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{{quote|''"For there is no worse punishment to Man, then to want to avenge and not being able to."'' |
{{quote|''"For there is no worse punishment to Man, then to want to avenge and not being able to."'' |
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A very, very scary short story by [[Nikolai Gogol]]. |
A very, very scary short story by [[Nikolai Gogol]]. |
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* [[A Fate Worse Than Death]]: Several: |
* [[A Fate Worse Than Death]]: Several: |
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** The Warlock {{spoiler|, already dead, is gnawn at by his ancestors until the end of time.}} |
** The Warlock {{spoiler|, already dead, is gnawn at by his ancestors until the end of time.}} |
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** His ancestors {{spoiler|are tormented by every one of his atrocities in their graves, |
** His ancestors {{spoiler|are tormented by every one of his atrocities in their graves, before they rise as revenants to devour him.}} |
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** Petro {{spoiler|''attempts'' to rise, but cannot, and gnaws on his ''own'' bones instead of the Warlock's; he also grows beneath the Carpathians, and shakes the earth itself in his agony.}} |
** Petro {{spoiler|''attempts'' to rise, but cannot, and gnaws on his ''own'' bones instead of the Warlock's; he also grows beneath the Carpathians, and shakes the earth itself in his agony.}} |
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** And, [[Be Careful What You Wish For|last but not least, Ivan]] {{spoiler|[[Fridge Horror|is]] ''[[Fridge Horror|forced]]'' [[Fridge Horror|to |
** And, [[Be Careful What You Wish For|last but not least, Ivan]] {{spoiler|[[Fridge Horror|is]] ''[[Fridge Horror|forced]]'' [[Fridge Horror|to watch the]] [[Title Drop|terrible vengeance]] [[Fridge Horror|he inflicted on his brother.]]}} |
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* [[Black Magic]] |
* [[Black Magic]] |
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* [[Eats Babies]]: {{spoiler|1=Kills them, actually. Own toddler nephew/grandson, even.}} |
* [[Eats Babies]]: {{spoiler|1=Kills them, actually. Own toddler nephew/grandson, even.}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 26 July 2020
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"For there is no worse punishment to Man, then to want to avenge and not being able to." —Closing Narration
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A very, very scary short story by Nikolai Gogol.
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Tropes used in A Terrible Vengeance include:
- A Fate Worse Than Death: Several:
- The Warlock , already dead, is gnawn at by his ancestors until the end of time.
- His ancestors are tormented by every one of his atrocities in their graves, before they rise as revenants to devour him.
- Petro attempts to rise, but cannot, and gnaws on his own bones instead of the Warlock's; he also grows beneath the Carpathians, and shakes the earth itself in his agony.
- And, last but not least, Ivan is forced to watch the terrible vengeance he inflicted on his brother.
- Black Magic
- Eats Babies: Kills them, actually. Own toddler nephew/grandson, even.
- Evil Sorcerer
- Evil Makes You Ugly: In case of Glamour Failure, that is.
- Just-So Story: And that's why we have earthquakes.
- Our Zombies Are Different: The revenants.
- Rule of Scary: The reason a land-spanning undead corpse isn't ridiculous.
- Serial Escalation: Ok, there's no way it can get more vile/scary...Wait, it just did.
- You Can't Fight Fate