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A 2003 horror movie originally inspired by ''The Tooth Fairy'', a short film by comic book artist Joe Harris, but due to [[Executive Meddling]], ended up being completely different from the original concept, with even the design of the monster going through several changes. It follows the story of Matilda Dixon, who was left horribly disfigured in a fire, [[You Fail Biology Forever|only allowing her to go into the sunlight wearing only a mask]]. After being murdered by the townsfolk, [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|her ghost seeks out revenge, killing everyone who lays eyes on her face]].
 
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* [[Asshole Victim]]: The aggressive bully from the bar.
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* [[Friend to All Children]]: Matilda, when she was alive.
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: We never actually see Matilda in action. Just the aftermath.
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Guy|Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Hey, it's [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Anya]]!
* [[Hollywood Psych]]: So you have a kid who's so terrified of darkness that he ''tries to commit suicide''. Do you give him medication? Have a therapist talk to him and try to work out where the phobia came from? [[Mundane Solution|Let him sleep with the light on?]] Nope, you stick him in a sensory deprivation chamber to make him "face his fears head-on!" Never mind that actual desensitization therapy involves starting small and ''slowly'' building up to a more extreme representation of their phobia.
* [[I Don't Like the Sound of That Place]]: Seriously, who decided to name the town "Darkness Falls?"
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* [[Ominous Fog]]
* [[Police Are Useless]]: Among other things, they immediately arrest someone for murder based ''entirely'' on the fact that he's on antipsychotic medication.
* [[Pre -Ass -Kicking One -Liner]]: See [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]] example below.
* [[Prophecies Rhyme All the Time]]: "The searing light consumed her whole, setting free her wicked soul."
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]
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* [[Super Persistent Predator]]: How many decades was Matilda chasing Kyle?
** Although, [[Justified Trope|justified]] in that, since she's a ghost, she doesn't need to sleep, eat, drink, etc.
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: "I SEE YOU, '''BITCH'''!"
* [[Town With a Dark Secret]]
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: The DVD box shows Matilda sans mask.
* [[Wall of Weapons]]
* [[What the Hell Townspeople]]
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Matilda.
 
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