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2 | [[caption-width-right:182:You can't bury terror!]] |
3 | ''Hallowed Ground'' is a 2007 {{American|Films}} {{horror film|s}} featuring Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz. |
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5 | Liz Chambers' car breaks down in the middle of a small TownWithADarkSecret. A hundred years ago, their founder descended into fanatical madness and crucified his town's sinners as scarecrows. He was killed by the residents of a nearby town, but vowed to return. Nowadays, his cult has reformed and is plotting to bring him back by their current preacher mating with a woman who bears a mark on her skin. A mark Liz has tattooed... |
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7 | !!This film contains examples of: |
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9 | * AttemptedRape: The preacher tries to force himself on Liz so she'll birth a baby for Hathawaay to possess. She stops this by [[VorpalPillow smothering him to death]]. |
10 | * BigBad: Jonas Hathaway, a fanatical SinisterMinister plotting to return from the dead. |
11 | * TheChosenOne: Liz is prophesied to be the perfect person to birth a child for Hathaway to possess. |
12 | * CreepyCrows: {{Averted}}. Hathaway believed that crows were servants of Satan plotting to destroy Hope's crops. However, this belief is portrayed as inaccurate and [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals the first sign of his madness]]. [[spoiler:Meanwhile, the spirits of Hathaway's victims take crow form to wreak their vengeance.]] |
13 | * {{Cult}}: The main antagonists are a small town cult who believe the protagonist is destined to give birth to a body for their deceased founder to return in. |
14 | * TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:The spirits of the cult's victims manage to slaughter them all, but Hathaway gets up again as our heroes drive off.]] |
15 | * HumanSacrifice: The cult crucifies sinners in cornfields so God will bring them prosperity. |
16 | * LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Hathaway crucified his victims alive and left them to starve because he felt the screams would scare the crows away. |
17 | * MandatoryMotherhood: The baddies of the film are trying to make Liz birth a child for their founder's ghost to possess. |
18 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: These are freed from their dead bodies by fire and can possess living objects or people to interact with the living, but are most powerful when possessing a newborn and growing up in the new body. However, they are vulnerable to anything that would damage their current vessel. They can also take animal forms. |
19 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: It turns out Liz had a child before the events of the plot, but he fell out a window and died at age 2. |
20 | * PedophilePriest: [[spoiler:After Hathaway learns Liz isn't a virgin, he decides to impregnate Sabrina instead, despite her being about 10.]] |
21 | * ThePurge: In order to prevent anybody from helping Liz, the cult massacre any nonbelievers in the area, including the ''entirety of the next town over''. |
22 | * ScaryScarecrows: The cult dress their victims like scarecrows before crucifying them. In the modern day, Hathaway possesses a scarecrow to pursue Liz. |
23 | * SinisterMinister: Jonas Hathaway, a madman who convinces the people of Hope to crucify people so their crops will prosper. |
24 | * ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: When the people of Liberty discovered Hathaway's crimes, they crucified him like he did to his victims. However, they were merciful in that they [[KillItWithFire burned him alive]] instead leaving him to starve like his victims did. |
25 | * VirginPower: The cult try to make Liz birth Hathaway's new body because they think she's a virgin. [[spoiler:When Hathaway finds out she isn't, he decides to impregnate a child she helped instead.]] |
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