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3''Evil Easter 3: The Final Easter'' is the final installment in a series of weird slasher-spoofs. Unlike the first part, this segment is neither a [[RealTrailerFakeMovie fake-trailer]] or about a {{killer rabbit}} but about [[{{Ghostapo}} pagan Nazis that are vampires and werewolves trying to summon a goddess]]. A catholic priest and a trio that hunts nazis for fun tries to stop them. Somehow UsefulNotes/CharlesManson is involved.
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5Started as a fake trailer but mutated into a an entire film.
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7!! ''Evil Easter 3'' contains examples of the following tropes:
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9* AscendedExtra: The Nazis, compared to the second segment when they appeared.
10* AffectionateParody: Of the more "conventional" slasher films and their often similarly out-there plots.
11* ArgentinaIsNaziland: The Nazis claim they come from South America and that everybody talks like them where they come from.
12* BigBad: Oberstgruppenfürer Heinrich von Teufelkraft is the one directing the efforts to resurrect the goddess for all sorts of evil Nazi stuff.
13* BlasphemousBoast: The opening credits roll over a shot of a cross burned by the Nazis, during the climax a sculpture of Christ burns.
14* BloodierAndGorier: Than the previous entries that were gore free, this one has some rather disgusting gore.
15* BriefAccentImitation: Conrad speaks American for no apparent reason when he briefs Heinrich about his opinion on Manson.
16* ConflictKiller: The Nazis, [[spoiler: it seems. It turns out they were the ones who created the killer Easter bunny]].
17* CreatorCameo: The filmmakers play the lead villains.
18* DemotedToExtra: The Easter bunny is hardly in the movie, but when it does show up...
19%%* EvilLaugh: Heinrich von Teufelkraft and Conrad von Starker.
20* EldritchAbomination: [[VideoGame/SilentHill2 Lamp Head]], [[Literature/AliceInWonderland The Mad Hatter]] and that [[HumanoidAbomination Mouthless Pope]].
21** [[spoiler: Eostre]] turns out to be one near the end.
22* EyeScream: Heinrich then squeezes out [[spoiler: The Antiquarian's]] eyes. Later, the Nazi Ape is [[MoeGreeneSpecial shot in the eye]]. They are played by the same actor.
23* FacelessGoons: The minions of Heinrich wear masks.
24* FakeOutFadeOut: When you think the movie has ended and the screen cuts to black, the really strange stuff starts to happen.
25* GainaxEnding: The ending is a completely random mix of the freak-out scenes from Neon Genesis Evangelion and the endings of the Lords of Salem and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
26* GondorCallsForAid: Two thirds into the film the Antiquarian calls three [[NaziHunter Nazi Hunters]] pointing them
27* GraveRobbing: The Nazis dig up a casket, presumably containing vampiric remains.
28* HairRaisingHare: The Easter bunny.
29* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: The film takes place over the Easter week.
30* ILoveTheDead: Manson announces that the only way to know life is to f*ck death, much to Conrad's joy.
31* JustFollowingOrders: Heinrich is clearly a devoted Nazi and Manson enjoys the life of a nazi, while Conrad seem to only be in it for the chance to commit acts of sadism. The only other villain to state any reason at all for their acts are Godelieve who mechanicly states that she is just following orders.
32* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Charles Manson gets away at the end]].
33* LargeHam: Heinrich, Manson, Addams, Conrad...
34* NaziHunter: Tarkovsky, Ozu and Mördar-Anders hunt Nazis for fun.
35* NaziNobleman: Heinrich von Teufelkraft.
36* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Heinrich von Teufelkraft! It's German for Heinrich of the devil's power.
37** One of the Nazi-hunters are named Mördar-Anders. That is Swedish for Anders the Murderer.
38* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Poor [[spoiler: father Adams...]]
39%%* OnlySaneMan: Father Addams
40%%* OverlyLongGag: The Antiquarian drinking.
41%%* PoliceAreUseless: Just where the he** are they?
42%%* PsychopathicManchild: Hauptsturmmfürer Conrad von Starker.
43%%* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Addam]].
44%%* ScaryShinyGlasses: Heinrich has a pair.
45* ShoutOut: The director of the film is a cineast and the film is ReferenceOverdosed:
46** The name ''Conrad von Starker'' is taken from the {{Nazisploitation}} film ''L'ultima orgia del III Reich'' by Creator/CesareCanevari.
47** The entire prologue and flashback scene is a obvious nod to the Nazi-vampire film ''Film/{{Frostbite}}''.
48** Operation Osterhase is clearly a spoof of Millennium from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''.
49** Several nods are made to ''Film/HalloweenII2009''.
50** Manson's ILoveTheDead-philosophy is taken from ''Film/FleshForFrankenstein''.
51** The killing of the [[spoiler: Antiquarian]] is taken from the original ''Film/CaptainAmerica1990''.
52** Ozu shooting the Nazi Ape in the eye recreates the famous EyeScream from ''Film/TheBattleshipPotemkin''.
53** Speaking of Ozu, his name is a shout out to Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu.
54** The character of Tarkovski is of course a nod to Andrei Tarkovski.
55** Mördar-Anders's name is a reference to a song by artist Cornelis Vreejsvik.
56** The dreamsequence is a straight shout out to the mad tea party in ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''.
57** ''A lot'' of nods to ''Film/TheLordsOfSalem''.
58%%* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill
59* TheClimax: The Nazis start their ritual, as the Nazi hunters run in and shoot up the place.
60%%* TheStoic: Godelieve Wulf acts in this role.
61%%* TheQuisling: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the script]] the minor character of Dietmar is one.
62* ThoseWackyNazis: And how! Heinrich von Teufelkraft is a tall, blonde man with round, black glasses who embodies ''"Smooth Nazis"'' like [[Film/InglouriousBasterds Hans Landa]] and [[Anime/{{Hellsing}} The Major]]. His righthand man Conrad von Starker is a sadistic SociopathicSoldier how speaks with a high pitched voice when excited.
63%%* TooDumbToLive: The Nazi mooks.
64* TruthInTelevision: Jacob Grimm's theory about the legend of the Easter bunny being connected to the goddess Eostre is not made up, but an actual theory. Though there is not much evidence that such a goddess was worshipped by the ancient Germans, except for a Roman centurion's notes. The Nazis seeing Christianity as a Jewish invention that need to be destroyed was a real opinion of occult Nazis like Alfred Rosenberg. Also the information about the Thule Society is also close to real life.
65* WorldGoneMad: What did you expect in a horror film set on Easter with pagan Nazis playing a major role?
66%%* WorldOfHam: Very much so.

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