- a genre or three
- damaged protagonists who somehow manage to survive
- rather dark humor
- blood
- the odd Australian word
- A Fantasy Scene or three
- Family Trauma
- Occasional jokes to break the tension
- Dream/Nightmare sequences
- Villains that think they're the hero
- A female lead who can smack the male leads back into line
- Visually strong opening scene
- Emotionally strong final scene
- Some creative wordplay
- at least one laughable typo
- a genre or three
- damaged protagonists who somehow manage to survive
- rather dark humor
- blood
- the odd Australian word