The Deadlys

The Deadlys is a horror/comedy Web Comic by Chris M. Cantrell which focuses on a family composed of Jack, a masked killer and loving husband and father. Elizabeth, a vampiress and pretty sensible wife/mother and their daughter Morgan, a half human hybrid whose your typical teenager. As of 2011 the family gained a son, Victor, who more then likely is starting to take after his father. The comic also focus on their friends and extended family of their town of Necroblivion.

Started in Oct 2010 and updated Mon-Fri. Is currenlty on hiatus.

The Deadlys provides following tropes:


 * An Axe to Grind: Jack wields a few on occasion
 * Affably Evil: The whole family and community they live in but then again they are monsters.
 * All-Ghouls School: Mostly the strips focusing on Morgan.
 * Bad Future: A arc that start with Elizabeth and Apollyon oddly sharing dreams and seeking out a dream specialist to figure out why.
 * Between My Legs: This strip
 * Canon Discontinuity: The Halloween special in 2011 that involved Morgan getting her wished granted to become older . Chris made it clear he was parodying The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror specials.
 * Cliff Hanger:
 * Cute Monster Girl: Morgan and Neferai to name a few
 * Guest Strip: Done usually near the end of the year to give the author a break
 * Headless Horseman: One of the recurring characters of the strip whom has a rivalry with Jack
 * Hot Witch: Autumn
 * In Love with Your Carnage: When Meek probes Elizabeth's dreams, he's delighted at how apocalyptic it is.
 * I Was Quite a Looker: Elizabeth's mother. Who actually doesn't look bad in her older state either.
 * Monster Mash
 * Mummy: Nefeari and her family
 * Obnoxious In-Laws: The father of whom clearly hates Jack.
 * Our Vampires Are Different: They can get pregnant for one resulting in odd dreams and sleepwalking. They can also get sick from overeating on blood.
 * Overprotective Dad: Jack when he finds out Morgan met a boy.
 * Stylistic Suck: Super Jack Saves Christmas.
 * Throw the Dog a Bone: The Headless Horseman finally hooking up with the Syliva the Succubus.
 * The Faceless Jack
 * mostly in part to his literal Deal with the Devil