| 1 | * BeamMeUpScotty: The opening line is "Will you walk into my parlour?" not "Won't you come into my parlour?" or "Will you step inside my parlour?" |
| 2 | * CrossesTheLineTwice: The Spider writes a letter to the reader at the end (just after polishing off the Fly), reminding them that he's a predator, and not every story is going to end well just because it's written for children. If he'd been [[Literature/CharlottesWeb Charlotte]], he says, he wouldn't have wasted time writing words in a web; he'd have had pork for dinner. |
| 3 | * MagnificentBastard: [[SeductiveSpider The Spider]] is a voracious predator who uses charm and flowery language to lure unsuspecting insects into his parlour. When he sets his eyes on the fly, he [[FauxAffablyEvil becomes a gentleman]], recommending the fly to come to his parlour by feigning concern for the fly's well-being. Not deterred by the fly's refusals, the spider changes tactics and appeals to the fly's inner vanity and suggests she look at herself in his looking-glass. He then [[TheBadGuyWins crafts a web to snare the fly]] once he successfully enticed her to return. |
| 4 | * MemeticMutation: As cited in the "Aesop" post, this story, or at the very least, its title, has been used for ''years'' as a cautionary tale about falling for enticing tricks. |
| 5 | * {{Narm}}: Even when tied up, terrified, and about to become dinner, poor Ms. Fly is still clutching her purse. |
| 6 | * NightmareFuel: The fact that quite a lot of Spider's furniture is ''made out of dead bugs''. |
| 7 | ** [[spoiler: The look of horror on Ms. Fly's face when she's bound up in a web, silk covering her mouth, as Spider's shadow approaches. You can even see that he's laughing and carrying a knife and fork.]] |
| 8 | ** [[spoiler: The ghost bugs, Fly included, after she's been killed, looking sadly at a gravestone.]] |
| 9 | ** All of these, and then you remember that this book was made for ''children''. |
| 10 | * SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The ghost-bugs were hand drawn and then added in later in Photoshop as a transparent layer, giving them the glow. |
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