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'''Basic Trope''': The inheritance is more trouble than its worth.
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'''Basic Trope''': The inheritance is more trouble than its it's worth.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The house is not only infested with death traps and demons that constantly try to kill Bob and his family, it also has no water, ventilation, and every cupboard is filled to brim with snakes and spiders.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The house is not only infested with death traps and demons that constantly try to kill Bob and his family, it also has no water, ventilation, lacks the most basic utilities such as water and electricity, and every cupboard is filled to brim with snakes and spiders.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I don't remember Great Aunt Alice telling me anything about her house being haunted!"
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I don't remember Great Aunt Alice telling me anything about her house being haunted!"should have rejected this inheritance. It's more trouble than it's worth."
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'''Basic Trope''': Inheritance isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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'''Basic Trope''': Inheritance isn't all it's cracked up to be.The inheritance is more trouble than its worth.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The house isn't so much "haunted by ghosts" as "home to [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]]," and they pose a ''real'' danger to Bob and his family.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The house isn't so much "haunted by ghosts" as "home to [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]]," is not only infested with death traps and they pose a ''real'' danger demons that constantly try to kill Bob and his family.family, it also has no water, ventilation, and every cupboard is filled to brim with snakes and spiders.
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* '''Justified''': Alice hadn't done much in the way of upkeep.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Alice hadn't done much in the way of upkeep.
** Alice hadn't done much in the way of upkeep.
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* '''Inverted''': The house is absolutely perfect.
* '''Subverted''': After the funeral, Alice's attorney hands Bob an envelope.
** The first night in the house goes okay.
** Bob doesn't inherit a mansion so much as a small cabin in the woods by the lake.
** Bob doesn't intend to live in the house, just sell it.
** Bob inherits Alice's money.
* '''Double Subverted''': It's a note saying that for whatever reason(s), she wrote him out of the will and he gets... nothing.
** The second night, there's all kinds of scary poltergeist activity.
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him in danger.
** But the paranormal activity makes the house harder to sell.
** The money causes all sorts of problems and misfortune for Bob.
* '''Parodied''': Bob decides to make the best of the situation, and turns the house into a hangout for ghosts.
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism... you know, just to be safe.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Subverted''': After the funeral, Alice's attorney hands Bob an envelope.
** The first night in the house goes okay.
** Bob doesn't inherit a mansion so much as a small cabin in the woods by the lake.
** Bob doesn't intend to live in the house, just sell it.
** Bob inherits Alice's money.
* '''Double Subverted''': It's a note saying that for whatever reason(s), she wrote him out of the will and he gets... nothing.
** The second night, there's all kinds of scary poltergeist activity.
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him in danger.
** But the paranormal activity makes the house harder to sell.
** The money causes all sorts of problems and misfortune for Bob.
* '''Parodied''': Bob decides to make the best of the situation, and turns the house into a hangout for ghosts.
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism... you know, just to be safe.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
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* '''Inverted''': Bob is supposed to inherit a landfill, which he [[RejectingTheInheritance rejects]]. The house is absolutely perfect.
* '''Subverted''': Afterproperty goes to his cousin Carl instead, who discovers a chest full of gold and other valuables buried underneath the funeral, Alice's attorney hands trash. Bob an envelope.regrets his decision to pass over his inheritance.
* '''Subverted''':
** Thefirst night in the house goes okay.
** Bob doesn't inherit a mansion so much as a small cabin in the woods by the lake.
** Bob doesn't intend to live in the house, just sell it.
**Bob inherits Alice's money.
seems dilapidated, but the interior is fine, and with a few renovations, the house will be perfect.
** The house is haunted, but the ghosts are friendly and helpful to Bob.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': It's a note saying that for whatever reason(s), she wrote him out of the will and he gets... nothing.
Subverted''':
** Thesecond night, there's all kinds of scary poltergeist activity.
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him in danger.
** But the paranormal activity makes thehouse harder immediately falls apart when Bob tries to sell.
replace the roof, seriously injuring him or his contractors.
** Or so they seem at first. Themoney causes all sorts of problems and misfortune for Bob.
moment Bob accidentally offends them, they turn into murderous monsters.
* '''Parodied''':Bob decides to make the best of the situation, and turns the house into a hangout for ghosts.
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism... you know, just to be safe.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''':???Bob inherits an old, dilapidated BigFancyHouse. He tries to renovate it but discovers that the cost of renovation is much higher than what he can afford. He decides to sell off the property instead, and it seems that he can benefit from Aunt Alice's inheritance after all... until the house collapses just a week after the new owner moved in, and Bob loses all his wealth to pay for the damages and court settlement.
* '''Subverted''': After
* '''Subverted''':
** The
** Bob doesn't inherit a mansion so much as a small cabin in the woods by the lake.
** Bob doesn't intend to live in the house, just sell it.
**
** The house is haunted, but the ghosts are friendly and helpful to Bob.
* '''Double
** The
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him in danger.
** But the paranormal activity makes the
** Or so they seem at first. The
* '''Parodied''':
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism... you know, just to be safe.
* '''Zig-Zagged''':
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* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': In a variation on the classic FourOneNineScam, Bob receives an email from someone purported to be an attorney for a LongLostRelative residing in Belgium, who has passed away and left Bob an impressive estate. Needless to say, there is no Alice who was living in Belgium, and no fortune to be inherited.
* '''Defied''': Since Bob knows he won't be able to keep up with the upkeep of a mansion, or the property taxes, he turns the inheritance down, or simply sells the house "as is."
** Alice wills her property (or the value of it) to a charity, instead of her relatives.
* '''Exploited''': In a variation on the classic FourOneNineScam, Bob receives an email from someone purported to be an attorney for a LongLostRelative residing in Belgium, who has passed away and left Bob an impressive estate. Needless to say, there is no Alice who was living in Belgium, and no fortune to be inherited.
* '''Defied''': Since Bob knows he won't be able to keep up with the upkeep of a mansion, or the property taxes, he turns the inheritance down, or simply sells the house "as is."
** Alice wills her property (or the value of it) to a charity, instead of her relatives.
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* '''Invoked''': ???
Great Aunt Alice dislikes Bob, but doesn't want to leave him out of her will for some reason, so she purposely gives him her worst assets to make him suffer for the inheritance.
* '''Exploited''':In a variation on Bob decides to make the classic FourOneNineScam, Bob receives an email from someone purported to be an attorney for best of the situation by turning his haunted house into a LongLostRelative residing in Belgium, who has passed away and left Bob an impressive estate. Needless to say, there is no Alice who was living in Belgium, and no fortune to be inherited.
tourist hotspot.
*'''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Since Bob knows he won't be able to keep up with the upkeep of a mansion, or the property taxes, he turns the inheritance down, or simply sells the house "as is."
** Alice wills her property (or the value of it) to a charity, instead of her relatives."
* '''Exploited''':
*
** Since Bob knows he won't be able to keep up with the upkeep of a mansion, or the property taxes, he turns the inheritance down, or simply sells the house "as is.
** Alice wills her property (or the value of it) to a charity, instead of her relatives.
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Why do I have to inherit this [[InheritanceBacklash stupid page]]? Is there a way to sell it off to someone else?
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* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Discussed''': ???"Alice must have given me this in her will because she hated it, since this place sucks!"
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* '''Basic Trope''': Inheritance isn't all it's cracked up to be.
* '''Straight''': Bob inherits a mansion from his Great Aunt Alice. It's [[HauntedHouse haunted]], and the ghosts are none too friendly.
* '''Straight''': Bob inherits a mansion from his Great Aunt Alice. It's [[HauntedHouse haunted]], and the ghosts are none too friendly.
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* '''Straight''': Bob inherits a mansion from his Great Aunt Alice. It's [[HauntedHouse haunted]], and the ghosts are none too friendly.
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* '''Double Subverted''': It's a note saying that for whatever reason(s), she wrote him out of the will and he gets...nothing.
** The second night, there's all kinds of scary poltergeist activity.
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him in danger.
** But the paranormal activity makes the house harder to sell.
** The money causes all sorts of problems and misfortune for Bob.
* '''Parodied''': Bob decides to make the best of the situation, and turns the house into a hangout for ghosts.
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism...you know, just to be safe.
** The second night, there's all kinds of scary poltergeist activity.
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him in danger.
** But the paranormal activity makes the house harder to sell.
** The money causes all sorts of problems and misfortune for Bob.
* '''Parodied''': Bob decides to make the best of the situation, and turns the house into a hangout for ghosts.
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism...you know, just to be safe.
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* '''Double Subverted''': It's a note saying that for whatever reason(s), she wrote him out of the will and he gets...nothing.
nothing.
** The second night, there's all kinds of scary poltergeistactivity.
activity.
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him indanger.
danger.
** But the paranormal activity makes the house harder tosell.
sell.
** The money causes all sorts of problems and misfortune forBob.
Bob.
* '''Parodied''': Bob decides to make the best of the situation, and turns the house into a hangout forghosts.
ghosts.
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism... you know, just to besafe. safe.
** The second night, there's all kinds of scary poltergeist
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him in
** But the paranormal activity makes the house harder to
** The money causes all sorts of problems and misfortune for
* '''Parodied''': Bob decides to make the best of the situation, and turns the house into a hangout for
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism... you know, just to be
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* '''Conversed''': ??????
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*'''Basic Trope''': Inheritance isn't all it's cracked up to be.
*'''Straight''': Bob inherits a mansion from his Great Aunt Alice. It's [[HauntedHouse haunted]], and the ghosts are none too friendly.
*'''Exaggerated''': The house isn't so much "haunted by ghosts" as "home to [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]]," and they pose a ''real'' danger to Bob and his family.
*'''Downplayed''': The house has a problem with mice and spiders.
*'''Justified''': Alice hadn't done much in the way of upkeep.
** The house is over a site such as an IndianBurialGround.
*'''Inverted''': The house is absolutely perfect.
*'''Subverted''': After the funeral, Alice's attorney hands Bob an envelope.
** The first night in the house goes okay.
** Bob doesn't inherit a mansion so much as a small cabin in the woods by the lake.
** Bob doesn't intend to live in the house, just sell it.
** Bob inherits Alice's money.
*'''Double Subverted''': It's a note saying that for whatever reason(s), she wrote him out of the will and he gets...nothing.
** The second night, there's all kinds of scary poltergeist activity.
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him in danger.
** But the paranormal activity makes the house harder to sell.
** The money causes all sorts of problems and misfortune for Bob.
*'''Parodied''': Bob decides to make the best of the situation, and turns the house into a hangout for ghosts.
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism...you know, just to be safe.
*'''Zig-Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Bob inherits nothing from Alice.
*'''Enforced''': ???
*'''Lampshaded''': "I don't remember Great Aunt Alice telling me anything about her house being haunted!"
*'''Invoked''': ???
*'''Exploited''': In a variation on the classic FourOneNineScam, Bob receives an email from someone purported to be an attorney for a LongLostRelative residing in Belgium, who has passed away and left Bob an impressive estate. Needless to say, there is no Alice who was living in Belgium, and no fortune to be inherited.
*'''Defied''': Since Bob knows he won't be able to keep up with the upkeep of a mansion, or the property taxes, he turns the inheritance down, or simply sells the house "as is."
** Alice wills her property (or the value of it) to a charity, instead of her relatives.
** Before Alice passed away, she knew she was getting to where she was having a hard time taking care of herself. She sold her mansion and checked herself into a nursing home.
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
*'''Straight''': Bob inherits a mansion from his Great Aunt Alice. It's [[HauntedHouse haunted]], and the ghosts are none too friendly.
*'''Exaggerated''': The house isn't so much "haunted by ghosts" as "home to [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]]," and they pose a ''real'' danger to Bob and his family.
*'''Downplayed''': The house has a problem with mice and spiders.
*'''Justified''': Alice hadn't done much in the way of upkeep.
** The house is over a site such as an IndianBurialGround.
*'''Inverted''': The house is absolutely perfect.
*'''Subverted''': After the funeral, Alice's attorney hands Bob an envelope.
** The first night in the house goes okay.
** Bob doesn't inherit a mansion so much as a small cabin in the woods by the lake.
** Bob doesn't intend to live in the house, just sell it.
** Bob inherits Alice's money.
*'''Double Subverted''': It's a note saying that for whatever reason(s), she wrote him out of the will and he gets...nothing.
** The second night, there's all kinds of scary poltergeist activity.
** It turns out, Alice had been feeding the resident [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sasquatch]] family, and they keep banging on the walls and peeking inside, wondering where the food is. This causes Bob much headache, and possibly puts him in danger.
** But the paranormal activity makes the house harder to sell.
** The money causes all sorts of problems and misfortune for Bob.
*'''Parodied''': Bob decides to make the best of the situation, and turns the house into a hangout for ghosts.
** Before moving in, Bob has someone come in to do a smudging or exorcism...you know, just to be safe.
*'''Zig-Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Bob inherits nothing from Alice.
*'''Enforced''': ???
*'''Lampshaded''': "I don't remember Great Aunt Alice telling me anything about her house being haunted!"
*'''Invoked''': ???
*'''Exploited''': In a variation on the classic FourOneNineScam, Bob receives an email from someone purported to be an attorney for a LongLostRelative residing in Belgium, who has passed away and left Bob an impressive estate. Needless to say, there is no Alice who was living in Belgium, and no fortune to be inherited.
*'''Defied''': Since Bob knows he won't be able to keep up with the upkeep of a mansion, or the property taxes, he turns the inheritance down, or simply sells the house "as is."
** Alice wills her property (or the value of it) to a charity, instead of her relatives.
** Before Alice passed away, she knew she was getting to where she was having a hard time taking care of herself. She sold her mansion and checked herself into a nursing home.
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
