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The movie were supposed to launch a new [[Villain Based Franchise]] akin to ''[[A Nightmare On Elm Street]]'', but low sales ended the plans for further installments.
The movie were supposed to launch a new [[Villain Based Franchise]] akin to ''[[A Nightmare On Elm Street]]'', but low sales ended the plans for further installments.
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=== This movie provides examples of: ===
* [[And This Is For]] - Pinker is beaten, from a distance, by a remote control.
* [[And This Is For]] - Pinker is beaten, from a distance, by a remote control.
* [[Axe Before Entering]]
* [[Axe Before Entering]]
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* [[It Always Rains At Funerals]]
* [[It Always Rains At Funerals]]
* [[Knife Nut]] - Pinker prefers knives, even in undeath.
* [[Knife Nut]] - Pinker prefers knives, even in undeath.
* [[Luke I Am Your Father]] - At the moment of his execution, Pinker reveals to Jonathan that he is his father.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] - At the moment of his execution, Pinker reveals to Jonathan that he is his father.
* [[Neck Snap]]
* [[Neck Snap]]
* [[Offing the Offspring]]
* [[Offing the Offspring]]
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* [[Slasher Smile]] - Pinker gives one to Jonathan while possessing the body of his stepfather.
* [[Slasher Smile]] - Pinker gives one to Jonathan while possessing the body of his stepfather.
* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] - [[Kill the Cutie|Allison's fate]] early in the movie.
* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] - [[Kill the Cutie|Allison's fate]] early in the movie.
* [[This Is for Emphasis Bitch]]
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]
* [[Trapped in TV Land]] - The last [[Chase Scene]] between Jonathan and Pinker takes place between television programs.
* [[Trapped in TV Land]] - The last [[Chase Scene]] between Jonathan and Pinker takes place between television programs.
* [[Vertigo Effect]]
* [[Vertigo Effect]]

Revision as of 14:15, 9 January 2014

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Shocker is a horror film directed by Wes Craven which was released in 1989. It has nothing to do with a certain hand gesture, the evil organization from the first Kamen Rider, or the Spider-Man villain.

The film centers around young Jonathan Parker, who starts having Prophetic Dreams of Serial Killer Horace Pinker after he kills most of his foster family. Seeking justice, Jonathan turns to his police officer foster father and convinces him that he can track Pinker through his dreams. With Jonathan's help police are able to capture Pinker, who is sentenced to die in the electric chair. However, before the moment of his execution Pinker makes a Deal With the Devil and becomes one with the electricity after his execution. This gives him the ability to possess the bodies of others, allowing him to continue his killing spree from beyond the grave.

The movie were supposed to launch a new Villain Based Franchise akin to A Nightmare On Elm Street, but low sales ended the plans for further installments.

Tropes used in Shocker include:

 Pinker: "Come on! Give it to me!"

Mouth: "You got it baby."