History Website / Bogleech

** Some of us like everything.

* OurBugbearsAreScarier: Bugbears are discussed in [[http://www.bogleech.com/halloween/hall15-mascots2.html a couple]] [[http://www.bogleech.com/halloween/hallbest-bugbears.html of Halloween articles]], which talk about their common traits, their origins as a generic monster invoked to scar children into behaving, and the general recurrence in fiction of the archetype of the big, scary, hairy creature that isn't usually identified as anything more specific than "a monster" but immediately brings to mind the idea of a child-scarying beast lurking in the woods or the dark corners of the house.

* MermaidProblem / OurMermaidsAreDifferent: [[http://www.bogleech.com/comics/comic42-mermaid.htm Oh... We have ways...]]

* AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles: Most discussions of anime on the site (other than series that are clearly aimed at kids, such as ''Pokémon'') seem to imply this. That said, some reviews involving content from adult oriented anime and manga, such as ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', ''Manga/FrankenFran'', ''Anime/VampireHunterD'' and the works of Creator/JunjiIto are quite positive. The review for ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' only trashed on the [[FanDumb certain parts of the fanbase]] and some of the spinoffs and not the anime itself, which he enjoyed. Jonathan is also a fan of 80's horror [[{{OVA}} OVAs]] like the aforementioned ''Vampire Hunter D'' as well as ''Anime/DevilmanLady''.

* CuteIsEvil: Johnathan's CreatorThumbprint. If it looks conventionally appealing in some way, expect it to be murderous, antagonistic, or otherwise unfriendly.

* AuthorAppeal: Monsters of course, but especially blob monsters, body horror and monsters based on invertebrates (especially flies, earthworms, ticks and cockroaches).

* BrokeTheRatingScale: In the Bogleech Pokémon reviews, Gallade and Lucario earn a score of 'Rotting, Rancid Lucario Skull' out of five pokéballs. The rating of 'Five Gold Pokéballs' might have counted at one point, but it's more or less become the standard top of the rating scale since its introduction.

[[http://www.bogleech.com/ Bogleech]] is a website devoted to insects, parasites and monsters in general--in other words, to the phenomenon of horror and all the things that cause it. Topics include horror movies, literature, mythology, TV, toys and video games, as well as facts about scary animals in real life like spiders, bats, and snakes. It was started by web cartoonist and biology buff Jonathan Wojcik, also known as Tropers/{{Scythemantis}} The main site also includes webcomics (notably, ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'') and flash cartoons, as well as ''WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}},'' Wojcik's own idea for a Pokémon-style tabletop RPG, the ''Literature/CreepypastaCookoff'', an annual harvesting of short horror works by his fanbase, and ''Literature/NightmareBeings'', where commenters describe a monster from their dreams to be illustrated by either John himself or a guest artist. Also hosts several nature articles written by himself (and has links to numerous Cracked.com articles by the very same), usually about the less pleasant aspects of Mother Nature (e.g. parasites that cause aberrant supernumerary leg growth in frog).

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Explored in [[http://www.bogleech.com/dragons.html this article]], by point out that dragons were depicted as [[AnimalisticAbomination Animalistic Abominations]] until very recently.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Bogleech has been known to invoke this, stating that he has room in his head for different kinds of vampires and asking for creators to draw on more features of bats for inspiration.

[[http://www.bogleech.com/ Bogleech]] is a website devoted to insects, parasites and monsters in general--in other words, to the phenomenon of horror and all the things that cause it. Topics include horror movies, literature, mythology, TV, toys and video games, as well as facts about scary animals in real life like spiders, bats, and snakes. It was started by web cartoonist and biology buff Jonathan Wojcik, also known as Tropers/{{Scythemantis}} The main site also includes webcomics (notably, ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'') and flash cartoons, as well as ''WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}},'' Wojcik's own idea for a Pokemon-style tabletop RPG, the ''Literature/CreepypastaCookoff'', an annual harvesting of short horror works by his fanbase, and ''Literature/NightmareBeings'', where commenters describe a monster from their dreams to be illustrated by either John himself or a guest artist. Also hosts several nature articles written by himself (and has links to numerous Cracked.com articles by the very same), usually about the less pleasant aspects of Mother Nature (e.g. parasites that cause aberrant supernumerary leg growth in frog).

* AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles: Most discussions of anime on the site (other than series that are clearly aimed at kids, such as ''Pokemon'') seem to imply this. That said, some reviews involving content from adult oriented anime and manga, such as ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', ''Manga/FrankenFran'', ''Anime/VampireHunterD'' and the works of Creator/JunjiIto are quite positive. The review for ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' only trashed on the [[FanDumb certain parts of the fanbase]] and some of the spinoffs and not the anime itself, which he enjoyed. Jonathan is also a fan of 80's horror [[{{OVA}} OVAs]] like the aforementioned ''Vampire Hunter D'' as well as ''Anime/DevilmanLady''.

* BrokeTheRatingScale: In the Bogleech Pokemon reviews, Gallade and Lucario earn a score of 'Rotting, Rancid Lucario Skull' out of five pokeballs. The rating of 'Five Gold Pokeballs' might have counted at one point, but it's more or less become the standard top of the rating scale since its introduction.

** The Abra line was given a rating of '666 and a crudely drawn headbanging demon' as a TakeThat to the people who once claimed that Pokemon was satanist propaganda (and often used Alakazam as an example).

* MonsterClown: Jonathan is quite obviously a fan; Mortasheen contains an entire monster type comprised of this trope, known as the "Joker" class, which is basically equivalent to there being a Pokemon type called "Clown". There are numerous monstrous clown merchandise items in the Halloween galleries, as well.

* AnimalisticAbomination: In his "Halloween Bestiary", among other creatures, are [[http://www.bogleech.com/halloween/hallbest-strixoid.html owl-like Strixoids,]] [[http://www.bogleech.com/halloween/hallbest-heebiejeebies.html spider-like Heebie Jeebies,]] and [[http://www.bogleech.com/halloween/hallbest-caterwaul.html cat-like Caterwauls.]]

* NightmareFetishist: Ironically, as a child he used to spook incredibly easily.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Mortasheen's Vampire-class monsters, aside from extremely freakish forms, are created by infection from an extraterrestrial (possibly extradimensional) super-parasite whose [[EldritchAbomination ultimate form]] is [[OlympusMons absurdly powerful]]. Fortunately, ultimate form vampires rarely live on Earth for long. Unfortunately, [[TheVirus it's because they leave to spread vampirism to the four corners of the universe and beyond]].

* AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles: Most discussions of anime on the site (other than series that are clearly aimed at kids, such as ''Pokemon'') seem to imply this.

* NightmareFetishist: To the point where he could be considered a MostTriumphantExample. Ironically, as a child he used to spook incredibly easily.

[[http://www.bogleech.com/ Bogleech]] is a website devoted to insects, parasites and monsters in general--in other words, to the phenomenon of horror and all the things that cause it. Topics include horror movies, literature, mythology, TV, toys and video games, as well as facts about scary animals in real life. It was started by web cartoonist and biology buff Jonathan Wojcik, also known as Tropers/{{Scythemantis}} The main site also includes webcomics (notably, ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'') and flash cartoons, as well as ''WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}},'' Wojcik's own idea for a Pokemon-style tabletop RPG, the ''Literature/CreepypastaCookoff'', an annual harvesting of short horror works by his fanbase, and ''Literature/NightmareBeings'', where commenters describe a monster from their dreams to be illustrated by either John himself or a guest artist. Also hosts several nature articles written by himself (and has links to numerous Cracked.com articles by the very same), usually about the less pleasant aspects of Mother Nature (e.g. parasites that cause aberrant supernumerary leg growth in frog).

[[http://www.bogleech.com/ Bogleech]] is a website devoted to insects, parasites and monsters in general--in other words, to the phenomenon of horror and all the things that cause it. Topics include horror movies, literature, mythology, TV, toys and video games, as well as facts about scary animals in real life. It was started by web cartoonist and biology buff Jonathan Wojcik, also known as Tropers/{{Scythemantis}} The main site also includes webcomics (notably, ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'') and flash cartoons, as well as ''WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}},'' Wojcik's own idea for a Pokemon-style tabletop RPG, and the ''Literature/CreepypastaCookoff'', an annual harvesting of short horror works by his fanbase. Also hosts several nature articles written by himself (and has links to numerous Cracked.com articles by the very same), usually about the less pleasant aspects of Mother Nature (e.g. parasites that cause aberrant supernumerary leg growth in frog).

** In fact, how thin the line is between the absurd and the horrific is a frequent theme on the site.