'''The Trope:''' A self-contained episode (or series of episodes) in which the cast face a baddie that is beaten by the end.

'''The Tabletop RPG:''' A UsefulNotes/PoweredByTheApocalypse hack that is a love letter to various series featuring this trope, featuring monster hunters operating in modern times.

'''The Webcomic:''' A PlayedForLaughs retelling of ''Series/TheXFiles'', in [[TheAbridgedSeries abridged form]].
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-->[-Slay the one-shot villain in this week's episode at the unabridged version [[MonsterOfTheWeek HERE]]. Go [[TabletopGame/MonsterOfTheWeek HERE]] for the unabridged tabletop RPG page.-]

-->[-''(Deedledeedledeedle) [[Webcomic/MonsterOfTheWeek Wah-wah-wah-wah-WAH-wah]]...''-]
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