The Covenant

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The Covenant is a 2006 supernatural horror/thriller... something film starring Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway and Chace Crawford as your average bromance group, allowing for plenty of possibly intentional homoerotic moments.

Four teenage boys, Caleb, Pogue, Reid and Tyler, have magic powers inherited from witches in colonial New England. When they're not jumping or driving off cliffs, the boys attend Spencer Academy. At the start of the film, each boy is awaiting his 18th birthday, when he will "ascend" and increase in magical strength. But there's a catch: the magic is so addictive, it's "seductive," and the more it's used, the more the boys' bodies degrade and age prematurely. Enter Sarah, Caleb's love interest, and Chase, a mysterious New Transfer Student. You can imagine what follows.

Despite its potential, it is clear that the producers were trying to make a quick buck off the combination of hot guys and magic, resulting in plenty of Narm. As such, Your Mileage May Vary as to whether this film is So Bad It's Good. In any event, it has an surprisingly large Fanfic community, so there's that.

Tropes used in The Covenant include:

"Harry Potter can kiss my AAAAAASS!!"

  • Too Dumb to Live: Though both Kate and Sarah dabble in this, Pogue is surprisingly the worst offender. He escalates from petty jealousy and general jerk behavior towards the Big Bad to charging into a fight against someone he knows is much stronger than he is.
  • Too Kinky to Torture: The look on Chase's face after Aaron punches him suggests this.
  • Witch Species: These boys inherit their powers as descendants of the founders of the town.
  • Wizards Live Longer: Inverted.