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▲'''''The Stepfather''''' is a 1987 thriller film, written by esteemed crime novelist Donald E. Westlake and directed by Joseph Ruben. The film tells the story of [[I Have Many Names|an]] [[No Name Given|unnamed]] [[The Bluebeard|bluebeard]] [[Serial Killer]] obsessed with being a part of the perfect family, to such an extent that if his current family doesn't live up to expectations, he kills them and moves onto another.
The film was followed by two sequels, the first [[Direct to Video|direct-to-video]] and the second [[Made for TV Movie|made for tv]] (that doesn't inspire much confidence, does it?). [[The Remake|A remake]] was released in 2009.
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* [[Affably Evil]]: Despite murdering women and children, the stepfather.
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: The stepfather comes close to killing his current family with one in ''Stepfather III'', but relents at the last minute.
* [[Arc Words]]: "Who am I here?"
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Back
* [[Black Dude Dies First]]: Doctor Joseph Danvers (who gets shived in the neck) in ''Stepfather II''.
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]: ''Stepfather III'', the highlights being the shovel, rake and woodchipper deaths.
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* [[Cat Scare]]: Right before Maddy's death in ''Stepfather II'' and Mrs. Cutters's death in the remake.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The remake has a lot of references to the original. Surprising, considering it was made by the same people who brought us the ''[[When a Stranger Calls]]'' and ''[[Prom Night]]'' remakes, both of which are borderline [[In Name Only]].
** ''Stepfather III'' has a few, like the stepfather mentioning he once worked in real estate, and later, during a [[Freak
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Father Brennan from ''Stepfather III''. His death is actually pretty sad.
* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: James "Jim" Ogilvie from the original film, who spends the bulk of the film trying to find his sister's killer. When he finally does, he... gets knifed before he can even pull his gun out.
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* [[The Un-Reveal]]: Four films and the stepfather still doesn't have an origin... or even a real name.
** Doctor Danvers calls him "Bill Krieger" in the second film, though they don't actually outright state if that's his real name, or an old alias. The stepfather also apparently tells Danvers about his past... offscreen... he also could've been lying.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Susan in the remake cannot take a hint that her fiance is a murderer to save her life. Neighbor claiming she saw his face on ''[[
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: The stepfather obviously dies at the end of the first film, but shows up with only a large scar where he got stabbed in the sequel. Likewise, ''Stepfather II'' ends with him getting a claw hammer in the chest, which he also somehow survives.
* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: The inspiration for the series was mass murderer John Emil List, who killed his entire family, fled to Virginia, assumed another identity, remarried and wasn't caught for eighteen years.
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