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{{quote|You know what the difference between me and you really is? You look out there and see a horde of evil, brain eating zombies. I look out there and see a target rich environment. |Dillis D. Freeman Jr., as quoted in foreword}}
''Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable [[Warmup Boss|boss]] out of a fourteenth story window, he woke up in the hospital with a [[Good Scars, Evil Scars|scarred]] face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer.''
''It turns out that monsters are real. [[All Myths Are True|All the things from myth]], legend, and [[B-Movie|B-movies]] are out there, waiting in the shadows. [[Masquerade|Officially secret]], some of them are [[
''And now Owen is their newest recruit. It’s actually a pretty sweet gig, except for one little problem. An ancient entity known as the [[Big Bad|Cursed One]] has returned to settle a centuries old vendetta. Should the Cursed One succeed, it means the end of the world, and MHI is the only thing standing in his way. With the [[Race Against the Clock|clock ticking]] towards Armageddon, Owen finds himself trapped between legions of [[Our Zombies Are Different|undead minions]], [[Those Two Bad Guys|belligerent federal agents]], a [[Spirit Advisor|cryptic ghost]] who has taken up residence inside his head, and the cursed family of the [[Love Triangle|woman he loves]].''
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* [[Ace Pilot]]: Skippy
* [[Action Girl]]: Julie and Holly.
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* [[Implacable Man]]: Captain Thrall is very durable.
* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]]: Subversion with {{spoiler|Trip}}. He is twenty-seven. Holly likes to playfully needle him about this.
* [[Mayincatec]]: The unnamed South American civilization which Lord Machado conquered five hundred years ago fits the mold. [[Spirit Advisor|Mordecai]] says it is for the best they have been forgotten; considering their patrons are [[Eldritch Abomination
* [[Meganekko]]: Julie.
* [[More Dakka]]: Much, ''much'' more Dakka.
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* [[Achievements in Ignorance]]: Crossing over with [[Children Are Innocent]], a young Julie Shackleford befriends a {{spoiler|shoggoth}}.
* [[All Trolls Are Different]]: The trolls here seem to conform to the classic [[Dungeons and Dragons]] template, with the addition of being internet-savvy, and having several million dollars that they need your help to get out of [[419 Scam|Nigeria]].
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* [[The Quisling]]: The leader of the Condition reveals (or at least claims) that he's only working with the Old Ones so that they won't be as angry when they inevitably take over.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Invoked literally. The heroes have to defeat a pair of rampaging oni, one stronger and the other more devious, who attack a heavy metal concert.
* [[Religion of Evil]]: The Sanctified Church of the Temporary Mortal Condition serve the [[Eldritch Abomination|Old Ones]], and want to deliver Owen to them to curry favor. Oh, and they're [[
* [[Shapeshifter Guilt Trip]]: Invoked repeatedly while the team tries to beat some information out of a Doppelganger.
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* [[And Now for Something Completely Different|And Now For Someone Different]]: After following Owen's 1st person perspective for 2 books, ''Alpha'' shifts to Earl, with a 3rd person perspective for events in the present, and 1st person for Earl's diary.
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: {{spoiler|Earl's diary}} reveals that he's been trying to return human after being turned into a werewolf. Unfortunately, after it happens... things get worse, and being a werewolf would ''really'' have been useful. Being a Badass, he just grits his teeth and keeps on fighting.
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