Bloody Birthday

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Bloody Birthday is a 1981 horror film about three sociopathic children born under an eclipse as foretold that anyone born under an eclipse would have a personality flaw, the children are Debbie, Curtis, and Steven, Joyce Russel and her brother Timmy must work together to stop their murderous rampage.

Tropes used in Bloody Birthday include:
  • Adults Are Useless:
  • Axe Crazy: All three children, Curtis in particular.
  • Batter Up: Steven beats Debbie's father Sheriff Brodie to death with a baseball bat
  • Cassandra Truth:
  • Chivalrous Pervert: Curtis is quite perverted for someone who's only ten years old.
  • Creepy Child:
  • Disproportionate Retribution: They murder their teacher Ms. Davis because she won't allow them a day off from school for their birthday parties.
  • Enfant Terrible:
  • Eye Scream: Beverly gets an arrow through the eye by her psychotic younger sister Debbie
  • Karma Houdini: Curtis and Steven are arrested while Debbie escapes with her mother under a new identity so she can continue to murder.
  • Nerd Glasses: Curtis who is one of the most intelligent children in the film wears a pair of these.
  • Too Dumb to Live: Even though she knew about the peephole Debbie set up Beverly never thinks to cover it up, which results in her death.