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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Moundshroud. He truly sympathizes with the children and wants to educate them on Halloween traditions (and not to fear their own mortality) but is duty-bound to escort Pip to the afterlife regardless of how the other children feel about Pip passing away.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Moundshroud. He truly sympathizes with the children and wants to educate them on Halloween traditions (and not to fear their own mortality) but is duty-bound to escort Pip to the afterlife regardless of how the other children feel about Pip passing away. In the original novel, he is the one to suggest they pool their years to save him.
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* FourIsDeath: There are four kids, four moments in history, and [[spoiler:Pip dies when he's found in a crypt, which is the fourth area of the field trip.]]
* InformedAttribute: Wally's costume is supposedly a gargoyle/monster, but the only time this is proven is in the beginning with his mask.
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* {{Mummy}}: Ralph dresses as a mummy.
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* {{Mummy}}: Ralph dresses as a mummy.mummy using bandages from his father.
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* NoodleIncident: Wally accidentally set firecrackers off in his room once and Pip took the blame for it.
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* CatchPhrase: Wally's ''"Oh my gosh!"'' one-liner gets very repetitive.
** Pip also has his own catchphrase: "Ready, set, go!" But it isn't as spoken as frequently as Wally's "Oh my gosh!"
** Pip also has his own catchphrase: "Ready, set, go!" But it isn't as spoken as frequently as Wally's "Oh my gosh!"
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** Wally frequently says '''"Oh my gosh!"''
** Pip also has his own catchphrase: "Ready, set, go!" But it isn't as spoken as frequently as Wally's "Oh my gosh!"
** Wally frequently says '''"Oh my gosh!"''
** Pip also has his own catchphrase: "Ready, set, go!" But it isn't as spoken as frequently as Wally's "Oh my gosh!"
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* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Tom offers up a year of his life to save Pip and his friends jump in to do the same. The problem is, they do this while Moundshroud seems to be strongly considering Tom's terms alone, which would have rendered the four way sacrifice unnecessary. At the end of the evening, Moundshroud outright says that it's been a very profitable night.]] It's a touching display of friendship, but not the greatest show of bargaining ability.
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** "The Undiscovered Country" is an allusion to William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet,'' the title character of which describes death as "the undiscovered country." This is also where ''Star Trek V'' draws it's name.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the novel, Moundshroud was [[spoiler: the one to suggest the kids pool their years to save Pip, and while he does have some connection to death (or may be Death itself), as the ransom for Pipkin is paid to him, there is no suggestion that he is some sort of debt collector and Pip's dying is due to his attempting to collect said debt.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the novel, Moundshroud was [[spoiler: the one to suggest the kids pool their years to save Pip, and while he does have some connection to death (or may be Death itself), as the ransom for Pipkin is paid to him, there is no suggestion that he is some sort of debt collector and Pip's dying is due to his attempting to collect said debt.]]debt]].
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* CelestialBureaucracy: As Moundshroud explains he's just a debt collector. He has no personal vendetta against Pip, it's his "rent" that's overdue, and no one has paid for him when the boy is struck down by appendicitis. It begs the question [[{{God}} who pays the bills for people's souls?]] Why are [[GoodIsImpotent they late?]] And what [[AlwaysABiggerFish kind of entity]] is Moundshroud working for?
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* CelestialBureaucracy: As Moundshroud explains he's just a debt collector. He has no personal vendetta against Pip, it's his "rent" that's overdue, and no one has paid for him when the boy is struck down by appendicitis. It begs the question question: [[{{God}} who Who pays the bills for people's souls?]] Why are [[GoodIsImpotent they late?]] late]]? And what [[AlwaysABiggerFish kind of entity]] is Moundshroud working for?
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* TearsOfJoy: The kids shed happy tears [[spoiler: after Pip returns from the hospital alive.]]
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* TearsOfJoy: The kids shed happy tears [[spoiler: after Pip returns from the hospital alive.]]alive]].
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the novel, Moundshroud was [[spoiler: the one to suggest the kids pool their years to save Pip, and while he does have some connection to death, as the ransom for Pipkin is paid to him, there is no suggestion that he is some sort of debt collector and Pip's dying is due to his attempting to collect said debt.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the novel, Moundshroud was [[spoiler: the one to suggest the kids pool their years to save Pip, and while he does have some connection to death, death (or may be Death itself), as the ransom for Pipkin is paid to him, there is no suggestion that he is some sort of debt collector and Pip's dying is due to his attempting to collect said debt.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the novel, Moundshroud was [[spoiler: the one to suggest the kids pool their years to save Pip, suggesting that, in the end, he couldn't bear to reap the life of a child.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the novel, Moundshroud was [[spoiler: the one to suggest the kids pool their years to save Pip, suggesting that, in and while he does have some connection to death, as the end, ransom for Pipkin is paid to him, there is no suggestion that he couldn't bear is some sort of debt collector and Pip's dying is due to reap the life of a child.his attempting to collect said debt.]]
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Heavily implied for Pip. If he succeeds in evading Moundshroud, he'll be trapped in the [[Purgatory and Limbo real-world, forever dying, and never passing onto the afterlife]].
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Heavily implied for Pip. If he succeeds in evading Moundshroud, he'll be trapped in the [[Purgatory and Limbo [[PurgatoryAndLimbo real-world, forever dying, and never passing onto the afterlife]].
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Heavily implied for Pip. If he succeeds in evading Moundshroud, he'll be trapped in the [[{{Limbo}} real-world, forever dying, and never passing onto the afterlife]].
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Heavily implied for Pip. If he succeeds in evading Moundshroud, he'll be trapped in the [[{{Limbo}} [[Purgatory and Limbo real-world, forever dying, and never passing onto the afterlife]].
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* AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat: When Tom offers to [[spoiler:sacrifice a year of his life for Pip]], Moundshroud warns him to think about it and says he might regret this one day.
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-->'''Moundshroud:''' Is he worth it, this friend of yours? Hmm?\\
'''Tom:''' More than you'll ever know.
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-->'''Moundshroud:''' Is he worth it, this friend of yours? Hmm?\\
'''Tom:''' More than you'll ever know.
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* PetTheDog: Moundshroud congratulates the kids when they figure out the given lesson he is trying to teach.
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* CelestialBureaucracy: As Moundshroud explains he's just a debt collector. He has no personal vendetta against Pip, it's his "rent" that’s overdue, and no one has paid for him when the boy is struck down by appendicitis. It begs the question [[{{God}} who pays the bills for people's souls?]] Why are they late? And what [[AlwaysABiggerFish kind of entity]] is Moundshroud working for?
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* CelestialBureaucracy: As Moundshroud explains he's just a debt collector. He has no personal vendetta against Pip, it's his "rent" that’s that's overdue, and no one has paid for him when the boy is struck down by appendicitis. It begs the question [[{{God}} who pays the bills for people's souls?]] Why are [[GoodIsImpotent they late? late?]] And what [[AlwaysABiggerFish kind of entity]] is Moundshroud working for?
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* CelestialBureaucracy: As Moundshroud explains he's just a debt collector. He has no personal vendetta against Pip, it's his "rent" that’s overdue, and no one has paid for him when the boy is struck down by appendicitis. It begs the question [[{{God}} who pays the bills for people's souls?]] Why are they late? And what [[AlwaysABiggerFish kind of entity]] is Moundshroud working for?
