History Recap / MastersOfHorrorS2E12TheWashingtonians

* AnachronismStew: The Wahingtonians follow the fashion of the late 18th century in the modern day.

Directed by Peter Medak and based on a short story by Creator/BentleyLittle. Mike Franks (Johnathon Schaech) moves with his family into his late grandmother's house in rural Virginia. There he finds an ancient portrait of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington, and hiding behind it a fork [[HumanResources made of human bone]] and a letter where the first president of the United States declares his love for [[ChildEater eating children]]. Soon they are the target of [[TitleDrop the Washingtonians]], a secret society devoted to keep alive and hidden the "[[ImAHumanitarian tradition]]" set by their founding father.

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:A mild example, but in the original story, Harkinson is part of a Redcoat-styled group who are implied to be a likewise clandestine (but not cannibalistic) organization that [[PayEvilUntoEvil does unspeakable things]] to [[AssholeVictims The Washingtonians]]. Here, he's a regular educator who summons a SWAT team to take them down.]]

* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington was a cannibal. Also, the secret clique he founded ate UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:At the last minute, Professor Harkinson (Creator/SaulRubinek) brings a three-person SWAT team to rescue the Franks family and kill all the Washingtonians.]]

* HistoricalInJoke: The reason for that torn section of Washington's portrait? It contained his confession to cannibalism.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: President Washington was apparently a cannibal.
* HumanResources: Washington's special cutlery.

** [[spoiler:While Washington seemingly never suffered any repercussions for his actions during his lifetime, his cult and his legacy (which he intended to perpetuate through a nation of cannibals) are utterly destroyed by the story's end.]]
** [[spoiler:The Washingtonians themselves face karma by means of an armed SWAT team.]]

* PresidentEvil:George Washington became a [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalistic]] madman after he was forced to eat some of his men during winter at Valley Forge. He started regularly killing and eating people (including several members of his own administration), [[ChildEater ate children]] and made household items out of their bones and skin, and was apparently intent on founding the United States as a "cannibal republic". A reporter claims that Washington's monstrousness was covered up by his followers.
* RockBeatsLaser: Averted. [[spoiler: While The Washingtonians do prove a threat in their numbers and their lack of restraint, they're decidedly no match for a SWAT team with automatic weapons.]]
* SlasherSmile: The Washingtonian by the window.
* {{Wendigo}}: Obliquely referenced. The leaders of the Continental Army turned to cannibalism to avoid starving at Valley Forge and Washington personally found that [[CannibalismSuperpower eating human flesh gave him great physical prowess and clarity of mind]].

* CorruptHick: The two cops that answer Mike's call are Washingtonians themselves.

Directed by Peter Medak and based on a short story by Creator/BentleyLittle. Mike Franks (Johnathon Schaech) moves with his family into his late grandmother's house in rural Virginia. There he finds an ancient portrait of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington, and hiding behind it a fork [[HumanResources made of human bone]] and a letter where the first president of the United States declares his love for [[ChildEater eating children]]. Soon they are the target of [[TitleDrop The Washingtonians]], a secret society devoted to keep alive and hidden the "[[ImAHumanitarian tradition]]" set by their founding father.

* CannibalismSuperpower: One of the Washingtonians says that Washington found cannibalism gave him great physical power and clarity of mind.
* ChildEater: The Washingtonians prize children as a meal, due to having a particular...fondness for virgin meat.

* ImAHumanitarian: George Washington as well as several other founding fathers and their descendants. This was due to Washington and the founding fathers eating some of the troops (causing an acquired taste for human flesh) during the Valley Forge incident in 1777.

* PresidentEvil:
** George Washington became a [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalistic]] madman after he was forced to eat some of his men during a harsh winter. He started regularly killing and eating people (including several members of his own administration), [[ChildEater ate children]] and made household items out of their bones and skin, and was apparently intent on founding the United States as a "cannibal republic". A reporter claims that Washington's monstrousness was covered up by his followers.
** The ending implies that [[spoiler:George W. Bush]] is a member of the Washingtonians as well.
* RockBeatsLaser: Averted. [[spoiler: While The Washingtonians do prove a threat in their numbers and their lack of restraint, they're decidedly no match for a SWAT team with automatics.]]

* {{Wendigo}}: Obliquely referenced. The Continental Army turned to cannibalism to avoid starving at Valley Forge and Washington personally found that [[CannibalismSuperpower human meat gave him great physical prowess and clarity of mind.]]

* RockBeatsLaser: Averted. [[spoiler: While The Washingtonians do prove a threat in their numbers and their lack of restraint, they're decidedly no match for a SWAT team wtih automatics.]]

Directed by Peter Medak and based on a short story by Bentley Little. Mike Franks (Johnathon Schaech) moves with his family into his late grandmother's house in rural Virginia. There he finds an ancient portrait of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington, and hiding behind it a fork [[HumanResources made of human bone]] and a letter where the first president of the United States declares his love for [[ChildEater eating children]]. Soon they are the target of [[TitleDrop The Washingtonians]], a secret society devoted to keep alive and hidden the "[[ImAHumanitarian tradition]]" set by their founding father.

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: While The Washingtonians do prove a threat in their numbers and their lack of restraint, they're decidedly no match for a SWAT team wtih automatics.]]
* RockBeatsLaser: Averted. See above.