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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is a series of books by Dale E. Basye. It follows the adventures of Milton and Marlo Fauster, who, after dying when a giant marshmallow bear explodes, are sent to Heck, which is Hell for children. There, they meet the Principal of Darkness, Bea "Elsa" Bubb, and things start to get a bit insane. The series is set to have 9 books, each one chronicling their journey through one of Heck's circles. Seven of them have currently been released, with the next one scheduled for an unknown date. The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its [[HurricaneofPuns many, many puns]].
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is a series of books by Dale E. Basye. It follows the adventures of Milton and Marlo Fauster, who, after dying when a giant marshmallow bear explodes, are sent to Heck, which is Hell for children. There, they meet the Principal of Darkness, Bea "Elsa" Bubb, and things start to get a bit insane. The series is set to have 9 books, each one chronicling their journey through one of Heck's circles. Seven Eight of them have currently been released, with the next last one scheduled for an unknown date. The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its [[HurricaneofPuns many, many puns]].
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* AlphaBitch: Lyon Sheraton.
* AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler: Milton spends most of Book 6 in one.]]
* AnimalEyes: Justified with Madam Pompadour, as she's some kind of cat demon.
* AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler: Milton spends most of Book 6 in one.]]
* AnimalEyes: Justified with Madam Pompadour, as she's some kind of cat demon.
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%% * AlphaBitch: Lyon Sheraton.
%% * AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler: Milton spends most of Book 6 in one.]]
%% * AnimalEyes: Justified with Madam Pompadour, as she's some kind of cat demon.
%% * AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler: Milton spends most of Book 6 in one.]]
%% * AnimalEyes: Justified with Madam Pompadour, as she's some kind of cat demon.
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* TheBarnum: P.T. Barnum himself.
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%% * TheBarnum: P.T. Barnum himself.
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** In Book 1, it's just Bea "Elsa" Bubb, with Damian as her [[TheDragon Dragon]].
** In Book 2, it's The Grabbit, with [[spoiler: Necia's cult back on living earth]].
** In Book 3, it's a [[BigBadDuumvirate trio]] with Lady Lactose, the Burgermeister, and Madame Pompadour.
** In Book 4, it's [[spoiler: The Man Who Soldeth The World, a.k.a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Micheal]], with Barnum, Welles, and Mr. De Hory as his [[TheDragon Dragons]] and [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]]]].
** In Book 5, it's Edgar Allen Poe and [[spoiler: Nikola Tesla]].
** In Book 6, it's Napoleon and Cleopatra.
** In Book 7, it's Lewis Carroll, with [[spoiler: Micheal once again serving as TheManBehindTheMan.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler: Micheal, who seems to be shaping up as the ultimate big bad out of all of them.]] And MAYBE [[spoiler: Gabriel and Uriel,]] since despite their [[WellIntentionedExtremist apparent good intentions,]] they WERE the ones who [[spoiler: sent Milton to Heck in the first place.]]
** In Book 2, it's The Grabbit, with [[spoiler: Necia's cult back on living earth]].
** In Book 3, it's a [[BigBadDuumvirate trio]] with Lady Lactose, the Burgermeister, and Madame Pompadour.
** In Book 4, it's [[spoiler: The Man Who Soldeth The World, a.k.a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Micheal]], with Barnum, Welles, and Mr. De Hory as his [[TheDragon Dragons]] and [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]]]].
** In Book 5, it's Edgar Allen Poe and [[spoiler: Nikola Tesla]].
** In Book 6, it's Napoleon and Cleopatra.
** In Book 7, it's Lewis Carroll, with [[spoiler: Micheal once again serving as TheManBehindTheMan.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler: Micheal, who seems to be shaping up as the ultimate big bad out of all of them.]] And MAYBE [[spoiler: Gabriel and Uriel,]] since despite their [[WellIntentionedExtremist apparent good intentions,]] they WERE the ones who [[spoiler: sent Milton to Heck in the first place.]]
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%% ** In Book 1, it's just Bea "Elsa" Bubb, with Damian as her [[TheDragon Dragon]].
%% ** In Book 2, it's The Grabbit, with [[spoiler: Necia's cult back on living earth]].
%% ** In Book 3, it's a [[BigBadDuumvirate trio]] with Lady Lactose, the Burgermeister, and Madame Pompadour.
%% ** In Book 4, it's [[spoiler: The Man Who Soldeth The World, a.k.a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Micheal]], with Barnum, Welles, and Mr. De Hory as his [[TheDragon Dragons]] and [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]]]].
%% ** In Book 5, it's Edgar Allen Poe and [[spoiler: Nikola Tesla]].
%% ** In Book 6, it's Napoleon and Cleopatra.
%% ** In Book 7, it's Lewis Carroll, with [[spoiler: Micheal once again serving as TheManBehindTheMan.]]
*BigBadEnsemble: BigBadEnsemble:
** Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler: Micheal, who seems to be shaping up as the ultimate big bad out of all of them.]] And MAYBE [[spoiler: Gabriel and Uriel,]] since despite their [[WellIntentionedExtremist apparent good intentions,]] they WERE the ones who [[spoiler: sent Milton to Heck in the first place.]]
%% ** In Book 2, it's The Grabbit, with [[spoiler: Necia's cult back on living earth]].
%% ** In Book 3, it's a [[BigBadDuumvirate trio]] with Lady Lactose, the Burgermeister, and Madame Pompadour.
%% ** In Book 4, it's [[spoiler: The Man Who Soldeth The World, a.k.a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Micheal]], with Barnum, Welles, and Mr. De Hory as his [[TheDragon Dragons]] and [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]]]].
%% ** In Book 5, it's Edgar Allen Poe and [[spoiler: Nikola Tesla]].
%% ** In Book 6, it's Napoleon and Cleopatra.
%% ** In Book 7, it's Lewis Carroll, with [[spoiler: Micheal once again serving as TheManBehindTheMan.]]
*
** Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler: Micheal, who seems to be shaping up as the ultimate big bad out of all of them.]] And MAYBE [[spoiler: Gabriel and Uriel,]] since despite their [[WellIntentionedExtremist apparent good intentions,]] they WERE the ones who [[spoiler: sent Milton to Heck in the first place.]]
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* BodyHorror: Most of the demons, but especially the ones who are "inside out," like Lord Byron.
** The Snark.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Marlo when under the effects of the [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Milk of Amnesia.]]]]
** Also Einstein in Book 6.
** The Snark.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Marlo when under the effects of the [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Milk of Amnesia.]]]]
** Also Einstein in Book 6.
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%% * BodyHorror: BodyHorror:
%% ** Most of the demons, but especially the ones who are "inside out," like Lord Byron.
%% ** The Snark.
%% *BrainwashedAndCrazy: BrainwashedAndCrazy:
%% ** [[spoiler: Marlo when under the effects of the [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Milk of Amnesia.]]]]
%% ** Also Einstein in Book 6.
%% ** Most of the demons, but especially the ones who are "inside out," like Lord Byron.
%% ** The Snark.
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%% ** [[spoiler: Marlo when under the effects of the [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Milk of Amnesia.]]]]
%% ** Also Einstein in Book 6.
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* ConjoinedTwins: Sam/Sara.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Poe's pendulum [[spoiler: severing Sam and Sara when Snivel falls.]]
* ContrivedCoincidence: Poe's pendulum [[spoiler: severing Sam and Sara when Snivel falls.]]
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%% * ConjoinedTwins: Sam/Sara.
*ContrivedCoincidence: ContrivedCoincidence:
** Poe's pendulum [[spoiler: severing Sam and Sara when Snivel falls.]]
*
** Poe's pendulum [[spoiler: severing Sam and Sara when Snivel falls.]]
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** Also, Hollow Wean.
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%% ** Also, Hollow Wean.
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* CourtroomEpisode: At the end of Book 5, with "The Trial of the Millennium."
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%% * CourtroomEpisode: At the end of Book 5, with "The Trial of the Millennium."
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Book 6, compared to...well, every other book before it.
** While Book 7 is a bit lighter, the ending takes it to new levels of darkness, with [[spoiler: Marlo being knocked into a coma from realizing the shear amount of pain her words have caused, and being forced to experience it all at once.]]
** While Book 7 is a bit lighter, the ending takes it to new levels of darkness, with [[spoiler: Marlo being knocked into a coma from realizing the shear amount of pain her words have caused, and being forced to experience it all at once.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: * While Book 7 is a bit lighter than Book 6, the ending takes it to new levels of darkness, with [[spoiler: Marlo being knocked into a coma from realizing the shear amount of pain her words have caused, and being forced to experience it all at once.]]
%% ** Book 6, compared to...well, every other book before it. \n** While Book 7 is a bit lighter, the ending takes it to new levels of darkness, with [[spoiler: Marlo being knocked into a coma from realizing the shear amount of pain her words have caused, and being forced to experience it all at once.]]
%% ** Book 6, compared to...well, every other book before it.
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* FunWithAcronyms: All over the place, especially in Book 2.
* GirlPosse: The Nyah-Nyah Narcissisters are one for Lyon.
* GirlPosse: The Nyah-Nyah Narcissisters are one for Lyon.
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%% * FunWithAcronyms: All over the place, especially in Book 2.
%% * GirlPosse: The Nyah-Nyah Narcissisters are one for Lyon.
%% * GirlPosse: The Nyah-Nyah Narcissisters are one for Lyon.
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Anubis.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: During the War of the Words, [[spoiler: Dale E. Basye rides the Snark into oblivion to save Milton and Marlo, at the cost of annihilating himself.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: During the War of the Words, [[spoiler: Dale E. Basye rides the Snark into oblivion to save Milton and Marlo, at the cost of annihilating himself.]]
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%% * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Anubis.]]
*HeroicSacrifice: HeroicSacrifice:
** During the War of the Words, [[spoiler: Dale E. Basye rides the Snark into oblivion to save Milton and Marlo, at the cost of annihilating himself.]]
*
** During the War of the Words, [[spoiler: Dale E. Basye rides the Snark into oblivion to save Milton and Marlo, at the cost of annihilating himself.]]
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** EFFACE in Book 7.
* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: Bordeaux, often.
** [[spoiler: "This Extraordinary Anticipatory Recorded Wearable Incitement Gadget (EARWIG)- another groundbreaking innovation from Nikola Tesla- will now self-destruct so as to conceal zhe identity of its ingenious creator."]]
* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: Bordeaux, often.
** [[spoiler: "This Extraordinary Anticipatory Recorded Wearable Incitement Gadget (EARWIG)- another groundbreaking innovation from Nikola Tesla- will now self-destruct so as to conceal zhe identity of its ingenious creator."]]
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%% ** EFFACE in Book 7.
* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou:Bordeaux, often.
**[[spoiler: "This Extraordinary Anticipatory Recorded Wearable Incitement Gadget (EARWIG)- another groundbreaking innovation from Nikola Tesla- will now self-destruct so as to conceal zhe the identity of its ingenious creator."]]"]]
** Bordeaux, often.
* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou:
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** Bordeaux, often.
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* KilledMidSentence: Marlo Fauster. In the first chapter. Also, [[spoiler: Dr. Brinkley.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Caused by Milk of Amnesia.
* LivingShadow: Anyone put through the Shadow Box/Wastrel Projector.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Caused by Milk of Amnesia.
* LivingShadow: Anyone put through the Shadow Box/Wastrel Projector.
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%% * KilledMidSentence: KilledMidSentence:
%% ** Marlo Fauster. In the first chapter.
%% ** Also, [[spoiler: Dr. Brinkley.]]
%% * LaserGuidedAmnesia: Caused by Milk of Amnesia.
%% * LivingShadow: Anyone put through the Shadow Box/Wastrel Projector.
%% ** Marlo Fauster. In the first chapter.
%% ** Also, [[spoiler: Dr. Brinkley.]]
%% * LaserGuidedAmnesia: Caused by Milk of Amnesia.
%% * LivingShadow: Anyone put through the Shadow Box/Wastrel Projector.
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* LoveInterest: Zane for Marlo, Sara for Milton.
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%% * LoveInterest: LoveInterest:
%% ** Zane forMarlo, Marlo.
%% ** Sara for Milton.
%% ** Zane for
%% ** Sara for Milton.
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* NonHumanSidekick: [[WeaselMascot Lucky]] is one of the non-talking variety.
* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Archangels, although many of them seem to have their own goals.
* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Archangels, although many of them seem to have their own goals.
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%% * NonHumanSidekick: [[WeaselMascot Lucky]] is one of the non-talking variety.
%% * OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Archangels, although many of them seem to have their own goals.
%% * OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Archangels, although many of them seem to have their own goals.
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* PutOnABus / TheBusCameBack: Fairly frequently. There most notable examples:
** Virgil is only in books 1, 3, and 6,
** Sam/Sara is gone for Book 6 [[spoiler: except for a brief scene in the AlternateUniverse]],
** Lyon and Bordeaux are curiously absent for Books 4, 5, and 7,
** [[LoveInterest Zane]] hasn't been seen since Book 4,
** [[BigBadWannabe Damian]] is gone in Book 6 following [[spoiler: his second death]], but does eventually return in Book 7, [[spoiler: and is given his own circle by Bea "Elsa" Bubb.]]
** Virgil is only in books 1, 3, and 6,
** Sam/Sara is gone for Book 6 [[spoiler: except for a brief scene in the AlternateUniverse]],
** Lyon and Bordeaux are curiously absent for Books 4, 5, and 7,
** [[LoveInterest Zane]] hasn't been seen since Book 4,
** [[BigBadWannabe Damian]] is gone in Book 6 following [[spoiler: his second death]], but does eventually return in Book 7, [[spoiler: and is given his own circle by Bea "Elsa" Bubb.]]
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%% * PutOnABus / TheBusCameBack: PutOnABus: Fairly frequently. There most notable examples:
%% ** Virgil is only in books 1, 3, and 6,
%% ** Sam/Sara is gone for Book 6 [[spoiler: except for a brief scene in the AlternateUniverse]],
%% ** Lyon and Bordeaux are curiously absent for Books 4, 5, and 7,
%% ** [[LoveInterest Zane]] hasn't been seen since Book 4,
** [[BigBadWannabe Damian]] is gone in Book 6 following [[spoiler: his second death]], but does [[TheBusCameBack eventuallyreturn return]] in Book 7, [[spoiler: and is given his own circle by Bea "Elsa" Bubb.]]
%% ** Virgil is only in books 1, 3, and 6,
%% ** Sam/Sara is gone for Book 6 [[spoiler: except for a brief scene in the AlternateUniverse]],
%% ** Lyon and Bordeaux are curiously absent for Books 4, 5, and 7,
%% ** [[LoveInterest Zane]] hasn't been seen since Book 4,
** [[BigBadWannabe Damian]] is gone in Book 6 following [[spoiler: his second death]], but does [[TheBusCameBack eventually
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* RetGone: [[spoiler: The ultimate fate of Precocia.]]
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* RetGone: [[spoiler: The ultimate fate of Precocia.Precocia is to be wiped from existence.]]
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* RhymesOnADime: The Grabbit.
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%% * RhymesOnADime: The Grabbit.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Lyon and Bordeaux.
* ShipTease: Between [[spoiler: Virgil and Bordeaux, of all people.]]
* ShmuckBait: The vending machines in Limbo's Cafeterium.
* SiblingYinYang: Milton and Marlo, naturally.
* ShipTease: Between [[spoiler: Virgil and Bordeaux, of all people.]]
* ShmuckBait: The vending machines in Limbo's Cafeterium.
* SiblingYinYang: Milton and Marlo, naturally.
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%% * ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Lyon and Bordeaux.
%% * ShipTease: Between [[spoiler: Virgil and Bordeaux, of all people.]]
%% * ShmuckBait: The vending machines in Limbo's Cafeterium.
%% * SiblingYinYang: Milton and Marlo, naturally.
%% * ShipTease: Between [[spoiler: Virgil and Bordeaux, of all people.]]
%% * ShmuckBait: The vending machines in Limbo's Cafeterium.
%% * SiblingYinYang: Milton and Marlo, naturally.
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* StomachOfHolding: Used by Lyon and Bordeaux to [[spoiler: get the Hopeless Diamonds past security.]]
* SurrealHumor: Sometimes.
* SurrealHumor: Sometimes.
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%% * StomachOfHolding: Used by Lyon and Bordeaux to [[spoiler: get the Hopeless Diamonds past security.]]
%% * SurrealHumor: Sometimes.
%% * SurrealHumor: Sometimes.
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* TheSmartGuy: Milton.
* TimeyWimeyBall: Thanks to [[spoiler: the pools of time in Book 6. Results in a CosmicRetcon.]]
* TimeyWimeyBall: Thanks to [[spoiler: the pools of time in Book 6. Results in a CosmicRetcon.]]
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%% * TheSmartGuy: Milton.
%% * TimeyWimeyBall: Thanks to [[spoiler: the pools of time in Book 6. Results in a CosmicRetcon.]]
%% * TimeyWimeyBall: Thanks to [[spoiler: the pools of time in Book 6. Results in a CosmicRetcon.]]
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Micheal]]
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%% * VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Micheal]]
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Marlo.
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%% * YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Marlo.
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is a series of books by Dale E. Basye. It follows the adventures of Milton and Marlo Fauster, who, after dying when a giant marshmallow bear explodes, are sent to Heck, which is Hell for children. There, they meet the Principal of Darkness, Bea "Elsa" Bubb, and things start to get a bit insane. The series is set to have 9 books, each one chronicling their journey through one of Heck's circles. Seven of them have currently been released, with the next one scheduled for an unknown date.
The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its [[HurricaneofPuns many, many puns]].
The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its [[HurricaneofPuns many, many puns]].
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is a series of books by Dale E. Basye. It follows the adventures of Milton and Marlo Fauster, who, after dying when a giant marshmallow bear explodes, are sent to Heck, which is Hell for children. There, they meet the Principal of Darkness, Bea "Elsa" Bubb, and things start to get a bit insane. The series is set to have 9 books, each one chronicling their journey through one of Heck's circles. Seven of them have currently been released, with the next one scheduled for an unknown date. The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its [[HurricaneofPuns many, many puns]].
The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its [[HurricaneofPuns many, many puns]].
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* BigBad: At least one per book. Bea "Elsa" Bubb seems to be the main one. [[spoiler: Although, as of Book 4, it seems that Satan and Micheal are both vying for role, each with their own agendas.]] Damian [[BigBadWannabe tries,]] [[spoiler: especially after coming back from the dead,]] but he's only ever a DragonWithAnAgenda, first to Bea "Elsa" Bubb and then to [[spoiler: Satan]]
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* BigBad: At least one per book. Bea "Elsa" Bubb seems to be the main one. [[spoiler: Although, as of Book 4, it seems that Satan and Micheal are both vying for role, each with their own agendas.]] Damian [[BigBadWannabe tries,]] [[spoiler: especially after coming back from the dead,]] but he's only ever a DragonWithAnAgenda, first to Bea "Elsa" Bubb and then to [[spoiler: Satan]] Satan]]. Of course, as of Book 7, [[spoiler: he's been granted his own circle...]]
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** In Book 7, it's Lewis Carroll.
* BigBadEnsemble: Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler: Micheal]]. And MAYBE [[spoiler: Gabriel and Uriel,]] since despite their [[WellIntentionedExtremist apparent good intentions,]] they WERE the ones who [[spoiler: sent Milton to Heck in the first place.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler: Micheal]]. And MAYBE [[spoiler: Gabriel and Uriel,]] since despite their [[WellIntentionedExtremist apparent good intentions,]] they WERE the ones who [[spoiler: sent Milton to Heck in the first place.]]
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** In Book 7, it's Lewis Carroll.
Carroll, with [[spoiler: Micheal once again serving as TheManBehindTheMan.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler:Micheal]]. Micheal, who seems to be shaping up as the ultimate big bad out of all of them.]] And MAYBE [[spoiler: Gabriel and Uriel,]] since despite their [[WellIntentionedExtremist apparent good intentions,]] they WERE the ones who [[spoiler: sent Milton to Heck in the first place.]]]]
** As of Book 7, Phelps Better is planning something on the surface to get revenge on his father [[spoiler: who is probably Satan]] for leaving him up there, and EFFACE (a group of FallenAngel mercenaries) working for Bea "Elsa" Bubb, simply because it fits [[DragonWithAnAgenda their own agenda.]] [[HiddenAgendaVillain Whatever that might be.]] Oh, and [[spoiler: [[BigBadWannabe Damian]] is back in Heck, and Bubb has given him his own circle.]] So it looks like the series might be building to a full on GambitPileup between all the different villains.
* BigBadEnsemble: Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler:
** As of Book 7, Phelps Better is planning something on the surface to get revenge on his father [[spoiler: who is probably Satan]] for leaving him up there, and EFFACE (a group of FallenAngel mercenaries) working for Bea "Elsa" Bubb, simply because it fits [[DragonWithAnAgenda their own agenda.]] [[HiddenAgendaVillain Whatever that might be.]] Oh, and [[spoiler: [[BigBadWannabe Damian]] is back in Heck, and Bubb has given him his own circle.]] So it looks like the series might be building to a full on GambitPileup between all the different villains.
** The Snark.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: Most of the books end on one of these. Specifically-
** Book 1: [[spoiler: Milton escapes from Heck and comes back to life, but Marlo and Virgil are still trapped there.]]
** Book 2: [[spoiler: Marlo gets an Infernship working for Satan, Milton goes on the run with the P.O.Ds, Damian is resurrected, and someone believes that everything is going AllAccordingToPlan.]]
** Book 3: [[spoiler: Marlo is BrainwashedAndCrazy and being sent to Fibble, and Milton now has her job in Hell. Oh, and [[FreakyFridayFlip they switched bodies.]]]]
** Book 4: Milton and Marlo are both being taken to Snivel, and [[spoiler: Milton has not only resolved to destroy Heck, but also realized that Micheal is The Man Who Soldeth The World.]]
** Book 5: Milton and Marlo are sent to Precocia, [[spoiler: Satan and Micheal have switched jobs, and the book ends with Gabriel looking very worried about what is coming.]]
** Book 6: Ends on a surprisingly light one- just Milton and Marlo being taken away to Lipptor, [[spoiler: now renamed Wise Acres due to CosmicRetcon.]]
** Book 7: The biggest cliffhanger yet. [[spoiler: Marlo is an EmptyShell, being locked away who knows where, Damian has been given his own circle, Milton is now Principal Bubb's special assistant, with some very unpleasant jobs ahead of him, and the final scene is of Micheal sitting in Hell, petting a [[RightHandCat cat,]] and musing about a plan to rule all creation.]]
** Book 1: [[spoiler: Milton escapes from Heck and comes back to life, but Marlo and Virgil are still trapped there.]]
** Book 2: [[spoiler: Marlo gets an Infernship working for Satan, Milton goes on the run with the P.O.Ds, Damian is resurrected, and someone believes that everything is going AllAccordingToPlan.]]
** Book 3: [[spoiler: Marlo is BrainwashedAndCrazy and being sent to Fibble, and Milton now has her job in Hell. Oh, and [[FreakyFridayFlip they switched bodies.]]]]
** Book 4: Milton and Marlo are both being taken to Snivel, and [[spoiler: Milton has not only resolved to destroy Heck, but also realized that Micheal is The Man Who Soldeth The World.]]
** Book 5: Milton and Marlo are sent to Precocia, [[spoiler: Satan and Micheal have switched jobs, and the book ends with Gabriel looking very worried about what is coming.]]
** Book 6: Ends on a surprisingly light one- just Milton and Marlo being taken away to Lipptor, [[spoiler: now renamed Wise Acres due to CosmicRetcon.]]
** Book 7: The biggest cliffhanger yet. [[spoiler: Marlo is an EmptyShell, being locked away who knows where, Damian has been given his own circle, Milton is now Principal Bubb's special assistant, with some very unpleasant jobs ahead of him, and the final scene is of Micheal sitting in Hell, petting a [[RightHandCat cat,]] and musing about a plan to rule all creation.]]
** Milton finding the encyclopedia page about the Music of the Spheres, [[spoiler: which is central to Lewis Carrol's plan.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Book 6, compared to...well, every other book before it.
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** While Book 7 is a bit lighter, the ending takes it to new levels of darkness, with [[spoiler: Marlo being knocked into a coma from realizing the shear amount of pain her words have caused, and being forced to experience it all at once.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: During the War of the Words, [[spoiler: Dale E. Basye rides the Snark into oblivion to save Milton and Marlo, at the cost of annihilating himself.]]
** Also in Book 7, [[spoiler: Marlo deliberately loses the debate with Milton, condemning herself to Hell so that he can go to Heaven.]]
** Also in Book 7, [[spoiler: Marlo deliberately loses the debate with Milton, condemning herself to Hell so that he can go to Heaven.]]
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** [[AuthorAvatar Dale E. Basye himself]] vanishes after Book 5. [[spoiler: He returns in Book7... 7, only to die and wind up in Heck itself.Heck, before being [[DeaderThanDead annihilated]] outside the Tower of Babble.]]
** [[AuthorAvatar Dale E. Basye himself]] vanishes after Book 5. [[spoiler: He returns in Book
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* BigBadEnsemble: Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler: Micheal]].
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* BigBadEnsemble: Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler: Micheal]]. And MAYBE [[spoiler: Gabriel and Uriel,]] since despite their [[WellIntentionedExtremist apparent good intentions,]] they WERE the ones who [[spoiler: sent Milton to Heck in the first place.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The sixth book Precocia, Book 6, compared to...well, every other book before it.
* FunWithAcronyms: All over the place, especially in Book 2.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: We don't yet know WHY [[spoiler: Gabriel and Uriel want to destabilize Heck.]] And for the first few books, even that much hadn't been revealed. We DO know that [[spoiler: they specifically sent Milton there for that purpose.]] And of course, it's debatable whether they're villains or not.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Some of Milton's inventions in book six really help [[spoiler: [[BigBadDuumvirate Napoleon and Cleopatra]] take control of the AlternateUniverse.]]
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is a series of books by Dale E. Basye. It follows the adventures of Milton and Marlo Fauster, who, after dying when a giant marshmallow bear explodes, are sent to Heck, which is Hell for children. There, they meet the Principal of Darkness, Bea "Elsa" Bubb, and things start to get a bit insane. The series is set to have 9 books, each one chronicling their journey through one of Heck's circles. Six of them have currently been released, with the next one scheduled for December 2013.
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is a series of books by Dale E. Basye. It follows the adventures of Milton and Marlo Fauster, who, after dying when a giant marshmallow bear explodes, are sent to Heck, which is Hell for children. There, they meet the Principal of Darkness, Bea "Elsa" Bubb, and things start to get a bit insane. The series is set to have 9 books, each one chronicling their journey through one of Heck's circles. Six Seven of them have currently been released, with the next one scheduled for December 2013.an unknown date.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment- The Department of Unendurable Redundancy, Bureaucracy, and Redundancy.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment- DarkerAndEdgier: The sixth book Precocia, compared to...well, every other book before it.
*DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment- The Department of Unendurable Redundancy, Bureaucracy, and Redundancy.
*DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment- The Department of Unendurable Redundancy, Bureaucracy, and Redundancy.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}- Dale E. Basye himself can come across as this, with his [[{{Metaphorgotten}} bizarre, derailing metaphors]], interesting descriptions of where he lives, and the fact that his AuthorAvatar is insane, with a list of his irrational fears.
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** Also Einstein in Book 6.
*{{Cloudcuckoolander}}- {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Dale E. Basye himself can come across as this, with his [[{{Metaphorgotten}} bizarre, derailing metaphors]], interesting descriptions of where he lives, and the fact that his AuthorAvatar is insane, with a list of his irrational fears.
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** Virgil is only in books 1, 3, and 6,
**Sam/Sara is gone for Book 6 [[spoiler: except for a brief scene in the AlternateUniverse]],
**Lyon and Bordeaux are curiously absent for Books 4 and 5,
**[[LoveInterest Zane]] hasn't been seen since Book 4,
**[[BigBadWannabe Damian]] is gone in Book 6 following [[spoiler: his second death]],
**[[AuthorAvatar Dale E. Basye himself]] vanishes after Book 5.
** Virgil is only in books 1, 3, and 6,
**Sam/Sara is gone for Book 6 [[spoiler: except for a brief scene in the AlternateUniverse]],
**Lyon and Bordeaux are curiously absent for Books 4 and 5,
**[[LoveInterest Zane]] hasn't been seen since Book 4,
**[[BigBadWannabe Damian]] is gone in Book 6 following [[spoiler: his second death]],
**[[AuthorAvatar Dale E. Basye himself]] vanishes after Book 5.
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* {{Satire}}: To some extent, with each book focusing on a different thing. (Materialism/consumerism in Book 2, television and advertising in Book 4, high pressure school systems in Book 6.)
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* SiblingYinYang: Milton and Marlo, naturally.
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* BigBad: At least one per book. Bea "Elsa" Bubb seems to be the main one. [[spoiler: Although, as of Book 4, it seems that Satan and Micheal are both vying for role, each with their own agendas.]] Damian also [[BigBadWannabe wants to be the Big Bad,]] [[spoiler: especially after coming back from the dead,]] but he's only ever a DragonWithAnAgenda.
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* BigBad: At least one per book. Bea "Elsa" Bubb seems to be the main one. [[spoiler: Although, as of Book 4, it seems that Satan and Micheal are both vying for role, each with their own agendas.]] Damian also [[BigBadWannabe wants to be the Big Bad,]] tries,]] [[spoiler: especially after coming back from the dead,]] but he's only ever a DragonWithAnAgenda. DragonWithAnAgenda, first to Bea "Elsa" Bubb and then to [[spoiler: Satan]]
* ContrivedCoincidence: Poe's pendulum [[spoiler: severing Sam and Sara when Snivel falls.]]
* CosmicRetcon: The end result of Book 6, which [[spoiler: removes Precocia from existence and changes Lipptor's name to Wise Acres.]]
* {{Cult}}: Necia belongs to one. [[spoiler: After Milton comes BackFromTheDead, they decide to sacrifice him,]] and eventually, wind up resurrecting and worshiping [[spoiler: Damian.]]
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* FallenAngel: [[MeaningfulName Angelo Fallon]], who gets hired by Bubb to [[spoiler "kill" Milton]] in Book 6.
* FamousLastWords:Given Technically not the last in some cases, given that it's a book about dead people, it can be difficult to determine what counts as "last words." This will include last words for anyone who dies in the living world, or main setting is utterly obliterated.the afterlife...
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** [[TemptingFate "I'd sooner ''die'' than leave this-" this-"]] -Marlo Fauster
* GoodIsNotNice: The Archangels in some cases. Special mention goes to Gabriel and Uriel, who seem to [[spoiler: be the ones who sent Milton to Heck in the first place, for the purpose of destabilizing it,]] and Micheal, [[spoiler: who is the BigBad of Book 4 and tried to [[MoralEventHorizon SELL THE EARTH TO ALIENS.]]]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Anubis.]]
* LoveInterest: Zane for Marlo, Sara for Milton.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Some of Milton's inventions in book six really help [[spoiler: [[BigBadDuumvirate Napoleon and Cleopatra]] take control of the AlternateUniverse.]]
* RetGone: [[spoiler: The ultimate fate of Precocia.]]
* ShipTease: Between [[spoiler: Virgil and Bordeaux, of all people.]]
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* Take That: In the first book, an obvious, but hilarious, Expy of Barney can be seen "smothering people with kisses."
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* Take That: TakeThat: In the first book, an obvious, but hilarious, Expy {{Expy}} of Barney can be seen "smothering people with kisses.""
* TimeyWimeyBall: Thanks to [[spoiler: the pools of time in Book 6. Results in a CosmicRetcon.]]
* TimeyWimeyBall: Thanks to [[spoiler: the pools of time in Book 6. Results in a CosmicRetcon.]]
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* UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo '''Faust'''er. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2.[-[[hottip:*:It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe, in which a man makes a deal with the devil. Milton is a reference to the author of Paradise Lost, and Marlo is a reference to the author of Faustus.]]-]
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* UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo '''Faust'''er. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2.[-[[hottip:*:It's [[note]]It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe, in which a man makes a deal with the devil. Milton is a reference to the author of Paradise Lost, and Marlo is a reference to the author of Faustus.]]-] [[/note]]
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* LogicBomb: [[spoiler: Shouting "I am lying!" had a very adverse effect on the Pinocchio Wood that was holding up Fibble...]]
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** [[spoiler: "Lenore," -Edgar Allen Poe]]
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is a series of books by Dale E. Basye. It follows the adventures of Milton and Marlo Fauster, who, after dying when a giant marshmallow bear explodes, are sent to Heck, which is Hell for children. There, they meet the Principal of Darkenss, Darkness, Bea "Elsa" Bubb, and things start to get a bit insane. The series is set to have 9 books, each one chronicling their journey through one of Heck's circles. Six of them have currently been released, with the next one scheduled for December 2013.
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** [[spoiler: "I...''object,''"-Algernon Cole]]
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** [[spoiler: "I...''object,''"-Algernon ''object.''" -Algernon Cole]]
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}- Dale E. Basye himself can come across as this, with his [[{{Metaphorgotten}} bizarre, derailing metaphors]], interesting descriptions of where he lives, and the fact that his AuthorAvatar is insane, with a list of his irrational fears.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}- Dale E. Basye himself can come across as this, with his [[{{Metaphorgotten}} bizarre, derailing metaphors]], interesting descriptions of where he lives, and the fact that his AuthorAvatar is insane, with a list of his irrational fears.
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* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Done often in the Foreword, Middleword, and Backwords. And in the author bios. And acknowledgements.
* MonsterClown: Gets [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in Book 4 when the clowns are shrimp, and actually not that scary. [[spoiler: PlayedStraight when those clowns amplify themselves with the Humbugger, though.]]
* MonsterClown: Gets [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in Book 4 when the clowns are shrimp, and actually not that scary. [[spoiler: PlayedStraight when those clowns amplify themselves with the Humbugger, though.]]
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* TheBarnum: P.T. Barnum himself.
** "''An apple a day keeps the doctor-''" -[[spoiler: Dr. Brinkley]]
** [[spoiler: "I...''object,''"-Algernon Cole]]
** [[spoiler: "''And there's a sucker born every minute!''" -P. T. Barnum]]
** [[spoiler: "Sorry to cut zhe reunion short, but I must unplug your sister: ''forever.''" -Nikola Tesla]]
** [[spoiler: "Lenore," -Edgar Allen Poe]]
** "I see... a black light. Oh no... [[spoiler: not again... not like this.]] If only I had watched more television and traveled less..." -[[spoiler: Damian Ruffino. Again.]]
** [[spoiler: "I...''object,''"-Algernon Cole]]
** [[spoiler: "''And there's a sucker born every minute!''" -P. T. Barnum]]
** [[spoiler: "Sorry to cut zhe reunion short, but I must unplug your sister: ''forever.''" -Nikola Tesla]]
** [[spoiler: "Lenore," -Edgar Allen Poe]]
** "I see... a black light. Oh no... [[spoiler: not again... not like this.]] If only I had watched more television and traveled less..." -[[spoiler: Damian Ruffino. Again.]]
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** "C'mon! The bear's gonna blow!" -Milton Fauster
** "I'd sooner ''die'' than leave this-" -Marlo Fauster
** "B-butter?" -[[spoiler: Damian Ruffino]]
** [[spoiler: " ''What have you two done?/Is this some kind of prank?/I'm spinning, spunning, spun,/And feeling very...blank.''" -The Grabbit]]
** "Snap." -[[spoiler: Yojuanna B. Covetta]]
** "C'mon! The bear's gonna blow!" -Milton Fauster
** "I'd sooner ''die'' than leave this-" -Marlo Fauster
** "B-butter?" -[[spoiler: Damian Ruffino]]
** [[spoiler: " ''What have you two done?/Is this some kind of prank?/I'm spinning, spunning, spun,/And feeling very...blank.''" -The Grabbit]]
** "Snap." -[[spoiler: Yojuanna B. Covetta]]
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment- The Department of Unendurable Redundancy, Bureaucracy, and Redundancy.
* EmotionEater: Yukkah, the troll creature that guards the Surly Gates, grows bigger in response to irritation andanger. anger.
* TheFerryMan: Charon, the original [[TheFerryMan Ferry Man]] makes an appearance.
* EmotionEater: Yukkah, the troll creature that guards the Surly Gates, grows bigger in response to irritation and
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* RedEyesTakeWarning- PowersThatBe:...and any of its associated or subsidiary enterprises, including- but not limited to- the Powers That Be Evil.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Madame Pompadour's eyes will flash red when she gets angry.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Lyon and Bordeaux.
* StomachOfHolding: Used by Lyon and Bordeaux to [[spoiler: get the Hopeless Diamonds past security.]]
* StomachOfHolding: Used by Lyon and Bordeaux to [[spoiler: get the Hopeless Diamonds past security.]]
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** [[spoiler: "This Extraordinary Anticipatory Recorded Wearable Incitement Gadget (EARWIG)- another groundbreaking innovation from Nikola Tesla- will now self-destruct so as to conceal zhe identity of its ingenious creator."]]
** [[spoiler: "This Extraordinary Anticipatory Recorded Wearable Incitement Gadget (EARWIG)- another groundbreaking innovation from Nikola Tesla- will now self-destruct so as to conceal zhe identity of its ingenious creator."]]
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*AssShove: Damian shoving a stick of dynamite up the butt of the giant marshmallow bear and kicking off the plot.
*BigBadEnsemble: Given that each book has its own BigBad beyond the main ones, this is a given. However, the ones who stay throughout the whole series are Bea "Elsa" Bubb, Damian, Satan, and [[spoiler: Micheal]].
*BodyHorror: Most of the demons, but especially the ones who are "inside out," like Lord Byron.
*CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Being locked in a room literally full of your favorite food and being forced to eat your way out until you're sick of it.
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*CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Being locked in a room literally full of your favorite food and being forced to eat your way out until you're sick of it.
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* GoshDangItToHeck!:Enforced by Bea "Elsa" Bubb and the other teachers. Hell is only ever referred to as "H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks" or "down there."
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* GoshDangItToHeck!:Enforced FreakyFridayFlip: [[spoiler: Milton and Marlo are stuck going through one for most of Book 4.]] Also, in a less literal example, [[spoiler: this is sort of the fate of Satan and Micheal, who, as the result of the Trial of the Millennium, are forced to switch jobs.]]
* GoshDangItToHeck:Enforced by Bea "Elsa" Bubb and the other teachers. Hell is only ever referred to as "H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks" or "down there."
* GoshDangItToHeck:Enforced by Bea "Elsa" Bubb and the other teachers. Hell is only ever referred to as "H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks" or "down there."
* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Archangels, although many of them seem to have their own goals.
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* UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo '''Faust'''er. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2.[[hottip:*:It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe in which a man makes a deal with the devil.]]
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* UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo '''Faust'''er. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2.[[hottip:*:It's [-[[hottip:*:It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe Marlowe, in which a man makes a deal with the devil.]]devil. Milton is a reference to the author of Paradise Lost, and Marlo is a reference to the author of Faustus.]]-]
*VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Micheal]]
*VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Micheal]]
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* CourtroomEpisode- At the end of Book 5, with "The Trial of the Millennium."
* GoshDangItToHeck!-Enforced by Bea "Elsa" Bubb and the other teachers. Hell is only ever referred to as "H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks" or "down there."
* IncrediblyLamePun- It's [[HurricaneOfPuns FULL]] of them. Special mention goes to "Milton's Pair of Dice: Lost"
* RhymesOnADime- The Grabbit.
* GoshDangItToHeck!-Enforced by Bea "Elsa" Bubb and the other teachers. Hell is only ever referred to as "H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks" or "down there."
* IncrediblyLamePun- It's [[HurricaneOfPuns FULL]] of them. Special mention goes to "Milton's Pair of Dice: Lost"
* RhymesOnADime- The Grabbit.
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* CourtroomEpisode- CourtroomEpisode: At the end of Book 5, with "The Trial of the Millennium."
*GoshDangItToHeck!-Enforced GoshDangItToHeck!:Enforced by Bea "Elsa" Bubb and the other teachers. Hell is only ever referred to as "H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks" or "down there."
*IncrediblyLamePun- IncrediblyLamePun: It's [[HurricaneOfPuns FULL]] of them. Special mention goes to "Milton's Pair of Dice: Lost"
*RhymesOnADime- RhymesOnADime: The Grabbit.
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[-''If you've lived a life so bad,''\\
''that you drove your parents and teachers mad''\\
''one day then, perhaps your last''\\
''you'll have to pay for every disrupted class.''\\
''Deep down beneath your feet where only bad kids go''\\
''is a place where it's always hot weather,''\\
''and you learn that a demon's forever!''\\
''Yes, you guessed, you're down in Heck.''\\
''Here all the brats are nervous wrecks.''\\
''Nothing to do to save their necks.''\\
''It's always detention down in Heck.''\\
''Where all the bad kids go...''\\
''Down!!''\\
-Demon Lizards, welcoming children to Heck.-]
''that you drove your parents and teachers mad''\\
''one day then, perhaps your last''\\
''you'll have to pay for every disrupted class.''\\
''Deep down beneath your feet where only bad kids go''\\
''is a place where it's always hot weather,''\\
''and you learn that a demon's forever!''\\
''Yes, you guessed, you're down in Heck.''\\
''Here all the brats are nervous wrecks.''\\
''Nothing to do to save their necks.''\\
''It's always detention down in Heck.''\\
''Where all the bad kids go...''\\
''Down!!''\\
-Demon Lizards, welcoming children to Heck.-]
* GoshDangItToHeck!-Enforced by Bea "Elsa" Bubb and the other teachers. Hell is only ever referred to as "H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks" or "down there."
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* UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo '''Faust'''er. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2. (It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe in which a man makes a deal with the devil.)
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* RhymesOnADime- The Grabbit.
* UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo '''Faust'''er. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2. (It's [[hottip:*:It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe in which a man makes a deal with the devil.)]]
* UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo '''Faust'''er. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2.
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* UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo FAUSTer. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2. (It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe in which a man makes a deal with the devil.)
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* UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo FAUSTer.'''Faust'''er. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2. (It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe in which a man makes a deal with the devil.)
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* BigBad: At least one per book. Bea "Elsa" Bubb seems to be the main one. [[spoiler Although, as of Book 4, it seems that Satan and Micheal are both vying for role, each with their own agendas.]] Damian also [[BigBadWannabe wants to be the Big Bad,]] [[spoiler: especially after coming back from the dead,]] but he's only ever a DragonWithAnAgenda.
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*[[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Milton for most of Book 2, and Damian for Books 3-5. They both die again, though.]]
* BigBad: At least one per book. Bea "Elsa" Bubb seems to be the main one.[[spoiler [[spoiler: Although, as of Book 4, it seems that Satan and Micheal are both vying for role, each with their own agendas.]] Damian also [[BigBadWannabe wants to be the Big Bad,]] [[spoiler: especially after coming back from the dead,]] but he's only ever a DragonWithAnAgenda.
* BigBad: At least one per book. Bea "Elsa" Bubb seems to be the main one.
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** In Book 4, it's [[spoiler: The Man Who Soldeth The World, a.k.a Micheal,]] with Barnum, Welles, and Mr. De Hory as his [[TheDragon Dragons]] and [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]].
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** In Book 4, it's [[spoiler: The Man Who Soldeth The World, a.k.a Micheal,]] [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Micheal]], with Barnum, Welles, and Mr. De Hory as his [[TheDragon Dragons]] and [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]].Pawns]]]].
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*CourtroomEpisode- At the end of Book 5, with "The Trial of the Millennium."
*IncrediblyLamePun- It's [[HurricaneOfPuns FULL]] of them. Special mention goes to "Milton's Pair of Dice: Lost"
*UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo FAUSTer. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2. (It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe in which a man makes a deal with the devil.)
*IncrediblyLamePun- It's [[HurricaneOfPuns FULL]] of them. Special mention goes to "Milton's Pair of Dice: Lost"
*UnfortunateName: Milton and Marlo FAUSTer. It gets mentioned by name in Book 2. (It's a reference to the play "Doctor Faustus," written by Cristopher Marlowe in which a man makes a deal with the devil.)
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The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its many, many puns.
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The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its [[HurricaneofPuns many, many puns.puns]].
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go contains examples of:
*BigBad: At least one per book. Bea "Elsa" Bubb seems to be the main one. [[spoiler Although, as of Book 4, it seems that Satan and Micheal are both vying for role, each with their own agendas.]] Damian also [[BigBadWannabe wants to be the Big Bad,]] [[spoiler: especially after coming back from the dead,]] but he's only ever a DragonWithAnAgenda.
** In Book 1, it's just Bea "Elsa" Bubb, with Damian as her [[TheDragon Dragon]].
** In Book 2, it's The Grabbit, with [[spoiler: Necia's cult back on living earth]].
** In Book 3, it's a [[BigBadDuumvirate trio]] with Lady Lactose, the Burgermeister, and Madame Pompadour.
** In Book 4, it's [[spoiler: The Man Who Soldeth The World, a.k.a Micheal,]] with Barnum, Welles, and Mr. De Hory as his [[TheDragon Dragons]] and [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]].
** In Book 5, it's Edgar Allen Poe and [[spoiler: Nikola Tesla]].
** In Book 6, it's Napoleon and Cleopatra.
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go contains examples of:
*BigBad: At least one per book. Bea "Elsa" Bubb seems to be the main one. [[spoiler Although, as of Book 4, it seems that Satan and Micheal are both vying for role, each with their own agendas.]] Damian also [[BigBadWannabe wants to be the Big Bad,]] [[spoiler: especially after coming back from the dead,]] but he's only ever a DragonWithAnAgenda.
** In Book 1, it's just Bea "Elsa" Bubb, with Damian as her [[TheDragon Dragon]].
** In Book 2, it's The Grabbit, with [[spoiler: Necia's cult back on living earth]].
** In Book 3, it's a [[BigBadDuumvirate trio]] with Lady Lactose, the Burgermeister, and Madame Pompadour.
** In Book 4, it's [[spoiler: The Man Who Soldeth The World, a.k.a Micheal,]] with Barnum, Welles, and Mr. De Hory as his [[TheDragon Dragons]] and [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]].
** In Book 5, it's Edgar Allen Poe and [[spoiler: Nikola Tesla]].
** In Book 6, it's Napoleon and Cleopatra.
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is a series of books by Dale E. Basye. It follows the adventures of Milton and Marlo Fauster, who, after dying when a giant marshmallow bear explodes, are sent to Heck, which is Hell for children. There, they meet the Principal of Darkenss, Bea "Elsa" Bubb, and things start to get a bit insane. The series is set to have 9 books, each one chronicling their journey through one of Heck's circles. Six of them have currently been released, with the next one scheduled for December 2013.
The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its many, many puns.
The series is known for its surreal, bizarre humor, and its many, many puns.
