Tropes & Clichés

7

Self-Sacrifice

Narrative Tropes

7

Creepy Children

Villain / Threat Tropes

6

Jump Scare

Scare Mechanics

5

Randomly Assembled Group

Group Dynamics

5

Slow Descent into Madness

Narrative Tropes

4

The Rules of Survival

Meta / Genre-Aware

4

Trapped Souls

Villain / Threat Tropes

4

Lights Flickering

Scare Mechanics

4

Youth Groups

Group Dynamics

4

Curse with Rules

Villain / Threat Tropes

3

Car Won't Start

Narrative Tropes

3

Reading the Cursed Text Aloud

Bad Decisions

3

Investigating the Noise

Bad Decisions

3

Splitting Up

Bad Decisions

3

Implacable Man (Unstoppable Pursuer)

Villain / Threat Tropes

3

Death Countdown

Villain / Threat Tropes

3

Madwoman

Villain / Threat Tropes

3

Hidden Room

Setting Tropes

3

Genre Savvy Characters

Meta / Genre-Aware

3

Cursed Object

Villain / Threat Tropes

3

Cabin in the Woods

Setting Tropes

2

The Fake-Out Death

Narrative Tropes

2

Twist Villain Reveal

Narrative Tropes

2

One Last Scare / Final Stinger

Narrative Tropes

2

Generational Keepers

Narrative Tropes

2

Checking If It's Really Dead

Bad Decisions

2

Villain Can't Be Killed

Villain / Threat Tropes

2

Sentient House

Setting Tropes

2

Creepy Animatronics

Villain / Threat Tropes

2

The town is in on it

Setting Tropes

2

Native American Burial Ground

Setting Tropes

1

Reveal in the Background

Scare Mechanics

1

Latin unlocks evil

Villain / Threat Tropes

1

Deconstruction of Genre Conventions

Meta / Genre-Aware

1

No Cell Service / Dead Battery

Narrative Tropes

1

Built on a Cemetary

Narrative Tropes

1

Movie-Within-a-Movie

Meta / Genre-Aware

1

Truth or Dare

Narrative Tropes

1

Fortune Teller

Villain / Threat Tropes

12

Bad Decisions

1

Creepy Clowns

Villain / Threat Tropes

1

They Were Dead the Whole Time

Narrative Tropes

1

It was all a dream

1

TV as Portal

Villain / Threat Tropes

1

Witness Transmission

Narrative Tropes

8

Group Dynamics

1

Human Hunter

Villain / Threat Tropes

1

Be Careful What You Wish For

1

Ignoring the Local's Warning

Bad Decisions

1

Characters Return to Dangerous Location

Bad Decisions

1

Body Snatcher/Changling

Narrative Tropes

1

Going Into the Basement Alone

Bad Decisions

1

Plane Crashes Releasing Evil

Narrative Tropes

1

Characters Seek Professor in Lecture Hall

Narrative Tropes

1

Text Keeps Evil In

Villain / Threat Tropes

1

Evil Child

Villain / Threat Tropes

1

Big Brother is Out to Get You

Villain / Threat Tropes

1

Masked Killer

Villain / Threat Tropes

1

The Killer Won't Stay Dead

Villain / Threat Tropes

1

Unreliable Narrator

Narrative Tropes

1

The Evil Doll

Villain / Threat Tropes

8

Setting Tropes

24

Villain / Threat Tropes

6

Meta / Genre-Aware

20

Narrative Tropes

8

Scare Mechanics