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* HidingBehindYourBangs: ShrinkingViolet Jessie (who is implied to be being abused) usually has her hair hanging over half her face so she can hide behind it.



* PeekABangs: ShrinkingViolet Jessie (who is implied to be being abused) usually has her hair hanging over half her face so she can hide behind it.



* ShrinkingViolet: Jessie (who is implied to be being abused at home) is shy and reserved, and given to hiding behind her PeekABangs.

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* ShrinkingViolet: Jessie (who is implied to be being abused at home) is shy and reserved, and given to hiding behind her PeekABangs.bangs.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Sally Kirkland gets second billing, but only has a few minutes screen time, dropping Harold off at school for the field trip. Her character is not even named, but is listed in the credits as Harold's Nana.

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* AdvertisedExtra: Sally Kirkland gets second billing, but only has a few minutes of screen time, dropping Harold off at school for the field trip. Her character is not even named, named but is listed in the credits as Harold's Nana.



* BigGuyRodeo: As Railroad Jack swing his PowerfulPick at Shawn, Maya jumps on to his back in an attempt to distract him and through his aim off.
* CarouselKidnapping: Maya is watching Sommer and Tina go round and round on the carousel, and then then carousel comes round again and Tina is gone; with just the blanket she had wrapped round her lying on the animal she had been riding.

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* BigGuyRodeo: As Railroad Jack swing his PowerfulPick at Shawn, Maya jumps on to onto his back in an attempt to distract him and through his aim off.
* CarouselKidnapping: Maya is watching Sommer and Tina go round and round on the carousel, and then then the carousel comes round again and Tina is gone; with just the blanket she had wrapped round around her lying on the animal she had been riding.



* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually died in the bus crash. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually TheGrimReaper coming to reap their souls.]]

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* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually died in the bus crash. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake woke up. Railroad Jack is actually TheGrimReaper coming to reap their souls.]]



* TheGrimReaper: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually [[DeadAllAlong died in the bus crash]]. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually the Grim Reaper coming to reap their souls.]]

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* TheGrimReaper: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually [[DeadAllAlong died in the bus crash]]. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake woke up. Railroad Jack is actually the Grim Reaper coming to reap their souls.]]



* IronicNurseryTune: The opening credits are accompanied by creepy children's voices singing "Ring Around the Roses". Later, when Jessie is in the bus alone and sees Railroad Jack on horseback, the same voices recite a nursery rhyme about Jack.

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* IronicNurseryTune: The opening credits are accompanied by creepy children's voices singing "Ring Around the Roses". Later, when Jessie is in on the bus alone and sees Railroad Jack on horseback, the same voices recite a nursery rhyme about Jack.



* TeaserOnlyCharacter: The sailor and his bride killed by Railroad Jack in the pre-title sequence.
* TeenPregnancy: The opening scene has Shawn's girlfriend telling him that she is pregnant, and that she plans to keep the baby. Later in the film, Shawn resolves that if he makes it out of this alive, he is going to stand by her and be the best husband and father he can. [[spoiler:He doesn't make it.]]

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* TeaserOnlyCharacter: The sailor and his bride are killed by Railroad Jack in the pre-title sequence.
* TeenPregnancy: The opening scene has Shawn's girlfriend telling him that she is pregnant, pregnant and that she plans to keep the baby. Later in the film, Shawn resolves that if he makes it out of this alive, he is going to stand by her and be the best husband and father he can.can be. [[spoiler:He doesn't make it.]]
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* theGrimReaper: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually [[DeadAllAlong died in the bus crash]]. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually the Grim Reaper coming to reap their souls.]]

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* theGrimReaper: TheGrimReaper: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually [[DeadAllAlong died in the bus crash]]. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually the Grim Reaper coming to reap their souls.]]
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* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually died in the bus crash. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually the GrimReaper coming to reap their souls.]]

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* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually died in the bus crash. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually the GrimReaper TheGrimReaper coming to reap their souls.]]



* GrimReaper: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually [[DeadAllAlong died in the bus crash]]. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually the Grim Reaper coming to reap their souls.]]

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* GrimReaper: theGrimReaper: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually [[DeadAllAlong died in the bus crash]]. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually the Grim Reaper coming to reap their souls.]]

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* GrimReaper: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually [[DeadAllAlong died in the bus crash]]. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually the Grim Reaper coming to reap their souls.]]



* ScaryBlackMan: Mr. Steele must be the terrifying museum curator in history, and delights in telling the kids stories about all the horrific ways you can be killed by a train.

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* ScaryBlackMan: Mr. Steele must be the most terrifying museum curator in history, and delights in telling the kids stories about all the horrific ways you can be killed by a train.



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''Jack the Reaper'' is a 2011 American horror feature film written and directed by Kimberly Seilhamer. The movie stars Creator/TonyTodd, Sally Kirkland, Douglas Tait, David Beeler, Chris Bruno, Joel Bryant and Stacey Carino.

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''Jack the Reaper'' is a 2011 American horror feature film written and directed by Kimberly Seilhamer. The movie stars Creator/TonyTodd, Sally Kirkland, Douglas Tait, David Beeler, Chris Bruno, Creator/ChrisBruno, Joel Bryant and Stacey Carino.
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* DisabledSnarker: Maya is deaf and mute, but still manages to snark effectively. When getting on the bus, she responds to Mr. Smith by FlippingTheBird, causing him to remark "That's one sign I understand". Later she makes her opinion of her cousin's infatuation with JerkJock Steven with nothing more than expressive facial expressions.

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* DisabledSnarker: Maya is deaf and mute, but still manages to snark effectively. When getting on the bus, she responds to Mr. Smith by FlippingTheBird, causing him to remark "That's one sign I understand". Later she makes her opinion of her cousin's infatuation with JerkJock Steven clear with nothing more than expressive facial expressions.
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* ExtremelyShortTimesoan: No more than 12 hours. The story starts in the school parking lot on Saturday morning. At the end of the film, one of the paramedics records the time as being 7:30 pm.

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* ExtremelyShortTimesoan: ExtremelyShortTimespan: No more than 12 hours. The story starts in the school parking lot on Saturday morning. At the end of the film, one of the paramedics records the time as being 7:30 pm.
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* ExtremelyShortTimesoan: No more than 12 hours. The story starts in the school parking lot on Saturday morning. At the end of the film, one of the paramedics records the time as being 7:30 pm.
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* AntagonistTitle: The title refers to Railroad Jack: a seemingly immortal figure who appears to people and then hunts them down with a [[PowerfulPick pixk axe]]. [[spoiler:He is actually a GrimReaper, claiming the souls of those who die on the stretch of road known as Death's Door; hence the 'Reaper' part of the title.]]

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* AntagonistTitle: The title refers to Railroad Jack: a seemingly immortal figure who appears to people and then hunts them down with a [[PowerfulPick pixk pick axe]]. [[spoiler:He is actually a GrimReaper, claiming the souls of those who die on the stretch of road known as Death's Door; hence the 'Reaper' part of the title.]]
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* AntagonistTitle: The title refers to Railroad Jack: a seemingly immortal figure who appears to people and then hunts them down with a [[PowerfulPick pixk axe]]. [[spoiler:He is actually a GrimReaper, claiming the souls of those who die on the stretch of road known as Death's Door; hence the 'Reaper' part of the title.]]

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* TeenPregnancy: The opening scene has Shawn's girlfriend telling him that she is pregnant, and that she plans to keep the baby.




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* TeenPregnancy: The opening scene has Shawn's girlfriend telling him that she is pregnant, and that she plans to keep the baby. Later in the film, Shawn resolves that if he makes it out of this alive, he is going to stand by her and be the best husband and father he can. [[spoiler:He doesn't make it.]]

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* TeenPregnancy: The opening scene has Shawn's girlfriend telling him that she is pregnant, and that she plans to keep the baby.
* TeaserOnlyCharacter: The sailor and his bride killed by Railroad Jack in the pre-title sequence.
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* DisabledSnarker: Maya is deaf and mute, but still manages to snark effectively. When getting on the bus, she responds to Mr. Smith by FlippingTheBird, causing him to remark "That's one sign I understand". Later she makes her opinion of her cousin's infatuation with JerkJock Steven with nothing more than expressive facial expressions.
* FlippingTheBird: DisabledSnarker Maya does this to Mr. Smith as she gets on the bus.
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* AmusementParkOfDoom'': After the bus crash, the teens find a carnival in the middle of the desert. When they get there, they find it fully functional but deserted. They start riding the rides, but things soon start to turn deadly.

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* AmusementParkOfDoom'': AmusementParkOfDoom: After the bus crash, the teens find a carnival in the middle of the desert. When they get there, they find it fully functional but deserted. They start riding the rides, but things soon start to turn deadly.

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* PeekABangs: ShrinkingViolet Jessie (who is implied to be being abused) usually has her hair hanging over half her face so she can hide behind it.




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* ShrinkingViolet: Jessie (who is implied to be being abused at home) is shy and reserved, and given to hiding behind her PeekABangs.
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* AmusementParkOfDoom'': After the bus crash, the teens find a carnival in the middle of the desert. When they get there, they find it fully functional but deserted. They start riding the rides, but things soon start to turn deadly.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Sally Kirkland gets second billing, but only has a few minutes screen time, dropping Harold off at school for the field trip. Her character is not even named, but is listed in the credits as Harold's Nana.
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* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:All of the teens (except Jessie) actually died in the bus crash. The adults survived, which is why they are not on the bus when they wake up. Railroad Jack is actually the GrimReaper coming to reap their souls.]]
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* IronicNurseyTune: The opening credits are accompanied by creepy children's voices singing "Ring Around the Roses". Later, when Jessie is in the bus alone and sees Railroad Jack on horseback, the same voices recite a nursery rhyme about Jack.

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* IronicNurseyTune: IronicNurseryTune: The opening credits are accompanied by creepy children's voices singing "Ring Around the Roses". Later, when Jessie is in the bus alone and sees Railroad Jack on horseback, the same voices recite a nursery rhyme about Jack.
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* IronicNurseyTune: The opening credits are accompanied by creepy children's voices singing "Ring Around the Roses". Later, when Jessie is in the bus alone and sees Railroad Jack on horseback, the same voices recite a nursery rhyme about Jack.
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* BigGuyRodeo: As Railroad Jack swing his PowerfulPick at Shawn, Maya jumps on to his back in an attempt to distract him and through his aim off.
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* LanguageBarrier: Maya is deaf and communicates via sign language. After her cousin Sommer is killed, there is no one to translate for her. Interestingly, the BigBad Railroad Jack ''does'' understand sign language.
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* BaldOfEvil: Railroad Jack, the PowerfulPick-wielding demonic spirit of carnage, is completely bald.


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* CarouselKidnapping: Maya is watching Sommer and Tina go round and round on the carousel, and then then carousel comes round again and Tina is gone; with just the blanket she had wrapped round her lying on the animal she had been riding.
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* JerkJock: Steven, who wears a football jersey and spends his time tossing a football, picks on the albino Brian, and--on being told that Sommer is deaf--describes it as 'hot'.

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* JerkJock: Steven, who wears a football jersey and spends his time tossing a football, picks on the albino Brian, Brian and the fat kid Harold; wants to bang every girl but refuses to commit to any of them; and--on being told that Sommer Maya is deaf--describes it as 'hot'.
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* CircusOfFear: After the bus crash, the teens find themselves next to a carnival in the middle of the desert. When they get there, all of the rides are lit up but the carnival is deserted.

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* AbusiveParents: All the signs indicate that Jessie is being sexually abused by her father.
* BewareOfHitchhikingGhosts: Railway Jack appears multiple times along the side of the road: visible only to Jessie. Then he appears in front of the bus, causing the bus to crash.
* CellPhonesAreUseless: After the bus crash, none of the teens can get a signal on their phones.




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* ScaryBlackMan: Mr. Steele must be the terrifying museum curator in history, and delights in telling the kids stories about all the horrific ways you can be killed by a train.
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''Jack the Reaper'' is a 2011 American horror feature film written and directed by Kimberly Seilhamer. The movie stars Creator/TonyTodd, Sally Kirkland, Douglas Tait, David Beeler, Chris Bruno, Joel Bryant and Stacey Carino.

A group of teenage students go on a field trip to visit a Railroad museum. They learn from a creepy museum director Mr. Steele, that someone named Railroad Jack is out there and if you ever see him then you are destined to die. After their visit, on the way back to High School, the bus crashes, and in the middle of nowhere is a creepy carnival the kids decide to visit. Waiting for them is Railroad Jack, picking them off one by one with his railroad pick axe.

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* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The bus crashes at a place called Death's Door.
* JerkJock: Steven, who wears a football jersey and spends his time tossing a football, picks on the albino Brian, and--on being told that Sommer is deaf--describes it as 'hot'.
* PowerfulPick: Railroad Jack's weapon of choice is a railroad pick axe.

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