Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S10/E10 It Lives By Night

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Film watched: It Lives by Night

Tropes found in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation include:

  • Black Widow: Pearl has racked up quite the collection of dead husbands and fiancés.
  • Brain Bleach: Comes into play at the end of the movie along with a healthy heaping of Fridge Horror:

Crow: Now, wait a minute... how did she turn into a bat? The only contact she had with him was in the hotel and...
[[[Beat]]]
Crow: ...Oh, my god.

Tom: GAH!

Crow: OH MY GOD! I get the shower first!

Tom: No, me first!

Mike: Urgh!

    • In the rough cut, after filming has stopped, Kevin Murphy adds an anguished "Fluids! They exchanged fluids!"
  • Continuity Nod: A handful of references are made to Werewolf, probably due to the stupidly similar plot seen once this movie really gets rolling.
  • Running Gag: The Mellow Doctor.