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* WrongGenreSavvy: Chester sees himself as Van Helsing to Bunnicula's {{Dracula}}, when the truth is a lot more [[DefangedHorrors benign]].
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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The Mindswappers From Asteroid 6™ speak English. "[[SarcasmMode Justified]]" in that Howie is the author and he wants them to. So there.
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Bunnicula is the name of a series of children's books written by Deborah and James Howe about a "vampire bunny" who is adopted by the Monroe family, who give him the name "Bunnicula" when they find him on a seat in the theater while going to see the movie Dracula. The story centers on the family's pets, Harold, an old, good-natured mongrel, who is the narrator of the story, Chester the cat, who has a vivid imagination and suspects Bunnicula of being a vampire, and the eponymous bunny, who never displays any overt vampiric traits despite constant accusations by Chester.
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* SlidingScaleOfVampireFriendliness: So very, ''very'' friendly. [[LiloAndStitch Also cute and fluffy!]]
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* VegetarianVampire: Quite literally. Bunnicula sucked juice from any vegetables he could find, because he was extremely dehydrated and couldn't eat properly.
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* TheVoiceless: Bunnicula himself never says a word, despite all other animals (cats, dogs, one weasel and a parrot) being able to talk just fine. \n It's hypothesized something terrible happened to him in his childhood and rendered him mute, and even after they find out what's causing his vampirism, he never talks.
* VegetarianVampire: Quite literally. Bunnicula sucked juice from any vegetables he could find, because he was extremely dehydrated and couldn't eat properly.
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Inn''.
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* NoodleIncident: Chester never lets Harold forget about the thing with the geranium. Or the thing with Mr. Monroe's electric shaver.
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* NoodleIncident: Chester never lets Harold forget about the thing with the geranium. Or the thing with Mr. Monroe's electric shaver. Though unlike most examples, we DO get some details - Harold apparently ate Mrs. Monroe's favorite geranium, and thought Mr. Monroe's electric shaver was a giant bumblebee that was attacking him, so he grabbed it and threw it in the toilet.
** In ''Howliday Inn'', Chester remarks that he read the other animal's personal files while being held hostage. On the subject of Lyle (another cat), he'll only say Lyle has "had a rough life".
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Harold is voiced by comedian Jack Carter, Chester is [[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends Wade Duck]], Mr. Monroe is [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]].
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* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: The climax of the special had Harold, Chester, and Bunnicula getting chased by a pack of wolves that were roaming around the vegetable processing plant.
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** In ''Bunnicula'', when Chester mentions how vampires bite their victims on the neck, Harold says "Wait a minute. I saw Mrs. Monroe bite Mr. Monroe on the neck once." But Chester says that Mrs. Monroe is not a vampire. She's a [[TakeThat lawyer]].
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!Tropes specific to the 1982 ''Ruby-Spears'' animated special:
* AdaptationHeroism: Chester, in a characterization different than how he was depicted in the novels, actually helps Harold defend Bunnicula from the angry mob.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: In the climax, just when it seems that Bunnicula was about to get attacked by the wolves, Bunnicula is suddenly able to use vampire powers which trap the wolves in a vat at the plant.
* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: The climax of the special had Harold, Chester, and Bunnicula getting chased by a pack of wolves that were roaming around the vegetable processing plant.
* {{Expy}}: Harold appears to bear a resemblance to that of Colonel from Disney's ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. In addition to that, one of the Monroe sons wears clothes similar to that of [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Fred Jones]].
* HeyItsThatVoice: Harold is voiced by comedian Jack Carter, Chester is [[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends Wade Duck]], Mr. Monroe is [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]].
* {{Narrator}}: Much like the novels, Harold narrated the special.
* OhCrap: This was Harold and Chester's reaction upon discovering the wolf pack in the plant.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: A lot of the neighbors suspect Bunnicula of being the culprit of draining all of the vegetables in the neighborhood as well as the accidents at the plant, despite not actually having torches and pitchforks.
!Tropes specific to the 1982 ''Ruby-Spears'' animated special:
* AdaptationHeroism: Chester, in a characterization different than how he was depicted in the novels, actually helps Harold defend Bunnicula from the angry mob.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: In the climax, just when it seems that Bunnicula was about to get attacked by the wolves, Bunnicula is suddenly able to use vampire powers which trap the wolves in a vat at the plant.
* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: The climax of the special had Harold, Chester, and Bunnicula getting chased by a pack of wolves that were roaming around the vegetable processing plant.
* {{Expy}}: Harold appears to bear a resemblance to that of Colonel from Disney's ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. In addition to that, one of the Monroe sons wears clothes similar to that of [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Fred Jones]].
* HeyItsThatVoice: Harold is voiced by comedian Jack Carter, Chester is [[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends Wade Duck]], Mr. Monroe is [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]].
* {{Narrator}}: Much like the novels, Harold narrated the special.
* OhCrap: This was Harold and Chester's reaction upon discovering the wolf pack in the plant.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: A lot of the neighbors suspect Bunnicula of being the culprit of draining all of the vegetables in the neighborhood as well as the accidents at the plant, despite not actually having torches and pitchforks.
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* HellHotel: Chateau Bow-Wow in ''Howliday Inn'' and ''Return To Howliday Inn''
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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The Mindswappers From Asteriod 6™ speak English. "[[SarcasmMode Justified]]" in that Howie is the author and he wants them to. So there.
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* DependingOnTheWriter: Used in-universe as the quality, direction, focus, and title vary depending on if Howie of Delilah is writing Tales From The House of Bunnicula.
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Bunnicula is the name of a series of children's books written by James Howe about a "vampire bunny" who is adopted by the Monroe family, who give him the name "Bunnicula" when they find him on a seat in the theater while going to see the movie Dracula. The story centers on the family's pets, Harold, an old, good-natured mongrel, who is the narrator of the story, Chester the cat, who has a vivid imagination and suspects Bunnicula of being a vampire, and the eponymous bunny, who never displays any overt vampiric traits despite constant accusations by Chester.
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Bunnicula is the name of a series of children's books written by James Howe about a "vampire bunny" who is adopted by the Monroe family, who give him the name "Bunnicula" when they find him on a seat in the theater while going to see the movie Dracula. The story centers on the family's pets, Harold, an old, good-natured mongrel, who is the narrator of the story, Chester the cat, who has a vivid imagination and suspects Bunnicula of being a vampire, and the eponymous bunny, who never displays any overt vampiric traits despite constant accusations by Chester.
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* AffectionateParody: Both series are a parody of horror novels. Also, the ''Fleshcrawler'' books Howie reads are clearly parodies of R.L. Stine's ''Goosebumps''.
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* [[PapaWolf Papa Dog]]: Harold goes to ''great lengths'' to protect Bunnicula against Chester whenever he has a [[LooneyTunes "Kill the wab-bit"]] attack.
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* MadScientist: Parodied (and ultimately subverted) with Dr. Greenbriar. Jill could even be seen as his [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter beautiful daughter]], and Harrison as his [[TheIgor Igor]].
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Bunnicula is the name of a series of children's books written by James Howe about a "vampire bunny" who is adopted by the Monroe family, who give him the name "Bunnicula" when they find him on a seat in the theater while going to see the movie Dracula. The story centers on the family's pets, Harold, an old, good-natured mongrel, who is the narrator of the story, Chester the cat, who has a vivid imagination and suspects Bunnicula of being a vampire, and the eponymous bunny, who never displays any overt vampiric traits despite constant accusations by Chester.
The series is something of an AffectionateParody of the horror genre, with equal parts mystery and comedy as well. The first book, simply titled ''Bunnicula'', was written together with Howe's late wife Deborah.
'''Books in the series:'''
* ''Bunnicula'' (1979)
* ''Howliday Inn'' (1982)
* ''The Celery Stalks At Midnight'' (1983)
* ''Nighty-Nightmare'' (1987)
* ''Return to Howliday Inn'' (1992)
* ''Bunnicula Strikes Again!'' (1999)
* ''Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow!'' (2006)
'''There is also the spin-off series ''Tales From The House of Bunnicula'':'''
* ''It Came From Beneath the Bed!''
* ''Invasion of the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6!''
* ''Howie Monroe and the Doghouse of Doom''
* ''Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II''
* ''Bud Barkin, Private Eye''
* ''The Odorous Adventures of Stinky Dog''
'''There is also a series of ''Bunnicula'' books for very young readers:'''
* ''The Vampire Bunny''
* ''Hot Fudge''
* ''Scared Silly''
* ''Rabbit-Cadabra''
* ''The Fright Before Christmas''
* ''Creepy Crawly Birthday''
* ''Bunnicula Escapes!: A Pop-up Adventure''
'''As well as several non-fiction books:'''
* ''Bunnicula's Wickedly Wacky Word Games: a Book for Word Lovers & Their Pencils!''
* ''Bunnicula's Frightfully Fabulous Factoids: a Book to Entertain Your Brain!''
* ''Bunnicula's Pleasantly Perplexing Puzzlers: A Book of Puzzles, Mazes, & Whatzits!''
* ''Bunnicula's Long-lasting Laugh-alouds: a Book of Jokes & Riddles to Tickle Your Bunny-Bone!''
Also, being made into a stop motion animated film by Henry Selick (of ''TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'', ''JamesandtheGiantPeach'' and ''Film/{{Coraline}}'' fame).
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!!The franchise provides examples of:
* AgentMulder: Chester
* AffectionateParody: Both series are a parody of horror novels. Also, the ''Fleshcrawler'' books Howie reads are clearly parodies of R.L. Stine's ''Goosebumps''.
* AmateurSleuth: Chester fancies himself one
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Harold's favorite food is chocolate cupcakes, even though a lot of chocolate can be dangerous to dogs. Whether this is artistic license on the part of the character or the author is debatable. It's specifically pointed out in both ''Bunnicula Strikes Again!'' and ''Hot Fudge'' that you should never give your dog chocolate in real life. It is also noted that some dogs can eat chocolate just fine, and Harold happens to (thankfully) be one of these. See also BreakingTheFourthWall.
* BigFriendlyDog: Harold is a more laid-back version, but definitely qualifies. Especially when the Munroe kids have junk food.
* [[ShowWithinAShow Book Within A Book]]: The spin-off series ''Tales From The House of Bunnicula'' are Howie's novels and writing journal entries.
* BrilliantButLazy: Harold the dog makes a lot of obscure references, and can even read Carpathian. He would just rather eat the books instead of read them.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Oh, Chester.
* CuteLittleFangs: Bunnicula, both in-story and in all the artwork.
* FantasticRacism: Chester, in the "Vampires = AlwaysChaoticEvil" sense.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Bunnicula only vampirizes vegetables by sucking out their juices.
* GenreSavvy: WrongGenreSavvy, in Chester's case. He sees himself as Van Helsing to Bunnicula's {{Dracula}}, when the truth is a lot more [[DefangedHorrors benign]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In ''Howliday Inn'', Louise calls Georgette [[TheScarletLetter "Hester Prynne"]]. It's an obscure reference that [[ParentalBonus hardly any kid would get]], but she's essentially calling Georgette a slut.
* HairRaisingHare. Possibly. Certainly Bunnicula scares Chester.
* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: Inverted:
-->"IT WAS NOT a dark and stormy night. Indeed, there was nothing in the elements to foreshadow the events that lay ahead."
** It was implied that it was in the first chapter, "The Arrival", in the first book.
* KillerRabbit: or so Chester assumes
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Pete trying to explain to his family that the white vegetables are caused by "vegetables that aren't organic".
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: The prologue claims that Howe is merely the literary agent for Harold the dog.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Bunnicula may or may not be a blood-sucking fiend, though it becomes less debatable as the series goes on. Much of the humor in the series comes from Chester's belief that Bunnicula's eating habits mean that the world around them follows horror tropes.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Chester in ''Bunnicula Strikes Again:''
-->"You can lead a horse of a different color to water but it's still a horse."
* NoodleIncident: Chester never lets Harold forget about the thing with the geranium. Or the thing with Mr. Monroe's electric shaver.
* [[PapaWolf Papa Dog]]: Harold goes to ''great lengths'' to protect Bunnicula against Chester whenever he has a [[LooneyTunes "Kill the wab-bit"]] attack.
* SlidingScaleOfVampireFriendliness: So very, ''very'' friendly. [[LiloAndStitch Also cute and fluffy!]]
* StealthPun: [[GratuitousLatin The Latin word for rabbit is "cuniculus"]] and the scientific name for the European rabbit is ''Oryctolagus cuniculus''; stick a feminine ending on it and it's "cunicula".
* VegetarianVampire: Quite literally.
* TheWatson: Harold to Chester, though he still manages to get sucked into Chester's fantasies in every book.
* AWorldwidePunomenon: Howie enjoys these.
!!The ''Bunnicula'' series provides additional examples of:
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In ''Bunnicula Strikes Again!'', Harold reminds the audience that he, like the books he writes, is a work of fiction.
* HellHotel: Chateau Bow-Wow in ''Howliday Inn'' and ''Return To Howliday Inn''
* MadScientist: Parodied (and ultimately subverted) with Dr. Greenbriar. Jill could even be seen as his [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter beautiful daughter]], and Harrison as his [[TheIgor Igor]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: M.T. Graves is an AffectionateParody of StephenKing.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Bud and Spud, who come across as dumb hicks, but are actually [[SouthernFriedGenius well educated]]. Of course, most of the obfuscation comes from Chester's overactive imagination.
* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: ...So are the kennels in ''Howliday Inn''.
* TenLittleMurderVictims : parodied in ''Howliday Inn''
!!The ''Tales From The House of Bunnicula'' series provides examples of:
* AffectionateParody: Howie is a parody of FanFiction writers, and ''The Doghouse of Doom'' is mistakenly seen as a parody of ''Literature/HarryPotter'' by Howie's editor.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The Mindswappers From Asteriod 6™ speak English. "[[SarcasmMode Justified]]" in that Howie is the author and he wants them to. So there.
* AuthorAvatar: Howie's books star himself and his friend.
* [[DeathByNewberyMedal Death By Newboney Medal]]: Howie tries to make ''Tales #4'' more tragic in order to win a Medal. It doesn't work.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Used in-universe as the quality, direction, focus, and title vary depending on if Howie of Delilah is writing Tales From The House of Bunnicula.
* ProductPlacement: Howie likes to promote his previous books, though he claims to be simply giving helpful references to the reader.
* PurpleProse: Lots in Howie's books. Even Harold tells him that he's going overboard, especially with self-description.
* TitleDrop: "Mindswappers From Asteriod 6™" is always emphasized and [[TradeSnark trademarked]].
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Bunnicula is the name of a series of children's books written by James Howe about a "vampire bunny" who is adopted by the Monroe family, who give him the name "Bunnicula" when they find him on a seat in the theater while going to see the movie Dracula. The story centers on the family's pets, Harold, an old, good-natured mongrel, who is the narrator of the story, Chester the cat, who has a vivid imagination and suspects Bunnicula of being a vampire, and the eponymous bunny, who never displays any overt vampiric traits despite constant accusations by Chester.
The series is something of an AffectionateParody of the horror genre, with equal parts mystery and comedy as well. The first book, simply titled ''Bunnicula'', was written together with Howe's late wife Deborah.
'''Books in the series:'''
* ''Bunnicula'' (1979)
* ''Howliday Inn'' (1982)
* ''The Celery Stalks At Midnight'' (1983)
* ''Nighty-Nightmare'' (1987)
* ''Return to Howliday Inn'' (1992)
* ''Bunnicula Strikes Again!'' (1999)
* ''Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow!'' (2006)
'''There is also the spin-off series ''Tales From The House of Bunnicula'':'''
* ''It Came From Beneath the Bed!''
* ''Invasion of the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6!''
* ''Howie Monroe and the Doghouse of Doom''
* ''Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II''
* ''Bud Barkin, Private Eye''
* ''The Odorous Adventures of Stinky Dog''
'''There is also a series of ''Bunnicula'' books for very young readers:'''
* ''The Vampire Bunny''
* ''Hot Fudge''
* ''Scared Silly''
* ''Rabbit-Cadabra''
* ''The Fright Before Christmas''
* ''Creepy Crawly Birthday''
* ''Bunnicula Escapes!: A Pop-up Adventure''
'''As well as several non-fiction books:'''
* ''Bunnicula's Wickedly Wacky Word Games: a Book for Word Lovers & Their Pencils!''
* ''Bunnicula's Frightfully Fabulous Factoids: a Book to Entertain Your Brain!''
* ''Bunnicula's Pleasantly Perplexing Puzzlers: A Book of Puzzles, Mazes, & Whatzits!''
* ''Bunnicula's Long-lasting Laugh-alouds: a Book of Jokes & Riddles to Tickle Your Bunny-Bone!''
Also, being made into a stop motion animated film by Henry Selick (of ''TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'', ''JamesandtheGiantPeach'' and ''Film/{{Coraline}}'' fame).
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!!The franchise provides examples of:
* AgentMulder: Chester
* AffectionateParody: Both series are a parody of horror novels. Also, the ''Fleshcrawler'' books Howie reads are clearly parodies of R.L. Stine's ''Goosebumps''.
* AmateurSleuth: Chester fancies himself one
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Harold's favorite food is chocolate cupcakes, even though a lot of chocolate can be dangerous to dogs. Whether this is artistic license on the part of the character or the author is debatable. It's specifically pointed out in both ''Bunnicula Strikes Again!'' and ''Hot Fudge'' that you should never give your dog chocolate in real life. It is also noted that some dogs can eat chocolate just fine, and Harold happens to (thankfully) be one of these. See also BreakingTheFourthWall.
* BigFriendlyDog: Harold is a more laid-back version, but definitely qualifies. Especially when the Munroe kids have junk food.
* [[ShowWithinAShow Book Within A Book]]: The spin-off series ''Tales From The House of Bunnicula'' are Howie's novels and writing journal entries.
* BrilliantButLazy: Harold the dog makes a lot of obscure references, and can even read Carpathian. He would just rather eat the books instead of read them.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Oh, Chester.
* CuteLittleFangs: Bunnicula, both in-story and in all the artwork.
* FantasticRacism: Chester, in the "Vampires = AlwaysChaoticEvil" sense.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Bunnicula only vampirizes vegetables by sucking out their juices.
* GenreSavvy: WrongGenreSavvy, in Chester's case. He sees himself as Van Helsing to Bunnicula's {{Dracula}}, when the truth is a lot more [[DefangedHorrors benign]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In ''Howliday Inn'', Louise calls Georgette [[TheScarletLetter "Hester Prynne"]]. It's an obscure reference that [[ParentalBonus hardly any kid would get]], but she's essentially calling Georgette a slut.
* HairRaisingHare. Possibly. Certainly Bunnicula scares Chester.
* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: Inverted:
-->"IT WAS NOT a dark and stormy night. Indeed, there was nothing in the elements to foreshadow the events that lay ahead."
** It was implied that it was in the first chapter, "The Arrival", in the first book.
* KillerRabbit: or so Chester assumes
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Pete trying to explain to his family that the white vegetables are caused by "vegetables that aren't organic".
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: The prologue claims that Howe is merely the literary agent for Harold the dog.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Bunnicula may or may not be a blood-sucking fiend, though it becomes less debatable as the series goes on. Much of the humor in the series comes from Chester's belief that Bunnicula's eating habits mean that the world around them follows horror tropes.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Chester in ''Bunnicula Strikes Again:''
-->"You can lead a horse of a different color to water but it's still a horse."
* NoodleIncident: Chester never lets Harold forget about the thing with the geranium. Or the thing with Mr. Monroe's electric shaver.
* [[PapaWolf Papa Dog]]: Harold goes to ''great lengths'' to protect Bunnicula against Chester whenever he has a [[LooneyTunes "Kill the wab-bit"]] attack.
* SlidingScaleOfVampireFriendliness: So very, ''very'' friendly. [[LiloAndStitch Also cute and fluffy!]]
* StealthPun: [[GratuitousLatin The Latin word for rabbit is "cuniculus"]] and the scientific name for the European rabbit is ''Oryctolagus cuniculus''; stick a feminine ending on it and it's "cunicula".
* VegetarianVampire: Quite literally.
* TheWatson: Harold to Chester, though he still manages to get sucked into Chester's fantasies in every book.
* AWorldwidePunomenon: Howie enjoys these.
!!The ''Bunnicula'' series provides additional examples of:
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In ''Bunnicula Strikes Again!'', Harold reminds the audience that he, like the books he writes, is a work of fiction.
* HellHotel: Chateau Bow-Wow in ''Howliday Inn'' and ''Return To Howliday Inn''
* MadScientist: Parodied (and ultimately subverted) with Dr. Greenbriar. Jill could even be seen as his [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter beautiful daughter]], and Harrison as his [[TheIgor Igor]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: M.T. Graves is an AffectionateParody of StephenKing.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Bud and Spud, who come across as dumb hicks, but are actually [[SouthernFriedGenius well educated]]. Of course, most of the obfuscation comes from Chester's overactive imagination.
* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: ...So are the kennels in ''Howliday Inn''.
* TenLittleMurderVictims : parodied in ''Howliday Inn''
!!The ''Tales From The House of Bunnicula'' series provides examples of:
* AffectionateParody: Howie is a parody of FanFiction writers, and ''The Doghouse of Doom'' is mistakenly seen as a parody of ''Literature/HarryPotter'' by Howie's editor.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The Mindswappers From Asteriod 6™ speak English. "[[SarcasmMode Justified]]" in that Howie is the author and he wants them to. So there.
* AuthorAvatar: Howie's books star himself and his friend.
* [[DeathByNewberyMedal Death By Newboney Medal]]: Howie tries to make ''Tales #4'' more tragic in order to win a Medal. It doesn't work.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Used in-universe as the quality, direction, focus, and title vary depending on if Howie of Delilah is writing Tales From The House of Bunnicula.
* ProductPlacement: Howie likes to promote his previous books, though he claims to be simply giving helpful references to the reader.
* PurpleProse: Lots in Howie's books. Even Harold tells him that he's going overboard, especially with self-description.
* TitleDrop: "Mindswappers From Asteriod 6™" is always emphasized and [[TradeSnark trademarked]].
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