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* DirtyCoward: Runs when Charlie's mother is about to force her way upstairs. Is visibly nervous about drinking something called holy water even though he knows it is fake. So nervous that he forgets to hand the holy water container prop back to Peter. Abandons his servant to fight for him alone. Attempts to make Amy kill Peter and Charlie for him despite her being nowhere near as powerful as him.
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* SmugSnake: When Charley tries to prove Jerry is a vampire to a detective, Billy convinces the detective Charley is a liar while smugly mocking Charlie every time the detective turns his back on him.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Billy.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Billy.
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* LaughablyEvil: [[spoiler:Even after his FaceHeelTurn upon turning into a vampire, Ed hasn't lost his hammy sense of humor.]]
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* WordOfGay: Stephen Geoffreys, a gay man himself, says he played Ed as a young closet case. Given that this move came out smack in the middle of the 1980s, this lends his performance a bit more nuance in retrospect.
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*WordOfGay: Stephen Geoffreys, a gay man himself, says he played Ed as a young closet case. Given that this move came out smack in the middle of the 1980s, this lends his performance a bit more nuance in retrospect.
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* {{Adorkable}}: He's an avid fan of Horror movies, which makes his character more endearing.
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* TragicMonster: Downplayed. In one scene he says to Charlie the he'll give him "something that he doesn't have, a choice" implying he's cursed with his vampiric nature and he doesn't like killing very much. However seeing with how much sadism he stalks and toys with Peter and Charley, this is quite hard to believe.
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* RedRightHand: [[spoiler:After Peter burns his face with the cross, Evil is left with a prominent X-shaped scar on his forehead.]]
* RedRightHand: [[spoiler:After Peter burns his face with the cross, Evil is left with a prominent X-shaped scar on his forehead.]]
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Not so much, actually. He's a pretty standard ClassicalMovieVampire, with his weaknesses, shapeshifting abilities, and coffin-sleeping. The only difference is that he's a bit more tan than your average vampire, and has some pretty normal dietary habits.
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