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Unwanted Houseguest is a YouTube video channel with surprisingly diverse content. Initially a horror-themed music channel, the creator later expanded to feature a series called "TRUE Scary Stories," in which the titular character reads allegedly true horror stories from his home at Aberfoyle Manor. As of October 2023 the channel also began featuring serialized adventures in which the character gets into scary situations.The videos are surprisingly interconnected, with changes to the status quo in one type of video being reflected in all videos going forward.In addition to the Youtube Channel, the creator also maintains a Bandcamp page which features a comic book series that currently has three issues about a girl named Melody encountering the title character. The comic book series is not, however, in continuity with the Youtube Channel. |
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Doctor's Disgraceful Demotion |
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Doctor's Disgraceful Demotion: Doctor Litchfield actually had his licensed revokes years ago. He's continuing his illegal experiments in secret. |
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Card-Carrying Villain |
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Card-Carrying Villain: Doctor Wolfula is this, despite being a Token Evil Teammate to the Houseguest. Of the actual villains, It's not clear if the Shadow Demon was even sapient, Doctor Litchfield is a Well-Intentioned Extremist, and we don't yet know the goals of the Greater-Scope Villain. |
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Technically-Living Zombie |
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Technically-Living Zombie: The orderlies in Litchfield Asylum fall under this trope, although they act more like automotons than animals. |
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Genre Shift |
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Genre Shift: Episode 19 of "TRUE Scary Stories" is the only episode to date to tell UFO-related stories, in addition to having two shorter stories instead of just one long one. |
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All There in the Manual |
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All There in the Manual: You'd have to go to Doctor Wolfula's channel to find out what he is (an alien called a Wolfulite). |
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Stuffed into a Locker |
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Stuffed into a Locker: The Houseguest does this to himself in issue 3 of the comic to more easily talk to Melody during the school day. |
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Unreliable Narrator |
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Unreliable Narrator: Several episodes of "TRUE Scary Stories" feature narrators who were in states that call into question what they experienced. Notably, the protagonist of Episode Four was recovering from an appendectomy. |
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Kayfabe |
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Kayfabe: Not an especially extreme example, but the performer who plays the titular character is always credited as "Unwanted Houseguest," even in the writing credits for the comic book. Aside from that, guest performers in the music videos are always credited to aliases that don't appear to be used for any other work, indicating that they may also be using a different persona than the name associated with other work they've done. |
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Kidnapped for Experimentation |
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Kidnapped for Experimentation: Doctor Litchfield gets his "patients" this way. |
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The Voice |
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The Voice: Doctor Wolfula's zombie servant Ghoulash is a bit of an unusual example, as he is seen on both his own channel and Doctor Wolfula's, but has only ever appeared as a voice on Houseguest's. This os likely a result of Doctor Wolfula and Ghoulash being played by the same actor, making videos featuring both of them a bit more of a hassle. |
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Framing Device |
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Framing Device: The premise of "TRUE Scary Stories" is the Houseguest reading his audience (usually framed as a visiting friend) stories from his books. |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: It's never made clear how the Houseguest is producing music or communicating with his audience in-universe, but given that he's reliant on a corded-phone to contact his friends, it seems unlikely he has internet access. There are some videos in which he seems to be addressing a visitor, commenting on how hard it will be for the visitor to get back out through the woods, but on other occasions, such as when he's locked up in Litchfield Asylum, this doesn't make complete sense, as the antagonists would logically be hostile to the viewer if they were physically present. |
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Bloodier and Gorier |
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Bloodier and Gorier: The Comic-Book Adaptation contains much more explicit violence, and the graphic deaths of human beings. |
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Good Is Not Soft |
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Good Is Not Soft: The comic book version of the Houseguest falls into this category. He's concerned about the villains' actions, and is immediately prepared to use lethal violence to stop them. |
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Black Comedy |
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Black Comedy: From time-to-time. While in the Litchfield Asylum the Houseguest joked that the orchestra conductor undergoing Electric Torture was still "conducting. |
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Ambiguously Human |
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Ambiguously Human: It isn't clear what the Houseguest is, and he seems to have a strange mixture of strengths and vulnerabilities. On at least one occasion he implies he's a spirit, and a Paranormal Investigator can only see him through a camera. However, other people can see him fine, and Doctor Litchfield's "orderlies" are able to restrain and imprison him, and he appears to fear brain surgery. Also, he appears to intentionally conduct a bolt of lightning through his body during the confrontation with the Shadow Demon, without lasting harm. Doctor Wolfula did refer to him as a "ghoul" on one occasion, but it isn't clear how literal he was being. |
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In Medias Res |
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In Medias Res: The channel really began to have a story with "TRUE Scary Stories, and it began with the Houseguest already inhabiting Aberfoyle Manor, without much history being given. The creator did have a poll on the Youtube Channel in which viewers voted that they would like to eventually see the history of Aberfoyle explained. |
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Anachronism Stew |
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Anachronism Stew: A downplayed example. The Houseguest doesn't seem to have much technology more recent than a landlines phone, but his cross overs with Doctor Wolfula, and some of the stories he reads, do indicate he's somewhere around the current day. That said, he has indicated at times that he rarely ventures out of Aberfoyle Manor, so it makes sense that the technology hasn't been updated. The biggest question mark is how he reads seemingly modern, Creepypasta-style stories from what appears to be an old tome. |
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Road-Sign Reversal |
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Road-Sign Reversal: Pulled by the Hand of Death to send the Houseguest to the Litchfield Asylum. |
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Non-Indicative Name |
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Non-Indicative Name: We've never seen any "host" who the Houseguest is staying with, and at least one storyline deals with him fighting to reclaim Aberfoyle Manor, as it's rightful owner. Doctor Litchfield addresses him as "Mister Houseguest," implying it may actually be the character's legal name, but, Doctor Litchfield is batshit insane. |
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Halloween Episode |
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Halloween Episode: In "TRUE Scary Stories" the Houseguest will usually acknowledge the season, and comment on his preparation for Trick or Treaters. In Season 2 he is notably sad about the lack of Trick or Treaters, until Doctor Wolfula points out that he lives in a house full of vengeful spirits, surrounded by a forest full of monsters, and that is probably the reason kids aren't showing up, not some personal animosity towards him. |
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Sadist Teacher |
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Sadist Teacher: Coach Hooten in issue 3 of the comic enjoys picking on the less athletic kids. He does show concern for Melody's safety, however. |
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Loss of Identity |
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Loss of Identity: This is what Doctor Litchfield does to his patients. |
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Paintball Episode |
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Paint Ball Episode: The Season One finale of "TRUE Scary Stories" is about a group of teenaged laser tag enthusiasts. |
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The Bad Guy Wins |
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The Bad Guy Wins: Several episodes of "TRUE Scary Stories" features human villains who are never identified, and thus never punished. |
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The Smart Guy |
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The Smart Guy: Doctor Wolfula is a variant. The information he gives the Houseguest is accurate, so he isn't a Know-Nothing Know-It-All, but he usually forces his zombie servant Ghoulash to do the research for him, and merely claims the credit. |
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Mad Doctor |
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Mad Doctor: Doctor Litchfield, although we are told that his license was revoked long ago. He's continued his work in secret. |
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No Fourth Wall |
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No Fourth Wall: The Houseguest is aware of the viewer at all times, and can address the viewer even when there's no in-universe way he could have access to the internet. The orderlies also seem aware, as they allow him to read a story to his audience. Doctor Litchfield references him working on an album. |
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Make It Look Like an Accident |
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Make It Look Like an Accident: In issue 3 of the comic Melody and the Houseguest do this to cover up their role in Dr. Tigani's death. In this case it technically was an accident since they were trying to torture him, not kill him. |
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Electroconvulsive Therapy Is Torture |
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Electroconvulsive Therapy Is Torture: Doctor Litchfield uses it on at least one of his prisoners. |
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Horror Comedy |
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Horror Comedy: Downplayed. There is some degree of humor and jokes, but for the most part the creepy atmosphere is played straight. |
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Mysterious Past |
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Mysterious Past: We know very little about the Houseguest's history, how he ended up in Aberfoyle, or how he got his name. |
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Alternate Continuity |
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Alternate Continuity: The comic book series is this. The first issue establishes Aberfoyle Manor as in a town, while the Youtube series sets it in the middle of the woods in an Eldritch Location. |
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Cut Phone Lines |
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Cut Phone Lines: Happens just before Doctor Wolfula reveals the Greater-Scope Villain, forcing the Houseguest to journey into Aberfoyle Woods for repairs. |
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Ouija Board |
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Ouija Board: The premise of Episode Twenty One of "TRUE Scary Stories." |
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| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_47b542f1 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4a41c3dc |
type |
Invisible to Adults |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4a41c3dc |
comment |
Invisible to Adults: The basis of Episode 23 of "TRUE Scary Stories." |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4a41c3dc |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4a41c3dc |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4a41c3dc |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4b21fad1 |
type |
Ruptured Appendix |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4b21fad1 |
comment |
Ruptured Appendix: The protagonist of Episode Four of "TRUE Scary Stories" nearly suffers one of these near the beginning. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4b21fad1 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4b21fad1 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4b21fad1 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4bfe435c |
type |
Lobotomy |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4bfe435c |
comment |
Lobotomy: Doctor Litchfield's procedure is stated to make regular lobotomies look mild by comparison. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4bfe435c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4bfe435c |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4bfe435c |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c6e3b05 |
type |
Uncanny Valley Makeup |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c6e3b05 |
comment |
Uncanny Valley Makeup: The gaunt, pale appearance of the Houseguest always looks just a bit off. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c6e3b05 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c6e3b05 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c6e3b05 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c798fd5 |
type |
Shock and Awe |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c798fd5 |
comment |
Shock and Awe: Downplayed example. There's no indication that the Houseguest can generate electricity on his own, but he is apparently able to channel it without permanent harm. This is how he re-lights Owl Head Lighthouts to defeat the Shadow Demon. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c798fd5 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c798fd5 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4c798fd5 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4e887103 |
type |
The Aloner |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4e887103 |
comment |
The Aloner: Downplayed. The Houseguest has regular contact by phone with Doctor Wolfula, and talks to his audience, and has pretty regular interactions with sometimes benevolent spirits, but he does seem unhappy about not getting more visitors, especially at Halloween. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4e887103 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4e887103 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4e887103 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4f4372e9 |
type |
Early-Installment Weirdness |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4f4372e9 |
comment |
Early-Installment Weirdness: Many of the Houseguest's earlier music videos feature him wearing a mask, or even as an animated character, rather than make-up, and looking quite different. They also don't seem to tie into the now-established lore of the series, with the Houseguest going to locations clearly far away from Aberfoyle, and explicitly using the internet. The series really seemed to fall into it's current status quo with the start of "TRUE Scary Stories." |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4f4372e9 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4f4372e9 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_4f4372e9 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_50ed1af4 |
type |
Our Demons Are Different |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_50ed1af4 |
comment |
Our Demons Are Different: The Shadow Demon takes the form of an Evil Doppelgänger of the Houseguest. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_50ed1af4 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_50ed1af4 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_50ed1af4 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_575fd5e2 |
type |
Dark Is Not Evil |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_575fd5e2 |
comment |
Dark Is Not Evil: The Houseguest is actually quite friendly and welcoming. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_575fd5e2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_575fd5e2 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_575fd5e2 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_584848f6 |
type |
Safe Under Blankets |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_584848f6 |
comment |
Safe Under Blankets: The entire Under the Covers album is filmed with the Houseguest hiding under the covers. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_584848f6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_584848f6 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_584848f6 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5ac26edf |
type |
Friendly Ghost |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5ac26edf |
comment |
Friendly Ghost: The spirit of the Owl Head Lighthouse Keeper helps the Houseguest defeat the Shadow Demon. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5ac26edf |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5ac26edf |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5ac26edf |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5c0fc07b |
type |
Nightmare Sequence |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5c0fc07b |
comment |
Nightmare Sequence: The whole premise of the Nightmare Journal album was the Houseguest recording his bad dreams. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5c0fc07b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5c0fc07b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_5c0fc07b |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_60ea0814 |
type |
Soft Reboot |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_60ea0814 |
comment |
Soft Reboot: The series didn't have clear continuity back when it was just music videos, but the introduction of Aberfoyle Manor as a permanent setting in 2020 seems to fall into this category. It doesn't explicitly contradict past videos, and it came a bit after the Houseguest's appearance changed, but it did radially alter the status quo of the series, and introduce ongoing narratives. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_60ea0814 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_60ea0814 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_60ea0814 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_66cef86d |
type |
School Play |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_66cef86d |
comment |
School Play: Episode 27 of "TRUE Scary Stories" is based around one of these. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_66cef86d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_66cef86d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_66cef86d |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6968c6b0 |
type |
Not So Remote |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6968c6b0 |
comment |
Not So Remote: Played for Horror. There have been at least two major landmarks within a few miles of Aberfoyle Manor that the Houseguest was somehow unaware of. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6968c6b0 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6968c6b0 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6968c6b0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_69766c43 |
type |
Closed Door Rapport |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_69766c43 |
comment |
Closed Door Rapport: The entire music video for "Locked Out" is one of these. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_69766c43 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_69766c43 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_69766c43 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_698d7dad |
type |
Lovecraft Country |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_698d7dad |
comment |
Lovecraft Country: The landscape seems to fall into this sort of environment. It's eventually confirmed to take place in New York State. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_698d7dad |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_698d7dad |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_698d7dad |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6a47a1e2 |
type |
Knight of Cerebus |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6a47a1e2 |
comment |
Knight of Cerebus: Doctor Litchfield. Unlike the somewhat vague danger of the Shadow Demon, he is very explicit in his intentions, and has already hurt many people. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6a47a1e2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6a47a1e2 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6a47a1e2 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6ef9d3fe |
type |
Christmas Episode |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6ef9d3fe |
comment |
Christmas Episode: The Houseguest will typically acknowledge the season, and wore a Santa hat for several episodes in Season 2 of "TRUE Scary Stories." The stories may or may not be holiday-related. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6ef9d3fe |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6ef9d3fe |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6ef9d3fe |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6f4ddd0a |
type |
Old School Building |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6f4ddd0a |
comment |
Old School Building: A downplayed example in Episode 27 of "TRUE Scary Stories." The school in the story built a new gym a few years earlier, leaving the "old" gym largely defunct until it's called back into use during a renovation of the school's auditorium. That said, it is made clear that the old gym was still sometimes used for running track during bad weather, and the school had allocated a surprisingly decent budget for make-shift renovations, since they planned to use it for assemblies for a few months. So, while old and somewhat decrepit, the building did at least seem to be relatively safe. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6f4ddd0a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6f4ddd0a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_6f4ddd0a |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_70165a72 |
type |
Orderlies are Creeps |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_70165a72 |
comment |
Orderlies are Creeps: Doctor Litchfield's orderlies who are actually victims of his "procedure." |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_70165a72 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_70165a72 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_70165a72 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_703b3699 |
type |
Came Back Strong |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_703b3699 |
comment |
Came Back Strong: The Shadow Demon. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_703b3699 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_703b3699 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_703b3699 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_714c984c |
type |
Safety Freak |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_714c984c |
comment |
Safety Freak: Coach Pat from Episode Fourteen of "TRUE Scary Stories" falls unto this category, but he is teaching rock climbing, and suffered fingore in a climbing accident when he was younger, so he comes across as a Reasonable Authority Figure. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_714c984c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_714c984c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_714c984c |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_71a429d2 |
type |
Power Outage Plot |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_71a429d2 |
comment |
Power Outage Plot: This happens when the Shadow Demon returns. The lack of any light stronger than the fireplace is what forces the Houseguest to flee his home. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_71a429d2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_71a429d2 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_71a429d2 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7286e96d |
type |
Idiot Ball |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7286e96d |
comment |
Idiot Ball: In the comic Dr. Tigani is killed when Melody and the Houseguest are unable to turn off his X-Ray machine...which was on a pivot that they could have turned at any time. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7286e96d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7286e96d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7286e96d |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_733e007a |
type |
Unwitting Pawn |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_733e007a |
comment |
Unwitting Pawn: So far there is no evidence that Doctor Litchfield is even aware of the Greater-Scope Villain who purposefully sent the Houseguest to him. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_733e007a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_733e007a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_733e007a |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_74f57438 |
type |
Cell Phones Are Useless |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_74f57438 |
comment |
Cell Phones Are Useless: The second season finale of "TRUE Scary Stories" has a variant. The character receives a series of delayed texts from a friend that were actually sent the night before, leading to confusion. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_74f57438 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_74f57438 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_74f57438 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7870735b |
type |
From Bad to Worse |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7870735b |
comment |
From Bad to Worse: The Houseguest's journey to Litchfield Asylum begins when he investigates his cut telephone wire. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7870735b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7870735b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7870735b |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7896ecc3 |
type |
Perpetual Smiler |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7896ecc3 |
comment |
Perpetual Smiler: Sometimes. Early illustrated and mask-wearing depictions of the Houseguest portrayed him this way, and it's maintained for the comic, but as the Youtube channel now portrays him with an actor simply wearing make-up the aspect has been dropped. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7896ecc3 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7896ecc3 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7896ecc3 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7aa989ea |
type |
Token Evil Teammate |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7aa989ea |
comment |
Token Evil Teammate: During his Crossover appearances Doctor Wolfula fills this role, as he is a far more villainous character who openly talks about torturing his zombie servant. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7aa989ea |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7aa989ea |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7aa989ea |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7c4f6612 |
type |
Comic-Book Adaptation |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7c4f6612 |
comment |
Comic-Book Adaptation: Three issues detailing his exploits with Melody. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7c4f6612 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7c4f6612 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7c4f6612 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7d06fdd6 |
type |
Medical Horror |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7d06fdd6 |
comment |
Medical Horror: The ongoing saga concerning the Litchfield Asylum. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7d06fdd6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7d06fdd6 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7d06fdd6 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7dcf42bd |
type |
Sleep Paralysis Creature |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7dcf42bd |
comment |
Sleep Paralysis Creature: Episode Four of "TRUE Scary Stories" features one. Maybe. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7dcf42bd |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7dcf42bd |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7dcf42bd |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7fe66c69 |
type |
Hand of Death |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7fe66c69 |
comment |
Hand of Death: The Greater-Scope Villain, or his minion, is presented to the audience this way when he works against the Houseguest. So far he's cut the phone line and pulled a Road-Sign Reversal. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7fe66c69 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7fe66c69 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_7fe66c69 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_823769b7 |
type |
Night-Vision Goggles |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_823769b7 |
comment |
Night-Vision Goggles: The protagonist of Episode Eleven of "TRUE Scary Stories" uses the Night Mode on his camera. He notes that the benefits of this feature on a consumer-grade camera are limited. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_823769b7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_823769b7 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_823769b7 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_82982bcb |
type |
Evil Doppelgänger |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_82982bcb |
comment |
Evil Doppelgänger: For unknown reasons the Shadow Demon looks like the Houseguest. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_82982bcb |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_82982bcb |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_82982bcb |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_83f18d93 |
type |
DontGoIntoTheWoods |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_83f18d93 |
comment |
Don't Go Into the Woods: The Houseguest says on several occasions that his audience should leave because Aberfoyle Woods become dangerous after dark. There's no indication that the danger applies to him when he's forced to take shelter from the Shadow Demon. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_83f18d93 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_83f18d93 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_83f18d93 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8504b817 |
type |
Where the Hell Is Springfield? |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8504b817 |
comment |
Where the Hell Is Springfield?: Averted. Despite being set in an Eldritch Location, Doctor Wolfula explicitly said that he found the Owl Head Lighthouse on a map of New York that included the Houseguest's location. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8504b817 |
featureApplicability |
-1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8504b817 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8504b817 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_851dda8f |
type |
Humanoid Abomination |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_851dda8f |
comment |
Humanoid Abomination: The Shadow Demon. It's never clarified what it's true form is, but it is "humanoid" simply by virtue of taking on the appearance of the Houseguest. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_851dda8f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_851dda8f |
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1.0 |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_851dda8f |
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Horrorcore |
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comment |
Horror Core: Any video featuring rap would obviously fall into this category. |
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| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_88a9740e |
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Ghost Story |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8aad574b |
comment |
Ghost Story: A lot of his "TRUE Scary Stories" are these. |
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1.0 |
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| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8aad574b |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8b68d9a7 |
type |
Stalker with a Crush |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8b68d9a7 |
comment |
Stalker with a Crush / Stalker without a Crush: Various episode of "TRUE Scary Stories" feature both. In some cases it isn't explicity clear what motivates the stalker. |
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| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8b68d9a7 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8bff32a8 |
type |
Creepy Doll |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8bff32a8 |
comment |
Creepy Doll: Episode 15 of "TRUE Scary Stories" features one given to the protagonist as a Christmas gift. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8bff32a8 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8debb343 |
type |
Haunted Headquarters |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8debb343 |
comment |
Haunted Headquarters: Aberfoyle Manor is the Houseguest's home, and the starting point of every story arc to date. |
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| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8debb343 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8e0bedfe |
type |
Kid Sidekick |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8e0bedfe |
comment |
Kid Sidekick: In the comic Melody fills this role. She's eager to investigate the villains, but as a small child she doesn't have the strength to overpower them, and has to rely on the Houseguest. |
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| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8e0bedfe |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8eb6b1f6 |
type |
Paranormal Investigation |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8eb6b1f6 |
comment |
Paranormal Investigation: An investigator visits Aberfoyle in the Debunked music video. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8eb6b1f6 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_8eb6b1f6 |
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type |
Cliff Hanger |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_901dbf9a |
comment |
Cliffhanger: A number of episodes ended on these. Most notably, the end of season 2 when an unknown Hand of Death cuts the Houseguest's phone line before Doctor Wolfula can reveal the Greater-Scope Villain. |
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| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_901dbf9a |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_932da128 |
type |
Monster Clown |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_932da128 |
comment |
Monster Clown: Episode 29 of "TRUE Scary Stories" features one riding a bike. Although the "Monster" part is possibly just the narrator's paranoia. |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_932da128 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_94d0eb61 |
type |
Lighthouse Point |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_94d0eb61 |
comment |
Lighthouse Point: The Houseguest is surprised to learn he lives near the Owl Head Lighthouse. Going there allows him to finally defeat the Shadow Demon. |
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| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_94d0eb61 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_952f8f26 |
type |
Deadly Prank |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_952f8f26 |
comment |
Deadly Prank - Part of the backstory for Episode 3 of "TRUE Scary Stories." Unusually, the prank in this case was a part of a scary Theme Park attraction, and only became deadly because one of the guests who had paid to be scared had a heart condition. Management did take the matter seriously, however. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_952f8f26 |
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type |
Awesome Underwater World |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9606ded5 |
comment |
Awesome Underwater World: The music video for "Until My Toes Turn Blue" features the Houseguest in one of these, which is actually a restaurant aquarium. |
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1.0 |
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| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9606ded5 |
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type |
Air-Vent Passageway |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_96d2fffb |
comment |
Airvent Passageway: Used by both the heroes and villains in issue 3 of the comic. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_96d2fffb |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_97069d40 |
type |
Harmless Electrocution |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_97069d40 |
comment |
Harmless Electrocution: While he doesn't appear to enjoy it, the Houseguest has survived a lightning strike without permanent harm. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_97069d40 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_97069d40 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_98412467 |
type |
Getting Smilies Painted on Your Soul |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_98412467 |
comment |
Getting Smilies Painted on Your Soul: Doctor Litchfield is a variant of this. He doesn't actually care about his patients being happy, he simply cares that they're totally incapable of experiencing mental illness. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_98412467 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_98936e28 |
type |
Haunted Technology |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_98936e28 |
comment |
Haunted Technology: Episode 25 of "TRUE Scary Stories" features a haunted crank radio. Maybe. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_98936e28 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_98936e28 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9a158325 |
type |
Gothic Horror |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9a158325 |
comment |
Gothic Horror: Has pretty much all the trappings. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9a158325 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9a158325 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9b06e314 |
type |
Greater-Scope Villain |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9b06e314 |
comment |
Greater-Scope Villain: Doctor Wolfula informed the Houseguest that the Demon that forced him out of Aberfoyle Manor was sent by something else. The phone call is cut off by a mysterious hand before he can elaborate. |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9b06e314 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9b06e314 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9bee1a7f |
type |
Eldritch Location |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9bee1a7f |
comment |
Eldritch Location: The Houseguest has mentioned monsters in Aberfoyle Woods. Major landmarks that the Houseguest didn't know about suddenly existing within a few miles of his home also hint at this. There's also a landlines telephone in the middle of the woods for no apparent reason. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9bee1a7f |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9bee1a7f |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9e1b9a0e |
type |
Camera Fiend |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9e1b9a0e |
comment |
Camera Fiend: Episode 2 of "TRUE Scary Stories" features a man who sneaks into a camp site full of children to photograph them while they're sleeping. |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9e1b9a0e |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_9e1b9a0e |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a0c7f4e9 |
type |
Abandoned Hospital |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a0c7f4e9 |
comment |
Abandoned Hospital: Litchfield Asylum seems to be purposefully made to look like one, since it's officially supposed to be closed, and Doctor Litchfield's medical license was revoked years ago. So, the experiments continue in secret. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a0c7f4e9 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a0c7f4e9 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a0c7f4e9 |
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type |
Afraid of Doctors |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a2b07c69 |
comment |
Afraid of Doctors: In the comic Melody is, very specifically, afraid of X-Ray machines. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a2b07c69 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a2b07c69 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a426ae28 |
type |
Multiple-Choice Past |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a426ae28 |
comment |
Multiple-Choice Past: "Victim Of Acquired Taste" provides several possible origins for the Houseguest. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a426ae28 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a426ae28 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a426ae28 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a52d709a |
type |
Fire of Comfort |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a52d709a |
comment |
Fire of Comfort: In "TRUE Scary Stories" the Houseguest typically greets the viewer in his study, in front of a lit fireplace. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a52d709a |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a52d709a |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_a52d709a |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_aabb956 |
type |
Mirror Monster |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_aabb956 |
comment |
Mirror Monster: The music video for "Bloody Mary" features the titular Urban Legend in the Houseguest's mirror. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_aabb956 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_aabb956 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_aabb956 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ac36578e |
type |
Or Was It a Dream? |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ac36578e |
comment |
Or Was It a Dream?: The Nightmare Journal album introduced the Shadow Demon in the music video for Long Hallways. Needless to say, the Shadow Demon proved to be very real. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ac36578e |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ad62678e |
type |
Living Shadow |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ad62678e |
comment |
Living Shadow: The Shadow Demon takes this form in it's first appearance in the "Long Hallways" music video. In later appearances it becomes a more explicit Evil Doppelgänger of the Houseguest. |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ad62678e |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ad62678e |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ad9559e6 |
type |
Arc Villain |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ad9559e6 |
comment |
Arc Villain: The Shadow Demon. He was apparently summoned by the Greater-Scope Villain, but Doctor Wolfula doesn't get to elaborate. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ad9559e6 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ad9559e6 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ad9559e6 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ae372576 |
type |
I Warned You |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ae372576 |
comment |
I Warned You: After the Shadow Demon returns, more powerful than before Doctor Wolfula is quick to point out that he predicted this would happen. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_ae372576 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b1346878 |
type |
Fate Worse than Death |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b1346878 |
comment |
Fate Worse than Death: How the Houseguest views Doctor Litchfield's procedure, which destroys all free will to create mental "stability." |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b1346878 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b29a2ef8 |
type |
Cut the Safety Rope |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b29a2ef8 |
comment |
Cut the Safety Rope: In issue 3 of the comic the villains attempt this on Melody during a Gym Class Rope Climb. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b29a2ef8 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b31c84f9 |
type |
Evil Is Not Well-Lit |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b31c84f9 |
comment |
Evil Is Not Well-Lit: Litchfield Asylum is surprisingly dark for a medical facility, albeit one that's been operating in secret for years since it was officially closed down. A power outage is also what allows Aberfoyle Manor to fall to the Shadow Demon. |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b31c84f9 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_b31c84f9 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_bceef0cb |
type |
Slasher Movie |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_bceef0cb |
comment |
Slasher Movie: Episode Eleven of "TRUE Scary Stories" involves a group of teenagers attempting to make one. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_bceef0cb |
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type |
Anti-Hero |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_beb9a361 |
comment |
Anti-Hero: While friendly, the Houseguest isn't especially interested in preventing any evil that isn't attacking him personally. He at most seems slightly off-put by Doctor Wolfula torturing Ghoulash for fun. In the comic book continuity, however, he's more of a Good Is Not Soft variant of this trope, having no problem using lethal violence against the villains. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_beb9a361 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c19c82d4 |
type |
Hostile Hitchhiker |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c19c82d4 |
comment |
Hostile Hitchhiker: Episode Six of "TRUE Scary Stories" features one. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c19c82d4 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c19c82d4 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c2f7db18 |
type |
Alien Blood |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c2f7db18 |
comment |
Alien Blood: The orderlies of Litchfield Asylum bleed green. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c2f7db18 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c2f7db18 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c36cba70 |
type |
Mooks |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c36cba70 |
comment |
Mooks: Doctor Litchfield's "orderlies." In truth, they're people who've undergone his brain surgery, making them obedient drones. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c36cba70 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c5f0119c |
type |
Insane Troll Logic |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c5f0119c |
comment |
Insane Troll Logic: Doctor Litchfield believes that all creativity and free will is a reasonable sacrifice to eliminate mental illness. |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c5f0119c |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c5f0119c |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c5f0119c |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c6c5ce4 |
type |
Bedlam House |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c6c5ce4 |
comment |
Bedlam House: The Litchfield Asylum. Apparently Doctor Litchfield doesn't even bother with actual mental patients anymore, and just kidnaps random people to perform brain surgery on. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) |
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Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c6c5ce4 |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c75df49a |
type |
Shout-Out |
| | Unwanted Houseguest (Web Video) / int_c75df49a |
comment |
Shout-Out: "Carly Beth" is a song about the protagonist of the Goosebumps book/episode "The Haunted Mask." |
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Camp Unsafe Isn't Safe Anymore |
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Camp Unsafe Isn't Safe Anymore: Aberfoyle Manor was already filled with angry spirits and surrounded by a sinister forest full of monsters. However, when the power goes out, the Shadow Demon is finally able to force the Houseguest to flee. |
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Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane |
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Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: The Houseguest and the events that happen to him are explicitly supernatural, but many of his "TRUE Scary Stories" fall into this category. |
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Nothing Is Scarier |
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Nothing Is Scarier: Quite a few "TRUE Scary Stories" rely on this, but Episode 29 gets special mention, as the scary thing isn't even mentioned until the last few minutes of the video. |
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Cerebus Syndrome |
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Cerebus Syndrome: The Shadow Demon Arc started the process, but Litchfield Asylum sent it into high gear. |
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Hoist by His Own Petard |
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Hoist by His Own Petard: In the comic Dr. Tigani is killed by the X-Ray machine he intended to use on Melody. |
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Morally Ambiguous Doctorate |
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Morally Ambiguous Doctorate: Doctor Litchfield. His medical license was actually revoked long ago, but there's no indication that his University rescinded his degree. |
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Depraved Dentist |
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Depraved Dentist: The second issue of the comic introduces Dr. Tigani, an evil Orthodontist. |
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Lyrical Dissonance |
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Lyrical Dissonance: Hidden Cemetery is surprisingly upbeat for its subject matter. |
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Gym Class Rope Climb |
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comment |
Gym Class Rope Climb: Melody has to climb a rope in gym class in issue 3 of the comic. The villains use it as an opportunity to Make It Look Like an Accident. |
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Affectionate Nickname |
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Affectionate Nickname: Doctor Wolfula calls the Houseguest "Guesty." |
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The Evils of Free Will |
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The Evils of Free Will: How Doctor Litchfield views the world. |
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Your Head A-Splode |
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comment |
Your Head A-Splode: In the comic this happens to Dr. Tigani, when Melody and the Houseguest are unable to turn off his X-Ray Machine. |
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Scary Scarecrows |
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comment |
Scary Scarecrows: Episode 26 of "TRUE Scary Stories," a Halloween Episode, features one put out in the yard with a bowl of candy for Trick or Treaters. The homeowner was probably hiding inside the Scarecrow. |
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Period Piece |
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Period Piece: Since the premise of "TRUE Scary Stories" is that the Houseguest is reading true stories written by the people who lived them, several episodes specifically note that the story happened some years ago, and on a few occasions the limitations of then-current technology play some role in the story. This is most prominent in Episode 20. |
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Crossover |
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Crossover: Several other performers have been featured in his music videos, but they're typically playing unique characters within the Houseguest's world. Fellow Youtuber Doctor Wolfula, however, has shown up as his own character to provide the Houseguest with information he required. |
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Glowing Eyelights of Undeath |
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comment |
Glowing Eyelights of Undeath: While the orderlies at Litchfield Asylum are TechnicallyLivingZombies, they fall into this category. |
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Lost in the Maize |
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comment |
Lost in the Maize: Episode 12 of "TRUE Scary Stories" features the main character lost in a corn maze. |
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Vengeful Ghost |
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Vengeful Ghost: They've been mentioned as inhabiting Aberfoyle Manor, but so far haven't played a significant role in the story. |
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Haunted House |
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comment |
Haunted House: Aberfoyle Manor. |
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Weakened by the Light |
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comment |
Weakened by the Light: Doctor Wolfula speculates this may be the case for the Shadow Demon. He's proven correct, when the Shadow Demon is defeated by the Owl Head Lighthouse's beam. |
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Well-Intentioned Extremist |
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comment |
Well-Intentioned Extremist: Doctor Litchfield wants to eliminate all mental illness via brain surgeries that will also eliminate all creativity and free will. |
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Brick Joke |
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comment |
Brick Joke: The telephone somehow in the middle of the woods. It begins as an apparent gag to allow communication between Doctor Wolfula and the Houseguest when it made no logical sense. In Season 3 the Houseguest went looking for it, and ended up at Litchfield Asylum due to a Road-Sign Reversal. |
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