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* GodzillaThreshold: John very deliberately deconstructs the inhibitions he'd set up to keep himself from become a serial killer, knowing that he very possibly will not be able to rebuild them, because he believes it's the only way to take down the Clayton Killer.
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* MoralEventHorizon: John's internal narration explains that, in a sense, he doesn't have one of these: where normal people would intuitively know that petting an animal is acceptable and cutting it open is not, John had to work that out by observation. As a result, he lives by a set of self-imposed rules designed to ensure he never gets anywhere ''close'' to the event horizon, because if he did he wouldn't be able to tell until he'd already crossed it.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: An interesting variant shows up in the first book, [[spoiler: when John is initially unable to figure out why the demon has started taking individual organs from its kills and using them to patch up its "Mr. Crowley" body, rather than killing one person and taking their shape to get a fresh body that would last it decades. It isn't until after a talk with Dr. Neblin that John realizes that the demon is in love with its wife, and doesn't want to give up its current form because that would mean giving up her. John notes the irony that a literal demon understands love better than he.]]
* EvilFeelsGood: When John snaps and threatens his mother with a kitchen knife. He notes that seeing her terror is the first time in his ''life'' he has felt a genuine emotional connection with another human being, and his description of the experience is practically orgasmic.
* EvilFeelsGood: When John snaps and threatens his mother with a kitchen knife. He notes that seeing her terror is the first time in his ''life'' he has felt a genuine emotional connection with another human being, and his description of the experience is practically orgasmic.
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* ForTheEvulz: John considers this the defining trait of a serial killer as opposed to a simple murderer. Anyone can kill if the victim's death benefits them in some way, but a serial killer kills solely because they want to kill.
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: [[http://www.fearfulsymmetry.net/?p=299 Possibly]].
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Hello, my [[MeaningfulName name]] is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy John]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Glover Wayne]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleaver_(knife) Cleaver]] and [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I am not a serial killer]]. However, I find [[SerialKiller serial killers]] to be fascinating. And I also have some similarities to serial killers. Like the fact that I share all three traits of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macdonald_triad Macdonald Triad]] like 95% of all other serial killers. I'm also fascinated by death and corpses, but since I'm a skilled mortician that works in the town mortuary what did you expect? I'm also fifteen years old, and I've been diagnosed as a sociopath. And I'm a [[LonersAreFreaks loner]] that has a [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant tough time]] making friends. It almost seems as if [[BecauseDestinySaysSo fate has decided]] that I should become a serial killer. Well ScrewDestiny, [[TitleDrop I am not a serial killer]]!
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Hello, my [[MeaningfulName name]] is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy John]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Glover Wayne]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleaver_(knife) Cleaver]] and [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I am not a serial killer]]. However, I find [[SerialKiller serial killers]] to be fascinating. And I also have some similarities to serial killers. Like the fact that I share all three traits of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macdonald_triad Macdonald Triad]] like 95% of all other serial killers. I'm also fascinated by death and corpses, but since I'm a skilled mortician that works in the town mortuary mortuary, so what did you expect? I'm also fifteen years old, and I've been diagnosed as a sociopath. And I'm a [[LonersAreFreaks loner]] that has a [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant tough time]] making friends. It almost seems as if [[BecauseDestinySaysSo fate has decided]] that I should become a serial killer. Well ScrewDestiny, [[TitleDrop I am not a serial killer]]!
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See also the sequels, ''Literature/MrMonster'' and ''Literature/IDontWantToKillYou'' by the same author, DanWells.
In 2015, a new novella, ''[[http://thedanwells.com/index.php/next-of-kin/ Next of Kin]]'' and the first book of a new trilogy, ''[[http://thedanwells.com/index.php/the-devils-only-friend/ The Devil's Only Friend]]'' were released.
In 2015, a new novella, ''[[http://thedanwells.com/index.php/next-of-kin/ Next of Kin]]'' and the first book of a new trilogy, ''[[http://thedanwells.com/index.php/the-devils-only-friend/ The Devil's Only Friend]]'' were released.
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* ''Literature/IDontWantToKillYou''
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* AdultsAreUseless: Played straight in that John is the only one to discover who the serial killer is, averted in that the psychologist is shown to be somewhat helpful. [[spoiler: Double Subverted when this instinct to try to help winds up getting Dr. Neblin killed.]]
* AppendageAssimilation: [[spoiler: The demon is capable of using the victim's body parts to replace its own parts when they become worn out.]]
* AscendedDemon: John tries to be good. Really.
** More literal in the case of the actual demon, who gave up being one in order to [[spoiler:remain with his wife]] and only went back to killing because [[spoiler: his body was giving out on him]].
* AxCrazy: Specifically averted. John makes a point of explaining that a random murder is different from a serial killing. Although this is ultimately played with, considering that his murderous urges try to make him murder everyone he sees.
* BringMyBrownPants: John is a bed wetter, and says he also loses control of his bladder in times of stress. [[spoiler:Like when he sees a demon kill a person.]]
* CassandraTruth: John thinks that no one would believe him if he told people the truth that [[spoiler: Bill Crowley turns into a monster and kills people.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Literature/{{Dexter}}'' if you can believe it. Most of the comedy in Dexter is replaced by tragedy, Squick, PsychologicalHorror and ParanoiaFuel while what comedy remains is limited to [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] and comedy so black no photons are capable of escaping.
* AdultsAreUseless: Played straight in that John is the only one to discover who the serial killer is, averted in that the psychologist is shown to be somewhat helpful. [[spoiler: Double Subverted when this instinct to try to help winds up getting Dr. Neblin killed.]]
* AppendageAssimilation: [[spoiler: The demon is capable of using the victim's body parts to replace its own parts when they become worn out.]]
* AscendedDemon: John tries to be good. Really.
** More literal in the case of the actual demon, who gave up being one in order to [[spoiler:remain with his wife]] and only went back to killing because [[spoiler: his body was giving out on him]].
* AxCrazy: Specifically averted. John makes a point of explaining that a random murder is different from a serial killing. Although this is ultimately played with, considering that his murderous urges try to make him murder everyone he sees.
* BringMyBrownPants: John is a bed wetter, and says he also loses control of his bladder in times of stress. [[spoiler:Like when he sees a demon kill a person.]]
* CassandraTruth: John thinks that no one would believe him if he told people the truth that [[spoiler: Bill Crowley turns into a monster and kills people.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Literature/{{Dexter}}'' if you can believe it. Most of the comedy in Dexter is replaced by tragedy, Squick, PsychologicalHorror and ParanoiaFuel while what comedy remains is limited to [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] and comedy so black no photons are capable of escaping.
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* AscendedDemon: John tries to be good. Really.
** More literal in the case of the actual demon, who gave up being one in order to [[spoiler:remain with his wife]] and only went back to killing because [[spoiler: his body was giving out on him]].
* AxCrazy: Specifically averted. John makes a point of explaining that a random murder is different from a serial killing. Although this is ultimately played with, considering that his murderous urges try to make him murder everyone he sees.
* BringMyBrownPants: John is a bed wetter, and says he also loses control of his bladder in times of stress. [[spoiler:Like when he sees a demon kill a person.]]
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* [[spoiler: HumanoidAbomination: Most of the demons are this.]]
* ImMelting: [[spoiler: Happens when the demons die.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: John is responsible for quite a few deaths of innocent people throughout the series.]]
** [[spoiler: At the end of the second novel, he explicitly calls and taunts a demon, causing it to come to his town and kill people.]]
** [[spoiler: In the fifth novel, there is a demon that acts out people's intentions. Coupled with John's occasional homicidal impulses, well, you can guess the rest.]]
* NoBodyLeftBehind: See ImMelting above. This is why it is very difficult to prove that [[spoiler: demons exist.]]
* ReluctantPsycho: John himself.
* SerialKillerKiller: [[spoiler: The titular character, after he kills a serial-killing demon.]]
* SociopathicHero: John is a diagnosed sociopath.
* ThisIsMyStory: Most first-person stories carry this trope. It's inevitable really. See the book's blurb above for example.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: John is much more mature than a typical high schooler.
* WeaksauceWeakness: [[spoiler: Most of the demons have one, allowing John to kill them without too much trouble. The trick is being able to figure out these weakness, which John is really good at.]]
** [[spoiler: In the first novel, the demon ("Mr. Crowley") cannot function without critical body parts such as heart, liver or lungs. When these parts become worn out (which happens at a very fast pace, presumably because it is assuming the identity of an old man) and not replaced in time, the demon becomes weak and dies.]]
** [[spoiler: In the second novel, the demon mirrors emotions of people around it. When its victims become extremely scared, it also becomes too scared to do anything and is practically helpless. It is also as vulnerable to injuries like a normal human.]]
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* AdultsAreUseless: Played straight in that John is the only one to discover who the serial killer is, averted in that the psychologist is shown to be somewhat helpful. [[spoiler: Double Subverted when this instinct to try to help winds up getting Dr. Neblin killed.]]
* AppendageAssimilation: [[spoiler: The demon is capable of using the victim's body parts to replace its own parts when they become worn out.]]
* AscendedDemon: John tries to be good. Really.
** More literal in the case of the actual demon, who gave up being one in order to [[spoiler:remain with his wife]] and only went back to killing because [[spoiler: his body was giving out on him]].
* AxCrazy: Specifically averted. John makes a point of explaining that a random murder is different from a serial killing. Although this is ultimately played with, considering that his murderous urges try to make him murder everyone he sees.
* BringMyBrownPants: John is a bed wetter, and says he also loses control of his bladder in times of stress. [[spoiler:Like when he sees a demon kill a person.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Literature/{{Dexter}}'' if you can believe it. Most of the comedy in Dexter is replaced by tragedy, Squick, PsychologicalHorror and ParanoiaFuel while what comedy remains is limited to [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] and comedy so black no photons are capable of escaping.
* [[spoiler: HumanoidAbomination: Most of the demons are this.]]
* ImMelting: [[spoiler: Happens when the demons die.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: John is responsible for quite a few deaths of innocent people throughout the series.]]
** [[spoiler: At the end of the second novel, he explicitly calls and taunts a demon, causing it to come to his town and kill people.]]
** [[spoiler: In the fifth novel, there is a demon that acts out people's intentions. Coupled with John's occasional homicidal impulses, well, you can guess the rest.]]
* NoBodyLeftBehind: See ImMelting above. This is why it is very difficult to prove that [[spoiler: demons exist.]]
* ReluctantPsycho: John himself.
* SerialKillerKiller: [[spoiler: The titular character, after he kills a serial-killing demon.]]
* SociopathicHero: John is a diagnosed sociopath.
* ThisIsMyStory: Most first-person stories carry this trope. It's inevitable really. See the book's blurb above for example.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: John is much more mature than a typical high schooler.
* WeaksauceWeakness: [[spoiler: Most of the demons have one, allowing John to kill them without too much trouble. The trick is being able to figure out these weakness, which John is really good at.]]
** [[spoiler: In the first novel, the demon ("Mr. Crowley") cannot function without critical body parts such as heart, liver or lungs. When these parts become worn out (which happens at a very fast pace, presumably because it is assuming the identity of an old man) and not replaced in time, the demon becomes weak and dies.]]
** [[spoiler: In the second novel, the demon mirrors emotions of people around it. When its victims become extremely scared, it also becomes too scared to do anything and is practically helpless. It is also as vulnerable to injuries like a normal human.]]
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* AdultsAreUseless: Played straight in that John is the only one to discover who the serial killer is, averted in that the psychologist is shown to be somewhat helpful. [[spoiler: Double Subverted when this instinct to try to help winds up getting Dr. Neblin killed.]]
* AppendageAssimilation: [[spoiler: The demon is capable of using the victim's body parts to replace its own parts when they become worn out.]]
* AscendedDemon: John tries to be good. Really.
** More literal in the case of the actual demon, who gave up being one in order to [[spoiler:remain with his wife]] and only went back to killing because [[spoiler: his body was giving out on him]].
* AxCrazy: Specifically averted. John makes a point of explaining that a random murder is different from a serial killing. Although this is ultimately played with, considering that his murderous urges try to make him murder everyone he sees.
* BringMyBrownPants: John is a bed wetter, and says he also loses control of his bladder in times of stress. [[spoiler:Like when he sees a demon kill a person.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Literature/{{Dexter}}'' if you can believe it. Most of the comedy in Dexter is replaced by tragedy, Squick, PsychologicalHorror and ParanoiaFuel while what comedy remains is limited to [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] and comedy so black no photons are capable of escaping.
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* ReluctantPsycho: John himself.
* SerialKillerKiller: [[spoiler: The titular character, after he kills a serial-killing demon.]]
* SociopathicHero: John is a diagnosed sociopath.
* SerialKillerKiller: [[spoiler: The titular character, after he kills a serial-killing demon.]]
* SociopathicHero: John is a diagnosed sociopath.
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* BringMyBrownPants: John is a bed wetter, and says he also loses control of his bladder in times of stress. [[spoiler:Like when he sees a demon kill a person.]]
* ImMelting: [[spoiler: Happens when the demon dies. Also, its old body parts melt into a black sludge after being separated from the body.]]
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: The demon's old M.O. After falling in love, it stops taking new identity.]]
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: The demon's old M.O. After falling in love, it stops taking new identity.]]
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* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler: This is what happened to the demon. After falling in love as "Mr. Crowley", he remains in this identity for decades to be with the woman he loves, though he is forced to go back to killing.]]
* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Although the author does give a reason, it's very convenient that John is capable of performing his own autopsies and such. Being obsessed with serial killers, he is proficient at "profiling" a serial killer when one eventually shows up.
* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Although the author does give a reason, it's very convenient that John is capable of performing his own autopsies and such. Being obsessed with serial killers, he is proficient at "profiling" a serial killer when one eventually shows up.
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* MeaningfulName: Subverted. John Wayne Gacy was a famous serial killer, and you might think John Wayne Cleaver is named after him - but you'd be wrong. He's actually named after Creator/JohnWayne the Western actor.
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