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* ActionSurvivor
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%% * ActionSurvivor
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* BlessedWithSuck: Odd, by his own estimation.
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%% * BlessedWithSuck: Odd, by his own estimation.
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Not by choice, but see "TheDeterminator" below.
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%% * ChronicHeroSyndrome: Not by choice, but see "TheDeterminator" below.
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* ComicBookAdaptation: as an OELManga.
* [[CoolOldGuy Cool Old Lady]]: Granny Sugars in Odd's backstory.
* [[CoolOldGuy Cool Old Lady]]: Granny Sugars in Odd's backstory.
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%% * ComicBookAdaptation: as an OELManga.
%% * [[CoolOldGuy Cool Old Lady]]: Granny Sugars in Odd's backstory.
%% * [[CoolOldGuy Cool Old Lady]]: Granny Sugars in Odd's backstory.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Odd himself falls into this category, but the real Snarker Award goes to the love of his life, Stormy.
* DemonicPossession: ''House of Odd'' and maybe ''Odd Hours''. These are ''not'' the ghosts Odd usually sees.
* DemonicPossession: ''House of Odd'' and maybe ''Odd Hours''. These are ''not'' the ghosts Odd usually sees.
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%% * DeadpanSnarker: Odd himself falls into this category, but the real Snarker Award goes to the love of his life, Stormy.
%% * DemonicPossession: ''House of Odd'' and maybe ''Odd Hours''. These are ''not'' the ghosts Odd usually sees.
%% * DemonicPossession: ''House of Odd'' and maybe ''Odd Hours''. These are ''not'' the ghosts Odd usually sees.
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* EvilIsPetty: A recurring theme in the series. In almost every book there's a scene of one or more ''extremely'' evil characters acting either like petulant children or the dullest bores you ever met.
* FightsLikeANormal: Odd's powers are useless in a fight.
* FightsLikeANormal: Odd's powers are useless in a fight.
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%% * EvilIsPetty: A recurring theme in the series. In almost every book there's a scene of one or more ''extremely'' evil characters acting either like petulant children or the dullest bores you ever met.
%% * FightsLikeANormal: Odd's powers are useless in a fight.
%% * FightsLikeANormal: Odd's powers are useless in a fight.
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* FriendOnTheForce: Chief Wyatt Porter
* FullNameBasis: Rosalia Sanches calls Odd by his full name all the time.
* GoodIsNotDumb
* FullNameBasis: Rosalia Sanches calls Odd by his full name all the time.
* GoodIsNotDumb
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%% * FriendOnTheForce: Chief Wyatt Porter
%% * FullNameBasis: Rosalia Sanches calls Odd by his full name all the time.
%% * GoodIsNotDumb
%% * FullNameBasis: Rosalia Sanches calls Odd by his full name all the time.
%% * GoodIsNotDumb
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* HumbleHero: Odd, full stop.
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%% * HumbleHero: Odd, full stop.
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* IntangibleTimeTravel: Odd's theory about the bodachs.
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%% * IntangibleTimeTravel: Odd's theory about the bodachs.
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* JacobMarleyApparel: Played straight, with major exceptions made for Elvis and Sinatra
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%% * JacobMarleyApparel: Played straight, with major exceptions made for Elvis and Sinatra
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* MementoMacguffin: The fortuneteller prediction ticket that says "You are destined to be together forever."
* MysteriousWaif: Annamaria.
* MysteriousWaif: Annamaria.
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%% * MementoMacguffin: The fortuneteller prediction ticket that says "You are destined to be together forever."
%% * MysteriousWaif: Annamaria.
%% * MysteriousWaif: Annamaria.
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* NiceGuy: Odd.
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%% * NiceGuy: Odd.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Chief Wyatt Porter, one of the few people who knows about Odd's gift.
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%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Chief Wyatt Porter, one of the few people who knows about Odd's gift.
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* RightManInTheWrongPlace: Pretty much the consequence of Odd's being BlessedWithSuck.
* SelfDeprecation: Odd is a master of this trope.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Again, Odd Thomas. He ''starts out'' this way, having been through numerous life-or-death situations before the series ever begins. [[spoiler:Then Stormy dies.]]
* SelfDeprecation: Odd is a master of this trope.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Again, Odd Thomas. He ''starts out'' this way, having been through numerous life-or-death situations before the series ever begins. [[spoiler:Then Stormy dies.]]
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%% * RightManInTheWrongPlace: Pretty much the consequence of Odd's being BlessedWithSuck.
%% * SelfDeprecation: Odd is a master of this trope.
%% * ShellShockedVeteran: Again, Odd Thomas. He ''starts out'' this way, having been through numerous life-or-death situations before the series ever begins. [[spoiler:Then Stormy dies.]]
%% * SelfDeprecation: Odd is a master of this trope.
%% * ShellShockedVeteran: Again, Odd Thomas. He ''starts out'' this way, having been through numerous life-or-death situations before the series ever begins. [[spoiler:Then Stormy dies.]]
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* StealthInsult: Odd is very, very good at these.
* UnreliableNarrator: Odd again, at the behest of Little Ozzy, to keep the tone of the books light.
* UnreliableNarrator: Odd again, at the behest of Little Ozzy, to keep the tone of the books light.
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%% * StealthInsult: Odd is very, very good at these.
%% * UnreliableNarrator: Odd again, at the behest of Little Ozzy, to keep the tone of the books light.
%% * UnreliableNarrator: Odd again, at the behest of Little Ozzy, to keep the tone of the books light.
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* ActionGirlfriend: Stormy, who, unlike Odd, has no problem about using a gun.
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%% * ActionGirlfriend: Stormy, who, unlike Odd, has no problem about using a gun.
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* CharacterTitle
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* CharacterTitleCharacterTitle: The book is named after the main character, Odd Thomas.
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* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Odd after the events at the mall.]]
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%% * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Odd after the events at the mall.]]
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* InSeriesNickname: "Fungus Man".
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%% * InSeriesNickname: "Fungus Man".
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* [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer Absurdly Spacious Flood Drainage Tunnels]]: Under Pico Mundo, and suspected to be part of [[MythArc a conspiratorial government project]].
* AxeCrazy: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Datura]]]]. And how!
* AxeCrazy: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Datura]]]]. And how!
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%% * [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer Absurdly Spacious Flood Drainage Tunnels]]: AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Under Pico Mundo, and suspected to be part of [[MythArc a conspiratorial government project]].
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Odd describes the fallout of a deadly casino fire, listing off fraud indictments, bankruptcy claims, federal charges, "... and one sex change operation."
%% * AxeCrazy: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Datura]]]]. And how!
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Odd describes the fallout of a deadly casino fire, listing off fraud indictments, bankruptcy claims, federal charges, "... and one sex change operation."
%% * AxeCrazy: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Datura]]]]. And how!
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* BreadEggsMilkSquick / ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Odd describes the fallout of a deadly casino fire, listing off fraud indictments, bankruptcy claims, federal charges, "... and one sex change operation."
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* DisabledSnarker: Danny Jessup, largely as a coping mechanism.
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%% * DisabledSnarker: Danny Jessup, largely as a coping mechanism.
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* NightmareFetishist: Datura is a dark, dark, DARK example.
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%% * NightmareFetishist: Datura is a dark, dark, DARK example.
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* TheVamp: Datura.
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%% * TheVamp: Datura.
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* AGodAmI: The BigBad of the book.
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%% * AGodAmI: The BigBad of the book.
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: It requires [[spoiler: an enormous room-sized machine powered by a nuclear reactor]], but it still works.
* EldritchAbomination: [[DemBones The Uber-Skeleton]], and, for that matter, Death and even the Floppy.
* GoodShepherd
* GrimReaper: The creature Odd calls "Death."
* EldritchAbomination: [[DemBones The Uber-Skeleton]], and, for that matter, Death and even the Floppy.
* GoodShepherd
* GrimReaper: The creature Odd calls "Death."
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%% * ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: It requires [[spoiler: an enormous room-sized machine powered by a nuclear reactor]], but it still works.
%% * EldritchAbomination: [[DemBones The Uber-Skeleton]], and, for that matter, Death and even the Floppy.
%% * GoodShepherd
%% * GrimReaper: The creature Odd calls "Death."
%% * EldritchAbomination: [[DemBones The Uber-Skeleton]], and, for that matter, Death and even the Floppy.
%% * GoodShepherd
%% * GrimReaper: The creature Odd calls "Death."
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* [[spoiler: MadScientist]]/[[spoiler: RealityWarper]]: The motivating force behind the problem.
* RealityWarpingIsNotAToy: The antagonist learns this the hard way, though [[spoiler: the happy dream he creates is pretty chilling, too.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Abbot, the Mother Superior, heck, every authority figure in the book.
* ReligiousBruiser: Brother Knuckles, [[HeelFaithTurn who used to be an enforcer in The Mob]].
* RealityWarpingIsNotAToy: The antagonist learns this the hard way, though [[spoiler: the happy dream he creates is pretty chilling, too.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Abbot, the Mother Superior, heck, every authority figure in the book.
* ReligiousBruiser: Brother Knuckles, [[HeelFaithTurn who used to be an enforcer in The Mob]].
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%% * [[spoiler: MadScientist]]/[[spoiler: RealityWarper]]: The motivating force behind the problem.
%% * RealityWarpingIsNotAToy: The antagonist learns this the hard way, though [[spoiler: the happy dream he creates is pretty chilling, too.]]
%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Abbot, the Mother Superior, heck, every authority figure in the book.
%% * ReligiousBruiser: Brother Knuckles, [[HeelFaithTurn who used to be an enforcer in The Mob]].
%% * RealityWarpingIsNotAToy: The antagonist learns this the hard way, though [[spoiler: the happy dream he creates is pretty chilling, too.]]
%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Abbot, the Mother Superior, heck, every authority figure in the book.
%% * ReligiousBruiser: Brother Knuckles, [[HeelFaithTurn who used to be an enforcer in The Mob]].
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* SaintlyChurch: The abbey [[spoiler: really is all it's cracked up to be.]]
* TheSiege
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Odd's conversations with Rodion Romanovich are almost entirely comprised of this.
* SnowedIn: The reason that the monks can't just evacuate the children.
* TheSiege
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Odd's conversations with Rodion Romanovich are almost entirely comprised of this.
* SnowedIn: The reason that the monks can't just evacuate the children.
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%% * SaintlyChurch: The abbey [[spoiler: really is all it's cracked up to be.]]
%% * TheSiege
%% * SnarkToSnarkCombat: Odd's conversations with Rodion Romanovich are almost entirely comprised of this.
%% * SnowedIn: The reason that the monks can't just evacuate the children.
%% * TheSiege
%% * SnarkToSnarkCombat: Odd's conversations with Rodion Romanovich are almost entirely comprised of this.
%% * SnowedIn: The reason that the monks can't just evacuate the children.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Odd notes that Anamaria seems to inspire this in good men, including himself.
* TheChampion: Odd pledges to be Anamaria's.
* TheChampion: Odd pledges to be Anamaria's.
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%% * BigBrotherInstinct: Odd notes that Anamaria seems to inspire this in good men, including himself.
%% * TheChampion: Odd pledges to be Anamaria's.
%% * TheChampion: Odd pledges to be Anamaria's.
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* [[spoiler: CorruptChurch]]
* DeclarationOfProtection: Odd makes this to Anamaria.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Odd makes this to Anamaria.
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%% * [[spoiler: CorruptChurch]]
%% * DeclarationOfProtection: Odd makes this to Anamaria.
%% * DeclarationOfProtection: Odd makes this to Anamaria.
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* GoodIsNotDumb: Anamaria.
* HeroicBSOD: Odd at the end [[spoiler: after having to kill five terrorists and seeing them kill others]].
* MysteriousWaif / MysticalWaif: Anamaria.
* HeroicBSOD: Odd at the end [[spoiler: after having to kill five terrorists and seeing them kill others]].
* MysteriousWaif / MysticalWaif: Anamaria.
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%% * GoodIsNotDumb: Anamaria.
%% * HeroicBSOD: Odd at the end [[spoiler: after having to kill five terrorists and seeing them kill others]].
%% * MysteriousWaif / MysticalWaif: Anamaria.
%% * HeroicBSOD: Odd at the end [[spoiler: after having to kill five terrorists and seeing them kill others]].
%% * MysteriousWaif / MysticalWaif: Anamaria.
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* SinisterMinister
* WesternTerrorists
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: Actually, would kill a girl, but Odd only does this because she tries to kill him.]]
* WesternTerrorists
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: Actually, would kill a girl, but Odd only does this because she tries to kill him.]]
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%% * SinisterMinister
%% * WesternTerrorists
%% * WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: Actually, would kill a girl, but Odd only does this because she tries to kill him.]]
%% * WesternTerrorists
%% * WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: Actually, would kill a girl, but Odd only does this because she tries to kill him.]]
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* [[spoiler: ChildrenForcedToKill: Jolie was [[PeoplePuppets forced to participate in killing her cousin]], and may have been the one forced to strike the final blow.]]
* TheComputerIsYourFriend
* [[HomeschooledKids Homeschooled Kid]]: Jolie is homeschooled. Was before The Presence came, and had to be after it did.
* LittleMissSnarker: Jolie, who actually narrates a part of the book.
* TheComputerIsYourFriend
* [[HomeschooledKids Homeschooled Kid]]: Jolie is homeschooled. Was before The Presence came, and had to be after it did.
* LittleMissSnarker: Jolie, who actually narrates a part of the book.
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* [[spoiler: ChildrenForcedToKill: Jolie [[spoiler:Jolie was [[PeoplePuppets forced to participate in killing her cousin]], and may have been the one forced to strike the final blow.]]
%% * TheComputerIsYourFriend
*[[HomeschooledKids Homeschooled Kid]]: HomeschooledKids: Jolie is homeschooled. Was before The Presence came, and had to be after it did.
%% * LittleMissSnarker: Jolie, who actually narrates a part of the book.
%% * TheComputerIsYourFriend
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%% * LittleMissSnarker: Jolie, who actually narrates a part of the book.
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* [[spoiler: PeoplePuppets: The Harmony's are this to The Presence.]]
* PluckyGirl: Jolie.
* PrecociousCrush: Jolie has one on Odd.
* [[spoiler: StarfishAliens]]: The BigBad.
* PluckyGirl: Jolie.
* PrecociousCrush: Jolie has one on Odd.
* [[spoiler: StarfishAliens]]: The BigBad.
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%% * [[spoiler: PeoplePuppets: The [[spoiler:The Harmony's are this to The Presence.]]
%% * PluckyGirl: Jolie.
%% * PrecociousCrush: Jolie has one on Odd.
%% * [[spoiler: StarfishAliens]]: The BigBad.
%% * PluckyGirl: Jolie.
%% * PrecociousCrush: Jolie has one on Odd.
%% * [[spoiler: StarfishAliens]]: The BigBad.
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* BadassAndChildDuo: Odd and [[spoiler: Tim]].
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%% * BadassAndChildDuo: Odd and [[spoiler: Tim]].
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Odd feels this way towards [[spoiler: Tim.]]
* TheConstant: Roseland [[spoiler: and its inhabitants.]]
* [[spoiler: CoolHouse: Designed by UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla no less, as a time machine and immortality generator.]]
* GentleGiant: [[spoiler: Kenny]] turns out to be this. At least, gentler than anyone else we meet at Roseland.
* [[spoiler: ImmortalitySeeker: Cloyce and his household.]]
* [[spoiler: LivingMemory: The image of Nikola Tesla that keeps popping up around Roseland, in his own way trying to get someone to stop what's going on there and helping Odd in the small ways he can. Even Odd's not completely sure what exactly he/it is.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Is done to Odd by Cloyce. Thank goodness for a time machine that can return your body to how it was at a specific point in time.]]
* TheConstant: Roseland [[spoiler: and its inhabitants.]]
* [[spoiler: CoolHouse: Designed by UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla no less, as a time machine and immortality generator.]]
* GentleGiant: [[spoiler: Kenny]] turns out to be this. At least, gentler than anyone else we meet at Roseland.
* [[spoiler: ImmortalitySeeker: Cloyce and his household.]]
* [[spoiler: LivingMemory: The image of Nikola Tesla that keeps popping up around Roseland, in his own way trying to get someone to stop what's going on there and helping Odd in the small ways he can. Even Odd's not completely sure what exactly he/it is.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Is done to Odd by Cloyce. Thank goodness for a time machine that can return your body to how it was at a specific point in time.]]
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%% * BigBrotherInstinct: Odd feels this way towards [[spoiler: Tim.]]
%% * TheConstant: Roseland [[spoiler: and its inhabitants.]]
%% *[[spoiler: CoolHouse: Designed [[spoiler:Designed by UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla no less, as a time machine and immortality generator.]]
%% * GentleGiant: [[spoiler: Kenny]] turns out to be this. At least, gentler than anyone else we meet at Roseland.
* %%* [[spoiler: ImmortalitySeeker: Cloyce and his household.]]
*[[spoiler: LivingMemory: The [[spoiler:The image of Nikola Tesla that keeps popping up around Roseland, in his own way trying to get someone to stop what's going on there and helping Odd in the small ways he can. Even Odd's not completely sure what exactly he/it is.]]
%% * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Is done to Odd by Cloyce. Thank goodness for a time machine that can return your body to how it was at a specific point in time.]]
%% * TheConstant: Roseland [[spoiler: and its inhabitants.]]
%% *
%% * GentleGiant: [[spoiler: Kenny]] turns out to be this. At least, gentler than anyone else we meet at Roseland.
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%% * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Is done to Odd by Cloyce. Thank goodness for a time machine that can return your body to how it was at a specific point in time.]]
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* [[spoiler: OurTimeMachineIsDifferent]]
* [[spoiler: Really700YearsOld: Tim is really closer to his nineties than the ten-year-old he looks, and the rest of the inhabitants (who look in their thirties to middle-age) are even older.]]
* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: Cloyce.]]
* WaxMuseumMorgue
* [[spoiler: Really700YearsOld: Tim is really closer to his nineties than the ten-year-old he looks, and the rest of the inhabitants (who look in their thirties to middle-age) are even older.]]
* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: Cloyce.]]
* WaxMuseumMorgue
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%% * [[spoiler: OurTimeMachineIsDifferent]]
*[[spoiler: Really700YearsOld: Tim [[spoiler:Tim is really closer to his nineties than the ten-year-old he looks, and the rest of the inhabitants (who look in their thirties to middle-age) are even older.]]
%% * SerialKiller: [[spoiler: Cloyce.]]
%% * WaxMuseumMorgue
*
%% * SerialKiller: [[spoiler: Cloyce.]]
%% * WaxMuseumMorgue
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* [[spoiler: WhoWantsToLiveForever: Henry Lolam hates living forever as much as he wants it, and Tim is a ninety year old man stuck in a young child's body.]]
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* [[spoiler: WhoWantsToLiveForever: Henry [[spoiler:Henry Lolam hates living forever as much as he wants it, and Tim is a ninety year old man stuck in a young child's body.]]
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* [[spoiler: DarkWorld: The other side of Elsewhere.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: [[spoiler: Creator/AlfredHitchcock; not surprising, except when you remember that "[[SilentSnarker the dead don't talk]]."]]
* [[spoiler: EldritchAbomination: The thing that the Rhinestone Cowboy is carrying around in his truck.]]
* HollywoodSatanism: [[spoiler: The group who stole the children.]]
* [[spoiler: HumanoidAbomination: The Senoculus, which takes on Odd's form with some quite gruesome and creepy differences.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: [[spoiler: Creator/AlfredHitchcock; not surprising, except when you remember that "[[SilentSnarker the dead don't talk]]."]]
* [[spoiler: EldritchAbomination: The thing that the Rhinestone Cowboy is carrying around in his truck.]]
* HollywoodSatanism: [[spoiler: The group who stole the children.]]
* [[spoiler: HumanoidAbomination: The Senoculus, which takes on Odd's form with some quite gruesome and creepy differences.]]
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%% * [[spoiler: DarkWorld: The [[spoiler:The other side of Elsewhere.]]
%% * DeadpanSnarker: [[spoiler: Creator/AlfredHitchcock; not surprising, except when you remember that "[[SilentSnarker the dead don't talk]]."]]
%% *[[spoiler: EldritchAbomination: The [[spoiler:The thing that the Rhinestone Cowboy is carrying around in his truck.]]
%% * HollywoodSatanism: [[spoiler: The group who stole the children.]]
%% *[[spoiler: HumanoidAbomination: The [[spoiler:The Senoculus, which takes on Odd's form with some quite gruesome and creepy differences.]]
%% * DeadpanSnarker: [[spoiler: Creator/AlfredHitchcock; not surprising, except when you remember that "[[SilentSnarker the dead don't talk]]."]]
%% *
%% * HollywoodSatanism: [[spoiler: The group who stole the children.]]
%% *
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* SpiritAdvisor: Creator/AlfredHitchcock.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Odd's list of possessed car movies: "''Film/TheCar, Film/MaximumOverdrive, Film/TheLoveBug.''"
* [[spoiler: VoidBetweenTheWorlds: Odd calls it "Elsewhere," a place between our world and a dark dimension, where the only defense against those things that prowl in, and strain against, this boundary is quick thinking.]]
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Odd's list of possessed car movies: "''Film/TheCar, Film/MaximumOverdrive, Film/TheLoveBug.''"
* [[spoiler: VoidBetweenTheWorlds: Odd calls it "Elsewhere," a place between our world and a dark dimension, where the only defense against those things that prowl in, and strain against, this boundary is quick thinking.]]
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%% * SpiritAdvisor: Creator/AlfredHitchcock.
*TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: TheTriple: Odd's list of possessed car movies: "''Film/TheCar, Film/MaximumOverdrive, Film/TheLoveBug.''"
*[[spoiler: VoidBetweenTheWorlds: Odd [[spoiler:Odd calls it "Elsewhere," a place between our world and a dark dimension, where the only defense against those things that prowl in, and strain against, this boundary is quick thinking.]]
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* CrazyInTheHeadCrazyInTheBed: Odd's father firmly believes that the more unstable a woman is, the better she'll be in bed. Odd's mother must have been a fantastic lay by that logic, since her method of dealing with stress in Odd's childhood was to threaten to shoot herself every time he needed something (and once even pressed a gun to his eye because he was coughing).
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* DeathBySex: ''Painfully'' subverted. [[spoiler:Odd and Stormy have been holding off on having sex in order for the first time to be just right. That doesn't save her.]]
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''Odd Thomas'' movie was released in the US on February 28, 2014 and is now available on iTunes and Netflix (US).
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The ''Odd Thomas'' movie was released in the US on February 28, 2014 and is now available on iTunes and Netflix (US).
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* RealityWarpingIsNotAToy: The antagonist learns this the hard way, though [[spoiler: the happy dream he creates is [[UncannyValley pretty chilling]], too.]]
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* RealityWarpingIsNotAToy: The antagonist learns this the hard way, though [[spoiler: the happy dream he creates is [[UncannyValley pretty chilling]], chilling, too.]]
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: Odd's mom is a friendly, beautiful woman, who absolutely cannot psychologically handle literally any kind of situation that demands anything from her. She instantly responds with threats of self-harm and shocking verbal abuse.
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* ChastityCouple: Odd and the love of his life, Stormy, are this because of Stormy's traumatic childhood sexual abuse, and his willingness to wait until she's ready. [[spoiler: Tragically, they never will, because she perishes partway through the story.]]
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In the series written by Creator/DeanKoontz, seven ''Odd Thomas'' novels exist (with Saint Odd being the final), as well as a four-episode web series, three graphic novels, and an {{interquel}} novella.
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In the series written by Creator/DeanKoontz, seven ''Odd Thomas'' novels exist (with Saint Odd being the final), as well as a four-episode web series, [[ComicBook/OddThomas three graphic novels, novels]], and an {{interquel}} novella.
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* ''In Odd We Trust'' (Graphic Novel, 2008)
* ''Odd Is On Our Side'' (Graphic Novel, 2010)
* ''Odd Is On Our Side'' (Graphic Novel, 2010)
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* ''House of Odd'' (Graphic Novel, 2012)
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Odd catches up to the murderer, he says "This is for murdering Joey!" while kneeing him in the gut, "This is for kidnapping Sherry!" as he slaps him, and "And ''this'' is for saying my pancakes suck!" after delivering a HUGE punch to the face. Figures that the fry cook would be more upset about an insult to his craft, especially since he is considered a great cook in his hometown.
* MobstacleCourse: Odd and Stormy are rushing to rescue Sherry and Pico Mundo's streets are very crowded because of a parade. Odd comments, "There's never a parade when you need one, only when it screws things up."
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* {{Mundanger}}: Odd usually has to deal with supernatural threats. This time, the culprit is [[spoiler: an old man who really, ''really'' hated kids trampling his prizewinning flower garden.]]
* SymbolSwearing: Odd pulls a little girl from the path of a speeding car and the startled driver exclaims "!@#$%!" Odd narrates, "I really despise potty mouths who speak in symbols."
* TalkingWithSigns: Ghosts are mute, but the ghost of a young girl communicates with Odd in the second manga via candy hearts with words on them. (She was murdered with poisoned Halloween candy, and still has her trick-or-treat bucket.)
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* FallingChandelierOfDoom: It's mentioned that some contractors were working in Nedra's house when a large chandelier crashed to the floor for no apparent reason. No one was injured, but this event frightened the contractors into quitting.
* MalevolentArchitecture: Nedra's house. Doors lock people in rooms even though there are no locks on the doors. A dark shadow with no apparent source is taped walking into the house. Disembodied screams are heard. Then the house starts becoming more massive, hallways twist and turn unnaturally, and the floor plan no longer matches the blueprints. Oh, and there's a [[spoiler: portal to Hell]] in the basement.
* TechnoBabble: Vern Ainsley Smith loves to use large scientifically-sounding words to describe his ghost-hunting experiences. But he's really just a huge fraud and none of the TechnoBabble actually means anything.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Odd catches up to the murderer, he says "This is for murdering Joey!" while kneeing him in the gut, "This is for kidnapping Sherry!" as he slaps him, and "And ''this'' is for saying my pancakes suck!" after delivering a HUGE punch to the face. Figures that the fry cook would be more upset about an insult to his craft, especially since he is considered a great cook in his hometown.
* MobstacleCourse: Odd and Stormy are rushing to rescue Sherry and Pico Mundo's streets are very crowded because of a parade. Odd comments, "There's never a parade when you need one, only when it screws things up."
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[[folder:''Odd is on Our Side'']]
* {{Mundanger}}: Odd usually has to deal with supernatural threats. This time, the culprit is [[spoiler: an old man who really, ''really'' hated kids trampling his prizewinning flower garden.]]
* SymbolSwearing: Odd pulls a little girl from the path of a speeding car and the startled driver exclaims "!@#$%!" Odd narrates, "I really despise potty mouths who speak in symbols."
* TalkingWithSigns: Ghosts are mute, but the ghost of a young girl communicates with Odd in the second manga via candy hearts with words on them. (She was murdered with poisoned Halloween candy, and still has her trick-or-treat bucket.)
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[[folder:''House of Odd'']]
* FallingChandelierOfDoom: It's mentioned that some contractors were working in Nedra's house when a large chandelier crashed to the floor for no apparent reason. No one was injured, but this event frightened the contractors into quitting.
* MalevolentArchitecture: Nedra's house. Doors lock people in rooms even though there are no locks on the doors. A dark shadow with no apparent source is taped walking into the house. Disembodied screams are heard. Then the house starts becoming more massive, hallways twist and turn unnaturally, and the floor plan no longer matches the blueprints. Oh, and there's a [[spoiler: portal to Hell]] in the basement.
* TechnoBabble: Vern Ainsley Smith loves to use large scientifically-sounding words to describe his ghost-hunting experiences. But he's really just a huge fraud and none of the TechnoBabble actually means anything.
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* CrazyAwesome: Edie Fischer.
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* AuthorTract: Odd occasionally laps into little sermons about what's wrong with modern civilization, i.e. liberalism, irreligion, scientism, mass media, utilitarian bioethics, etc.
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* BadassUnintentional: Odd never wanted his powers and he'd rather have a boring, uneventful life cooking or selling tires or maybe even sticking promotional flyers on people's cars, but because of his gift he frequently becomes the only person with enough knowledge to stop something bad from happening and does so.
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* BadassUnintentional: Odd never wanted his powers and he'd rather have a boring, uneventful life cooking or cooking, selling tires or maybe even sticking promotional flyers on people's cars, but because of his gift he frequently becomes the only person with enough knowledge to stop something bad from happening and does so.
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** Another book references a plane crash that killed all but a little girl on board, a reference to ''Sole Survivor''.
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* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Some famous people, like Elvis and Frank Sinatra, help Odd in his quest to fight demon-worshippers and other villains. It all happens post-mortem for them - they're ghosts who for different reasons haven't crossed into the proper afterlife yet.
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* DraggedOffToHell: One of the goons is killed and Odd sees his ghost being taken by some sort of EldritchHorror.
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* DraggedOffToHell: One of the goons is killed and Odd sees his ghost being taken by some sort of EldritchHorror.EldritchAbomination.
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Odd Thomas lives in Pico Mundo. Odd Thomas is a fry cook at a short order grill. Odd Thomas is polite, friendly, and well-liked by his neighbors.
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Odd Thomas (it's his name, not an adjective) lives in Pico Mundo. Odd Thomas is a fry cook at a short order grill. Odd Thomas is polite, friendly, and well-liked by his neighbors.
