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* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: Newt, it turns out, has a separate online identity named after and based on his late cousin, whom he greatly admired, in order to interact more confidently with other people without all of the baggage that comes with being a BullyMagnet.]]

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* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: Newt, it turns out, has a separate online identity named after and based on his late cousin, whom he greatly admired, that he uses in order to interact more confidently with other people without all of the baggage that comes with being a BullyMagnet.]]
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* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: Newt, it turns out, has a separate online identity named after and based on his cousin, who died tragically and whom he greatly admired, in order to interact more confidently with other people without all of the baggage that comes with being a BullyMagnet.]]

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* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: Newt, it turns out, has a separate online identity named after and based on his late cousin, who died tragically and whom he greatly admired, in order to interact more confidently with other people without all of the baggage that comes with being a BullyMagnet.]]

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* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: Newt, it turns out, has a separate online identity named after and based on his cousin, who died tragically and whom he greatly admired, in order to interact more confidently with other people without all of the baggage that comes with being a BullyMagnet.]]



* MotivatedByJealousy: [[spoiler:Dr. Edgerton]] does what he does mainly ForScience!, but a bit of background info we get about him is that he once purposefully sabotaged a peer's scientific research in order to put a bigger spotlight on his own work.
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* MotivatedByJealousy: [[spoiler:Dr. Edgerton]] does what he does mainly ForScience!, but a bit of background info we get about him is that he once purposefully sabotaged a peer's scientific research in order to put a bigger spotlight on his own work.
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Ongoing cleanup. Cutting, as there's no mention of an explicit oath.


* BloodBrothers: Max and Ephraim.

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* TheSociopath: Shelley displays classic signs of being one-LackOfEmpathy and torturing small animals [[spoiler: and later Kent and Ephraim]] for no other reason than [[ForTheEvulz Teh Lolz]].

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* TheSociopath: Shelley displays classic signs of being one-LackOfEmpathy one, like his LackOfEmpathy and his habit of torturing small animals [[spoiler: and later Kent and Ephraim]] for no other reason than [[ForTheEvulz Teh Lolz]].Lolz]].
** [[spoiler:Dr. Edgerton]], who is called one outright by an interviewer [[spoiler:for his inhumanly blasé attitude and lack of shame for creating such a deadly bio-weapon and unleashing it upon the world.]]
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* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Clive Edgerton, [[spoiler:the MadScientist who created the tapeworms]], is noted in one of the interludes to only give interviews if he's specifically referred to with his title of ''Doctor''.
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* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The novel closes with Max, who went through several months of testing for infection riding out to the bombed-out remains of the island, with "a nameless hunger building inside him" as he gets closer to the island, that "gnawed at his guts with teeth that knew his name". Whether this means an evolved strain of the worms managed to lie hidden and dormant inside him despite the testing, or if it's meant to be metaphorical of the bitter loneliness he feels now that his friends are dead and he's treated like a leper is unclear.]]

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* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The novel closes with Max, who went through several months of testing for infection and got a clean bill of health, riding out to the bombed-out remains of the island, with "a nameless hunger building inside him" as he gets closer to the island, that "gnawed at his guts with teeth that knew his name". Whether this means an evolved strain of the worms managed to lie hidden and dormant inside him despite the testing, or if it's meant to be metaphorical of the bitter loneliness he feels now that his friends are dead and he's treated like a leper is unclear.]]

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** [[spoiler: Max and Newt after they kill a turtle]].



** [[spoiler: Max and Newt after they kill a turtle]].
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* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The novel closes with Max, who went through several months of testing for infection riding out to the bombed-out remains of the island, with "a nameless hunger building inside him" as he gets closer to the it, that "gnawed at his guts with teeth that knew his name". Whether this means an evolved strain of the worms managed to lie hidden and dormant inside him despite the testing, or if it's meant to be metaphorical of the bitter loneliness he feels now that he's treated like a social leper and how much he misses his friends is unclear.]]

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* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The novel closes with Max, who went through several months of testing for infection riding out to the bombed-out remains of the island, with "a nameless hunger building inside him" as he gets closer to the it, island, that "gnawed at his guts with teeth that knew his name". Whether this means an evolved strain of the worms managed to lie hidden and dormant inside him despite the testing, or if it's meant to be metaphorical of the bitter loneliness he feels now that his friends are dead and he's treated like a social leper and how much he misses his friends is unclear.]]

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* AdmiringTheAbomination: During an interview, [[spoiler:Dr. Edgerton]] is almost maniacally exultant when describing [[spoiler:how resilient the worms are and how determined they and worms in general are to evolve and survive.]] Likewise, [[spoiler:as the worms eat away at Shelley, he begins to see them as his offspring, proclaiming that he'll be a wonderful father to them and make sure they eat well.]] This is especially notable since said characters are [[LackOfEmpathy entirely indifferent to the suffering of other living things]] and in [[spoiler:Shelley's]] case, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals thrilled by inflicting suffering on them]].
* AdultsAreUseless: Averted. The boys believe that it's totally OK to pass things off to the adults, since when a grown-up handles things, it gets done Right The First Time. [[spoiler: It doesn't last]]
%%* AloneWithThePsycho: Kent and Ephraim.

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* AdmiringTheAbomination: During an interview, [[spoiler:Dr. Edgerton]] is almost maniacally exultant when describing [[spoiler:how resilient the worms are and how determined they and worms in general are to evolve and survive.]] Likewise, [[spoiler:as the worms eat away at Shelley, he begins to see them as his offspring, proclaiming that he'll be a wonderful father to them and make sure they eat well.]] This is especially notable since said characters are [[LackOfEmpathy entirely indifferent to the suffering of other living things]] and in [[spoiler:Shelley's]] case, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals thrilled gets thrills by inflicting suffering on them]].
* AdultsAreUseless: Averted. The boys believe that it's totally OK to pass things off to the adults, since when a grown-up handles things, it gets done Right The First Time. right the first time. [[spoiler: It doesn't last]]
last.]]
%%* AloneWithThePsycho: Kent and Ephraim.Ephraim with Shelley.



** [[InvertedTrope Inversely]], Scoutmaster Tim notes that all boys tend to give off a kind of pseudo-scent that indicate personality traits, like Bully Scent, Nerd Scent, Jock Scent and so on, but [[TheSociopath Shelley]] doesn't smell like anything. The closest approximation he's able to think of is [[EvilIsSterile a sterilized room in house long-bereft of human life]].

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** [[InvertedTrope Inversely]], Scoutmaster Tim notes that all boys tend to give off a kind of pseudo-scent that indicate personality traits, like Bully Scent, Nerd Scent, Jock Scent and so on, but [[TheSociopath Shelley]] doesn't smell like anything. The closest approximation he's able to think of is [[EvilIsSterile a sterilized room in a house long-bereft of human life]].



* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Kent's body ends up being swept away by the tide after Shelley murders him]], and this is played for drama (since [[spoiler:his parents don't get any kind of closure about his death]]) and horror (since [[spoiler:the last we see of his body is fish starting to eat it, possibly giving the worms a way to spread more]]).



* NotAZombie: Scoutmaster Tim mistakes PatientZero for a waterlogged zombie.

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* NotAZombie: Scoutmaster Tim mistakes PatientZero for a waterlogged zombie.zombie when he first sees him.
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* BigBadEnsemble: The mutant tapeworms, whose rapid spread and threat to spill into the mainland, are the primary antagonistic force on the island, but Shelly taking advantage of the situation to indulge in his twisted sadism makes the already dire situation even worse for the rest of the boy scouts.

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* BigBadEnsemble: The mutant tapeworms, whose rapid spread and threat to spill into the mainland, are the primary antagonistic force on the island, but Shelly Shelley taking advantage of the situation to indulge in his twisted sadism makes the already dire situation even worse for the rest of the boy scouts.
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* BigBadEnsemble: The mutant tapeworms, whose rapid spread and threat to spill into the mainland, are the primary antagonistic force on the island, but Shelly taking advantage of the situation to indulge in his twisted sadism makes the already dire situation even worse for the rest of the boy scouts.
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* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The novel closes with Max, who went through several months of testing for infection riding out to the bombed-out remains of the island, with "a nameless hunger building inside him" as he gets closer to the it, that "gnawed at his guts with teeth that knew his name". Whether this means an evolved strain of the worms managed to lie dormant inside him despite the testing, or if it's meant to be metaphorical of the bitter loneliness he feels now that he's treated like a social leper and how much he misses his friends is unclear.]]

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* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The novel closes with Max, who went through several months of testing for infection riding out to the bombed-out remains of the island, with "a nameless hunger building inside him" as he gets closer to the it, that "gnawed at his guts with teeth that knew his name". Whether this means an evolved strain of the worms managed to lie hidden and dormant inside him despite the testing, or if it's meant to be metaphorical of the bitter loneliness he feels now that he's treated like a social leper and how much he misses his friends is unclear.]]
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Scout Master Tim Riggs has led a troop of boyscouts-Ephraim, Maxwell, Kent, Newton (usually shortened to Newt), and Shelley-to a secluded island off PEI for a camping trip. However, the sudden appearance of a rail-thin stranger throws those plans into ruin...

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Scout Master Tim Riggs has led a troop of boyscouts-Ephraim, boyscouts -- Ephraim, Maxwell, Kent, Newton (usually shortened to Newt), and Shelley-to Shelley -- to a secluded island off PEI for a camping trip. However, the sudden appearance of a rail-thin stranger throws those plans into ruin...

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