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* [[Drive-In Theater]]: Where the climax of the film takes place.
* [[End of an Age]]: Orlock's retirement signals an end to the Monster and [[Mad Scientist]] era of horror films... with Thompson's shooting spree [[Dawn of an Era|signaling the beginning]] of the next wave of horror based on [[Humans Are Bastards|human evils]] like [[Serial Killer|serial killers]].
* [[Executive Meddling]]: A positive example, in that the film wouldn't have been made in the first place, except Karloff owed the ever-frugal Corman two days of filming; as already noted, Karloff was so impressed with the resulting script, he [[Doing It for
* [[Good Colors, Evil Colors]]: All of Orlock's scenes are shot in mellow autumnal shades, while Thompson's are cold sterile blues.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: The screenwriter Sammy Michaels is played by Bogdanovich himself.
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* [[Malevolent Architecture]]: The decor of Thompson's suburban home could drive anyone crazy.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Orlok, obviously. He's built up a career playing monsters and maniacs, but off-camera he's clearly very kind and classy (again, just like Karloff himself). Thompson [[Nice Character, Mean Actor|is the exact opposite]]; while he [[Stepford Smiler|maintains the facade of a cheerful, normal, All-American youth]], he really seems to be a [[Complete Monster]] on the inside.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Byron Orlock. The last name is borrowed from Count Orlock of ''[[
* [[Mirror Scare]]: At one point Orlock is startled by his own reflection, a bit suggested by Karloff himself.
** During the final shooting spree, Thompson {{spoiler|is unable to determine which Orlock to shoot at - the one onscreen at the drive-in theater or the one [[Paranoia Fuel|coming right at him]].}}
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