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Protagonists coming up with witty dialogue in life-threatening situations.
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Scary shit always appearing behind someone when they look in a bathroom mirror – especially after closing a cabinet.
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The black character dying first.
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Or a sexually liberated woman.
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Someone choosing to hide in an incredibly obvious place.
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Killers ALWAYS being one step behind, no matter how slow they appear to be walking.
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Someone calling out to a potential threat in the hopes of getting an answer.
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Villains delivering an elaborate monologue giving away their intentions, which allows their victim to escape.
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Jump scares involving animals – which is usually a cat for some reason.
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The killer getting knocked down but no one bothering to further incapacitate them.
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Cell phones always being dead or having no signal.
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And flashlights flickering and then running out of battery at the worst possible moment.
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Characters not turning on the lights when in danger.
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Doors never opening when someone is in immediate danger.
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The car not starting until the crucial moment when the killer is right at the door.
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People running past an obvious escape route.
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Villains who just refuse to die.
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Characters tripping up over thin air while running away from a killer.
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People never leaving their new home after some seriously spooky shit has gone down.
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Someone hearing a noise coming from the attic and going to investigate it on their own.
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The skeptical husband/boyfriend who doesn't believe their partner despite witnessing some weird shit themselves.
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Characters in found footage films who ALWAYS keep filming.
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Groups deciding to split up and investigate strange going ons like they're in goddamn Scooby Doo.
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Protagonist having a weapon and then just fucking dropping it.
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Characters never having their phone on silent while hiding, and of course, their phone then ringing at the WORST possible moment.
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And no one ever calling the goddamn police.
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