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The Worms
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The Worms is a horror novel written by Al Sarrantonio. It's an odd, goofy, slightly meandering story concerning the town of Province. It begins in Colonial times (1693 to be precise), wherein the Brind family are accused of witchcraft by the town's magistrates, who want the family's land. As it turns out, the family's matriarch, Granny Brind, actually is a witch (of a sort), and she summons up a whole mess of giant worms.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Despite this, the townspeople corral the giant invertebrates and imprison them in a metal coffin before turning their attention on the Brinds, who they burn at the stake. Only young Peter Brind escapes, and swears revenge.Flash-forward to what would've been the present day at the time the novel was written (1988). Felicity Cramer returns to Province with her boyfriend Paul to see her parents and brother just as technicians at the Corchoran Waste Site unearth the metal coffin containing the giant worms, which begin going on a rampage throughout town, their stings causing their victims to transform into giant worms themselves. Felicity, Paul and the Cramers' neighbor Bill Gable fight for survival as Province becomes overrun with the hideous worms. | |
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Dirty Coward | |
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Dirty Coward: Corchoran abandons the others at the waste site during the worms' initial attack. | |
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Apathetic Citizens | |
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Apathetic Citizens: Pretty much everyone in modern day Province except for Bill Gable is an apathetic jerk, including Felicity's own parents. | |
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Improbable Infant Survival | |
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Improbable Infant Survival: Averted (sorta) with Jeremy Cramer, who becomes the first person converted into a giant worm, but played straight with a little girl who Felicity and the others rescue from the worms later on. | |
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Covers Always Lie | |
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Covers Always Lie: The book cover suggests that the worms of the title are of a normal size, like in Squirm, when in fact they're quite large. | |
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Grumpy Old Man | |
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Grumpy Old Man: The Cramers' neighbor Bill Gable, a shotgun-toting old codger who blows apart monster worms like nobody's business. | |
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Dead-Hand Shot | |
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Dead-Hand Shot: On the cover. | |
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Corrupt Corporate Executive | |
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Corrupt Corporate Executive: Mr. Corchoran, the owner of the Corchoran Waste Site. | |
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Big Creepy-Crawlies | |
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Big Creepy-Crawlies: It's not called "The Worms" for nothing! | |
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Baleful Polymorph | |
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Baleful Polymorph: People pricked by the worms' stingers turn into giant worms themselves. | |
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