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Erma is a horror-comedy Web Comic by Brandon Santiago, about a child named Erma (who happens to be half-ghost) and her Genre Savvy classmates. Updates irregularly. Read it at https://tapas.io/series/Erma

Tropes used in Erma include:

• Character Title
• Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: "Silent Night"
• Literal-Minded and Comically Missing the Point: "Hey, Erma, you mind poking your head in through the wall and... Okay... I didn't mean it like that..."
• 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 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.
  • While the family is out looking for a pet, they happen to park next to the Mystery Machine from Scooby-Doo.
  • The comic book store has Calvin and Hobbes, Steven Universe, and Tales from the Cryptkeeper issues on display.
  • The Halloween(?) dance includes couples dressed as Frankenstein's Monster and his bride, Gomez and Morticia Addams, Jack Skellington and Sally, The Phantom of the Opera and Christine, Chuckie and Tiffany (from Child's Play), and Victor Van Dort and Emily (from Corpse Bride). (Of course, given that the world of Erma has no small amount of magic in it, some of those couples might be the real deal.)
  • "The Rats in the School Walls Part 20": The answers in the security guard's crossword puzzle are "Klaatu", "Barada", and .. we know it's an "N" word.
• Show Within a Show: "Warrior Unicorn Princess", Erma's favorite cartoon. Clearly styled after My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, complete with a nickname for fans ("wupers"). Funnily enough, Erma is exactly the target demographic of the show, but considers it a Guilty Pleasure.
• 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.