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'''''Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things''''' is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh.
Courtney is an odd little girl who doesn't quite fit in. When she and her parents have to move to her uncle's old mansion, she must adapt to a whole new school in a neighborhood she isn't entirely comfortable with; however, things quickly take a turn for the better, as she meets the strange and interesting individuals that live in and around her uncle's house.
The first few issues of the series focused on Courtney becoming adjusted to her new home as she became closer with her uncle, a powerful warlock named Aloysius. As she learned the magical arts, she found herself getting into mischief as she also learned of the Underworld, and the fantastic creatures who inhabit it--from goblins, to elves, fairies, and talking cats.
The first major story arc of the series, ''The Coven of Mystics'' shed light on the wizarding community of the series. When an anonymous fiend unleashed Tommy Rawhead from his century-long slumber, powerful warlocks began falling left and right. However, Rawhead's killing spree was only the beginning of a conspiracy which set Aloysius and Courtney against the rest of the former's coven, who were more than eager to place the blame on an innocent Night Thing (a creature of the Underworld) named Skarrow.
Courtney is an odd little girl who doesn't quite fit in. When she and her parents have to move to her uncle's old mansion, she must adapt to a whole new school in a neighborhood she isn't entirely comfortable with; however, things quickly take a turn for the better, as she meets the strange and interesting individuals that live in and around her uncle's house.
The first few issues of the series focused on Courtney becoming adjusted to her new home as she became closer with her uncle, a powerful warlock named Aloysius. As she learned the magical arts, she found herself getting into mischief as she also learned of the Underworld, and the fantastic creatures who inhabit it--from goblins, to elves, fairies, and talking cats.
The first major story arc of the series, ''The Coven of Mystics'' shed light on the wizarding community of the series. When an anonymous fiend unleashed Tommy Rawhead from his century-long slumber, powerful warlocks began falling left and right. However, Rawhead's killing spree was only the beginning of a conspiracy which set Aloysius and Courtney against the rest of the former's coven, who were more than eager to place the blame on an innocent Night Thing (a creature of the Underworld) named Skarrow.
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'''''Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things''''' Crumrin''''' is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh.
Courtney Crumrin is an oddlittle middle-school girl who doesn't quite fit in. struggles to connect with much of anyone—including her vapid, self-absorbed parents. When she and her parents have family finds themselves up to their neck in debt, they move to in with her uncle's old mansion, she must adapt to a whole new school [[TheHermit reclusive Uncle Aloysius]], at his request, in a neighborhood she isn't entirely comfortable with; however, things quickly take a turn for the better, as she meets the strange and interesting individuals that live in and around her uncle's house.
The first few issuesominously unsuspecting upper-class town of the series focused on Hillsborough. Courtney becoming adjusted to her immediately hates the new home as she became closer with her uncle, a powerful warlock named Aloysius. As she learned locale, including the magical arts, she found herself getting into mischief as she also learned of the Underworld, and the fantastic creatures insipid people who inhabit it--from goblins, it… until she finds out that there’s more to elves, fairies, and talking cats.
Theher “Uncle A” than at first major story arc meets the eye. It turns out Aloysius is a powerful warlock, and upon discovering her own potential for wizardry, Courtney begins simultaneously learning about the [[MagicLand mystical]] [[TheUnderworld Underworld]] [[FantasticNatureReserve of magi]], and the [[ComingOfAgeStory tribulations of growing up]].
The series is comprised of theseries, ''The following installments:
* Volume 1: ''Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things''
* Volume 2: ''Courtney Crumrin and the Coven ofMystics'' shed light on Mystics''
* Volume 3: ''Courtney Crumrin in thewizarding community Twilight Kingdom''
* Volume 4: ''Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday'' (This is a collected edition of:
** ''Courtney Crumrin and the Fire-Thief's Tale''
** ''Courtney Crumrin & the Prince of Nowhere'')
* ''Courtney Crumrin Tales: A Portrait of theseries. When an anonymous fiend unleashed Tommy Rawhead from his century-long slumber, powerful warlocks began falling left and right. However, Rawhead's killing spree was only the beginning Warlock as a Young Man''
* ''Courtney Crumrin Tales Volume 2: The League ofa conspiracy which set Aloysius and Courtney against the rest of the former's coven, who were more than eager to place the blame on an innocent Night Thing (a creature of the Underworld) named Skarrow.
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* Volume 3: ''Courtney Crumrin in the
* Volume 4: ''Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday'' (This is a collected edition of:
** ''Courtney Crumrin and the Fire-Thief's Tale''
** ''Courtney Crumrin & the Prince of Nowhere'')
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* FantasticNatureReserve: As humanity grew and inhabited more land, Night Things were slowly forced underground to live in what became the Underworld, away from the humans who feared them.
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* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Malcolm's sick mother is revealed to have actually already died, and her ghost lingers about her home out of fear that Malcolm will be lonely without her there. However, her unnatural presence actually repels him.]]
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Courtney is an odd little girl who doesn't quite fit in. When she and her parents have to move to her uncle's old mansion, she must adjust adapt to a whole new school in a neighborhood she isn't entirely comfortable with; however, things quickly take a turn for the better, as she meets the strange and interesting individuals that live in and around her uncle's house.
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The first few issues of the series focused on Courtney becoming adjusted to her new home as she became closer with her uncle, a powerful warlock named Aloysius. As she learned the magical arts, she found herself getting into mischief as she also learned of the Underworld, and the fantastic creatures who inhabit it--from goblins, to elves, fairies, and talking cats.
The first major story arc of the series, ''The Coven of Mystics'' shed light on the wizarding community of the series. When an anonymous fiend unleashed Tommy Rawhead from his century-long slumber, powerful warlocks began falling left and right. However, Rawhead's killing spree was only the beginning of a conspiracy which set Aloysius and Courtney against the rest of the former's coven, who were more than eager to place the blame on an innocent Night Thing (a creature of the Underworld) named Skarrow.
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The first few issues of the series focused on Courtney becoming adjusted to her new home as she became closer with her uncle, a powerful warlock named Aloysius. As she learned the magical arts, she found herself getting into mischief as she also learned of the Underworld, and the fantastic creatures who inhabit it--from goblins, to elves, fairies, and talking cats.
The first major story arc of the series, ''The Coven of Mystics'' shed light on the wizarding community of the series. When an anonymous fiend unleashed Tommy Rawhead from his century-long slumber, powerful warlocks began falling left and right. However, Rawhead's killing spree was only the beginning of a conspiracy which set Aloysius and Courtney against the rest of the former's coven, who were more than eager to place the blame on an innocent Night Thing (a creature of the Underworld) named Skarrow.
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* MiscarriageOfJustice: [[spoiler: Due to the wizarding community's prejudice against Night Things, Skarrow is found guilty of hexing Hermia Harken, and promptly executed.]]
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Courtney is an [[StrangeGirl odd little girl]] girl who doesn't quite fit in. When she and her parents have to move to her uncle's old mansion, she must adjust to a whole new school in a neighborhood she isn't entirely comfortable with; however, things quickly take a turn for the better, as she meets the strange and interesting individuals that live in and around her uncle's house.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: What did the Twilight King do to the man that killed his daughter? [[spoiler:Make him fall in love with her, so he must live with the grief forever.]]
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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: Courtney is forced to destroy the entire magic community and leave her uncle forever when her parents move. But her uncle will live forever with the Dreadful Duchess happily, Courtney still has her powerful magical abilities, and she has a new brother as a companion.]]
* {{Deconstruction}}: At first, the PowerOfLove is pretty strongly deconstructed, showing idealism alone accomplishes nothing, and even fighting for what you love may often fail. Then the color series happened and ''every single decision Courtney and Aloysius made in the entire series, and magic culture in general'' is deconstructed to devastating effect.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Courtney's poetry. [[spoiler: It's revealed to be the most powerful magic of all.]]
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* WorldsStrongestMan: Aloysius is [[CurbStompBattle by far]] the most powerful character in the series. [[spoiler: Until Courtney busts out her poetry book.]]
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** Tommy Rawhide and Bloody Bones counts. Even if you don't know that it's basically [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Bones another name for the boogeyman]], the name alone should tip you off that he's not someone to meet in a dark room.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Courtney and Malcolm's relationship feels like this. [[spoiler: But in the end the vitrioilic won out and they stopped being friends.]]
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** Issue 8 of the current comic series reveals that Courtney's mother actually ''wants'' to understand Courtney better but has a hard time doing so because they're so distant. She actually took Courtney's diary to try and get a better understanding of her daughter but admits she hated invading her privacy. She also states that she's glad Courtney has Aloysius because she relies on him so much.
** Issue 8 of the current comic series reveals that Courtney's mother actually ''wants'' to understand Courtney better but has a hard time doing so because they're so distant. She actually took Courtney's diary to try and get a better understanding of her daughter but admits she hated invading her privacy. She also states that she's glad Courtney has Aloysius because she relies on him so much.
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* AlphaBitch: A girl in Courtney's new school who wears PrincessCurls and starts out the year by extorting Courtney's allowance money from her.
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CourtneyCrumrinAndTheNightThings is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh.
Courtney is an [[StrangeGirl odd little girl]] who doesn't quite fit in. When she and her parents have to move to her uncle's old mansion, she must adjust to a whole new school in a neighborhood she isn't entirely comfortable with; however, things quickly take a turn for the better, as she meets the strange and interesting individuals that live in and around her uncle's house.
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!!This comic provides examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Courtney isn't going to let being small and a preteen get in the way of saving the day.
* AdultsAreUseless: played straight with Courtney's parents, averted with Uncle Aloysius and Calpurnia Crisp.
* AffablyEvil: Tommy Rawhead. Butterworm could also be considered as such.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Courtney's first crush.
* AlphaBitch: A girl in Courtney's new school who wears PrincessCurls and starts out the year by extorting Courtney's allowance money from her.
** Blake in ''Courtney Crumrin and the Twilight Kingdom'' counts as a male version.
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: [[spoiler: Hermia]] is under a curse until she marries someone she has absolutely no interest in.
* AristocratsAreEvil: if not really evil, the Dreadful Duchess is [[TheFairFolk completely alien]] to human morality.
* BadassLongcoat: Aloysius.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: when Courtney tries to become popular in her school by using a Charm spell.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Twilight King is, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality differences in morality issues aside]], one of the nicest of the Night Things. But do not kill one of his subjects [[spoiler: or daughters]].
* BlackMagicianGirl: Courtney herself.
* CatsAreMean: somewhat subverted; most cats Courtney meets are actually helpful, but they are somewhat arrogant to other species.
* CatsAreSnarkers: All of them.
* CatsHaveNineLives.
* ChangelingTale: Several.
** Courtney babysits a child who is switched for a changeling.
** A doppelganger of unknown origin tries to take over Courtney's life and erase her from existence.
** Skarrow was also originally a human who was raised in the Twilight Kingdom.
** The end of ''Courtney Crumrin and the Twilight Kingdom'' suggests that [[spoiler: Connie runs away to the Twilight Kingdom]].
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted all over the place.
* CombatPragmatist: Aloysius will do what it takes to win, regardless of whether or not it's the most impressive thing he could do.
* ComingOfAgeStory
* CorruptHick: the Marshall
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Night Things aren't necessarily evil, even if they don't think and behave as humans do. Applies to magic users as well.
* DeadpanSnarker: Aloysius Crumrin and Calpurnia Crisp.
* TheFairFolk
* FantasticRacism: The Night Things are widely misunderstood and hated by warlocks and witches
* GentlemanWizard: Uncle Aloysius.
* GrowingUpSucks: Played with. Courtney was never very innocent and is more perceptive than most adults, but she is realizing how complicated being an adult really is.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Skarrow used to be a boy but was turned into a Night Thing by the Dreadful Duchess. later, we see that she made onother one, probably the baby Courtney was previously baby-sitting.
* HauntedHouse: Courtney's friend is living in one. [[spoiler: It's his mother's ghost.]]
* HumansAreSpecial: even if Human activity drove him and his subjects underground, the Twilight King is not willing to retaliate and acknowledges human mastery of the surface world.
* ImAHumanitarian: Butterworm, among others.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Despite being a snarky loner, Courtney does occasionally wonder if something is wrong with her and not the world.
* ISeeDeadPeople: Courtney can see ghosts as a consequence of being magical.
* ItGetsEasier: Not quite yet, but Courtney shows surprisingly little remorse over her most morally repugnant actions. [[spoiler: That is, ressurecting Tommy to kill for her.]]
* JadeColoredGlasses: Aloysius, especially in light of hints that he was as idealistic as Courtney when younger.
* KidsAreCruel
* KidWithTheLeash: Courtney has Butterworm under her orders thanks to a magic ritual.
* KungFuWizard: Turns out Aloysius is quite a skilled fighter on top of being a warlock.
* LandOfFaerie: The Twilight Kingdom
* LemonyNarrator: When Butterworm isn't narrating.
* LittleMissSnarker [=/=] TheSnarkKnight: Snark gets Courtney through life, sometimes more successfully than others. Part of being very young, though, means that she's secretly very idealistic and her snark results from very little being up to her standards.
* LovecraftCountry: Hillsborough and the neighboring woods.
* MentorArchetype: Aloysius Crumrin, and later Ms. Calpurnia Crisp
* TheMagocracy: The Coven of Mystics.
* MagicalLand: the Twilight Kingdom
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Tommy's response to being told his body was burned and the ashes thrown into a pit? "I've had worse."
* TheMasquerade: the Coven to the rest of Hillsborough.
* {{Muggles}}: Courtney's parents, and most of Hillsborough inhabitants.
* MysteriousPast: We still only know so much about Aloysius Crumrin and his bad history with the Coven of Mystics.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Courtney herself is becoming one.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Butterworm makes the opening and closing narration in a casual and even cheerful way (again, it's Butterworm...)
* TheNoseless
* ObfuscatingDisability: Aloysius is perfectly sound physically and mentally and doesn't need Courtney's parents to take care of him. He just tolerates them because they make his house less menacing and noteworthy.
* OldDarkHouse: The Crumrin place is infamous as this. Turns out the neighbors are right, but it's not anything like they think it is.
* OldMaster: Aloysius Crumrin looks like a frail old man, but, when needed, he can behead "The Worst Goblin That Ever Was" in one move.
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: every single goblin is different from one another.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They're more Italian/bird influenced, for one.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: They're also Gypsies.
* ParentalNeglect: Courtney's parents don't do a very good job of taking care of her. Not out of spite they just aren't very good at giving her the emotional attention she needs.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: Courtney temporarily shuns her uncle [[spoiler: after he has let Skarrow being killed]].
** Again in ''Monster Holiday'', after [[spoiler:he refuses to help out a group of werewolf gypsies and a girl who loves one of them.]]
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Averted. Courtney almost always wears a dress.
* RetiredBadass: Tobermory, and Aloysius Crumrin
* RunningGag: "Oh, bugger."
* TheScapegoat: Skarrow.
* SociallyAwkwardHero
* SwordCane: Aloysius has one.
* TalkingAnimal: cats can speak. They just don't bother to.
* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight.
* UpperClassTwit: Courtney's parents. Or at least this is what they aspire to be, which is probably even sadder.
* WeaksauceWeakness: One issue deals with a monster immune to curses famed for killing magic-users. What can defeat such a fearsome creature?... Turns out [[BoringButPractical normal weapons]] work just fine.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: the Marshall's successor and former assistant.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Courtney and her uncle are on holiday in Europe, Courtney finds herself drawn to the company of a young vampire and starts to find the idea of dying with him to be appealing, since she's tired of everyone she knows dying or leaving her. When her uncle discovers that the vampire has been drinking her blood, he is confused as to how a vampire could get the better of his niece, who is plenty proficient in the use of magic. The owner of the hotel they are staying at promptly tells him off for failing to consider the fact that Courtney is a young girl who had to grow up fast and was thus vulnerable in ways that he was ignoring.
** Courtney gets this herself a couple of times, related to her possibly excessive revenge against [[spoiler: Hector]]. She even wonders herself if it was really justified or if she had less extreme options.
* WhenSheSmiles: Courtney almost never does this. So when she does, she really means it.
* WillNotTellALie: most Night Things don't know the very concept of lying (even if they can hide a truth), and are genuinely baffled when Humans don't keep their word.
* WizardingSchool.
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[[caption-width-right:300:The night holds no terror for Courtney Crumrin.]]
CourtneyCrumrinAndTheNightThings is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh.
Courtney is an [[StrangeGirl odd little girl]] who doesn't quite fit in. When she and her parents have to move to her uncle's old mansion, she must adjust to a whole new school in a neighborhood she isn't entirely comfortable with; however, things quickly take a turn for the better, as she meets the strange and interesting individuals that live in and around her uncle's house.
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!!This comic provides examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Courtney isn't going to let being small and a preteen get in the way of saving the day.
* AdultsAreUseless: played straight with Courtney's parents, averted with Uncle Aloysius and Calpurnia Crisp.
* AffablyEvil: Tommy Rawhead. Butterworm could also be considered as such.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Courtney's first crush.
* AlphaBitch: A girl in Courtney's new school who wears PrincessCurls and starts out the year by extorting Courtney's allowance money from her.
** Blake in ''Courtney Crumrin and the Twilight Kingdom'' counts as a male version.
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: [[spoiler: Hermia]] is under a curse until she marries someone she has absolutely no interest in.
* AristocratsAreEvil: if not really evil, the Dreadful Duchess is [[TheFairFolk completely alien]] to human morality.
* BadassLongcoat: Aloysius.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: when Courtney tries to become popular in her school by using a Charm spell.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Twilight King is, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality differences in morality issues aside]], one of the nicest of the Night Things. But do not kill one of his subjects [[spoiler: or daughters]].
* BlackMagicianGirl: Courtney herself.
* CatsAreMean: somewhat subverted; most cats Courtney meets are actually helpful, but they are somewhat arrogant to other species.
* CatsAreSnarkers: All of them.
* CatsHaveNineLives.
* ChangelingTale: Several.
** Courtney babysits a child who is switched for a changeling.
** A doppelganger of unknown origin tries to take over Courtney's life and erase her from existence.
** Skarrow was also originally a human who was raised in the Twilight Kingdom.
** The end of ''Courtney Crumrin and the Twilight Kingdom'' suggests that [[spoiler: Connie runs away to the Twilight Kingdom]].
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted all over the place.
* CombatPragmatist: Aloysius will do what it takes to win, regardless of whether or not it's the most impressive thing he could do.
* ComingOfAgeStory
* CorruptHick: the Marshall
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Night Things aren't necessarily evil, even if they don't think and behave as humans do. Applies to magic users as well.
* DeadpanSnarker: Aloysius Crumrin and Calpurnia Crisp.
* TheFairFolk
* FantasticRacism: The Night Things are widely misunderstood and hated by warlocks and witches
* GentlemanWizard: Uncle Aloysius.
* GrowingUpSucks: Played with. Courtney was never very innocent and is more perceptive than most adults, but she is realizing how complicated being an adult really is.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Skarrow used to be a boy but was turned into a Night Thing by the Dreadful Duchess. later, we see that she made onother one, probably the baby Courtney was previously baby-sitting.
* HauntedHouse: Courtney's friend is living in one. [[spoiler: It's his mother's ghost.]]
* HumansAreSpecial: even if Human activity drove him and his subjects underground, the Twilight King is not willing to retaliate and acknowledges human mastery of the surface world.
* ImAHumanitarian: Butterworm, among others.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Despite being a snarky loner, Courtney does occasionally wonder if something is wrong with her and not the world.
* ISeeDeadPeople: Courtney can see ghosts as a consequence of being magical.
* ItGetsEasier: Not quite yet, but Courtney shows surprisingly little remorse over her most morally repugnant actions. [[spoiler: That is, ressurecting Tommy to kill for her.]]
* JadeColoredGlasses: Aloysius, especially in light of hints that he was as idealistic as Courtney when younger.
* KidsAreCruel
* KidWithTheLeash: Courtney has Butterworm under her orders thanks to a magic ritual.
* KungFuWizard: Turns out Aloysius is quite a skilled fighter on top of being a warlock.
* LandOfFaerie: The Twilight Kingdom
* LemonyNarrator: When Butterworm isn't narrating.
* LittleMissSnarker [=/=] TheSnarkKnight: Snark gets Courtney through life, sometimes more successfully than others. Part of being very young, though, means that she's secretly very idealistic and her snark results from very little being up to her standards.
* LovecraftCountry: Hillsborough and the neighboring woods.
* MentorArchetype: Aloysius Crumrin, and later Ms. Calpurnia Crisp
* TheMagocracy: The Coven of Mystics.
* MagicalLand: the Twilight Kingdom
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Tommy's response to being told his body was burned and the ashes thrown into a pit? "I've had worse."
* TheMasquerade: the Coven to the rest of Hillsborough.
* {{Muggles}}: Courtney's parents, and most of Hillsborough inhabitants.
* MysteriousPast: We still only know so much about Aloysius Crumrin and his bad history with the Coven of Mystics.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Courtney herself is becoming one.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Butterworm makes the opening and closing narration in a casual and even cheerful way (again, it's Butterworm...)
* TheNoseless
* ObfuscatingDisability: Aloysius is perfectly sound physically and mentally and doesn't need Courtney's parents to take care of him. He just tolerates them because they make his house less menacing and noteworthy.
* OldDarkHouse: The Crumrin place is infamous as this. Turns out the neighbors are right, but it's not anything like they think it is.
* OldMaster: Aloysius Crumrin looks like a frail old man, but, when needed, he can behead "The Worst Goblin That Ever Was" in one move.
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: every single goblin is different from one another.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They're more Italian/bird influenced, for one.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: They're also Gypsies.
* ParentalNeglect: Courtney's parents don't do a very good job of taking care of her. Not out of spite they just aren't very good at giving her the emotional attention she needs.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: Courtney temporarily shuns her uncle [[spoiler: after he has let Skarrow being killed]].
** Again in ''Monster Holiday'', after [[spoiler:he refuses to help out a group of werewolf gypsies and a girl who loves one of them.]]
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Averted. Courtney almost always wears a dress.
* RetiredBadass: Tobermory, and Aloysius Crumrin
* RunningGag: "Oh, bugger."
* TheScapegoat: Skarrow.
* SociallyAwkwardHero
* SwordCane: Aloysius has one.
* TalkingAnimal: cats can speak. They just don't bother to.
* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight.
* UpperClassTwit: Courtney's parents. Or at least this is what they aspire to be, which is probably even sadder.
* WeaksauceWeakness: One issue deals with a monster immune to curses famed for killing magic-users. What can defeat such a fearsome creature?... Turns out [[BoringButPractical normal weapons]] work just fine.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: the Marshall's successor and former assistant.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Courtney and her uncle are on holiday in Europe, Courtney finds herself drawn to the company of a young vampire and starts to find the idea of dying with him to be appealing, since she's tired of everyone she knows dying or leaving her. When her uncle discovers that the vampire has been drinking her blood, he is confused as to how a vampire could get the better of his niece, who is plenty proficient in the use of magic. The owner of the hotel they are staying at promptly tells him off for failing to consider the fact that Courtney is a young girl who had to grow up fast and was thus vulnerable in ways that he was ignoring.
** Courtney gets this herself a couple of times, related to her possibly excessive revenge against [[spoiler: Hector]]. She even wonders herself if it was really justified or if she had less extreme options.
* WhenSheSmiles: Courtney almost never does this. So when she does, she really means it.
* WillNotTellALie: most Night Things don't know the very concept of lying (even if they can hide a truth), and are genuinely baffled when Humans don't keep their word.
* WizardingSchool.
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