History WebComic / Broodhollow

* AmbiguousDisorder: Wadsworth definitely has OCD, but that [[InTheMouthOfMadness may or may not]] be all that's going wrong in his head.

* TheGreatDepression: The setting, which provides Wadsworth with a reason to stay in Broodhollow and run the shop he inherited.

Iris Weather: A teenager assisting at her father's law firm. She is familiar with Wadsworth's case and is friendly and helpful to him.

->'''Wadsworth Zane:''' I'm an encyclopedia man, Dr Angstrom. A man of science, not superstition. I've found behaviors that improve circumstances in my life! Like a scientist would!

->'''Wadsworth:''' Yes!

->--Wadsworth explaining the [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane pattern]] that keeps him safe

* WhamLine: [[http://broodhollow.chainsawsuit.com/2013/03/01/stay-there/ 'Hoo' boy.]]

* WhamLine: [[http://broodhollow.chainsawsuit.com/2013/03/01/stay-there/ ''Hoo'' boy.]]

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"I... I forgot."]]

* TownWithADarkSecret: Unlike its (in-universe, even) sister town, Ichor Falls, Broodhollow is friendly and welcoming. And ever so slightly ''off''. To clarify a little, the town's hotel is called Hotel [[MeaningfulName Umbra]], residents greet each other by saying "Hello Hello Hello!" and the town celebrates many delightful holidays such as Totenkinder and Ouster Eve.

* PsychologicalHorror:

* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: It is unknown currently in the comic whether Zane is experiencing this or if the ghosts he sees are real. There are clues that point in both directions

* MadnessMantra: "I am just going to close it for you. It's better closed. It '''needs''' to be closed. I need to close it." Wadsworth has [[{{Understatement}} some issues]] with things left half open.

The [[NonIndicativeName Bottlefly]] Boys: A local 'gang' of [[TheBigGuy similarly sized men]] who assist around town.

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[[caption-width-right:350:This is before he even gets to [[TownWithADarkSecret Broodhollow]]]]

->--Wadsworth explaining the [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane pattern]]

While there he meets a few citizens of Broodhollow and begins to believe that there is something sinister at work in this town. The main characters include:

Iris Weather: A teenager assisting at her father's law firm. She is familiar with Wadsworth's case and is friendly and helpful.

Mayor Ogden Osgood: A pleasant old man who takes a shining to Wadsworth

While there he meets a few citizens of Broodhollow:

* EvilIsNotWellLit: Bad things always seem to happen to Wadsworth at night.

* JerkAss: Planchett appears to be this, lording his influence over others while constantly deriding Wadsworth simply because Wadsworth happened to come to Broodhollow just in time to keep his inheritance.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Unlike its (in-universe, even) sister town, Ichor Falls, Broodhollow is friendly and welcoming. And ever so slightly ''off''. To clarify a little, the town's hotel is called Hotel Umbra, residents greet each other by saying "Hello Hello Hello!" and the town celebrates many holidays that appear to have sinister origins such as Totenkinder and Ouster Eve.

The about page describes Broodhollow thusly:
"An anxiety-ridden man, struggling to overcome his elaborate fears and phobias, slowly learns that they may be an unlikely key to understanding a town’s disturbing supernatural events. Or so he believes."

An expanded description follows:

Wadsworth Zane, an Encyclopedia Atlantica salesman who suffers from anxiety and superstitiously follows a 'pattern' to improve his life, receives a letter telling him a very distant relative died. He stands to inherit [[TheGreatDepression some much needed money]], but must make a trip to the small town of Broodhollow to learn more about his inheritance.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Unlike its (in-universe, even) sister town, Ichor Falls, Broodhollow is friendly and welcoming. And ever so slightly ''off''. To clarify a little, the town's hotel is called[[HellHotel Hotel Umbra]], residents greet each other by saying "Hello Hello Hello!" and the town celebrates many holidays that appear to have sinister origins such as Totenkinder and Ouster Eve.

Wadsworth Zane, an Encyclopedia Atlantica salesman who suffers from anxiety and superstitiously follows a ''pattern'' to improve his life, receives a letter telling him a very distant relative died. He stands to inherit some much needed money, but must make a trip to the small town of Broodhollow to learn more about his inheritance.

Dr. Klaus Angstrom: A psychoanalyst who has befriended Wadsworth and is trying to help him deal with his anxiety issues.

Iris Weather: A teenager assisting at her father's law firm. She is familiar with Wadsworth's case.

The Bottlefly Boys: A local ''gang'' of similarly sized men who assist around town.

Rutherford Planchett: An obstructive businessman who was waiting to buy the Wadsworth's inheritance. Is very abrasive to Zane and believes he is a con-man.

* CoolOldGuy: Mayor Osgood appears to be this, protecting Zane from Planchette and inviting him to be a guest of honor at a town holiday.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Unlike its (in-universe, even) sister town, Ichor Falls, Broodhollow is friendly and welcoming. And ever so slightly ''off''.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Unlike its (in-universe, even) sister town, Ichor Falls, Broodhollow is friendly and welcoming. And ever so slightly ''off''.

* TownWithADarkSecret: duh

* TownWithaDarkSecret: duh

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