"Horror Movie Trope" by benchen71

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
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"Horror Movie Trope" by benchen71

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Welcome to...

benchen71's Metas on a Tuesday (MOAT)

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? To mark the occasion that occurs at the end of October, I present this meta puzzle. The answer to the meta is a Chvrches song.

PM me with your submissions or submit on Crosshare. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.

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Horror Movie Trope PDF

Horror Movie Trope Excel

Nudges are here.

The solution is here.

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#2

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Solved and confirmed on Crosshare. Very enjoyable solve. Thanks, Ben!
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#3

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Solved and confirmed, though I was not familiar with Chvrches' songs.
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Confirmed. Thanks Ben.
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Solved and confirmed on crosshare.org - good puzzle, Ben, thank you! There was a ton of stuff I didn’t know in the puzzle (including the Chvrches) but it was still solvable with the crosses
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Solved and confirmed. That was interesting!
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#7

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It has been confirmed that I have crossed the Moat.
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I have heard of horror films. I may have even seen one once (does "Carrie" count?). But I'm not familiar with their tropes, and I'd never heard of Chvrches. No doubt some solvers were right there with Benchen71 and didn't need Google at all to spot the overlap. I had to Google both categories.
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I have crossed the MOAT. Not confirmed probably due to the time difference. I needed Google for Chvrch info but not for the horror films.

And confirmed. Forgot about Crosshare. Maybe good because my first answer was wrong. I was able to edit before benchen71 woke up in the Land Down Under.
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#10

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Submitted and confirmed by Crosshare. Clever idea but did require googling Chvrches.
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Solved and confirmed via Crosshare. I submitted an incorrect entry at first, but found the much more fitting answer afterwards.

Definitely encountered some new words in the fill. Difficult for me, and had to google a few things, but didn't detract from the solve experience.

Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!
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The castle is mine!

Solved with Mr. G’s help. Though, amazingly, I am familiar with Chvrches. Keep in mind that I’m one whose musical interests essentially ended with the Superfly soundtrack. (All downhill from there.) In summer 2019, Lynne and I vacationed briefly in Quebec City (beautiful!). They were having their huge summer music fest. We climbed a hill to get a sense, from a great distance, of what the excitement was all about. We could see from the large screen (but not really from the stage; too far away) that a band called Chvrches was playing. Thinking, naturally, at first, that the v was a typo. Later, telling of this to our younger son, who we thought might be interested in Quebec’s music fest, he said, “Oh, yeah, Chvrches, they’re good.” So there you have my boring story of why this old fogey knows of the band Chvrches.
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#13

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Comfirmed on Crosshare. Thanks, Ben!
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Equally clueless on many things involved with the puzzle but did manage to -
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Crossed and confirmed!

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Bird Lives wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:39 pm I have heard of horror films. I may have even seen one once (does "Carrie" count?). But I'm not familiar with their tropes, and I'd never heard of Chvrches. No doubt some solvers were right there with Benchen71 and didn't need Google at all to spot the overlap. I had to Google both categories.
Carrie counts, and is also the one and only horror movie I have seen.
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Confirmed on Crosshare. Fun puzzle.
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Got it! Hadn’t heard the band, the song, or the trope, but that’s what makes these fun.
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Well I solved it, but not before trying WAY too many times because there are at least 7 Chvches songs that will fit the answers and category quite well. I see why the answer is the answer but I could make a case for any of the choices I made that did not answer correctly.
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Here's the list of solvers so far:

Darth
Cindy Heisler
FrankieHeck
Dave C
lbray53
Capn Rick
dplass
spikeydlux
Bird Lives
Mwoychick
Daniel P
Meg
boharr
Byron
Carolyn B
Brookz180
woozy
Tom Wilson
Chaddog
ChrisKochmanski
ImOnToo
Bbaack
Jeremy Smith
whimsy
LB800
Laura M
Gutman
ryoustra
CalRy
dannyvee
Jordanian Tomlinson
topghost
kymike
sharkicicles
spotter
DrTom
markhr
Pixlate
Mike D
LuckyGuest
bergie
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