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''Ratman's Notebooks'' is a 1968 horror novel by Stephen Gilbert. Written as a series of diary entries, it tells the story of a reclusive man who discovers he can train rats to do his bidding. Initially, he uses this for some innocent, yet creepy fun. Then he graduates to using them for {{spoiler|thievery}} and finally {{spoiler|murder}}.
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Much like [[Robert Bloch]]'s ''[[Psycho]]'', the book seems to have been influenced by real-life murderer, Ed Gein.
It is perhaps best remembered for its two movie adaptations, both called ''[[Willard]]''. The first was made in 1971 and starred Bruce Davison. The [[Willard (2003)|second one]] was made in 2003 and had [[Back to The Future|Crispin Glover]] cast in the lead role.
The 1971 movie also had a sequel, ''[[Ben]]'', released in 1972. The [[Michael Jackson]] song of the same name was written for this movie and plays over the end credits.
Another thing that may or may not be worthy of note is that the novel is set in England while all three movies are set in the USA.
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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]
* [[Alone
* {{spoiler|[[Apocalyptic Log]]:}} Ultimately ends up as this.
* [[Asshole Victim]]: A good number of the people that Ratman plays tricks on {{spoiler|or robs, or kills}} are either known to be this or revealed to be this after the fact
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* {{spoiler|[[Dead Man Writing]]: The entire novel is heavily implied to fall under this trope}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The main character. He often comes across as a satirist or an observational comedian rather than the Ed Gein-inspired criminal that he really is.
* [[Death
* [[Diary]]
* [[Disappeared Dad]]
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* [[No Name Given]]: EVERYBODY except Martin, Ben, and Socrates.
* [[Oh Crap]]: Ratman, upon realizing that {{spoiler|Ben has read his notebook}}.
* [[Only Known
* [[Pet the Dog]]: In the 1971 movie, Mr. Martin sends Willard home early when he gets a frantic call regarding his mother.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Mr. Stiles in the 2003 movie due to a subplot about his having committed suicide long ago.
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* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]: Ben's role in the 2003 remake is played by a Gambian pouched rat, a species about five times the mass of a normal rat.
* [[Scrapbook Story]]
* [[Spared
* [[Swarm of Rats]]
* [[Title Sequence]]: The 2003 movie has a very memorable one
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