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Erma is a horror-comedy Web Comic about a child named Erma (who happens to be half-ghost) and her Genre Savvy classmates. Updates Wednesdays. Read it here.

Tropes used in Erma include:

• Shout-Out: Many of the strips titled "Erma Strip # " followed by a number have a shout-out of some sort:
  • "Erma Strip # 2": Erma comforts Casper
  • "Erma Strip # 8": Erma is invited to share a school cafeteria table by Charlie Brown. Around the table are Calvin, Dennis, and a few others that this troper does not recognize.
  • "Erma Strip # 10": Erma gives Ray a hug.
  • "Erma Strip # 11": Only one person has worse hair than Erma - Itt.
  • "Erma Strip # 12": Erma and Frankenstein's Monster share some quality time.
  • "Erma Strip # 13": Erma gets her sci-fi franchises confused, greeting Gort with a Vulcan salute.
  • "Erma Strip # 14": Winnie, Mary, and Sarah get some help with their potion from Erma.
  • "Erma Strip # 17": Good, bad, he's the one with a sidekick.
  • "Erma Strip # 22": Silent Hill is a theme park for Erma.
  • "Erma Strip # 23": On Christmas Eve, Erma leaves cookies out for Krampus.
  • "Erma Strip # 24": It's a [The Texas Chainsaw Massacre|Texas snowman massacre]]!
  • "Erma Strip # 27": Who's been sleeping in my coffin?
  • "Erma Strip # 28": Erma plus Slimer plus candy store ... this can't end well.
  • "Erma Strip # 29": Erma's a Kodama!
  • "Erma Strip # 30": Don't even think it, Cupid.
  • "Erma Strip # 32": Are you going to kick the ball, Charlie Brown?
  • "Erma Strip # 35": Erma and Norman pass on a bridge. Erma's obviously been visiting Coraline.
  • "Erma Strip # 36": Erma climbs the Empire State Building, bringing her teacher along. Erma's Prehensile Hair gives her an advantage that Kong never had.
  • "Erma Strip # 39": Give Erma a hand, mummy.
  • "Erma Strip # 40": Camping with the Voorhees family.
  • "Erma Strip # 43": A day out fishing with dad... on the River Styx.
  • "Erma Strip # 44": Timmy didn't fall down the well; he was pushed.
  • "Erma Strip # 45": An almost panel-for-panel recreation of the very first Peanuts strip, with a punchline entirely appropriate for this comic.
• Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl: Erma's design is strongly influenced by this archetype.
• Summoning Ritual: Amy tries to summon Erma to ask for notes. The summoning worked but we don't see if she actually got the notes.
• Television Portal: Erma forgot her lunch.