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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Actually they adhere to nearly all of the classic tropes: vulnerable to sunlight, weakness to stakes, holy water, Eucharist, MustBeInvited, e.t.c. There are some relatively newer takes though, [[spoiler: like the concept that they can only create new Vampires using the ashes of their progenitor vampire or the Vampire's lack of reflection going to recordings as well, meaning they don't show up on film.]]

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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Actually they adhere to nearly all of the classic tropes: vulnerable to sunlight, weakness to stakes, holy water, Eucharist, MustBeInvited, e.t.c.etc.. There are some relatively newer takes though, [[spoiler: like the concept that they can only create new Vampires using the ashes of their progenitor vampire or the Vampire's lack of reflection going to recordings as well, meaning they don't show up on film.]]
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** Frank Polidori's surname is evidently taken from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Polidori John Polidori]], author of ''Literature/TheVampyre'' (a.k.a the TropeMaker for the modern vampire, preceding Dracula).

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** Frank Polidori's surname is evidently taken from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Polidori John Polidori]], Creator/JohnWilliamPolidori, author of ''Literature/TheVampyre'' (a.k.a the TropeMaker for the modern vampire, preceding Dracula).''Literature/TheVampyre''.



** The kids educate themselves for vampire fighting by watching ''{{Film/Blade}}''.
** Slim nicknames Luis "Puerto Rican Franchise/HarryPotter" and Alexis "{{Theatre/Hamilton}}" (because of his whistling.)

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** The kids educate themselves for vampire fighting by watching ''{{Film/Blade}}''.
''Film/{{Blade}}''.
** Slim nicknames Luis "Puerto Rican Franchise/HarryPotter" and Alexis "{{Theatre/Hamilton}}" "Theatre/{{Hamilton}}" (because of his whistling.)
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* MatureWorkChildProtagonists: The film is a HorrorComedy about a bunch of kids trying to save the Bronx from becoming the feeding grounds of a bunch of vampires. There's plenty of gore and death in it.
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** Throughout the movie, Luis is seen various metal band shirts, including ''Music/{{Ghost}}'' and ''Music/{{Slayer}}''.

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** Throughout the movie, Luis is seen various metal band shirts, including ''Music/{{Ghost}}'' ''[[Music/GhostBand Ghost]]'' and ''Music/{{Slayer}}''.
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* ChristianityIsCatholic: Given the predominantly Hispanic setting and the presence of Vampires (themselves tied to Catholic conventions like the Eucharist and holy water), the film's take on Christianity is primarily Catholic. A Catholic priest, Father Jackson, is a important supporting character and most characters seem to be at least RaisedCatholic.

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* ChristianityIsCatholic: Given the predominantly Hispanic setting and the presence of Vampires (themselves tied to Catholic conventions like the Eucharist and holy water), the film's take on Christianity is primarily Catholic. A Catholic priest, Father Jackson, is a important supporting character and most characters seem to be at least RaisedCatholic.raised Catholic.
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** Throughout the movie, Luis is seen various metal band shirts, including ''Music/{{Ghost}}'' and ''Music/{{Slayer}}''

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** Throughout the movie, Luis is seen various metal band shirts, including ''Music/{{Ghost}}'' and ''Music/{{Slayer}}''''Music/{{Slayer}}''.
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* PivotalWakeup: After getting gunned down by Henny's gang, the four vampire foot soldiers rise up from laying on the pavement this way and proceed to slaughter them.
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** Throughout the movie, Luis is seen various metal band shirts, including ''Music/{{Ghost}}'' and ''Music/{{Slayer}}''
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* SpottingTheThread: Miguel realizes there's something odd about Vivian [[spoiler:when he sees her anxiously stepping near, but never over, his apartment's threshold, cluing her in that she's a vampire who can't enter without being invited in.]]

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* SpottingTheThread: Miguel realizes there's something odd about Vivian [[spoiler:when he sees her anxiously stepping near, but never over, his apartment's threshold, cluing her him in that she's a vampire who can't enter without being invited in.]]
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The most dangerous of all the vampires is [[spoiler:the Commander, who hides it under the act of 'Vivian' the clueless new white lady in town.]]
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* EvilInc: The Murnau Corporation is behind much of the block's recent buyouts, and it turns out to be a front for hungry vampires. Their logo is even UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The vampires are old school European types and it is heavily implied they are incredibly racist, with one referring to the Bronx's multiracial inhabitants as "vermin."

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The vampires are old school European types and it is heavily implied they are incredibly racist, with one referring to the Bronx's multiracial inhabitants as "vermin."
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** Frank Polidori's surname is evidently taken from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Polidori John Polidori]], author of Literature/TheVampyre (a.k.a the TropeMaker for the modern vampire, preceding Dracula).

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** Frank Polidori's surname is evidently taken from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Polidori John Polidori]], author of Literature/TheVampyre ''Literature/TheVampyre'' (a.k.a the TropeMaker for the modern vampire, preceding Dracula).

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