History Film / Horns

* AdaptationalHeroism: Several characters come across as more sympathetic than their book counterparts - notably Terry [[spoiler:who, in the book, was aware of the identity of Merrin's killer and knowingly concealed it]] and Lee Tourneau [[spoiler:who's nowhere near the villain level of Lee in the book]].

* AssholeVictim:
** [[spoiler:The waitress who lied about Ig being the last one seen with Merrin the night she died, all so she could be on television.]]
** Also [[spoiler: Lee,]] who raped and murdered Merrin in a fit of jealous rage and when he confesses to the crime he then gleefully murders Eric, injures Terry and mortally wounds Ig.

* ProngsOfPoseidon: Ig carries around a pitchfork for a good portion of the film, aiding to his devil ensemble.

* AntiHero: Ig.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:The waitress who lied about Ig being the last one seen with Merrin the night she died, all so she could be on television.]]
** Also [[spoiler: Lee,]] who raped and murdered Merrin in a fit of jealous rage and then when he confesses to the crime he then gleefully murders Eric, injures Terry and mortally wounds Ig.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: Ig eventually finds a letter from Merrin explaining their breakup. She's dying of the same kind of cancer that killed her mother, and decided to push him away [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim to spare him the pain of watching her die slowly and horribly]]. She hopes he'd find another girl and move on before realizing the truth.]].

* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Glenna to Ig. She admits to him that she knew she could never compare to Merrin.

* ArmouredClosetGay: [[spoiler:Ig's former friend Eric, who was a homophobe even in childhood, is revealed to be gay and attracted to the cop he's partnered with]].

* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: Lee is resentful of Ig for winning Merrin's heart, which he openly admits this during their scuffle.]]

** Also [[spoiler: Lee,]] who raped and murdered Merrin in a fit of jealous rage.

* MementoMacGuffin: Merrin's cross, which belonged to her mother first. [[spoiler: It's the first clue that Lee had killed Merrin, but it also lets Ig return to his human form after he'd suffered burns that made him look like a BigRedDevil]].

* BigBrotherInstinct: Part of Terry's drug usage after Merrin's death is spurred by his ''lack'' of this - [[spoiler: namely, numbing the guilt he feels for not coming to Ig's defense because what he knows implicates him instead. By the end of the movie, he's this in full force, to the point of taking a shotgun to the leg and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight holding Ig's demonic form as he dies]].]]

* DrowningMySorrows: Ig has become quite the alcoholic since Merrin's death, and his getting blackout drunk that night is part of why he questions if he ''did'' kill her. And while his brother is TheStoner, he's gotten much worse in his usage because he was the last person to see Merrin alive - and [[spoiler: is convinced ''he'' was the one to do it, also while blackout drunk]].

* MementoMacGuffin: Merrin's cross, which belonged to her mother first.

* DrowningMySorrows: Ig has become quite the alcoholic since Merrin's death, and his getting blackout drunk that night is part of why he questions if he ''did'' kill her. And while his brother is TheStoner, he's gotten much worse in his usage because he was the last person to see Merrin alive - and [[spoiler: is convinced ''he'' was the one to do it, also while blackout drunk]].

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: Ig eventually finds a letter from Merrin explaining their breakup. She's dying of the same kind of cancer that killed her mother, and decided to push him away to spare him the pain of watching her die slowly and horribly. She hopes he'd find another girl and move on before realizing the truth.]].

* FieryCoverup: The lab with the physical evidence from the murder is burnt down. Ig believes that his father did it on the belief that the evidence would implicate his son.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Several characters come across as more sympathetic than their book counterparts - notably Terry [[spoiler:who, in the book, was aware of the identity of Merrin's killer and knowingly concealed it]] and Lee Tourneau [[spoiler:who's nowhere near the villain level of book!Lee]].

''Horns'' is a horror/black comedy directed by Creator/AlexandreAja and starring Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It is based on the [[Literature/{{Horns}} book of the same name]] by Joe Hill.

''Horns'' is a horror/black comedy directed by Creator/AlexandreAja and starring Daniel Radcliffe. It is based on the [[Literature/{{Horns}} book of the same name]] by Joe Hill.

* FieryCoverup: The lab with the physical evidence from the murder is burnt down. Ig believes that his father did it on the belief that the evidence would implicate his son.

* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: Lee is resentful of Ig for winning Merrin's heart and openly admits this during their scuffle.]]

* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: Lee is resentful of Ig for winning Merrin's heart, and openly admits this during their scuffle.]]

* GoodIsNotNice: Despite being more of an anti-hero, Ig is by no means bad. His methods of interrogation are often morally questionable and unpleasant, but it's all for the sake of solving his girlfriend's murder. Before her death, he's shown to be a devoted NiceGuy.