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* DeadlyNosebleed: Cora and Andy both develop nosebleeds when they are hugging, [[spoiler:attempting to withstand Satan's assault on them. They die]].
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* TaintedVeins: The first visible sign of Gretchen's transformation is the veins in the palm of the hand that touched the cave wall turning black.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Gretchen is afraid of heights. Jess pretends to push her over the edge of a cliff in a practical joke that sets the plot in motion.
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* OfCorpseHesAlive: [[spoiler:Mary dresses her husband's corpse in a panda suit and props it up the head of the table]]. The charade lasts for a remarkably long time.
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* FromDressToDressing: When Jess falls off a cliff and breaks her leg, she rips up her top and turns it into a tourniquet.
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* DeadAnimalWarning: The cult nails a dead squirrel to a tree outside Cora's home.
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* {{Determinator}}: Mary absolutely refuses to let her husband's suicide ruin Lucy's birthday.
* {{Determinator}}: Mary absolutely refuses to let her husband's suicide ruin Lucy's birthday.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: After hiding David in [[spoiler: a panda-suit]] just as the guests arrive, Mary pours his flask into her drink.
* StoppedCaring [[spoiler: By the time David's body is discovered, Mary is too drunk/exhausted to care, she ends up just sitting there, [[ThousandYardStare staring blankly]], as everyone around her freaks out.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler: If Jay had actually explained what was wrong with Gretchen, the others probably wouldn't have stopped him from ditching her.]]
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Andy gives one at the end. [[spoiler: It gets him and his mother killed.]]
* TheAntichrist: [[spoiler:Andy is the offspring of Cora and Satan, destined tobing bring about an "empire of suffering".]]
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* LivingShadow: The spirit.
* OnlySaneMan: Jay takes one look at Demon!Gretchen and immediately [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere tries to leave in the van]]. [[spoiler: It doesn't help.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Jay takes one look at Demon!Gretchen and immediately [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere tries to leave in the van]]. [[spoiler: It doesn't help.]]
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* BodyHorror: Mary's nightmare, where a large chunk of flesh has been carved from her leg.
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* NightmareSequence: Mary suffers a nightmare where she's [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalized by her family at the dinner table.table]].
* BodyInABreadbox: Or more accurately, Body In A [[Panda-Suit]].
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: David's body is eventually discovered, and the title implies that it [[HarmfulToMinors scarred Lucy for life]].]]
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: David's body is eventually discovered, and the title implies that it [[HarmfulToMinors scarred Lucy for life]].]]
* HarmfulToMinors: What Mary is trying to prevent. [[spoiler: She fails. [[CrowdPanic Spectacularly]].]]
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* DeathSeeker: Danny. Whatever he sees inside the box saps his will to live. He doesn't care that he's going to starve to death. [[spoiler: At the end, it's implied Susan becomes one too, as she knows what will happen if she looks inside the man's box but wants to find him anyway.]]
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* DeathSeeker: Danny. Whatever he sees inside the box saps his will to live. He doesn't care that he's going to starve to death. The same thing happens to Jenny and Robert when they get told the secret. [[spoiler: At the end, it's implied Susan becomes one too, as she knows what will happen if she looks inside the man's box but wants to find him anyway.]]
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* TheAntichrist: [[spoiler:Andy is the offspring of Cora and Satan, destined to bing about an "empire of suffering".]]
** AntiAntichrist: [[spoiler:What Cora tries to persuade him to be. She succeeds, but they're both killed.]]
** AntiAntichrist: [[spoiler:What Cora tries to persuade him to be. She succeeds, but they're both killed.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Andy is a really nasty person. He nails squirrels to trees, rips off his classmates' fingernails, and displays a strong sense of hostility towards his mother. [[spoiler:Of course, this should all be expected, since he's the Antichrist. Although he performs a HeelFaceDoorslam at the end.]]
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** RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Only for him to be killed when he embraces her.]]
* StealthSequel: [[spoiler:To [[Film/RosemarysBaby Rosemary's Baby]], although it barely tries to hide it.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Satan [[OffingTheOffspring murders Andy]] for refusing to accept his destiny.]]
** RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Only for him to be killed when he embraces her.]]
* StealthSequel: [[spoiler:To [[Film/RosemarysBaby Rosemary's Baby]], although it barely tries to hide it.]]
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* AdultFear: Out of the four segments, three of them (The Box, The Birthday Party, and Her Only Living Son) portrays a mother as a protagonist dealing with a calamity befalling on her family.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Danny told his sister and his dad what he saw inside the box, but we never find out what he told them. Susan, the mother, was the survivor, her family starving to death. Now, she searches for the man and the red box, unable to stop her curiosity as to what was inside.]]
* NightmareSequence: Mary suffered a nightmare where she was cannibalized by her family at the dinner table.
* [[spoiler: NothingIsScarier: we never find out what is in the box.]]
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Danny told his sister and his dad what he saw inside the box, but we never find out what he told them. Susan, the mother, was the survivor, her family starving to death. Now, she searches for the man and the red box, unable to stop her curiosity as to what was inside.]]
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starve to death. [[spoiler: At the end, it's implied Susan becomes one too, as she knows what will happen if she looks inside the man's box but wants to find him anyway.]]
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Dannytold tells his sister and his dad what he saw inside the box, but we never find out what he told them. Susan, the mother, was the survivor, her family starving All three of them starve to death.death, leaving Susan alone. Now, she searches for the man and the red box, unable to stop her curiosity as to what was inside.]]
* NightmareSequence: Marysuffered suffers a nightmare where she was she's cannibalized by her family at the dinner table.
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CatScare: At one point, Paul pretends he's being attacked and ducks down behind some rocks, and then goes quiet. Gretchen gets scared and goes to look for him. When she turns around to argue with the rest of the group, something sneaks up behind her. [[spoiler: It's just Paul, milking the joke.]]
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* GrandTheftMe: The evil spiritattacked attacks and killed kills Gretchen, taking over her body.body.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Gretchen's girlfriend tries this. [[spoiler: No dice.]]
* DontGoInTheWoods: Don't bribe the gas station attendant to tell you about a cool off-road camping spot in the middle of the desert.
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[=XX=] is a Horror AnthologyFilm directed by Roxanne Benjamin, Sofia Carrillo, Karyn Kusama, St. Vincent, and Jovanka Vuckovic. It stars Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool, and Christina Kirk. The main gimmick of the movie was that all of the four segments were directed by women.
* '''The Box''': a young boy, Danny, (Peter DaCunha) lost the will to live after looking inside a mysterious red box from a strange man on a train. Much to the fear of his family, he refused to eat anything, slowly starving himself to death. Based on a short story by Creator/JackKetchum.
* '''The Birthday Party''': Mary (Melanie Lynskey) was setting up a birthday party for her daughter Lucy. However, things took a turn for the worse when her husband had committed suicide. She would have to hide the body so it doesn't ruin the party.
* '''Don't Fall''': A monster in the woods story where four friends led Gretchen, who was afraid of heights, to a cursed cave. They got more than they bargained for, as their friend got possessed by an evil spirit.
* '''Her Only Living Son''': A single mother, Cora, had to deal with her troubled teenage son, Andy. However, she soon find out said son was a spawn of Satan himself.
The framing device that connected the segments together was a StopMotionAnimation depicting a walking dollhouse, directed by Sofia Carrillo.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017, and was released in a limited release and through video on demand on February 17, 2017.
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* AdultFear: Out of the four segments, three of them (The Box, The Birthday Part, and Her Only Living Son) portrays a mother as a protagonist dealing with a calamity befalling on her family.
* AnyoneCanDie: As per the horror tradition, most or all of the characters bite it either before or at the end of each segment except for the Birthday Party.
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[[folder:Framing Device]]
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* CreepyChild: Danny after peeking inside the man's red box.
* DeathSeeker: Danny. Whatever he saw inside the box sapped his will to live. He doesn't care that he would die from starving to death.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Danny told his sister and his dad what he saw inside the box, but we never find out what he told them. Susan, the mother, was the survivor, her family starving to death. Now, she searched for the man and the red box, unable to stop her curiosity as to what was inside.]]
* NightmareSequence: Mary suffered a nightmare where she was cannibalized by her family at the dinner table.
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[[folder:The Birthday Party]]
* BasedOnATrueStory
* BlackComedy
* LongTitle: [[spoiler:Its actual title. ''The Birthday Party, or, The Memory Lucy Suppressed From Her Seventh Birthday That Wasn't Really Her Mom's Fault (Even Though Her Therapist Says It's Probably Why She Fears Intimacy)''.]]
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[[folder:Don't Fall]]
* DontGoInTheWoods
* GrandTheftMe: The evil spirit attacked and killed Gretchen, taking over her body.
* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:None of the cast survive the events of this segment.]]
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[[folder:Her Only Living Son]]
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* '''The Box''': a young boy, Danny, (Peter DaCunha) lost the will to live after looking inside a mysterious red box from a strange man on a train. Much to the fear of his family, he refused to eat anything, slowly starving himself to death. Based on a short story by Creator/JackKetchum.
* '''The Birthday Party''': Mary (Melanie Lynskey) was setting up a birthday party for her daughter Lucy. However, things took a turn for the worse when her husband had committed suicide. She would have to hide the body so it doesn't ruin the party.
* '''Don't Fall''': A monster in the woods story where four friends led Gretchen, who was afraid of heights, to a cursed cave. They got more than they bargained for, as their friend got possessed by an evil spirit.
* '''Her Only Living Son''': A single mother, Cora, had to deal with her troubled teenage son, Andy. However, she soon find out said son was a spawn of Satan himself.
The framing device that connected the segments together was a StopMotionAnimation depicting a walking dollhouse, directed by Sofia Carrillo.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017, and was released in a limited release and through video on demand on February 17, 2017.
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* AdultFear: Out of the four segments, three of them (The Box, The Birthday Part, and Her Only Living Son) portrays a mother as a protagonist dealing with a calamity befalling on her family.
* AnyoneCanDie: As per the horror tradition, most or all of the characters bite it either before or at the end of each segment except for the Birthday Party.
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* CreepyChild: Danny after peeking inside the man's red box.
* DeathSeeker: Danny. Whatever he saw inside the box sapped his will to live. He doesn't care that he would die from starving to death.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Danny told his sister and his dad what he saw inside the box, but we never find out what he told them. Susan, the mother, was the survivor, her family starving to death. Now, she searched for the man and the red box, unable to stop her curiosity as to what was inside.]]
* NightmareSequence: Mary suffered a nightmare where she was cannibalized by her family at the dinner table.
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[[folder:The Birthday Party]]
* BasedOnATrueStory
* BlackComedy
* LongTitle: [[spoiler:Its actual title. ''The Birthday Party, or, The Memory Lucy Suppressed From Her Seventh Birthday That Wasn't Really Her Mom's Fault (Even Though Her Therapist Says It's Probably Why She Fears Intimacy)''.]]
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[[folder:Don't Fall]]
* DontGoInTheWoods
* GrandTheftMe: The evil spirit attacked and killed Gretchen, taking over her body.
* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:None of the cast survive the events of this segment.]]
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