This becomes more difficult when Twins Fungus and Maggot decide to attend human school. Now, with help from their new friend Sam, the twins have to try to keep a low profile which isn't always so easy.
Zombie Hotel features examples of the following tropes:
- Abhorrent Admirer: Fungus gets one in the form a goth girl. But he ultimately learns to appreciate her.
- All-Ghouls School: Inverted, zombies Fungus and Maggot have to attend a human school.
- Attractive Zombie: Funerella is very beautiful for a zombie
- Brainwashed and Crazy: One episode featured a magic potion that made everyone exposed to it act extremely happy and goofy.
- Cute Monster Girl: Maggot is a cute little zombie girl.
- Frankenstein's Monster: Francis, created by the Dr. Frankenstein expy Dr. Von.
- Friendly Zombie: Maggot and Fungus are pretty much indistinguishable from normal humans in terms of behavior. They have loving parents, attend a human school, sleep in proper beds, and are best friends with a human named Sam.
- Hartman Hips: Funerella is shown with one in the finale both in her teenage and her current adult self.
- The Masquerade: Fungus and Maggot must be careful not to reveal themselves to their classmates, except Sam.
- Shout-Out:
- In episodes 13 and 19, Maggot is seen wearing a dress resembling Snow White's, Maggot lampshades this in the latter episode.
- Monster Mash: A hotel run by zombies, with a mummy, ghost, and old British adventurer with a Shrunken Head as well.
- Muggle Best Friend: Sam to Fungus and Maggot. He is also their Secret-Keeper.
