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2 | [[caption-width-right:183:Feed the hunger]] |
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4 | '''''The Slaughter''''' is a 2006 American {{horror film|s}}. |
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6 | A group of friends own a cleaning company. They have been hired to clean an abandoned house, where they discover a book bound in human flesh. Reading the book, they discover that the house has a demon inside it, who can be awakened by a sin. Two of the cleaners end up having sex in the house, and the creature awakes to pick them off one by one. |
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8 | It was distributed on DVD by Creator/{{Lionsgate}}. |
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10 | !!This film contains examples of: |
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12 | * AssholeVictim: The Lady's victims include a misogynistic JerkJock, a scummy, verbally abusive corporate executive and his obnoxious sycophant. |
13 | * BigBad: The Lady of Darkness, the demon that haunts the house. |
14 | * DownerEnding: [[spoiler:After tricking Dana into committing suicide, the Lady of Darkness takes over her body and begins the Apocalypse.]] |
15 | * EventTitle |
16 | * FanDisservice: |
17 | ** The first scene of the film is a bunch of beautiful women stripping naked. They proceed to kill each other to summon a demon. |
18 | ** The Lady of Darkness spends her entire screen time naked, but is a scarred, gray monster who spends the film tormenting and murdering people. However she earns her {{Fanservice}} status once she turns herself into a naked sensuos woman. |
19 | * FullFrontalAssault: The Lady doesn't wear clothes, even when killing people. |
20 | * GenreSavvy: Brandon, in a subversion of the traditional DumbMuscle JerkJock, knows the house is creepy and wants to get out ASAP. |
21 | * HellOnEarth: Earth was like this when the demons controlled it, and the Lady seeks to return the Earth to such a state. |
22 | * TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:Dana blows herself up in an attempt to destroy the demons.]] |
23 | * HollywoodSatanism: A cult of this sort awakened the Lady via HumanSacrifice. |
24 | * HumanResources: The TomeOfEldritchLore used to summon the Lady is bound in human flesh. |
25 | * HumanSacrifice: All the kills in the film are sacrifices as different parts of a ritual to bring the BigBad to full power. |
26 | * ILoveTheDead: [[spoiler:Iggy, when cornered by the zombies, grabs zombie!Heather's breast. However, he's immediately repulsed by his act.]] |
27 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The Lady throws a woman down a flight of stairs, impaling her on a coat rack. |
28 | * MsFanservice: Heather is a self-described slut who wears a belly shirt and gets two naked scenes. |
29 | ** The Lady herself. At first she's an horrible, gnarled zombie-like monster, but once she gains the power to make her spirit flesh she's revealed to be a gorgeous albeit still creepy woman. |
30 | * OurDemonsAreDifferent: These are terrifying {{Humanoid Abomination}}s from prehistoric times, who have magical powers and can control the dead. |
31 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: These are tortured spirits trapped on the mortal plane by demons. |
32 | * OurZombiesAreDifferent: These are the victims of a demon, forced to its will by BloodMagic. Behaviour-wise, they're shamblers, but with superhuman reflexes. They also talk and eat brains. |
33 | * TheStoner: Raz is a long-haired eccentric who wears weed shirts and likes to ride in the trunks of cars. He also [[MarijuanaIsLSD hallucinates when he smokes]]. |
34 | * VillainOpeningScene: The Lady of Darkness being summoned and killing her summoners. |
35 | * WouldHurtAChild: The Lady butchers an eight-year-old girl with an axe as a VirginSacrifice. |
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