History Literature / JackieAndCraig

* ShoutOut: VideoGame/CrashBandicoot, Franchise/SpyroTheDragon, a whole slew of 90's Cartoons and various grunge bands and classic rappers all get the first-name treatment.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Yep kids, life is vicious, miserable and totally indifferent to your suffering, so be sure to cling to those precious few bright spots for the brief time that they last!

* MoodWhiplash: Goes from standard SliceOfLife in the 90's to LovecraftLite NightmareFuel in literally the first page of Chapter Four.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Jackie, Craig, and various other characters get seriously slashed up for a book that's [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids nominally for preteens and young adults.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: An atmosphere of perpetual hopelessness, PG-13 swearing and [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath shockingly violent combat with unearthly creatures]] places this one firmly in the 'teens only' category.

* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Craig feels this way about himself by the end of the story.

''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by [[Creator/KentJStarrett Kent J. Starrett]], published on Devil's Eve of 2017. The story follows the asthmatic [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.

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* [[spoiler:TearJerker: The ending.]]

* [[spoiler:YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Craig feels this way about himself by the end of the story.]]

* CreepyChild: Craig recalls one of the children in VillageOfTheDamned. He attributes this to why people hate and avoid him, although [[NightmareFetishist Jackie likes it enough to drag him along on all her mischievous escapades.]]

* HighFunctioningAutism: Amy Black, a teenage girl who Craig convinces to join the fight, is described as autistic. Though the book uses AspergerSyndrome and HighFunctioningAutism interchangeably.

''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by [[Creator/KentJStarrett Kent J. Starrett]], published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the asthmatic [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.

* AlienBlood: Creatures bleed black, grey, translucent, ''electrical sparks,'' and (in one case) flammable fuel of some kind, presumably to prevent the book from traumatizing its target preteen audience. Whether this is more or less traumatizing, well..........you be the judge.

''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by Kent J. Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the asthmatic [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.

''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by KentJ.Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the asthmatic [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.

''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by [[Kent J. Starrett]], published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the asthmatic [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.

''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by [[Creator/Kent J. Starrett]], published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the asthmatic [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.

''Jackie and Craig'' is a Young Adult Horror/[[UrbanFantasy Urban Fantasy]] novel by Kent J. Starrett, published on Devil's Night of 2017. The story follows the asthmatic [[RebelliousSpirit hell-raising tomboy]] Jacqueline Parker and the [[NervousWreck perpetually terrified]] Craigory Greenberg, two [[OddFriendship grossly mismatched]] [[KidHero sixth-grade friends]] who discover that [[TownWithADarkSecret bizarre creatures emerge during the night]] in their hometown. Taking it upon themselves to clear Shadow Creek of its unholy infestation, Jackie and Craig set about creating an arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weaponry]] to [[AxCrazy slaughter their way]] through the hordes of [[OurMonstersAreWeird progressively trippier and trippier "abominations"]] as they try to win friends to help in their lone stand against the increasingly oppressive otherworldly onslaught. [[SequelHook Possibly the beginning of a series,]] though Starrett hasn't made anything official yet.

* AlienBlood: Creatures bleed black, grey, translucent, ''electrical sparks,'' and (in one case) flammable fuel of some kind, presumably to prevent the book from traumatizing its target preteen audience.

* XMeetsY: A ComingOfAgeStory meets a CosmicHorrorStory!

* HighFunctioningAutism: Amy Black, a teenage girl who Craig convinces to join the fight, is described as autistic; though the book uses AspergerSyndrome and HighFunctioningAutism interchangeably.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Yep kids, life is vicious, miserable and totally indifferent to your suffering, so be sure to cling to those precious few bight spots for the brief time that they last!

* ShoutOut: CrashBandicoot, SpyroTheDragon, a whole slew of 90's Cartoons and various grunge bands and classic rappers all get the first-name treatment.

* Four-TempermentEnsemble: Craig is Melancholic, Jackie's Choleric, Will is Sanguine and Amy is Phlegmatic.

* FourTempermentEnsemble: Craig is Melancholic, Jackie's Choleric, Will is Sanguine and Amy is Phlegmatic.

* FourTempermentEnsemble: Craig is Sanguine, Jackie's Choleric, Will is Melancholic and Amy is Phlegmatic.

* VainSorceress: Fang, part of the Maraw Clan of Cannibal Witches, [[NightmareFetishist takes great pride in her discolored skin, jagged teeth and wild hair.]]

* BodyHorror: Of the PG-13 variety.

* Hellishpupils: Chupacabras have red eyeshine, while Parachildren have white ones.

* CreepyChild: Craig recalls one of the children in "VillageOfTheDamned." He attributes this to why people hate and avoid him, although [[NightmareFetishist Jackie likes it enough to drag him along on all her mischievous escapades.]]

* ShoutOut: CrashBandcioot, SpyroTheDragon, a whole slew of 90's Cartoons and various grunge bands and classic rappers all get the first-name treatment.