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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })They (2002) is a horror movie often thought to have been written, directed, or produced by Wes Craven—who was, in fact, not involved with this movie at all except as an executive producer and a "presenter". It was actually directed by Robert Harmon, a man probably best known for having directed the original version of The Hitcher, and written by upwards of ten different uncredited screenwriters.Julia Lund is a promising young graduate student, majoring in psychology and nearing graduation, with plans to soon enter the professional world. During a date with her boyfriend, she's disrupted by Billy, a childhood friend who is haunted by a troubled but undescribed past. When she meets him at a diner, he hides a strange mark on his hand and rants that they are coming to get him, describing them only by the effect they have on children and electricity. After coming to terms with the fact that Julia cannot help him, he produces a gun and commits suicide in front of her.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Soon after, Julia starts experiencing what she assumes are night terrors, something she used to suffer from as a child. At Billy's wake, she meets two of his friends, Sam and Terry, who also used to suffer from night terrors. As her weird experiences intensify, she starts working with Sam and Terry in an effort to discover what they really are—before it's too late.
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 Coincidental Broadcast: Julia comes home and turns on the TV to hear an already established story about rolling blackouts in the city. She's just recently learned that the only thing that can keep her safe is the light. Doubles as a Meaningful Background Event in that there are flashes of power going out periodically outside of the news broadcasts.
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 Air-Vent Passageway
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 Air-Vent Passageway: Terry goes into the air vent at their apartment in search of a pest.
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 Bolivian Army Ending
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 Bolivian Army Ending: Julia is captured in the dark world, and her fate is Left Hanging.
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 Apocalyptic Log: Billy's diary, leading up to his suicide.
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 A Minor Kidroduction
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 A Minor Kidroduction: The film starts with a short scene involving the Billy as a child. The point is to show us that the monster in his closet is all too real.
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