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976-EVIL
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })976-EVIL is a 1988 horror film directed by Robert Englund.Spike (the bad boy) and Hoax (the introverted nerd) are cousins who live with Hoax’s overly religious mother. They stumble across a mysterious premium-line phone number, 976-EVIL, which appears at first to be just a fun novelty hotline that offers creepy fortunes to those who call, but they soon discover that it’s a direct line to hell—literally. Spike loses interest, but Hoax uses the powers the number gives him to exact revenge against everyone who has wronged him, inadvertently allowing his soul to be slowly taken over by Satan. Spike must race to stem the tide of destruction Hoax is perpetrating, hoping like hell that he can save his cousin’s soul.Along with A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, the first screenwriting credit of Brian Helgeland (who helped Trick or Treat writer Rhet Topham develop his story; and while 976-EVIL was finished first, to the point Englund recommended him for the next Freddy Krueger script, The Dream Master got to theaters before), who would win an Academy Award with L.A. Confidential.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })It was followed by a sequel, 976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor. | |
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Asshole Victim | |
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Asshole Victim: Marcus, and the other punks who bullied Hoax throughout the movie. | |
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Crazy Cat Lady | |
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Crazy Cat Lady: Hoax's deeply religious mother keeps dozens of cats around the house. After Hoax kills her under the evil phone line's influence, they feast on her corpse. | |
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Big Bad | |
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Big Bad: Mark Dark, the demonic being behind the number. | |
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And Show It to You | |
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And Show It to You: Possessed Hoax kills two bullies offscreen, and returns to the poker game they were part of with their still-beating hearts in his hands. | |
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Big "NO!" | |
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Big "NO!": This is Hoax's reaction when his supernatural spider-prank against Suzie ends up killing her. | |
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The Corruption | |
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The Corruption: The 976-EVIL phone number works this way, initially giving Hoax a means of revenge against his tormentors, but the more he uses it, the more outwardly monstrous he becomes. | |
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Crazy Cat Lady / int_cbed5a15 | |
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