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1''Curse of the Talisman'' is a made for TV horror film. The story is about a young man named Jeremy Campbell. Who accidentally revives an evil gargoyle thanks to a magic talisman. Jeremy works to stop the gargoyle from trying to re-awaken the rest of its kind with the power of the talisman.
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4!!''Curse of the Talisman'' contains examples of the following tropes:
5* AbsurdlySharpClaws: The gargoyles all have claws that are strong and sharp enough to climb up buildings.
6* ActionGirl: Fiona
7* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Averted with the gargoyle Jeremy and Darryl discover.
8* AllMythsAreTrue: Explicitly the myths wherein the gargoyles are ''not'' the good guys.
9* AndTheAdventureContinues: The film ends with Father Eccleston [[spoiler: heading out to hunt down the rest of the talismans]].
10* BatmanGambit: Father Eccleston tries to use his holy water against the gargoyles, but it's lost. [[spoiler: The group sets off the fire system and he Blesses' the water, killing the rest of the gargoyles]].
11* CoolOldGuy: Father Eccleston
12* DownerEnding: While not technically a [[SubvertedTrope complete]] downer. The gargoyles are all killed, and the talisman rendered useless. [[spoiler: Sadly, there are several more talismans still out in the world that Father Eccleston has to hunt down]]. So, there's still a long way to go before the job is done.
13* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Jeremy to Fiona.
14* ExtremeOmnivore: Averted, the gargoyles only eat meat, ''any'' kind of meat.
15* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The gargoyles' eyes glow red.
16* HunterOfMonsters: Father Eccleston.
17* KryptoniteFactor: The gargoyles can be killed with holy water.
18* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The whole situation might have been avoided if Jeremy had been more careful and not got his blood on the talisman.
19* OurGargoylesRock: These gargoyles are all about 3ft. tall.
20* PintSizedPowerHouse: While small in height, the gargoyles are impressively strong.

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