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** ''A Cure for the Uncommon Vampire'' has an InsufferableGenius boy discover a cure for vampirism - albeit an extremely painful one. After successfully curing a vampire with it, [[spoiler: said ex-vampire delivers him to a group of vampires. He's doomed to spend the rest of his days as a renewable source of blood for the vampires, endlessly undergoing the painful transformation into a vampire and the even more painful transformation back as they suck his blood and transform him back into a human for more blood.]]
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* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: One story features were''turtles''.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Played different ways depending on the story. Hell, the series even lampshades the trope in the titular story of the fifth book.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Played different ways depending on the story. Hell, the series even lampshades the trope in the titular story of the fifth book.
* ScoobyDooHoax: Used to great effect in one story about a zombie apocalypse.
* SealedEvilInACan: "The Door" from ''Lawn Weenies'' is all about this. A horrible boy named Patrick comes across a door carved into a tree and a mysterious figure standing before it. The man explains that the door is one of many throughout the world designed to hold evil at bay. Patrick, who [[TheSociopath demonstrates sociopathic traits such as manipulation]] and LackOfEmpathy, demands to see what's behind it. The man agrees, opens the door, and reveals a small empty chamber. A furious Patrick complains that he was tricked--at which point the man shoves him inside, locks the door, and reveals that ''now'' the chamber contains something evil.
* SealedEvilInACan: "The Door" from ''Lawn Weenies'' is all about this. A horrible boy named Patrick comes across a door carved into a tree and a mysterious figure standing before it. The man explains that the door is one of many throughout the world designed to hold evil at bay. Patrick, who [[TheSociopath demonstrates sociopathic traits such as manipulation]] and LackOfEmpathy, demands to see what's behind it. The man agrees, opens the door, and reveals a small empty chamber. A furious Patrick complains that he was tricked--at which point the man shoves him inside, locks the door, and reveals that ''now'' the chamber contains something evil.
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* ScoobyDooHoax: Used to great effect in one story about a zombie apocalypse.
* TrappedInTVLand: One kid finds that his remote can take him inside TV shows. Eventually his brother tries to take advantage of this. [[spoiler: He accidentally goes inside Star Trek during a scene showing only space. The results aren't prett.y]]
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Played different ways depending on the story. Hell, the series even lampshades the trope in the titular story of the fifth book.
* ScoobyDooHoax: Used to great effect in one story about a zombie apocalypse.
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* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: One story features were''turtles''.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Played different ways depending onTomatoInTheMirror: The end of the story. Hell, "The Door" reveals that the series even lampshades the trope in "evil" lurking behind the titular story of door was actually the fifth book.
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* AndIMustScream: A few stories end with the child protagonist not dying, but instead being trapped in a horrible situation with no hope of escape.
** In "Talk to the Animals," a misanthropic girl saves a witch from danger and is offered the reward of any wish she wants. Since she loves animals more than people, she asks to be able to [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understand what they are saying.]] It seems like a dream come true--until she discover that animals have an ''extremely'' low opinion of human beings. Even beloved pets do nothing but insult and belittle her. She breaks down in tears and hides in her bedroom after only a few hours, only to discover that her wish works for all animals, including the spiders in the ceiling and microscopic dust mites in the carpet. The implication is that she will ''never'' escape the cruelty of the animal kingdom, no matter where she goes.
** One story has a boy on a long road trip with his parents. After some attempts to entertain himself fail, he dozes off and, upon waking, begins to do the same things as before, implying that the family is trapped in an endless loop.
** In "Talk to the Animals," a misanthropic girl saves a witch from danger and is offered the reward of any wish she wants. Since she loves animals more than people, she asks to be able to [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understand what they are saying.]] It seems like a dream come true--until she discover that animals have an ''extremely'' low opinion of human beings. Even beloved pets do nothing but insult and belittle her. She breaks down in tears and hides in her bedroom after only a few hours, only to discover that her wish works for all animals, including the spiders in the ceiling and microscopic dust mites in the carpet. The implication is that she will ''never'' escape the cruelty of the animal kingdom, no matter where she goes.
** One story has a boy on a long road trip with his parents. After some attempts to entertain himself fail, he dozes off and, upon waking, begins to do the same things as before, implying that the family is trapped in an endless loop.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Some of the stories have the protagonists seemingly escaping the obvious danger, only to realize that the real threat was something unexpected. A few examples:
** "The Vampire Rat" has a kid living in an apartment building with a vampire, who in turn feeds on rats in the basement and infects one with bloodlust. The TooDumbToLive kid decides to keep the rat as a pet, and manages to escape when it tries to bite. [[spoiler: But the vampiric fleas living ''on'' the rat are another story...]]
** Another vampiric story talks about a cool kid who always wears a leather jacket and his friend exploring a haunted house. There's a vampire in the basement, but his fangs aren't able to pierce the jacket's collar... [[spoiler: which means that the ''jacket itself'' becomes a sentient bloodsucking monster.]]
** A story about a bored child on a road trip with his parents stopping at an attraction called "Reptile World." They're advertising a new attraction called "Terror of the Amazon," which the protagonist naturally thinks is an anaconda. The insane owner of the attraction tries to capture the boy and feed him to a python, so he leaps into a swimming pool to escape--and that's when he discovers that the "Terror of the Amazon" is actually [[spoiler: piranhas.]]
** "The Vampire Rat" has a kid living in an apartment building with a vampire, who in turn feeds on rats in the basement and infects one with bloodlust. The TooDumbToLive kid decides to keep the rat as a pet, and manages to escape when it tries to bite. [[spoiler: But the vampiric fleas living ''on'' the rat are another story...]]
** Another vampiric story talks about a cool kid who always wears a leather jacket and his friend exploring a haunted house. There's a vampire in the basement, but his fangs aren't able to pierce the jacket's collar... [[spoiler: which means that the ''jacket itself'' becomes a sentient bloodsucking monster.]]
** A story about a bored child on a road trip with his parents stopping at an attraction called "Reptile World." They're advertising a new attraction called "Terror of the Amazon," which the protagonist naturally thinks is an anaconda. The insane owner of the attraction tries to capture the boy and feed him to a python, so he leaps into a swimming pool to escape--and that's when he discovers that the "Terror of the Amazon" is actually [[spoiler: piranhas.]]
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** Do you plan to return something just to get paid? [[spoiler: You deserve to be murdered when it turns out it was a trap set by an implied serial killer]]killer]].
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: The first book alone has an insane substitute teacher, seed pods from oak trees, a vampiric leather jacket (as in a leather jacket that comes to life and starts sucking blood), the kids on a playground...the list goes on.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: The first book alone has an insane substitute teacher, seed pods from oak trees, a vampiric leather jacket (as in a leather jacket that comes to life and starts sucking blood), the kids on a playground...the list goes on.
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* ClickbaitGag: ''Differnet Explorer'' has someone discovering a different version of the internet not only has parodies of click bait, but the promises the articles make [[ExactWords come true]]. [[spoiler: He finds one saying this video will slay you. You can imagine how that goes.]]
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* DeadAllAlong: The twist to a few stories.
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** While the weenies in the titular tales are usually people to be mocked, the ones in ''Check Out the Library Weenies'' are the protagonists.
* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Any story that ends wellends winds up being this.
* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Any story that ends well
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* TrappedInTVLand: One kid finds that his remote can take him inside TV shows. Eventually his brother tries to take advantage of this. [[spoiler: He accidentally goes inside Star Trek during a scene showing only space. The results aren't pretty]]
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* TrappedInTVLand: One kid finds that his remote can take him inside TV shows. Eventually his brother tries to take advantage of this. [[spoiler: He accidentally goes inside Star Trek during a scene showing only space. The results aren't pretty]]prett.y]]
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* RetGone: A kid discovers his VCR can delete the actual event that a tape has recorded by recording over it but eventually he [[spoiler: records over a tape of his birth, so he is deleted from existence]]
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* LighterAndSofter: The ''Teeny Weenies'' series, which are written in a similar format but for younger readers, which means less of the dark elements the main series is known for.
* RetGone: A kid discovers his VCR can delete the actual event that a tape has recorded by recording over it but eventually he [[spoiler: records over a tape of his birth, so he is deleted fromexistence]]existence.]]
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* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Any story that ends well ends up being this.
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* VoodooDoll: ''Sympathy Pains'' has a mean girl creating one to get revenge on a strict teacher that she feels is targeting her. Its powers are weak so eventually she plans to just a stick a needle right in the doll's heart. [[spoiler: She accidentally uses her own hair for the doll, so she winds getting killed instead]]
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* VoodooDoll: ''Sympathy Pains'' has a mean girl creating one to get revenge on a strict teacher that she feels is targeting her. Its powers are weak so eventually she plans to just a stick a needle right in the doll's heart. [[spoiler: She accidentally uses her own hair for the doll, so she winds up getting killed instead]]
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Some of the stories take on different formats, such as one told entirely through dialogue, or one done like a ''Literature/ChooseYourOwnAdventure'' book.
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** Do you plan to return something just to get paid? [[spoiler: You deserve to be murdered when it turns out it was a trap set by an implied serial killer]]
** One story has fliers boasting typical store sale phrasing that effect the actual world. If it says 20% off, everything, such as food, feels 20% off. The story ends with one saying "Fire Sale: Everything must go!" [[spoiler: The sun gets hotter, everything goes]]
* RetGone: A kid discovers his VCR can delete the actual event that a tape has recorded by recording over it but eventually he [[spoiler: records over a tape of his birth, so he is deleted from existence]]
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: One story features were''turtles''
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: One story features were''turtles''
* TrappedInTVLand: One kid finds that his remote can take him inside TV shows. Eventually his brother tries to take advantage of this. [[spoiler: He accidentally goes inside Star Trek during a scene showing only space. The results aren't pretty]]
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The series debuted in 2003 with ''In the Land of the Lawn Weenies'', and is currently running today with a total of seven installments.
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# ''Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies'' (2016)
# ''Check Out the Library Weenies'' (2018)
# ''Check Out the Library Weenies'' (2018)
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** Did you trespass and swim in a hotel pool after hours? Well, clearly you deserve to [[spoiler: suddenly be transported to the middle of the ocean.]]
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** Broke an expensive item you weren't supposed to touch and skedaddled out of there? [[spoiler: You'll be cursed so your touch makes everything and everyone you love disappear the moment they leave your sight.]]
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** One group of kids is cursed so everything they says comes true. The protagonist successfully uncurses himself, testing it by saying "I am holding a baseball" and seeing that nothing happens. Then one of the others tries saying, "I have a baseball in my hand." A baseball appears ''inside'' his hand, to his extraordinary pain.
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** In the titular "In the Land of the Lawn Weenies", the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
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** In the titular "In the Land of the Lawn Weenies", the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one... [[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
* HappyEnding: Rarely, you can find the odd story where all ends well, such as "The Last Halloween" and "The Dead Won't Hurt You".
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* TwistEnding: This trope is the series bread and butter, however it doesn't always have to be a scary twist.
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* TwistEnding: This trope is the series series' bread and butter, however butter; however, it doesn't always have to be a scary twist.
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** In ''Land of the Lawn Weenies'', the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
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** In ''Land the titular "In the Land of the Lawn Weenies'', Weenies", the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
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* CruelTwistEnding: Well for ''one'' example, there's Attack of the Vampire Weenies. A little kid tries to sabotage his sister's vampire party by inviting an actual vampire (or at least one that fits his depictions) though he does make preparations to make sure the vampire is destroyed. Sure enough, a person claiming to be a count asks to be invited in and then destroys every weapon against a vampire in the house. Looks like the kid protagonist was wrong eh? [[spoiler: PSYCH! Turns out the man was acting as the Renfield to the count, destroying all of the weapons so the count and his horde can munch in peace. And that's how it ends.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: It's often been considered much darker than other kids anthologies like Goosebumps. The main reason? ''Characters actually get the friggin ax in this series''! Not to mention having [[CruelTwistEnding downright mean endings]] for characters that aren't even that villainous.
* DarkerAndEdgier: It's often been considered much darker than other kids anthologies like Goosebumps. The main reason? ''Characters actually get the friggin ax in this series''! Not to mention having [[CruelTwistEnding downright mean endings]] for characters that aren't even that villainous.
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* CruelTwistEnding: Well for ''one'' example, there's Attack "Attack of the Vampire Weenies.Weenies". A little kid tries to sabotage his sister's vampire party by inviting an actual vampire (or at least one that fits his depictions) though he does make preparations to make sure the vampire is destroyed. Sure enough, a person claiming to be a count asks to be invited in and then destroys every weapon against a vampire in the house. Looks like the kid protagonist was wrong eh? [[spoiler: PSYCH! Turns out the man was acting as the Renfield to the count, destroying all of the weapons so the count and his horde can munch in peace. And that's how it ends.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: It's often been considered much darker than other kids anthologies likeGoosebumps.''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}''. The main reason? ''Characters actually get the friggin ax in this series''! Not to mention having [[CruelTwistEnding downright mean endings]] for characters that aren't even that villainous.
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''Weenies'' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by Creator/DavidLubar. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids And he sure doesn't mind]] [[NightmareFuel flaunting the scary either]]. A lot of these shorts contain stories that wouldn't be out of place in an Creator/JunjiIto manga! However, it should also be noted that not every story is played for horror. Hell, some tales aren't even supernatural for that matter (One short is simply about a scary experience with a barber).
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''Weenies'' is a series of short children's horror anthologies written by Creator/DavidLubar. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids And he sure doesn't mind]] [[NightmareFuel flaunting the scary either]]. A lot of these shorts contain stories that wouldn't be out of place in an Creator/JunjiIto manga! However, it should also be noted that not every story is played for horror. Hell, some tales aren't even supernatural for that matter (One short is simply about a scary experience with a barber).
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Have you been bullying a classmate? [[spoiler: You deserve to be fried to death by an insane mental patient along with your other classmates!]]
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** Have you been bullying a classmate? [[spoiler: You deserve to be fried to death by an insane mental patient along with your other classmates!]]
** Have you been bullying a classmate? [[spoiler: You deserve to be fried to death by an insane mental patient along with your other classmates!]]
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* ExactWords: In ''Land of the Lawn Weenies'', the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
** One title is called "Banning Books"...[[spoiler: Yeah, they're exactly what you think they are. Books that literally ban people.]]
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** In ''Land of the Lawn Weenies'', the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
** One title is called "Banning Books"... [[spoiler: Yeah, they're exactly what you think they are. Books that literally ban people.]]
* FairyInABottle: In the short story by the same name, a boy catches a vicious fairy. He's unwilling to release it out of self-preservation, so it tries to bargain with him. [[spoiler: Said bargain ends up being a trick that allows it to escape.]]
** In ''Land of the Lawn Weenies'', the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
** One title is called "Banning Books"... [[spoiler: Yeah, they're exactly what you think they are. Books that literally ban people.]]
* FairyInABottle: In the short story by the same name, a boy catches a vicious fairy. He's unwilling to release it out of self-preservation, so it tries to bargain with him. [[spoiler: Said bargain ends up being a trick that allows it to escape.]]
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''Weenies'' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by David Lubar.Creator/DavidLubar. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids And he sure doesn't mind]] [[NightmareFuel flaunting the scary either]]. A lot of these shorts contain stories that wouldn't be out of place in an Creator/JunjiIto manga! However, it should also be noted that not every story is played for horror. Hell, some tales aren't even supernatural for that matter (One short is simply about a scary experience with a barber).
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''Weenies'' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by David Lubar. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids And he sure doesn't mind]] [[NightmareFuel flaunting the scary either]]. A lot of these shorts contain stories that wouldn't be out of place in an EC Comic! Creator/JunjiIto manga! However, it should also be noted that not every story is played for horror. Hell, some tales aren't even supernatural for that matter (One short is simply about a scary experience with a barber).
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'''''Weenies''''' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by David Lubar. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids And he sure doesn't mind]] [[NightmareFuel flaunting the scary either]]. A lot of these shorts contain stories that wouldn't be out of place in an EC Comic! However, it should also be noted that not every story is played for horror. Hell, some tales aren't even supernatural for that matter (One short is simply about a scary experience with a barber).
Quite a few are more lighthearted and embrace the weirdness of their premises (ex. One tale is simply about a kid talking with the personification of bad luck), trying to make you laugh, some even pull a ScoobyDooHoax....and of course there are those stories that are both scary and hilarious.
Quite a few are more lighthearted and embrace the weirdness of their premises (ex. One tale is simply about a kid talking with the personification of bad luck), trying to make you laugh, some even pull a ScoobyDooHoax....and of course there are those stories that are both scary and hilarious.
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'''''Weenies''''' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by David Lubar. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids And he sure doesn't mind]] [[NightmareFuel flaunting the scary either]]. A lot of these shorts contain stories that wouldn't be out of place in an EC Comic! However, it should also be noted that not every story is played for horror or horror. Hell, some tales aren't even supernatural for that matter. matter (One short is simply about a scary experience with a barber). Quite a few are more lighthearted and embrace the weirdness of their premises, premises (ex. One tale is simply about a kid talking with the personification of bad luck), trying to make you laugh, some even pull a ScoobyDooHoax....and of course there are those stories that are both scary and hilarious.
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'''''Weenies''''' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by David Lubar. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids And he sure doesn't mind]] [[NightmareFuel flaunting the scary either]]. A lot of these takes shorts contain stories that wouldn't be out of place in an EC Comic! However, it should also be noted that not every story is played for horror or even supernatural for that matter. Quite a few are more lighthearted and embrace the weirdness of their premises, trying to make you laugh, some even pull a ScoobyDooHoax....and of course there are those stories that are both scary and hilarious.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Have you been bullying a classmate? [[spoiler: You deserve to be fried to death by an insane mental patient along with your other classmates!]]
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** One title is called "Banning Books"...[[spoiler: Yeah, they're exactly what you're thinking of. Books that literally ban people.]]
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** One title is called "Banning Books"...[[spoiler: Yeah, they're exactly what you're thinking of.they are. Books that literally ban people.]]
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** KarmicTwistEnding: The story about the substitute teacher may qualify to some, seeing as it ends with [[spoiler: the revelation that he's an escaped lunatic who electrocutes the entire class...except for the one bullied girl, who'd been chased out in tears earlier.]]
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* ScoobyDooHoax: Used to great effect in one story about a zombie apocalypse.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: For a series with such comical covers based on anthropomorphic weenies, it's extremely scary.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: For a series with such comical covers based on anthropomorphic weenies, it's some of the tales in the series are extremely scary.
** One title is called "Banning Books"...[[spoiler: Yeah, they're exactly what you're thinking of. Books that literally ban people.]]
* JackassGenie: A particularly nasty one in one short.
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* TwistEnding: But of course, this trope is the series bread and butter.
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* TwistEnding: But of course, this This trope is the series bread and butter.
butter, however it doesn't always have to be a scary twist.
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'''''Weenies''''' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by David Lubar. Do note that for a collection of books [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids directed towards kids]], some of the stories in the series are [[NightmareFuel pretty frightening]].
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'''''Weenies''''' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by David Lubar. Do note that for a collection of books [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids directed towards kids]], some of the stories in the series are And he sure doesn't mind]] [[NightmareFuel pretty frightening]].
flaunting the scary either]]. A lot of these takes contain stories that wouldn't be out of place in an EC Comic! However, it should also be noted that not every story is played for horror or even supernatural for that matter. Quite a few are more lighthearted and embrace the weirdness of their premises, trying to make you laugh, some even pull a ScoobyDooHoax....and of course there are those stories that are both scary and hilarious.
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* ExactWords: In ''Land of the Lawn Weenies'', the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
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* CruelTwistEnding: Well for ''one'' example, there's Attack of the Vampire Weenies. A little kid tries to sabotage his sister's vampire party by inviting an actual vampire (or at least one that fits his depictions) though he does make preparations to make sure the vampire is destroyed. Sure enough, a person claiming to be a count asks to be invited in and then destroys every weapon against a vampire in the house. Looks like the kid protagonist was wrong eh? [[spoiler: PSYCH! Turns out the man was acting as the Renfield to the count, destroying all of the weapons so the count and his horde can munch in peace. And that's how it ends.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: It's often been considered much darker than other kids anthologies like Goosebumps. The main reason? ''Characters actually friggin get the ax in this series''! Not to mention having [[CruelTwistEnding downright mean endings]] for characters that aren't even that villainous.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's often been considered much darker than other kids anthologies like Goosebumps. The main reason? ''Characters actually friggin get the ax in this series''! Not to mention having [[CruelTwistEnding downright mean endings]] for characters that aren't even that villainous.
* ExactWords: In ''Land of the Lawn Weenies'', the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Played different ways depending on the story. Hell, the series even lampshades the trope in the titular story of the fifth book.
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* TwistEnding: But of course, this trope is the series bread and butter.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: ''In the '''L'''and of the '''L'''awn Weenies'' and '''''W'''ipeout of the '''W'''ireless '''W'''eenies''.
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* BodyHorror: Accentuated through [[{{Squick}} graphic]] descriptions.
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'''''Weenies''''' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by David Lubar. Do note that for a collection of books [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids directed towards kids]], some of the stories in the series are [[NightmareFuel pretty frightening]].
The series debuted in 2003 with ''In the Land of the Lawn Weenies'', and is currently running today with a total of seven installments.
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# ''In the Land of the Lawn Weenies'' (2003)
# ''Invasion of the Road Weenies'' (2005)
# ''The Curse of the Campfire Weenies'' (2007)
# ''The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies'' (2009)
# ''Attack of the Vampire Weenies'' (2011)
# ''Beware the Ninja Weenies'' (2012)
# ''Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies'' (2014)
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!!This work provides examples of:
* BatmanGambit: Sometimes used by a main character. Sometimes by someone else.
* CoversAlwaysLie: For a series with such comical covers based on anthropomorphic weenies, it's extremely scary.
* ExactWords: In ''Land of the Lawn Weenies'', the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
* InfantImmortality: Very rarely played straight and usually averted.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Played different ways depending on the story.
* TwistEnding
** KarmicTwistEnding: The story about the substitute teacher may qualify to some, seeing as it ends with [[spoiler: the revelation that he's an escaped lunatic who electrocutes the entire class...except for the one bullied girl, who'd been chased out in tears earlier.]]
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[[caption-width-right:316:[[CoversAlwaysLie You wouldn't think that a book with this cover could be a source of]] NightmareFuel, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids would you?]]]]
'''''Weenies''''' is series of short children's horror anthologies written by David Lubar. Do note that for a collection of books [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids directed towards kids]], some of the stories in the series are [[NightmareFuel pretty frightening]].
The series debuted in 2003 with ''In the Land of the Lawn Weenies'', and is currently running today with a total of seven installments.
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# ''In the Land of the Lawn Weenies'' (2003)
# ''Invasion of the Road Weenies'' (2005)
# ''The Curse of the Campfire Weenies'' (2007)
# ''The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies'' (2009)
# ''Attack of the Vampire Weenies'' (2011)
# ''Beware the Ninja Weenies'' (2012)
# ''Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies'' (2014)
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!!This work provides examples of:
* BatmanGambit: Sometimes used by a main character. Sometimes by someone else.
* CoversAlwaysLie: For a series with such comical covers based on anthropomorphic weenies, it's extremely scary.
* ExactWords: In ''Land of the Lawn Weenies'', the protagonist says that his family isn't a "typical" one...[[spoiler: it's his ''mom'' that's brainwashed, not his ''dad'' like most families.]]
* InfantImmortality: Very rarely played straight and usually averted.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Played different ways depending on the story.
* TwistEnding
** KarmicTwistEnding: The story about the substitute teacher may qualify to some, seeing as it ends with [[spoiler: the revelation that he's an escaped lunatic who electrocutes the entire class...except for the one bullied girl, who'd been chased out in tears earlier.]]
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