Line #18 Literature/TheStoryOfMyNewHouse


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_story_of_my_new_house_7719.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[TemptingFate Seems like a sweet and adorable story where nothing can go wrong]]]]
3	-> ''My name is Jonathan. I´m seven years old and I live with my mom and my dad.''
4	-->'''Jonathan''',the [[CheerfulChild main character]] introducing the readers to [[NightmareFuelColoringBook the story.]]
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6	''[[http://thestoryofmynewhouse.blogspot.com/?view=sidebar The Story of My New House]]''[[labelnote:Note]]scroll the sidebar down to the bottom and start at 1[[/labelnote]] is a WebOriginalFiction which narrates a typical horror story about a HauntedHouse, but telling it from the perspective of a little child named Jonathan, who moves along with his parents to a new house during summer, describing the events with very short texts and colorful drawings. While the story starts in a completely innocent and lighthearted manner ([[ForeShadowing Despite some little hints that imply that not everything is so nice as it seems]] ), consisting in mere anecdotes from [[SliceOfLife everyday life]] as the plot advances, things turn incredibly dark, and those colorful drawings slowly become [[NightmareFuelColoringBook something much more sinister.]]
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9	!!This WebOriginalFiction provides the following tropes:
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11	* ArtStyleDissonance: See NightmareFuelColoringBook below.
12	* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Happens in the bad ending.]]
13	* BitterSweetEnding: The "good" ending: [[spoiler:Jonathan's father is possesed by the demonic force living in the house, but he resists its control and saves his son and wife, before dying. The story concludes with Jonathan mourning the death of his father and expressing how much he still loves him.]]
14	* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Happens to Jonathan once things start turning horrifying]]
15	* CheerfulChild: Jonathan, the main character of the story. His innocent behavior makes a sharp contrast with the dark elements of the plot.
16	* ChildrenAreInnocent
17	* CoversAlwaysLie: The [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SukEJNjgy2o/UT43LzxUDqI/AAAAAAAAKaw/zs5ibnI960A/s1600/escanear0000.jpg cover]] doesn´t look at all as something from a horror story.
18	* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:Near the ending of the story is finally revealed that the ghost from the new house were some children violently murdered in what seemed to be some kind of satanic ritual.]] Also, [[spoiler:This happens to Jonathan in the bad ending.]]
19	* DemonicPossession: Happens to [[spoiler:Jonathan's father in both endings. In the good ending he resist the demonic possession and saves his son and wife, while in the bad ending kills them.]]
20	* DownerEnding: The "bad" ending: [[spoiler:Jonathan's father is possessed by the demonic force living in the house and murders his wife and son.]]
21	* ForeShadowing: In the [[http://thestoryofmynewhouse.blogspot.com/2013/03/7.html seventh page]], Jonathan mentions seeing a kid in one of the windows of his new house...
22	* GenreShift: Starts like a SliceOfLife story told by a little kid before the horror elements of the plot become more and more evident.
23	* HauntedHouse: The new house of the title. Jonathan and his parents don´t realize this (despite all the hints) until is too late.
24	* HeroicWillPower: In the good ending, [[spoiler:Jonathan's father resist his demonic possession and saves his wife and son.]]
25	* KillTheCutie: Happens to [[spoiler:Jonathan, who is murdered by his own father in the bad ending.]]
26	* MultipleEndings: Has two endings, a "good" one and a "bad" one.
27	* NightmareFuelColoringBook: Invoked, in order to create a contrast between the sinister plot and the childish manner it is told.
28	* NoNameGiven: Jonathan's parents are never referred in the story by their names. They are just called "mom" and "dad".

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