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* HilariousInHindsight: Years after this film came out, a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' cutaway gag would feature Creator/StephenKing pitching an idea for his latest book; "a couple is attacked by a lamp monster". His publicist is annoyed, saying that he is not even trying anymore.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The basic plot of this horror movie involves an evil lamp. Years after this film came out, a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' cutaway gag would feature Creator/StephenKing pitching an idea for his latest book; "a couple is attacked by a lamp monster". His publicist is annoyed, saying that he is not even trying anymore.
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* AngstWhatAngst: The housekeeper dies in a suspicious manner, and yet is never mentioned again. Her death shocks them, but they seem to immediately move on from it and don't give her a second thought after her death, despite earlier when she is treated like a friend of the family.
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* AngstWhatAngst: The housekeeper dies in a suspicious manner, and yet is never mentioned again. Her death shocks them, but they seem to immediately move on from it and don't do not give her a second thought after her death, despite earlier when she is treated like a friend of the family.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Okay, so it's perfectly reasonable that the mother isn't willing to believe in an evil lamp. However, her daughter has just shown a clear psychotic break that may or may not be related to the violent death of the housekeeper. She gets a note from the priest and decides to meet with him.
--> '''What You'd Expect''': She packs ALL the kids into the car and simply takes them with her. It's a restaurant. She can have them just sit in the booth or at the table during the meeting. The grandmother, who the letter was originally addressed to in the first place, is welcome to tag along.
--> '''What She Actually Does''': Leaves the clearly psychotic young child with her two terrified older siblings and the feeble old woman and tells them to just "watch her." Wow. Just wow.
--> '''What You'd Expect''': She packs ALL the kids into the car and simply takes them with her. It's a restaurant. She can have them just sit in the booth or at the table during the meeting. The grandmother, who the letter was originally addressed to in the first place, is welcome to tag along.
--> '''What She Actually Does''': Leaves the clearly psychotic young child with her two terrified older siblings and the feeble old woman and tells them to just "watch her." Wow. Just wow.
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--> '''What You'd Expect''': She packs ALL the kids into the car and simply takes them with her. It's a restaurant. She can have them just sit in the booth or at the table during the meeting. The grandmother, who the letter was originally addressed to in the first place, is welcome to tag along.
--> '''What She Actually Does''': Leaves the clearly psychotic young child with her two terrified older siblings and the feeble old woman and tells them to just "watch her." Wow. Just wow.
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** Honestly, the fact that the antagonist is a goofy looking ''evil lamp'' is pretty narmy altogether.
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* NightmareRetardant: The vast majority of the film, mostly due to the fact that the main threat is a tacky lamp. Special mention goes the the scene where it is implied that the evil lamp drew with ''crayons'' on the walls, and the SequelHook that consists of an incredibly cheap-looking [=PhotoShop=] effect making the cat's eyes glow a cartoonish red.
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* NightmareRetardant: The vast majority of the film, mostly due to the fact that the main threat is a tacky lamp. Special mention goes the the scene where it is implied that the evil lamp drew with ''crayons'' on the walls, and the SequelHook that consists of an incredibly cheap-looking [=PhotoShop=] effect making the cat's eyes glow a cartoonish red.
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** The lamp is defeated when an old woman musters up the super strength necessary to throw it out a window.
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** The lamp is defeated when an old woman musters up the super strength necessary to throw yeet it out a window.
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--> '''What You'd Expect''': She packs ALL the kids into the car and simply takes them with her. It's a restaurant. She can have them just sit in the booth or at the table during the meeting. The grandmother, who the letter was originally addressed to in the first place, is welcome to tag along.
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* AngstWhatAngst: The housekeeper dies in a suspicious manner, and yet is never mentioned again. Her death shocks them, but they seem to immediately move on from it and don't give her a second thought after her death, despite earlier when she is treated like a friend of the family.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Okay, so it's perfectly reasonable that the mother isn't willing to believe in an evil lamp. However, your daughter has just shown a clear psychotic break that may or may not be related to the violent death of the housekeeper. She gets a note from the priest and decides to meet with him.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Okay, so it's perfectly reasonable that the mother isn't willing to believe in an evil lamp. However, your her daughter has just shown a clear psychotic break that may or may not be related to the violent death of the housekeeper. She gets a note from the priest and decides to meet with him.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Okay, so it's perfectly reasonable that the mother isn't willing to believe in an evil lamp. However, your daughter has just shown a clear psychotic break that may or may not be related to the violent death of the housekeeper. She gets a note from the priest and decides to meet with him.
--> '''What You'd Expect''': She packs ALL the kids into the car and simply takes them with her. It's a restaurant. She can have them just sit in the booth or at the table during the meeting.
--> '''What She Actually Does''': Leaves the clearly psychotic young child with her two terrified older siblings and the feeble old woman and tells them to just "watch her." Wow. Just wow.
--> '''What You'd Expect''': She packs ALL the kids into the car and simply takes them with her. It's a restaurant. She can have them just sit in the booth or at the table during the meeting.
--> '''What She Actually Does''': Leaves the clearly psychotic young child with her two terrified older siblings and the feeble old woman and tells them to just "watch her." Wow. Just wow.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The SequelHook has the cat's eyes glow red in a very unconvincing way.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Years after this film, a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' cutaway gag would feature Creator/StephenKing pitching an idea for his latest book; "a couple is attacked by a lamp monster". His publicist is annoyed, saying he's not even trying anymore.
* NauseaFuel: All that disgusting gunk in the plumbing. Just... ick!
* NightmareRetardant: The vast majority of the movie, mostly due to the fact that the main threat is a tacky lamp. Special mention goes the the scene where it is implied [[spoiler:the evil lamp drew with ''crayons'' on the walls]], and the SequelHook that consists of [[spoiler:an incredibly cheap-looking [=PhotoShop=] effect making the cat's eyes glow a cartoonish red]].
* NauseaFuel: All that disgusting gunk in the plumbing. Just... ick!
* NightmareRetardant: The vast majority of the movie, mostly due to the fact that the main threat is a tacky lamp. Special mention goes the the scene where it is implied [[spoiler:the evil lamp drew with ''crayons'' on the walls]], and the SequelHook that consists of [[spoiler:an incredibly cheap-looking [=PhotoShop=] effect making the cat's eyes glow a cartoonish red]].
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Danny losing his hand to the garbage disposal is awful. Blood spraying everywhere during the scene, including all over the shrieking Amanda, is kind of funny, in a morbid way. The severed hand later shooting out of a pipe and hitting the plumber in the face is hilarious.
* HilariousInHindsight: Years after thisfilm, film came out, a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' cutaway gag would feature Creator/StephenKing pitching an idea for his latest book; "a couple is attacked by a lamp monster". His publicist is annoyed, saying he's that he is not even trying anymore.
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** A lot of the lamp's actions, like sticking the bird in theplumbing. Just... ick!
toaster oven, vandalizing Jessica's room with crayons, and driving the plumber's van away.
** The lamp is defeated when an old woman musters up the super strength necessary to throw it out a window.
* NightmareRetardant: The vast majority of themovie, film, mostly due to the fact that the main threat is a tacky lamp. Special mention goes the the scene where it is implied [[spoiler:the that the evil lamp drew with ''crayons'' on the walls]], walls, and the SequelHook that consists of [[spoiler:an an incredibly cheap-looking [=PhotoShop=] effect making the cat's eyes glow a cartoonish red]].red.
* SoBadItsGood: A possessed lamp is corrupting a little girl by pretending to be her dead father as it telekinetically attacks people with household appliances. This sounds like a horror-comedy, but it is not, or at least not an intentional one.
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** Helen's tetanus-ravaged finger.
** Amanda brushing her teeth with the disgusting black sludge, which the plumber is later drowned in.
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** A lot of the lamp's actions, like sticking the bird in the
** The lamp is defeated when an old woman musters up the super strength necessary to throw it out a window.
* NightmareRetardant: The vast majority of the
* SoBadItsGood: A possessed lamp is corrupting a little girl by pretending to be her dead father as it telekinetically attacks people with household appliances. This sounds like a horror-comedy, but it is not, or at least not an intentional one.
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** Helen's tetanus-ravaged finger.
** Amanda brushing her teeth with the disgusting black sludge, which the plumber is later drowned in.
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* NauseaFuel: All that disgusting gunk in the plumbing. Just... ick!
* NightmareRetardant: The vast majority of the movie, mostly due to the fact that the main threat is a tacky lamp. Special mention goes the the scene where it is implied [[spoiler:the evil lamp drew with ''crayons'' on the walls]], and the SequelHook that consists of [[spoiler:an incredibly cheap-looking [=PhotoShop=] effect making the cat's eyes glow a cartoonish red]].
* NightmareRetardant: The vast majority of the movie, mostly due to the fact that the main threat is a tacky lamp. Special mention goes the the scene where it is implied [[spoiler:the evil lamp drew with ''crayons'' on the walls]], and the SequelHook that consists of [[spoiler:an incredibly cheap-looking [=PhotoShop=] effect making the cat's eyes glow a cartoonish red]].
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* NightmareRetardant: The vast majority of the movie, mostly due to the fact that the main threat is a tacky lamp. Special mention goes the the scene where it is implied [[spoiler:the evil lamp drew with ''crayons'' on the walls]], and the SequelHook that consists of [[spoiler:an incredibly cheap-looking [=PhotoShop=] effect making the cat's eyes glow a cartoonish red]].red]].
* HilariousInHindsight: Years after this film a FamilyGuy cutaway gag would feature StephenKing pitching an idea for his latest book "a couple is attacked by a lamp monster" his publicist annoyed saying he's not even trying anymore.
* HilariousInHindsight: Years after this film a FamilyGuy cutaway gag would feature StephenKing pitching an idea for his latest book "a couple is attacked by a lamp monster" his publicist annoyed saying he's not even trying anymore.
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