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* BigFancyHouse: The Taveye Museum used to be one, back when Jonathan Vaun lived there.
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* DeadSparks: Harris and Helena after her trip around the world.
* DealWithTheDevil: Jonathan Vaun was rumoured to have made one. In a less literal sense, the way Mr. Marson describes Vaun's job offer also gives off this vibe.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast
* DeadSparks: Harris and Helena after her trip around the world.
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* ShamingTheMob: Mrs. Wick does this in her very first scene.
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* DiabolusExMachina: If it weren't for [[spoiler: George Farrow destroying the book]], things might have gone very differently.
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* {{Forgiveness}}: Mrs. Parker believes in forgiveness, and feels that revenge would only make matters worse. [[spoiler:However, she finds herself unable to forgive John Marson because he doesn't regret his actions.]]
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* LackOfEmpathy: Harris calls John Marson and the council out on this:
--> '''Harris:''' You don’t even care, do you? You couldn’t care less about her. Or me, for that matter, or the rest of the damn world.
--> '''Harris:''' You don’t even care, do you? You couldn’t care less about her. Or me, for that matter, or the rest of the damn world.
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* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler: Mr. Marson died because he wanted to save Taveye.]] Unfortunately, it has exactly the opposite effect.
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* TomeOfEldritchLore: Some of Jonathan Vaun's books are hinted to be this.
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* TomeOfEldritchLore: Some of Jonathan Vaun's books are hinted to be this. [[spoiler: He used to have one specifically about the being in the cave, but it was stolen after his death.]]
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* NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering: The Taveye town council, especially Montgomery and McGowan, can't seem to agree on anything.
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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: John Marson defends his actions this way.
--> '''Marson''': You know, afterwards, there were folk who couldn’t look me in the eye. Who crossed the street when they saw one of us four. Even though they were standing right there when we did it, and did nothing. Some even cheered. And yet, no one ever gives them a lecture on right and wrong.
--> '''Marson''': You know, afterwards, there were folk who couldn’t look me in the eye. Who crossed the street when they saw one of us four. Even though they were standing right there when we did it, and did nothing. Some even cheered. And yet, no one ever gives them a lecture on right and wrong.
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--> '''Mrs. Wick:''' I was trying to preserve the order. And I think what I said was true in spirit, if perhaps not literally.
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* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Mr. Marson is one for Mrs. Parker, being the only one who knows she's Jonathan Vaun's niece, other than her husband. He eventually tells Harris, and Bridget overhears, allowing the secret to get out anyway.]]
* SecretSecretKeeper: It's likely that Mrs. Wick knew all along that [[spoiler: Mrs. Parker was Jonathan Vaun's niece]].
* ShamingTheMob: Mrs. Wick does this in her very first scene.
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* TorchesAndPitchforks: [[spoiler:Jonathan Vaun]] became the target of an angry mob [[spoiler:after Marson followed him into the cave. The same thing later happens to Mrs. Parker, although unlike Vaun, she isn't killed]]. The trope even appears by name in one of Harris's dreams.
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* VerbalTic: Several characters have one. The woman on the beach speaks... with odd... pauses. Mrs. Parker calls Harris 'dear' a lot. Montgomery tends to repeat... tends to repeat part of his sentences.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The woman on the beach looks human, but may be... something else.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The woman on the beach looks human, but may be... something else. [[spoiler: Chapter 19 reveals that she used to be Susan Holt, a reporter for a newspaper in Essmouth.]]
* BerserkButton: Seeing the necklace proves to be one for Mr. Marson (not that he's the calmest of people to begin with).
* IntrepidReporter: [[spoiler: Susan Holt]] was one, first investigating a scandal at the Essmouth chemical plant, and then the mystery surrounding Taveye.
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Evelyn Parker, formerly known as Judy Vaun, Jonathan's niece.]]
* NotSoDifferent: Implied by Mr. Parker about Harris and [[spoiler: Susan Holt]].
--> '''Mr. Parker:''' She seemed the type who discovers a mystery and latches onto it.
--> He gave me a lingering look.
--> '''Mr. Parker:''' She seemed the type who discovers a mystery and latches onto it.
--> He gave me a lingering look.
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* MagicalAccessory: The lady at the gift shop claims the jewellery she sells can bring true love, or eternal happiness. Cathy believes her, but Harris is sceptical. [[spoiler:Later, she gives Harris a necklace to help against the effects of the being below the water. It definitely does '''something''', although it doesn't entirely restore him to normal.]]
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* MagicalAccessory: The lady at the gift shop claims the jewellery she sells can bring true love, or eternal happiness. Cathy believes her, but Harris is sceptical. [[spoiler:Later, she gives Harris a necklace to help against the effects of the being below the water. It definitely does '''something''', ''something'', although it doesn't entirely restore him to normal.]]
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* MainliningTheMonster: [[spoiler:Jonathan Vaun wasn't a smuggler after all...]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: Jonathan Vaun was rumoured to have made one. In a less literal sense, the way Mr. Marson describes Vaun's job offer also gives off this vibe.
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* IllTakeTwoBeersToo:
--> '''Marson:''' I’ll warn you, it’s a long story. Get two beers from the fridge over there, will you? And you can have some too if you like.
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* AllJustADream: [[spoiler:Harris falls asleep, and wakes up to find that Cathy and Jeff haven't come back. He finds them lying on the beach, dead, but then it turns out that he hadn't really woken up after all, and they're both fine.]]
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* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Fear that someone else will disappear in Taveye (possibly Helena, or someone who looks like her) is what causes Harris to go back on his decision to leave.
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* InvisibleToNormals: When Harris shows Cathy the drawing, she doesn't recognise it for what it is, thinking it's an abstract artwork.
* SanitySlippage: Harris's attempts to convince himself he isn't crazy actually serve to make him sound less sane.
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* YouWereTryingTooHard: Harris only succeeds at drawing what he's seen when he falls asleep at his desk from exhaustion.
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* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Harris tries to avert this trope, but can't help losing his composure when talking about what he's seen.
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* AlienGeometries: The eponymous shells are a mild example. They don't drive you insane, but their shape is described as unnerving.
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* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:The being in the cave, and by extension, the shells.]]
* EldritchLocation: [[spoiler:The underwater cave]] is not a pleasant place to be...
* HearingVoices: [[spoiler:Harris starts hearing whispers after he sees the being in the cave. Unusually for this trope, he can't actually understand what is being said.]]
* EldritchLocation: [[spoiler:The underwater cave]] is not a pleasant place to be...
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* AlienLunch: The woman on the beach eats the contents of a shell, much to Harris's disgust.
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''[[https://donottaketheshells.wordpress.com/table-of-contents DO NOT TAKE THE SHELLS]]'' is a WebSerialNovel inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Harris Evan, together with his two friends Cathy and Jeff, goes on a holiday to the quiet little coastal village of Taveye. However, it quickly becomes apparent that [[TownWithADarkSecret something is not quite right about the town]]. Strange shells wash up on the shore that you can't find anywhere else. There is a sign with the words: [[TitleDrop “DO NOT TAKE THE SHELLS”]] on it, but no one will explain why. Seventy years ago, a wealthy businessman and scholar named Jonathan Vaun mysteriously vanished, never to be seen again. Then Harris encounters a strange woman on the beach, who claims that she lives below the water...
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''[[https://donottaketheshells.wordpress.com/table-of-contents DO NOT TAKE THE SHELLS]]'' is a WebSerialNovel inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Harris Evan, together with his two friends Cathy and Jeff, goes on a holiday to the quiet little coastal village of Taveye. However, it quickly becomes apparent that [[TownWithADarkSecret something is not quite right about the town]]. Strange shells wash up on the shore that you can't find anywhere else. There is a sign with the words: [[TitleDrop “DO NOT TAKE THE SHELLS”]] on it, but no one will explain why. Seventy years ago, a wealthy businessman and scholar named Jonathan Vaun mysteriously vanished, never to be seen again. Then Harris encounters a strange woman on the beach, who claims that she lives below the water...
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''[[https://donottaketheshells.wordpress.com/table-of-contents DO NOT TAKE THE SHELLS]]'' is a WebSerialNovel inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Harris Evan, together with his two friends Cathy and Jeff, goes on a holiday to the quiet little coastal village of Taveye. However, it quickly becomes apparent that [[TownWithADarkSecret something is not quite right about the town]]. Strange shells wash up on the shore that you can't find anywhere else. There is a sign with the words: [[TitleDrop “DO NOT TAKE THE SHELLS”]] on it, but no one will explain why. Seventy years ago, a wealthy businessman and scholar named Jonathan Vaun mysteriously vanished, never to be seen again. Then Harris encounters a strange woman on the beach, who claims that she lives below the water...
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!!DO NOT TAKE THE SHELLS contains examples of:
*AlienGeometries: The eponymous shells are a mild example. They don't drive you insane, but their shape is described as unnerving.
*ArmorPiercingQuestion: “What are you looking for?”
*BigFancyHouse: The Taveye Museum used to be one, back when Jonathan Vaun lived there.
*CrazyHomelessPeople: The woman on the beach resembles one, although there's definitely something more going on.
*CrypticConversation
*DeadSparks: Harris and Helena after her trip around the world.
*GenkiGirl: Cathy
*IAmLegion: The woman on the beach never uses the word “I”.
*LovingAShadow: Harris still loves Helena as he remembers her from before they broke up.
*MagicalAccessory: The lady at the gift shop claims the jewellery she sells can bring true love, or eternal happiness. Cathy believes her, but Harris is sceptical.
*ManicPixieDreamGirl: Helena
*MeetCute: Harris first meets Helena when he spots her sitting in a tree.
*MuseumOfBoredom: Harris thinks the Taveye Museum will be “Three rooms filled with objects from the owner's attic”. He's wrong, however.
*SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Cathy and Jeff form this sort of pairing, and to a lesser extent, Harris and Helena as well.
*ShroudedInMyth: Jonathan Vaun, at least according to the Taveye Museum.
*TomeOfEldritchLore: Some of Jonathan Vaun's books are hinted to be this.
*TownWithADarkSecret: Even without knowing exactly what the secret is, it's pretty clear Taveye has one.
*UncannyValley: The woman on the beach has body language that is not quite normal.
*WeatherDissonance: Even though the story takes place in the middle of summer, the sky is overcast pretty much all the time.
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!!DO NOT TAKE THE SHELLS contains examples of:
*AlienGeometries: The eponymous shells are a mild example. They don't drive you insane, but their shape is described as unnerving.
*ArmorPiercingQuestion: “What are you looking for?”
*BigFancyHouse: The Taveye Museum used to be one, back when Jonathan Vaun lived there.
*CrazyHomelessPeople: The woman on the beach resembles one, although there's definitely something more going on.
*CrypticConversation
*DeadSparks: Harris and Helena after her trip around the world.
*GenkiGirl: Cathy
*IAmLegion: The woman on the beach never uses the word “I”.
*LovingAShadow: Harris still loves Helena as he remembers her from before they broke up.
*MagicalAccessory: The lady at the gift shop claims the jewellery she sells can bring true love, or eternal happiness. Cathy believes her, but Harris is sceptical.
*ManicPixieDreamGirl: Helena
*MeetCute: Harris first meets Helena when he spots her sitting in a tree.
*MuseumOfBoredom: Harris thinks the Taveye Museum will be “Three rooms filled with objects from the owner's attic”. He's wrong, however.
*SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Cathy and Jeff form this sort of pairing, and to a lesser extent, Harris and Helena as well.
*ShroudedInMyth: Jonathan Vaun, at least according to the Taveye Museum.
*TomeOfEldritchLore: Some of Jonathan Vaun's books are hinted to be this.
*TownWithADarkSecret: Even without knowing exactly what the secret is, it's pretty clear Taveye has one.
*UncannyValley: The woman on the beach has body language that is not quite normal.
*WeatherDissonance: Even though the story takes place in the middle of summer, the sky is overcast pretty much all the time.
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