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26-02 Genre Obligatory Scenes

Shawn Coyle and others

Shawn Coyle and others   

Horror

1.   Fate Worse Than Death: Something more than life is at stake. A fate worse than death is possible, such as torture or damnation.

2.   Monster: The villain is far more powerful than the hero, possibly even supernatural.

3.   Speech in Praise of the Villain: Early on, someone describes how insurmountably powerful and/or awesomely evil the monster is.

4.   Hero at the Mercy of the Villain: There’s a scene near the climax where the protagonist seems to be utterly powerless against the villain.

5.   Double Ending: There is a false ending

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