Wednesday Prompts

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I'm working on meta for Wednesday as part of marchmetamatterschallenge, and also working ahead the Gothic Bingo Fest for allbingo coming up in April. This meta has been archived on Archive.fo and the Wayback Machine. This is the prompt list I have compiled so far ...


Characters
https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Characters
https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Addams_Family_members
https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Female_Characters
https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Main_Characters
https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Male_Characters
https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Wednesday_(Series)_Characters

Wednesday Characters
Ajax Petropolus,
Ansel Gates,
Arlene,
Bianca Barclay,
Black Cats,
Carter,
Coach Vlad,
Divina,
Donovan Galpin,
Enid Sinclair,
Esther Sinclair,
Eugene Ottinger,
Faceless,
Francoise Sylvanne Galpin,
Gabrielle,
Garrett Gates,
Gomez Addams,
Goody Addams,
Gorgons / Stoners,
Hands,
Hydes,
Itts,
Janet Ottinger,
Jonah,
Joseph Crackstone,
Kent,
Larissa Weems,
Lucas Walker,
Lurch,
Marilyn Thornhill / Laurel Gates,
Mayor Noble Walker,
MC Blood Suckaz,
Morticia Addams,
Murray Sinclair,
Nevermore Hummers,
Nightshade Society,
Normies,
Outcasts,
Psychics,
Pugsley Addams,
Queen Bee,
Shapeshifters,
Sirens / Scales,
Sue Ottinger,
Thing,
Tyler Galpin,
Uncle Fester,
Valerie Kinbott,
Vampires / Fangs,
Wednesday Addams,
Werewolves / Furs,
Xavier Thorpe,
Yetis,
Yoko Tanaka,

Gothic Characters
https://prezi.com/0vgsa3fxbyhl/recurring-characters-in-gothic-literature/
https://web.archive.org/web/20131003083639/https://engineoforacles.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/typical-characters-of-gothic-fiction/

Gothic Characters
Absent Mother,
Angel,
Banshee,
Body Snatcher,
Bully / Abuser,
Byronic Hero / Gothic Hero,
Coroner,
Corrupted Clergy,
Creepy Housekeeper,
Criminal Anatomist,
Cruel Relative,
Crusty Caretaker,
Deluded Heretic,
Desperate Debtor,
Dhampyr,
Damsel / Gentleman in Distress,
Demon / Devil,
Doppelganger,
Eldritch Abomination,
Fair Folk,
Feisty Woman Disguised As a Man,
Femme Fatale,
Fish Out of Water,
Foreigner,
Friend to All Living Things,
Frightened Innkeeper,
Gargoyle,
Genocidal Maniac,
Gentle Giant,
Gentleman With A Troubled Past,
Ghost,
Glib Philosopher,
Gods / Goddesses,
Grande Dame,
The Grim Reaper / Death,
Haughty Patron of the Arts,
The Highwayman,
Hysterical Woman,
The Igor,
Ignored Prophet,
Impoverished Patrician,
Innocent Victim,
Lawyer With a Secret Agenda,
Lesbian,
Loner,
Long-Suffering But Dutiful Servant,
Lost Heir With a Murky Past,
Mad Scientist,
Madwoman in the Attic,
Merchant / Shopkeeper,
The Monster Horrified By Himself,
Monster Hunter,
Mummy,
Mysterious Visitor,
Naïve Newcomer,
Necromancer,
Occult Detective,
Odd Couple,
Old Tinkerer With a Strange Artifact,
Pirate,
Proper Lady,
Puppetmaster / Chessmaster,
Repentant Sinner,
Roommate / Housemate,
Royalty / Nobility,
Scheming Stepmother,
Self-Made Man Whose Past Is a Lie,
Serial Killer,
Sleep Paralysis Creature,
The Socialite,
Sophisticated Courtesan,
Split Personality,
Stereotypes,
Stubborn Skeptic,
The Stuffy Academic,
Succubus / Incubus / Leccubus,
The Sociopath,
Stalker,
Teacher / Governess,
Tormented Artist,
Trouble Magnet,
Unreliable Narrator,
Virtuous But Disinherited Nobleman,
Vulgar Drunk,
Wicked Libertine,
Wild Bohemian Girl / Guy,
Witch,
Zombie,


Locations
https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Search?query=locations&scope=internal&navigationSearch=true
https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/category/gothic-settings/

Settings
Abbey / Monastery / Convent,
Ancestral Home,
Asylum,
Barn,
Castle,
Cave,
City,
Confined Location,
Crackstone's Crypt,
Crime Scene,
Dr Valerie Kinbott's Practice,
Dungeon,
Forest,
Funeral Home / Morgue,
Funeral / Wake,
Gates House,
Ghost Ship,
Graveyard,
Greenhouse,
Hawte Kewture,
Hummers Workshop,
Jericho Vermont,
Lake,
Lonely Road,
Lycanthropy Conversion Camp,
Manor / Mansion,
The Moors,
Morning Song Community,
Nevermore Academy,
Nightshades Library,
Old Shack / Shed,
Original Pilgrim Meeting House,
Ophelia Hall,
Pilgrim Meeting House reconstruction,
Pilgrim World,
Principal's office,
The Quad,
Raven Island,
Ruins,
Secret Passage,
Sheriff's Office,
Town Church,
Town Hall,
Trap Door,
Uriah's Heap,
Wasteland,
The Weathervane,
Xavier's Art Studio,
Ye Olde Fudgery,


Gothic Plots
http://writeonsisters.com/writing-craft/masterplots-theater-g-is-for-gothic/
https://screencraft.org/blog/101-plot-twist-ideas/
https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Wednesday_(series)#Episodes

Plot Points
Abandonment,
Adults Are Useless / Dangerous,
Ask to a Dance / Date,
Betrayal,
Breakup,
Burn the Witch,
Change of Heart,
Chess with Death,
Class Conflict,
Clues,
Coming of Age,
Crusades,
Curses / Hexes,
Dark Secret,
Deal with the Devil,
Demonic Possession,
Denial / Deception,
Dramatic Entrance,
Duel / Fight,
Dysfunctional Family Dynamics,
Emergency Evacuation,
Enemies to Friends / Lovers,
Escape,
Faint in Shock,
Falling Gargoyle,
Fire Will Rain,
First Kiss,
Flashback,
Foreshadowing,
Frailty of Humanity,
Freak Lab Accident,
Gaslighting,
A Gift Is Really a Danger,
Grave Digging / Robbing,
Haunting,
Heroic Sacrifice,
Hiding Injuries,
Hurt / Comfort,
I Am Your Father,
Identificatory Talisman,
Ill-Fated Birth,
Imperialism / Colonialism,
In Media Res,
It's All a Dream / Vision / Memory,
Kidnapping,
Love at First Sight,
Magical Training,
Manipulation,
Mistaken Accusations,
Murder,
Nailed to the Wall,
Never Split the Party,
No Body = Not Dead,
Oh! The Melodrama!,
Only Mostly Dead,
Opening Pandora's Box,
Oppression,
Othering,
Plot Devices,
Poisoning,
Police Are Useless / Dangerous,
Ransacking a Room,
Real After All,
Red Herring,
Red Sky Take Warning,
Refusing an Invitation,
Rising from the Dead,
Rivalry,
Romance,
Rumor,
Run for Your Life,
Sabotage,
Saving a Life,
Sexual Obsession,
Silent Treatment,
Social Issues,
Specialized Knowledge,
Spooky Séance,
Stabbing,
Supernatural Aid,
Surprise Party,
Taking an Arrow / Bullet for Someone,
Teen Angst,
Threats,
Torture,
Transgression,
Tragedy,
Trauma,
Tricked,
Turned to Stone,
Unable to Shapeshift,
Violence,
Visions,
Warning / Portent,
Who is the monster?,
Workings of the Mind,
Wrong First Impression,
Xenophobia,


Quotes
https://graciousquotes.com/netflix-wednesday/

Quotes
"The ability to not let others define you. It’s a gift.",
"Are you mansplaining my power?",
"Because for some reason I cannot fathom or indulge you seem to like me.",
"Being your friend should come with a warning label.",
"Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see.",
"Drip is for people who hate themselves and know that their lives have no real purpose or meaning.",
"Emotion equals weakness.",
"Emotion isn’t exactly your strong suit.",
"Every day is all about me.",
"Fire tests gold; suffering tests a woman.",
"Friends are a liability and can be exploited. That makes them weaknesses.",
"How well do we really know our parents?",
"Hummers stick together right?",
"I can’t believe you were in a secret society and didn’t tell me.",
"I do like stabbing. The social part not so much.",
"I don’t believe in heaven or hell but I do believe in revenge.",
"I don’t bury hatchets. I sharpen them.",
"I don’t do tears.",
"I don’t need your help or your pity.",
"I find social media to be a soul-sucking void of meaningless affirmation.",
"I like being an island. A well-fortified one surrounded by sharks.",
"I like to win. Is that so wrong?",
"I see the world as a place that must be endured and my personal philosophy is kill or be killed.",
"If he breaks your heart I’ll nail gun his.",
"If you hear me screaming bloody murder there’s a good chance I’m enjoying myself.",
"I’m not friend material let alone more-than-friend material. I will ignore you stomp on your heart and always put my needs and interests first.",
"I’m not interested in participating in tribal adolescent clichés.",
"It’s not my fault I can’t interpret your emotional Morse code.",
"Just some light torture. Don’t worry I won’t leave a mark.",
"Listen people like me and you we’re different.",
"The most interesting plants grow in the shade.",
"Most people spend their entire lives pretending to give zero effs and you literally never had an eff to give.",
"Nevermore was created as a safe haven for our children to learn and to grow no matter who or what they are.",
"Not hugging is kind of our thing.",
"Secrets are like zombies they never truly die.",
"So you were guided by latent chivalry the tool of the patriarchy to extract my undying gratitude?",
"Sometimes I act like I don’t care if people like me but deep down I secretly enjoy it.",
"Sometimes intentions melt in the face of unexpected opportunity.",
"There’s nothing quite like the feeling of being proven right.",
"These are all traits of great writers. And serial killers.",
"Too odd for the normies not odd enough for the outcasts.",
"Use the words 'little' and 'girl' to address me again and I can’t guarantee your safety.",
"What kind of dystopian hellscape is this?",
"Whoever invented high heels clearly had a side hustle as a torturer.",
"You can’t wake the dead. Believe me I’ve tried.",
"You certainly have had a very interesting educational journey.",
"You’ve actually made a friend. That poor kid will be going home in a body bag.",


Gothic Tropes
https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/category/tropes/
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IndexOfGothicHorrorTropes
https://web.archive.org/web/20141006032701/http://epublications.marquette.edu/gothic_glossary

Tropes and Motifs
Abstraction
Alchemy,
Anagram,
Androgyny,
Animated Picture / Tapestry,
Anonymity / Pseudonym,
Archery,
Arranged Marriage,
Artifacts,
Atavism,
Beauty,
Beekeeping / Bees,
Black and White,
Blood,
Bondage / Restraints,
Botanical Sciences,
Boundaries,
Candles,
Castration,
Cello,
Chivalry,
Codex Umbrarum,
Creepy Sound,
Crow / Raven,
Crystal Ball,
Cults,
Cursed Gifts,
Dawn / Twilight,
Death by Childbirth,
Death Glare,
Deformity / Disability,
Dissociation,
Distress,
Diversity,
Domesticity,
Dreams,
Drugs,
Dumbwaiter,
Edgar Allan Poe Cup,
Eerie,
Enchantment,
Entrapment,
Ethnicity,
Evil,
Exotic,
Family,
Farmer's Market,
Faulkner’s Diary,
Feminism,
Fencing,
Fire,
Fog / Mist,
For Doom the Bell Tolls,
Foreign Languages,
Found Document,
Friendship,
Genealogy,
Gorgeous Period Dress,
Gorgon Anatomy,
Grief / Mourning,
The Grotesque,
Healing Spring,
Heart of Gold,
High-Class Glass,
Horror / Terror,
Hypnotism / Mind Control,
Insecurity,
Interracial Marriage,
Jericho's Harvest Festival,
Kooky,
Letters / Manuscripts,
Love,
Madness,
Magic,
Magic Staff / Wand,
Malevolent Architecture,
Martial Arts,
Melancholy Moon,
Memory,
Misogyny,
Monstrosity,
Motherhood,
Music Box,
Mystery,
Nature,
Night / Midnight,
Occultism,
Ominous Latin Chanting,
Outreach Day,
Parental Marriage Veto,
Parents' Weekend,
Piranha,
Portrait Painting Peephole,
Prophecy,
Psychotherapy,
Purity,
Queer,
Race,
Rain of Blood,
Rain / Storm,
Rationality,
Rave'N Dance,
Religion,
Riddle / Puzzle,
Scars / Stitches,
Séance Society,
Secret Society,
Self-Injury,
Sexuality,
Siren Song,
Snap Twice,
Spooky,
Taxidermy / Preserved Parts,
Torches and Pitchforks,
Ultrasonic Singing,
Vulnerability,
Weather,
Werewolf Reproduction,
Wolfing Out,