Amusement

Amusement is an American 2008 horror film directed by John Simpson and starring Katheryn Winnick, Laura Breckenridge and Jessica Lucas. The film went direct-to-video in January 2009. It is the last film to be distributed by Picturehouse Entertainment.

• Absurdly Ineffective Barricade: Tabitha uses one in the form of a cupboard. The Laugh effortlessly pushes out the drawers from behind and climbs straight through.
• Creepy Basement: The one in The Laugh's cabin is so creepy, many fans mistook it for The Chamber of Secrets.
• Creepy Child: The Laugh, again.
• Creepy Doll: subverted by having the doll actually be The Laugh sitting very, very still.
• The Doll Episode: Tabitha's Babysitter plot in Act 2.
• Evil Laugh: The film's calling card, so much so that the villain is credited as "The Laugh"
• For the Evulz
• Hell Hotel
• Trio: Tabitha, Shelby and Lisa.^[context?]
• Madness Mantra:

"It's funny... right?"

• Monster Clown
• Urban Legends: The film is practically a rehash of popular urban legends mashed into a single storyline. the 'clown doll' story in the second act is a particularly notable example.