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* Use of corpses for scientific experimentation is again revisited in the flavor text of <c>Deranged Assistant</c>.
* Use of corpses for scientific experimentation is again revisited in the flavor text of <c>Deranged Assistant</c>.
* <c>Invisible Stalker</c>: Modeled after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man The Invisible Man] by H.G. Wells about a scientists who turned himself invisible and goes mad in the attempt to become visible again. The invisible man is a common horror trope due to him being hard to anticipate or defend against, thus presenting a highly potent threat and inducing paranoia.
* <c>Invisible Stalker</c>: Modeled after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man The Invisible Man] by H.G. Wells about a scientists who turned himself invisible and goes mad in the attempt to become visible again. The invisible man is a common horror trope due to him being hard to anticipate or defend against, thus presenting a highly potent threat and inducing paranoia.
* <c>Village Cannibals</c> portrays the common use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism Cannibalism] in Horror
* <c>Bump in the Night</c> references the common fright of noises heard in the night, lying in bed, not knowing the source of them. Children often have them and the noise is usually attributed to things that need no worry, such as natural phenomena (i.e. the wind) or pure imagination. On [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] however, one should probably be more worried about what stalks through the night.
* The art of <c>Bump in the Night</c> also portrays a common visual trope in horror stories, where a shadowy figure whose presence was previously entirely hidden is briefly illuminated through a bolt of lightning. Incidentally, the card also has a player lose 3 life, which can also be accomplished with a <c>Lightning Bolt</c>.
* The art of <c>Endless Ranks of the Dead</c> shows a common horror scenario, in which the shadows of a horde of [[zombies]] appear on another side of the barrier, such as a window. The number of zombies steadily increases, threatening to break down the barrier. The people behind the barrier are left in horror of their impending demise.
* The art of <c>Endless Ranks of the Dead</c> shows a common horror scenario, in which the shadows of a horde of [[zombies]] appear on another side of the barrier, such as a window. The number of zombies steadily increases, threatening to break down the barrier. The people behind the barrier are left in horror of their impending demise.
* Several Vampires such as <c>Bloodcrazed Neonate</c> and <c>Skirsdag Noble</c> have a mechanic of gaining counters when dealing damage to a player, mirroring the ability of vampires to gain strength from sucking blood.
* <c>Village Cannibals</c> portrays the common use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism Cannibalism] in Horror.
* Several Vampires such as <c>Bloodcrazed Neonate</c>, <c>Rakish Heir</c>, and <c>Skirsdag Noble</c> have a mechanic of gaining counters when dealing damage to a player, mirroring the ability of vampires to gain strength from sucking blood.
* <c>Moonmist</c> is both a reference to the Full Moon that causes Humans to turn into Werewolves, as well as the card <c>Fog</c>.
* <c>Moonmist</c> is both a reference to the Full Moon that causes Humans to turn into Werewolves, as well as the card <c>Fog</c>.
* <c>Evil Twin</c> references the trope of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_twin Evil twin], where an amoral doppelgänger takes the place of a person. The twin may or may not murder the original in those stories.
* A <c>Wooden Stake</c> is a common weapon in mythology to destroy Vampires by driving it through their heart.
* A <c>Wooden Stake</c> is a common weapon in mythology to destroy Vampires by driving it through their heart.
* <c>Blazing Torch</c>es are often used by mobs of people on the hunt of the monsters.
* <c>Blazing Torch</c>es are often used by mobs of people on the hunt of the monsters.

Revision as of 05:17, 13 September 2011

Main article: Innistrad

Innistrad, similar to cards from Time Spiral block or older cards, have a lot of cards with specific functions or meanings. In Innistrad, most cards are references to gothic horror stories and make use of horror tropes in some way.

Horror Tropes

Transformation cards

Other

  • The number 13, often seen in western culture as a bad omen and subject of several horror stories, shows up in several places in the set, including Lucevic's Abomination, Army of the Damned and Into the Maw of Hell.
  • Rooftop Storm: A common occurrence in horror stories about mad scientists. The primary source for this is the 1931 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in which Dr. Frankenstein uses the power of lightning, harvested through a lightning rod mounted on the roof of his laboratory, to animate his monster. Frankenstein's Monster is a Zombie in Magic.
  • Stitched Drake and Skaab Ruinator require creatures from the graveyard to be exiled. This is another allusion to Frankenstein lore as Frankenstein's monster required a corpse as a base or the brain of a corpse. Graverobbery for body parts or a brain is often depicted in retellings of Frankenstein.
  • Use of corpses for scientific experimentation is again revisited in the flavor text of Deranged Assistant.
  • Invisible Stalker: Modeled after The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells about a scientists who turned himself invisible and goes mad in the attempt to become visible again. The invisible man is a common horror trope due to him being hard to anticipate or defend against, thus presenting a highly potent threat and inducing paranoia.
  • Bump in the Night references the common fright of noises heard in the night, lying in bed, not knowing the source of them. Children often have them and the noise is usually attributed to things that need no worry, such as natural phenomena (i.e. the wind) or pure imagination. On Innistrad however, one should probably be more worried about what stalks through the night.
  • The art of Bump in the Night also portrays a common visual trope in horror stories, where a shadowy figure whose presence was previously entirely hidden is briefly illuminated through a bolt of lightning. Incidentally, the card also has a player lose 3 life, which can also be accomplished with a Lightning Bolt.
  • The art of Endless Ranks of the Dead shows a common horror scenario, in which the shadows of a horde of zombies appear on another side of the barrier, such as a window. The number of zombies steadily increases, threatening to break down the barrier. The people behind the barrier are left in horror of their impending demise.
  • Village Cannibals portrays the common use of Cannibalism in Horror.
  • Several Vampires such as Bloodcrazed Neonate, Rakish Heir, and Skirsdag Noble have a mechanic of gaining counters when dealing damage to a player, mirroring the ability of vampires to gain strength from sucking blood.
  • Moonmist is both a reference to the Full Moon that causes Humans to turn into Werewolves, as well as the card Fog.
  • Evil Twin references the trope of the Evil twin, where an amoral doppelgänger takes the place of a person. The twin may or may not murder the original in those stories.
  • A Wooden Stake is a common weapon in mythology to destroy Vampires by driving it through their heart.
  • Blazing Torches are often used by mobs of people on the hunt of the monsters.

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