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** A much older (and perhaps more perverted) Alice seeks monsters under her bed [[YouSexyBeast so they can have wild sex]].
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** Alice's room is such a cluttered mess that the monsters complain to about not having enough space under her bed or in her closet.
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** Alice's room is such a cluttered mess that the monsters complain to about not having enough space under her bed or in her closet.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The monster tries with all it's might to scare [[TheStoic Alice]], but it just can't.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The monster tries with all it's its might to scare [[TheStoic Alice]], but it just can't.
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** Alice [[AllJustADream simply has a nightmare where a monster is under her bed]] and wakes up crying; [[AbusiveParents yet her parents yell at her and ground her for waking them up.]]
** [[TheCassandra Alice]] begs for help dealing with the monster under her bed; [[CassandraTruth yet no one believes what she says.]]
** [[TheCassandra Alice]] begs for help dealing with the monster under her bed; [[CassandraTruth yet no one believes what she says.]]
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** Alice [[AllJustADream simply has a nightmare where a monster is under her bed]] and wakes up crying; crying, [[AbusiveParents yet her parents yell at her and ground her for waking them up.]]
** [[TheCassandra Alice]] begs for help dealing with the monster under herbed; bed, [[CassandraTruth yet no one believes what she says.]]
** [[TheCassandra Alice]] begs for help dealing with the monster under her
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** [[TroubledChild Alice]] is severely traumatized and gets visible scars from the encounter with the monster that hid underneath her bed.
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** [[TroubledChild Alice]] is severely traumatized and gets visible scars visibly scarred from the encounter with the monster that hid underneath her bed.
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* '''Enforced''': Alice is already certain that there is a monster under her bed and refuses to turn off the lights ||NeverSleepAgain or even sleep at all.]]
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* '''Enforced''': Alice is already certain that there is a monster under her bed and refuses to turn off the lights ||NeverSleepAgain [[NeverSleepAgain or even sleep at all.]]
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* '''Enforced''': Alice is already certain that there is a monster under her bed and refuses to turn off the lights ||NeverSleepAgain or even sleep at all.]
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* '''Enforced''': Alice is already certain that there is a monster under her bed and refuses to turn off the lights ||NeverSleepAgain or even sleep at all.]]]
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* '''Enforced''': Alice is already certain that there is a monster under her bed and refuses to turn off the lights or even sleep at all.
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* '''Enforced''': Alice is already certain that there is a monster under her bed and refuses to turn off the lights ||NeverSleepAgain or even sleep at all.]
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** Alice [[AllJustADream has a nightmare where a monster is under her bed]] and wakes up crying; [[AbusiveParents yet her parents yell at her and ground her for waking them up.]]
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** Alice [[AllJustADream simply has a nightmare where a monster is under her bed]] and wakes up crying; [[AbusiveParents yet her parents yell at her and ground her for waking them up.]]
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** There is indeed a monster under [[TheCassandra Alice]]'s bed and she begs for help dealing with it; [[CassandraTruth yet no one believes what she says.]]
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** There is indeed a monster under [[TheCassandra Alice]]'s bed and she Alice]] begs for help dealing with it; the monster under her bed; [[CassandraTruth yet no one believes what she says.]]
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* '''Enforced''': Alice is already certain that there is a monster under her bed and refuses to turn the lights off or even sleep at all.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The monster tries with all its might to scare [[TheStoic Alice]], but it just can't.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The monster tries with all its it's might to scare [[TheStoic Alice]], but it just can't.
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Some more ways to possibly play with this trope.
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* '''Played for Drama''': [[TroubledChild Alice]] is severely traumatized and gets visible scars from the encounter with the monster that hid underneath her bed.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Drama''':
** [[TroubledChild Alice]] is severely traumatized and gets visible scars from the encounter with the monster that hid underneath herbed.bed.
** Alice [[AllJustADream has a nightmare where a monster is under her bed]] and wakes up crying; [[AbusiveParents yet her parents yell at her and ground her for waking them up.]]
** There is indeed a monster under [[TheCassandra Alice]]'s bed and she begs for help dealing with it; [[CassandraTruth yet no one believes what she says.]]
** [[TroubledChild Alice]] is severely traumatized and gets visible scars from the encounter with the monster that hid underneath her
** Alice [[AllJustADream has a nightmare where a monster is under her bed]] and wakes up crying; [[AbusiveParents yet her parents yell at her and ground her for waking them up.]]
** There is indeed a monster under [[TheCassandra Alice]]'s bed and she begs for help dealing with it; [[CassandraTruth yet no one believes what she says.]]
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This is how I think this trope can possibly be Played For Drama.
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'''Basic Trope''': Nocturnal monsters that live under [[ChildrenAreSpecial children's]] beds or in their closets, usually with the intention of [[WouldHurtAChild eating]] and/or scaring the kids.
* '''Straight''': Little Alice finds a monster under her bed that wants to eat her up.
* '''Exaggerated''': There's a whole army of monsters under the beds and in the closets of every child, or possibly even ''everyone'', in the setting.
* '''Downplayed''': The monster under Alice's bed aims to scare her, but is mostly harmless.
* '''Justified''': The monsters see humans as a source of food and the reason they go after children is because children are physically weaker and thus won't put up as much of a fight as adults.
* '''Inverted''': Humans hide under the beds of monster children to troll them.
* '''Subverted''': There appears to be the shadow of a monster in Alice's room, [[ScaryShadowFakeout but it's actually the shadow of a tree]].
* '''Double Subverted''': But there ''is'' still a monster under Alice's bed.
* '''Parodied''':
** Monsters get paid to scare children and can risk being fired if the child isn't scared.
** The monster is more afraid of Alice than she is of it.
** Having a monster under one's bed is considered a minor inconvenience, somewhat akin to a rat infestation.
** [[NightmareFetishist Alice]] looks under her bed and is ''disappointed'' at not finding a monster there.
** [[ChildProdigy Alice]] sees a monster under her bed and instantly starts trying to study it.
* '''Zigzagged''': It's [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane left ambiguous]] whether the monster exists or if Alice just thinks it does.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Monsters really ''do'' live under beds!"
* '''Invoked''': Emperor Evulz deliberately puts the monster under Alice's bed.
* '''Exploited''': [[PickyEater Alice]] feeds food she doesn't like to the monster, so that she doesn't have to eat the food she doesn't like, and it won't be hungry enough to eat her.
* '''Defied''': People come up with ways to ward off and/or kill the monsters.
* '''Discussed''': "So, do monsters really live under beds?"
* '''Conversed''': "Remember how when you were a kid you thought there was a monster under your bed? Well, in this show, there ''is'' one!"
* '''Implied''':
** Strange green slime is seen oozing out from under the bed.
** We see a pair of glowing eyes under Alice's bed, and it's unclear if it's a monster or just a cat.
** Growling can be heard from under Alice's bed.
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Recosnstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': The monster tries with all its might to scare [[TheStoic Alice]], but it just can't.
* '''Played for Drama''':
* '''Played for Horror''': The monster [[DeathOfAChild eats Alice]] and then [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou lunges at the viewer]].
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* '''Straight''': Little Alice finds a monster under her bed that wants to eat her up.
* '''Exaggerated''': There's a whole army of monsters under the beds and in the closets of every child, or possibly even ''everyone'', in the setting.
* '''Downplayed''': The monster under Alice's bed aims to scare her, but is mostly harmless.
* '''Justified''': The monsters see humans as a source of food and the reason they go after children is because children are physically weaker and thus won't put up as much of a fight as adults.
* '''Inverted''': Humans hide under the beds of monster children to troll them.
* '''Subverted''': There appears to be the shadow of a monster in Alice's room, [[ScaryShadowFakeout but it's actually the shadow of a tree]].
* '''Double Subverted''': But there ''is'' still a monster under Alice's bed.
* '''Parodied''':
** Monsters get paid to scare children and can risk being fired if the child isn't scared.
** The monster is more afraid of Alice than she is of it.
** Having a monster under one's bed is considered a minor inconvenience, somewhat akin to a rat infestation.
** [[NightmareFetishist Alice]] looks under her bed and is ''disappointed'' at not finding a monster there.
** [[ChildProdigy Alice]] sees a monster under her bed and instantly starts trying to study it.
* '''Zigzagged''': It's [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane left ambiguous]] whether the monster exists or if Alice just thinks it does.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Monsters really ''do'' live under beds!"
* '''Invoked''': Emperor Evulz deliberately puts the monster under Alice's bed.
* '''Exploited''': [[PickyEater Alice]] feeds food she doesn't like to the monster, so that she doesn't have to eat the food she doesn't like, and it won't be hungry enough to eat her.
* '''Defied''': People come up with ways to ward off and/or kill the monsters.
* '''Discussed''': "So, do monsters really live under beds?"
* '''Conversed''': "Remember how when you were a kid you thought there was a monster under your bed? Well, in this show, there ''is'' one!"
* '''Implied''':
** Strange green slime is seen oozing out from under the bed.
** We see a pair of glowing eyes under Alice's bed, and it's unclear if it's a monster or just a cat.
** Growling can be heard from under Alice's bed.
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Recosnstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': The monster tries with all its might to scare [[TheStoic Alice]], but it just can't.
* '''Played for Drama''':
* '''Played for Horror''': The monster [[DeathOfAChild eats Alice]] and then [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou lunges at the viewer]].
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