Pater Familicide: Difference between revisions

* {{spoiler|Deputy Billy}} in the horror film ''[[30 Days of Night|Thirty Days of Night]]'', in order to [[Better to Die Than Be Killed|save them from what would be (at least for them) a far more horrific death]].

** Something similar happens in the movie ''[[The Mist]]'', but tragically, {{spoiler|the protagonist knows he's one bullet short for their group, but "takes care of" everyone else (including his son), before turning the empty gun on himself and pointlessly pulling the trigger in shock over and over. The real kicker is that the ominous pounding that prompted their giving up draws closer and is revealed to be the [[Big Damn Heroes]] clearing out the mist and killing the monsters, making for a harrowing [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]] ending}}.

* For the title character in ''[[The Stepfather]]'' this got to be a habit, followed by changes of identity to start the process again.

* This is Billy Bedlam's rap sheet introduction in ''[[Con Air]]'' after finding his wife had cheated on him.