raccoons that originally owned them.

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* AloneWithThePsycho: Feldman goes crazy while being alone with Shanna.



* SoundtrackDissonance: A serene song is played when people commit suicide under the spell of the furs.

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* SoundtrackDissonance: A woman's serene song is played when people commit suicide under the spell of the furs.

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Directed by Creator/DarioArgento and based on a short story by [[Literature/RepairmanJack F. Paul Wilson]]. Sleazy small time fur trader Jake Feldman (Music/MeatLoaf) gets his hands on some priceless raccoon pelts that might be his ticket to win a fortune and with it the attention of sexy stripper Shanna (Ellen Ewusie). Too bad the furs are not just priceless, but also cursed.

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Directed by Creator/DarioArgento and based on a short story by [[Literature/RepairmanJack F. Paul Wilson]].Creator/FPaulWilson. Sleazy small time fur trader Jake Feldman (Music/MeatLoaf) gets his hands on some priceless raccoon pelts that might be his ticket to win a fortune and with it the attention of sexy stripper Shanna (Ellen Ewusie). Too bad the furs are not just priceless, but also cursed.
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* PersecutionFlip: With the notable exclusion of the [[spoiler:seamstress]], the deaths caused by the cursed furs are more or less repeats of what befell to the raccoons that originally owned them.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: What befalls to the cursed is either this or KarmicDeath depending on whether you belong to the "Fur is Murder" crowd or not. At the very least, it is hard to argue for the latter in the case of the seamstress, who simply recut and stitched the furs together [[spoiler:and had probably the most agonizing death, suffocating after stitching her own nose and mouth.]]

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* DisproportionateRetribution: What befalls to the cursed is either this or KarmicDeath depending on whether you belong to the "Fur is Murder" crowd or not. At the very least, it is hard to argue for the latter in the case of the seamstress, who simply recut and stitched sewed the furs together [[spoiler:and had probably the most agonizing death, suffocating after stitching sewing her own nose and mouth.]]



* MouthStitchedShut: A seamstress that worked on the fur coat sews her mouth, nose, and eyes shut until she suffocates.

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* MouthStitchedShut: A [[spoiler:A seamstress that worked on the fur coat sews her mouth, nose, and eyes shut until she suffocates.]]


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* SoundtrackDissonance: A serene song is played when people commit suicide under the spell of the furs.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: What befalls to the cursed is either this or KarmicDeath depending on whether you belong to the "Fur is Murder" crowd or not.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: What befalls to the cursed is either this or KarmicDeath depending on whether you belong to the "Fur is Murder" crowd or not. At the very least, it is hard to argue for the latter in the case of the seamstress, who simply recut and stitched the furs together [[spoiler:and had probably the most agonizing death, suffocating after stitching her own nose and mouth.]]
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* BlackBraAndPanties: What Shanna wears while dancing for Feldman at the club.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Feldman to Shanna. She opens up to him after being gifted the fur coat, but it comes back in force when [[spoiler:Feldman, under the spell of the furs, skins his own body and wants to give the skin to Shanna too.]]



* {{Fingore}}: Shanna's hand gets crushed by an elevator.

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* {{Fingore}}: Shanna's [[spoiler:Shanna]]'s hand gets crushed by an elevator.



%%* FurAndLoathing

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%%* FurAndLoathing* FurAndLoathing: The ur-example. The entire plot is about watching people being 'punished' for taking part in the elaboration of a fur coat.
* GaiasVengeance: Whoever harms the raccoons or use their furs to their befit meets a gruesome end. And that's pretty much the plot.
* GhostTown: The ancient city where the raccoons are trapped is either a very ruined version of this or an IndianBurialGround.
* GoldDigger: Shanna is clearly not in love with Feldman, but will give him a pass with some expensive gifts.



%%* LonersAreFreaks: Mrs. Mayter.
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%%* LonersAreFreaks: Mrs. Mayter.
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* MeaningfulName: Jake Feldman, a man dealing on animal skins, is just one letter away from "felt-man".



%%* MsFanservice: Shanna.

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%%* * MsFanservice: Shanna.Shanna is a stripper and spends most of her screentime wearing only her panties and maybe something more as cover, like a bathrobe or the fur coat.



* TempleOfDoom: The ancient city is either a very ruined version of this or an IndianBurialGround.



%%* {{Youkai}}: The raccoons.

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Directed by Creator/DarioArgento and based on a short story by [[Literature/RepairmanJack F. Paul Wilson]]. Sleazy small time fur trader Jake Feldman (Music/MeatLoaf) gets his hands on some priceless raccoon pelts that might be his ticket to win a fortune and with it the attention of sexy stripper Shanna (Ellen Ewusie). Too bad the furs are not just priceless, but cursed.

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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mohpelts.jpg]]
Directed by Creator/DarioArgento and based on a short story by [[Literature/RepairmanJack F. Paul Wilson]]. Sleazy small time fur trader Jake Feldman (Music/MeatLoaf) gets his hands on some priceless raccoon pelts that might be his ticket to win a fortune and with it the attention of sexy stripper Shanna (Ellen Ewusie). Too bad the furs are not just priceless, but also cursed.



* ArtifactOfDeath: The raccoon pelts.

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* ArtifactOfDeath: The raccoon pelts.Every person that comes in contact with the pelts while in the process of turning them into a coat has a gruesome death, in a way related in some way to their role in the coat's elaboration.



* BatterUp: Jeb teaches Larry to kill the raccoons this way. [[spoiler: Then Larry kills Jeb in the same manner.]]
* BearTrap: Used by Larry [[spoiler: to [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill commit suicide]]. [[{{Gorn}} Head first]].]].

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* BatterUp: Jeb teaches Larry how to kill the raccoons this way. with a bat. [[spoiler: Then Larry kills Jeb in the same manner.manner while under the spell of the furs.]]
* BearTrap: Used by Larry [[spoiler: to [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill commit suicide]].suicide. [[{{Gorn}} Head first]].]].



* BillingDisplacement: John Saxon gets top billing along Meat Loaf on the DVD cover, despite playing a very minor character.



** Larry Jameson isn't all that disturbed about all the blood on his face and arms.
** [[spoiler:Feldman, the twist being that ''it is all his own blood''. He skinned ''himself''.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: Either this or KarmicDeath depending on whether you belong to the "Fur is Murder" crowd or not.

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** Larry Jameson isn't all that disturbed about all getting the blood on [[spoiler:of his father]] all over his face and arms.
** [[spoiler:Feldman, the twist being that ''it is all his own blood''. He skinned ''himself''.skins ''himself'' while under the curse.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: Either What befalls to the cursed is either this or KarmicDeath depending on whether you belong to the "Fur is Murder" crowd or not.



* FreudianSlip:

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* FreudianSlip:FreudianSlip: Feldman has one when the curse takes over him.



* FurAndLoathing: Complete with SpaceWhaleAesop.

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* FurAndLoathing: Complete with SpaceWhaleAesop.%%* FurAndLoathing



* HunterTrapper: John Saxon's character, Jeb Jameson.
* LonersAreFreaks: Mrs. Mayter.
* MouthStitchedShut: A seamstress feels compelled to sew her mouth, nose and eyes shut until she suffocates. [[ItMakesSenseInContext (Involves vengeful raccoon spirits.)]]
* MsFanservice: Shanna.

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* HunterTrapper: John Saxon's character, Jeb Jameson.
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Jameson is one, and he's teaching the job to his son Larry.
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LonersAreFreaks: Mrs. Mayter.
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* MouthStitchedShut: A seamstress feels compelled to sew that worked on the fur coat sews her mouth, nose nose, and eyes shut until she suffocates. [[ItMakesSenseInContext (Involves vengeful raccoon spirits.)]]
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suffocates.
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MsFanservice: Shanna.



* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Thirteen raccoons get caught in the traps.
* {{Youkai}}: The raccoons.

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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Thirteen raccoons get caught in the traps.
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%%* FurAndLoathing: Complete with SpaceWhaleAesop.

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%%* * FurAndLoathing: Complete with SpaceWhaleAesop.



%%* HunterTrapper: John Saxon's character, Jeb Jameson.
%%* LonersAreFreaks: Mrs. Mayter.

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%%* * HunterTrapper: John Saxon's character, Jeb Jameson.
%%* * LonersAreFreaks: Mrs. Mayter.



%%* MsFanservice: Shanna.

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%%* * MsFanservice: Shanna.



%%* {{Youkai}}: The raccoons.

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%%* * {{Youkai}}: The raccoons.
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Directed by Creator/DarioArgento and based on a short story by [[Literature/RepairmanJack F. Paul Wilson]]. Sleazy small time fur trader Jake Feldman (Music/MeatLoaf) gets his hands on some priceless raccoon pelts that might be his ticket to win a fortune and with it the attention of sexy stripper Shanna (Ellen Ewusie). Too bad the furs are not just priceless, but cursed.
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* ArtifactOfDeath: The raccoon pelts.
* AttemptedRape: Feldman tries to rape Shanna in their first scene together.
* BatterUp: Jeb teaches Larry to kill the raccoons this way. [[spoiler: Then Larry kills Jeb in the same manner.]]
* BearTrap: Used by Larry [[spoiler: to [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill commit suicide]]. [[{{Gorn}} Head first]].]].
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Averted. Shanna claims to have been hurt by Feldman's size when they finally get together.
* BillingDisplacement: John Saxon gets top billing along Meat Loaf on the DVD cover, despite playing a very minor character.
* BloodIsTheNewBlack:
** Larry Jameson isn't all that disturbed about all the blood on his face and arms.
** [[spoiler:Feldman, the twist being that ''it is all his own blood''. He skinned ''himself''.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: Either this or KarmicDeath depending on whether you belong to the "Fur is Murder" crowd or not.
* EthnicMenialLabor: Feldman's workshop is staffed by exactly one Hispanic employee and a lot of Chinese women.
* {{Fingore}}: Shanna's hand gets crushed by an elevator.
* FreudianSlip:
-->'''Feldman:''' I've gotta find something sharp.
-->'''Shanna:''' What?
-->'''Feldman:''' I've gotta freshen up.
%%* FurAndLoathing: Complete with SpaceWhaleAesop.
* {{Gorn}}: The inevitable result of the raccoon fur's effect on people.
* HowWeGotHere: The episode opens with the police looking at [[ForegoneConclusion Feldman's and Shanna's dead bodies]].
%%* HunterTrapper: John Saxon's character, Jeb Jameson.
%%* LonersAreFreaks: Mrs. Mayter.
* MouthStitchedShut: A seamstress feels compelled to sew her mouth, nose and eyes shut until she suffocates. [[ItMakesSenseInContext (Involves vengeful raccoon spirits.)]]
%%* MsFanservice: Shanna.
* PrettyInMink: Shanna opens to Feldman after being given the chance to wear the coat made out of the raccoons fur.
* ShoutOut: The [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0779496/ DVD cover]] is reminiscent of PETA ads starring Naomi Campbell.
* TempleOfDoom: The ancient city is either a very ruined version of this or an IndianBurialGround.
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Thirteen raccoons get caught in the traps.
%%* {{Youkai}}: The raccoons.
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