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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: [[http://whaleyhouse.org/mystery.htm The Whaley house]] is indeed reputed to be haunted, and most of the history described during the movie is correct. However, [[EldritchLocation far fewer deaths occur on the grounds than the movie alleges]].
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Vanessa does.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Vanessa does.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: [[http://whaleyhouse.org/mystery.htm The Whaley house]] is indeed reputed to be haunted, and most of the history described during the movie is correct. However, [[EldritchLocation far fewer deaths occur on the grounds than the movie alleges]].
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Vanessa does.alleges]].
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Vanessa does.
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* BlackGuyDiesFirst: Averted. [[spoiler:Ray dies second, after calling out the ghosts. Keith is the third to last person to die]].
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* BlackGuyDiesFirst: BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted. [[spoiler:Ray dies second, after calling out the ghosts. Keith is the third to last person to die]].die.]]
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:None of the teens survive, and Penny is implied to be stuck haunting the house]].
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:None of the teens survive, and Penny is implied to be stuck haunting the house]].house.]]
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The actual Whaley house is in Sandiego, but the film was shot at the Bembridge House in Long Beach. The producers considered using the actual Whaley house, but issues of small quarters and travel distance nixed the idea.
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* CellPhonesAreUseless: Zig-Zagged. This trope is downplayed/subverted when a part of the teens' 911 call goes through and justified because supernatural forces in the house prevent the phones from working.
* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Santiago attempted this trope in the movie and in real life, although in both cases, it just resulted in a much longer and slower death. In the movie, it's claimed that he was tall enough that he was able to catch himself on his tiptoes before the rope went taut. In real life, he was pushed off a wagon and was able to catch back onto it with his feet for a time to relieve the pressure.
* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
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* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Santiago attempted this trope in the movie and in real life, although in both cases, it just resulted in a much longer and slower death. In the movie, it's claimed that he was tall enough that he was able to catch himself on his tiptoes before the rope went taut. In real life, he was pushed off a wagon and was able to catch back onto it with his feet for a time to relieve the pressure.
* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
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* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Santiago attempted this trope in the movie and in real life, although in both cases, it just resulted in a much longer and slower death. In the movie, it's claimed that he was tall enough that he was able to catch himself on his tiptoes before the rope went taut. In real life, he was pushed off a wagon and was able to catch back onto it with his feet for a time to relieve the pressure.
* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]WhoWearsShortShorts: Vanessa does.
* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The Whaley house is indeed reputed to be haunted, and most of the history described during the movie is correct. However, [[EldritchLocation far fewer deaths occur on the grounds than the movie alleges]].
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: [[http://whaleyhouse.org/mystery.htm The Whaley house house]] is indeed reputed to be haunted, and most of the history described during the movie is correct. However, [[EldritchLocation far fewer deaths occur on the grounds than the movie alleges]].
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* SchmuckBait: Penny's supervisor gives her three rules about the house. Of course, Penny and her friends break these rules.
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* SchmuckBait: Penny's supervisor gives her three rules about the house. Of course, Penny and her friends break these rules. However, because the house manages to kill people who didn't set foot inside, so its unclear if these rules are just superstitions.
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* SchmuckBait: Penny's supervisor gives her three rules about the house. Of course, Penny and his friends break these rules.
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* SchmuckBait: Penny's supervisor gives her three rules about the house. Of course, Penny and his her friends break these rules.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In one scene, the teens hang out at a graveyard [[spoiler: and all of them will die before the film ends]].
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* SchmuckBait: Penny's supervisor gives her three rules about the house. Of course, Penny and his friends break these rules.
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* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: [[spoiler:None of the teens survive, and Penny is implied to be stuck haunting the house]].
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* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: DownerEnding: [[spoiler:None of the teens survive, and Penny is implied to be stuck haunting the house]].
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* DeathByFalling: [[spoiler:Giselle]], via the stairs.
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* DeathByFalling: DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:Giselle]], via [[StaircaseTumble the stairs.stairs]].
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* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
* UnfortunateImplications: So, how does the first black guy die? [[spoiler:He gets lynched by the ghosts]].
* UnfortunateImplications: So, how does the first black guy die? [[spoiler:He gets lynched by the ghosts]].
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* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
* UnfortunateImplications: So, how does the first black guy die? [[spoiler:He gets lynched by the ghosts]].]]
* UnfortunateImplications: So, how does the first black guy die? [[spoiler:He gets lynched by the ghosts]].
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''The Haunting of Whaley House'', a 2012 Creator/TheAsylum HorrorFilm, follows Penny, a tour guide at the eponymous historical HauntedHouse in San Diego, California. Penny doesn't believe in ghosts, but is disturbed at the number of tourists who wind up going into fits while touring the house. Her supervisor, played by veteran horror actress Lynn Lowry, warns Penny to never damage the house, to never enter the house at night, and to never call out the spirits. Thus, of course, Penny [[IdiotBall lets her friends into the house at night, lets them call out the ghosts, and then they break things]]. Horror ensues.
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''The Haunting of Whaley House'', a 2012 Creator/TheAsylum HorrorFilm, [[HorrorFilms horror flick]], follows Penny, a tour guide at the eponymous historical HauntedHouse in San Diego, California. Penny doesn't believe in ghosts, but is disturbed at the number of tourists who wind up going into fits while touring the house. Her supervisor, played by veteran horror actress Lynn Lowry, warns Penny to never damage the house, to never enter the house at night, and to never call out the spirits. Thus, of course, Penny [[IdiotBall lets her friends into the house at night, lets them call out the ghosts, and then they break things]]. Horror ensues.
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* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The Whaley house is indeed reputed to be haunted, and most of the history described during the movie is correct. However, [[EldritchLocation far fewer deaths occur on the grounds than the movie alleges]].
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* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The Whaley house is indeed reputed to be haunted, and most of the history described during the movie is correct. However, [[EldritchLocation far fewer deaths occur on the grounds than the movie alleges]].
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* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
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* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]]]
* UnfortunateImplications: So, how does the first black guy die? [[spoiler:He gets lynched by the ghosts]].
* UnfortunateImplications: So, how does the first black guy die? [[spoiler:He gets lynched by the ghosts]].
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''The Haunting of Whaley House'', a 2012 Creator/TheAsylum HorrorFilm, follows Penny, a tour guide at the eponymous historical HauntedHouse in San Diego, California. Penny doesn't believe in ghosts, but is disturbed at the number of tourists who wind up going into fits while touring the house. Her supervisor, played by veteran horror actress Lynn Lowry, warns Penny to never damage the house, to never enter the house at night, and to never call out the spirits. Thus, of course, Penny [[IdiotBall lets her friends into the house at night, lets them call out the ghosts, and then they break things]]. Horror ensues.
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* BlackGuyDiesFirst: Averted. [[spoiler:Ray dies second, after calling out the ghosts. Keith is the third to last person to die]].
* CaliforniaDoubling: The actual Whaley house is in Sandiego, but the film was shot at the Bembridge House in Long Beach. The producers considered using the actual Whaley house, but issues of small quarters and travel distance nixed the idea.
* ClosedCircle: The doors lock and attempting to break the windows with a chair [[spoiler:leads to the chair-wielder getting impaled by said chair]].
* DeathByFalling: [[spoiler:Giselle]], via the stairs.
* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: [[spoiler:None of the teens survive, and Penny is implied to be stuck haunting the house]].
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Bobo]] somehow manages to turn and fully impale himself on a water pump. To add insult to injury, he falls on the pump handle and [[ArtisticLicensePhysics the pump begins to pump out his blood]].
* ISeeDeadPeople: The tourist at the beginning of the film and Keith Drummond are both sensitive to the presence of ghosts. Keith even holds conversations with them.
* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The Whaley house is indeed reputed to be haunted, and most of the history described during the movie is correct. However, [[EldritchLocation far fewer deaths occur on the grounds than the movie alleges]].
* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Santiago attempted this trope in the movie and in real life, although in both cases, it just resulted in a much longer and slower death. In the movie, it's claimed that he was tall enough that he was able to catch himself on his tiptoes before the rope went taut. In real life, he was pushed off a wagon and was able to catch back onto it with his feet for a time to relieve the pressure.
* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
!This film exhibits the following tropes:
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* BlackGuyDiesFirst: Averted. [[spoiler:Ray dies second, after calling out the ghosts. Keith is the third to last person to die]].
* CaliforniaDoubling: The actual Whaley house is in Sandiego, but the film was shot at the Bembridge House in Long Beach. The producers considered using the actual Whaley house, but issues of small quarters and travel distance nixed the idea.
* ClosedCircle: The doors lock and attempting to break the windows with a chair [[spoiler:leads to the chair-wielder getting impaled by said chair]].
* DeathByFalling: [[spoiler:Giselle]], via the stairs.
* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: [[spoiler:None of the teens survive, and Penny is implied to be stuck haunting the house]].
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Bobo]] somehow manages to turn and fully impale himself on a water pump. To add insult to injury, he falls on the pump handle and [[ArtisticLicensePhysics the pump begins to pump out his blood]].
* ISeeDeadPeople: The tourist at the beginning of the film and Keith Drummond are both sensitive to the presence of ghosts. Keith even holds conversations with them.
* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The Whaley house is indeed reputed to be haunted, and most of the history described during the movie is correct. However, [[EldritchLocation far fewer deaths occur on the grounds than the movie alleges]].
* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Santiago attempted this trope in the movie and in real life, although in both cases, it just resulted in a much longer and slower death. In the movie, it's claimed that he was tall enough that he was able to catch himself on his tiptoes before the rope went taut. In real life, he was pushed off a wagon and was able to catch back onto it with his feet for a time to relieve the pressure.
* PoliceAreUseless: The teens manage part of a 911 call and hope for rescue from that quarter. [[spoiler:Two officers arrive. One is killed by the ghost of Anna Whaley and the other is shot by a possessed Vanessa.]]
