Line #42 Webcomic/KrazyNoodleMassacre


1	->''"I know I am predisposed to being nervous, and I hope I am simply imagining things yet again, but still...it is disturbing me. "''
2	-->-- '''Gideon'''
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4	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/38115a1592359115b61439f2120207877_1_7.jpg]]
5	[[caption-width-right:350:Gideon's noodle obsession manifests in some strange ways...]]
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7	[[https://krazynoodlemassacre.com Krazy Noodle Massacre]] is a psychological horror webcomic created by [[https://twitter.com/lutzbug Lutzbug]]. It launched on November 19, 2017 and is currently hosted on Platform/ComicFury.
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9	Rhodes and Dempsey are a young married couple who are just getting started in life. They'd like to move forward with their own careers and goals, but they keep getting distracted by everything from [[FictionalVideoGame cutesy video games]] to [[ShowWithinAShow tasteless late-night shows]] about serial killers. Late one night, Dempsey comes home with a wild story about running into a jittery man at the grocery store who buys almost nothing but a generic macaroni product called "Krazy Noodles." Much to Rhodes' hesitation, Dempsey comes up with a plan to go spying on him the following week so that Rhodes can see him for himself. They might think they're just going on a funny little adventure, but neither of them have any clue how much trouble they're about to cause—not only for themselves, but the guy they want to stare at.
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11	Meanwhile, Gideon wants to be left alone so he can build his noodle sculptures in peace, but his worst fears come true when he realizes that he's being followed around by two strange guys at the grocery store. It doesn't help that he's being haunted by a [[EmotionEater psychic vampire]] [[VampiresAreSexGods incubus]] named Gabriel, who pretends to be his best friend but [[FauxAffablyEvil encourages]] his worst paranoid tendencies. He already deals with suffocating anxiety—how will he cope with being viewed like a zoo animal?
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13	The comic contains strong overarching themes about mental illness, paranoia, trauma, emotional abuse, and anxiety. It's definitely not for little kids.
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15	!! Tropes that show up in this comic:
16	* ArtEvolution: While the art quality remains fairly consistent throughout the story, the author stopped working with traditional media partway through chapter 2 and started drawing with an iPad instead.
17	* AllInTheEyes:
18	** In chapter 2, a shadowy figure with luminous green eyes follows Gideon around his house.
19	** When Gabriel is introduced, he's dramatically backlit and his eyes glow green.
20	* AlwaysNight: Every scene so far has taken place in the dead of night.
21	* AncientEvil: The cast page of the comic lists Gabriel as being "unknown, potentially thousands of years old." How he maintains his youthful vigor is a [[EmotionEater mystery...]]
22	* BeastMan: All characters regardless of gender belong to the same species of bovine humanoid.
23	* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Subverted. Gabriel is the most attractive member of the cast despite being the most evil. Everyone else is an awkward nerd.
24	* BigBeautifulMan: Rhodes is short and chubby, but portrayed as an attractive, if dorky character. He wanders around in an open vest in chapter 1 with his CarpetOfVirility hanging out.
25	* BigOlEyebrows: Every character has thick, prominent eyebrows, regardless of gender.
26	* BodyAndHost: Gabriel is described as a brain parasite who feeds off Gideon's negative mental energy.
27	* CastFullOfGay: Every character in this comic is queer. Every. Single. One.
28	* TheChessmaster: Gabriel sees people as pawns in his game and manipulates situations to benefit himself.
29	* CreepyBasement: Gideon's basement isn't creepy because it's dark and dirty—it's actually quite organized and well-lit. It's because it contains eight-foot-tall monstrosities made out of noodles.
30	* CreepyDoll: Sock-Puppety Bob. She is Gideon's favorite comfort object, but has a wall-eyed BlankStare and is kept under the bed. Gabriel hates her for reasons he won't explain.
31	* DarkAndTroubledPast: It's insinuated that Gideon has trauma of some sort.
32	* DitzyGenius: Dempsey is skilled with computers, video games, and software, but he's also an impulsive dork who wants to go on stupid adventures all the time. His rashness can get him into trouble.
33	* DontGoInTheWoods: You have to drive through miles of dark, creepy woodland just to get to Gideon's house.
34	* {{Doppelganger}}: Gabriel molded himself to look like a more beautiful version of Gideon, perhaps to make him jealous in some strange way.
35	* EmotionEater: Gabriel gains nourishment from Gideon's pain, paranoia, and negativity.
36	* EndearinglyDorky: Applicable to the entire cast, but especially Dempsey. He has huge glasses, buck teeth, and is unapologetically enthusiastic in the most awkward way possible.
37	* EnemyWithin: Gabriel secretly lives inside Gideon's head and wreaks havoc when he's not looking.
38	* EyeGlasses: Dempsey's glasses behave like eyelids, with the frames being able to move with his expressions.
39	* FauxAffablyEvil: Gabriel tells you what you want to hear and makes you feel good, then he ruins your life.
40	* FictionalVideoGame: Rhodes is shown playing a video game called "Hopper Goes to Dolphin World" in the beginning of the comic.
41	* FieryRedhead: Rhodes is good-natured overall, but is still grouchy and quick to agitate.
42	* {{Gaslighting}}: Gabriel plays into Gideon's paranoia and convinces him that everyone really ''is'' out to get him.
43	* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Gideon's life is so isolated that his mental health and social skills have deteriorated significantly.
44	* GrossUpCloseUp: Gideon's bizarre noodle sculptures are revealed in lurid detail when he turns on his basement lights.
45	* GuiltyPleasure: Rhodes watches "Murders, Mysteries, and Mayhem" ''because'' it's cheap and horrible.
46	* HappilyMarried: Rhodes and Dempsey are a married gay couple with a close relationship.
47	* HeightAngst: Gideon is self-conscious about how much taller he is than everyone else.
48	* HornedHumanoid: All characters introduced so far have horns of moderate size on their heads.
49	* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: The story opens after a rainstorm and it's raining heavily when Gideon meets Dempsey.
50	* MadArtist: Gideon builds gigantic, somewhat frightening noodle sculptures in his basement.
51	* NerdGlasses: Dempsey is a computer geek who wears square, black-rimmed glasses.
52	* NervousWreck: Gideon is so neurotic that it hampers his life. He beats himself up for having anxiety, which makes him even more distressed, and the cycle continues.
53	* NoSocialSkills: Gideon pops up behind Dempsey when he sees him at the grocery store, scares the living daylights out of him, and tells him that his teeth make him look like a gopher. The worst part is that he's ''trying to make friends with him.'' He beats himself up for his gaffes later.
54	* ObliviouslyEvil: Dempsey hasn't considered that viewing someone like a zoo animal is not very nice.
55	* OffTheGrid: Gideon's home has its own power and water supply, and is so far away from everything that you need to know the area to be able to find it. Unfortunately, Gideon doesn't know much about subsistence farming, which means he has to go into to town to buy supplies—and his beloved Krazy Noodles.
56	* OnlyFriend: Gideon has only one friend: Gabriel. Gabriel wants to be sure it stays that way.
57	* PersonalHorror: Gideon has frequent paranoid flashbacks about how stupid he thinks he acts around other people.
58	* PsychoticSmirk: Gabriel often wears that sly smile.
59	* ShirtlessScene: In one scene, Gideon sits absentmindedly in his tub with his CarpetOfVirility prominently displayed.
60	* ShowWithinAShow: Rhodes watches a tacky late-night show called "Murders, Mysteries, and Mayhem." It purports to be a documentary series, but many of its subjects are questionable at best, outright fake at worst, and sensationalized to the point of absurdity. It revolves around gruesome murders, strange people, supernatural phenomena, alien abductions, Bigfoot stealing lasers from Area 51 and destroying an orphanage...you get the idea.
61	* TheShutIn: Gideon does go on walks around his property, but he only goes out in public for basic necessities.
62	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Rhodes has bright red hair, green eyes, and freckles.
63	* SmallSecludedWorld: Gideon's house. It's so far away from neighbors and facilities that it feels like it's in its own pocket of the universe.
64	* SpookyPainting: A shadowy figure appears in a picture frame to stare at Gideon when he has his back turned.
65	* SuddenlyShouting: Gideon can't hold in his emotions to save his life, so he SCREAMS OUT OF NOWHERE!!!
66	* StalkerShot: A shadowy figure appears in the mirror after Gideon turns out the lights and leaves the bathroom.
67	* TallDarkAndHandsome:
68	** Gabriel is intimidatingly tall, with sharp eyes and dark skin.
69	** Gideon is equally tall and dark, but not as conventionally attractive.
70	* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: Gideon's paranoid flashbacks are notably distorted and frightening.
71	* ToothyIssue:
72	** Dempsey is self-conscious about his buckteeth making him look like a gopher.
73	** Gideon's teeth aren't perfect, either. They're crooked and gappy.
74	* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Gideon's default expression, unless he's feeling sentimental or tired.

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