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''Little Witch and Jack O'Lantern'' is a {{creepypasta}} on the nosleep subreddit that is meant as an homage to "Children's show with dark secret" creepypastas like ''Literature/CandleCove'' and ''Literature/NineteenNinetyNineCreepypasta''. Logan, the adult protagonist, recounts his memories watching the obscure titular TV show as a kid. It was a Halloween-themed {{Edutainment}} show starring the little witch, Melanie, and the powerful warlock, Jack O'Lantern. Melanie lived in Jack's castle; Jack, a once-human sorcerer who now has a pumpkin for a head, took in Melanie and now teaches her the ways of magic. There was a cast of other characters as well, like a skull on the wall, a black cat, a bat who would come in to sing a song, and a sentient sneezing bookcase, but Melanie and Jack are the ones Logan remembers. OnceAnEpisode, Jack would open a book and tell Melanie about "everyday magic", which is his name for various scientific phenomena- he would deliver the scientific lesson of the day, then end the episode.

One night, Logan sees an ad for a hotline where the caller can speak with Jack and Melanie. Being the ecstatic fan of the show that he is, he asks his parents to call the hotline. He finally gets to speak to Jack and Melanie-or so he thought, but on reflection he recognizes that it was likely a recording. Jack would relate some anecdote about him and Melanie, what they did for the day, then send Melanie to bed and bid the caller goodnight. Logan would turn this into a nightly routine, wherein his parents would call the hotline every night, hand him the phone, and leave him in his room. He loved this routine, and would always be exited to receive each call.

* CuteWitch: The titular little witch Melanie is a little girl who is learning magic from Jack'O Lantern.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The titular ShowWithinAShow's characters are all Halloween-themed, including a talking skull, a bat, and a possessed/sentient bookcase. All are friendly characters who serve to entertain children. The stars, Melanie and Jack, also count: Melanie is a CuteWitch who wants to learn how to be a good spellcaster, and Jack is a tall, red-robed figure with a pumkin for a head who speaks in a deep, booming voice, has an EvilLaugh, and initially scared the protagonist Logan as a kid, but is the BigGood and a benevolent caretaker/tutor in magic to Melanie. [[spoiler:But Jack's actor, Timothy Clay, completely subverts this. He uses the character as his SerialKiller persona, taking on Jack's voice, laugh, and mannerisms and [[FauxAffablyEvil giving them all a much darker meaning]].]]

* EvilSoundsDeep: Subverted with Jack- although Logan is intimidated by his booming voice at first, he learns that Jack is a [[DarkIsNotEvil pleasant person]]. [[spoiler:Played straight with his actor, Timothy Clay, who uses the same voice as his SerialKiller persona.]]

* ForcedTransformation: Jack became a PumpkinPerson for some reason- the narrator Logan thinks he accidentally cursed himself, but he doesn't quite remember.

* ImAHumanitarian: The SerialKiller [[spoiler:Timothy Clay]] has eaten at least one of his victims, according to [[spoiler:his conversation as Jack to Logan, where he recounts having kidnapped a friend of Melanie and cooked him into a “nostalgia stew” which he fed to himself and Melanie- and he later recounts having eaten his previous assistant and their parents]].

* NiceCharacterMeanActor: The titular Jack O'Lantern is the BigGood of the show and Melanie's father figure who always teaches her and the kids good lessons. He is definitely a DarkIsNotEvil type character- despite his intimidating appearance, he loves and cares for Melanie and is a FriendToAllChildren. [[spoiler:His actor, Timothy Clay, is a SerialKiller who uses his character as his persona, is indicated to have abused Melanie's [[TheOtherDarrin various actresses]], and stalks the kid protagonist Logan.]]

* PumpkinPerson: Jack O'Lantern, as his name suggests, has a Jack O'Lantern for a head. He [[ForcedTransformation used to be human]], but something happened- according to Logan's hazy memory, Jack accidentally cursed himself.

''Little Witch and Jack O'Lantern'' is a {{creepypasta}} on the nosleep subreddit that is meant as an homage to "Children's show with dark secret" creepypastas like ''Literature/CandleCove'' and ''Literature/NineteenNinetyNine''. Logan, the adult protagonist, recounts his memories watching the obscure titular TV show as a kid. It was a Halloween-themed {{Edutainment}} show starring the little witch, Melanie, and the powerful warlock, Jack O'Lantern. Melanie lived in Jack's castle; Jack, a once-human sorcerer who now has a pumpkin for a head, took in Melanie and now teaches her the ways of magic. There was a cast of other characters as well, like a skull on the wall, a black cat, a bat who would come in to sing a song, and a sentient sneezing bookcase, but Melanie and Jack are the ones Logan remembers. OnceAnEpisode, Jack would open a book and tell Melanie about "everyday magic", which is his name for various scientific phenomena- he would deliver the scientific lesson of the day, then end the episode.

* BalefulPolymorph: Jack became a PumpkinPerson for some reason- the narrator Logan thinks he accidentally cursed himself, but he doesn't quite remember.

* PumpkinPerson: Jack O'Lantern, as his name suggests, has a Jack O'Lantern for a head. He [[BalefulPolymorph used to be human]], but something happened- according to Logan's hazy memory, Jack accidentally cursed himself.

''Little Witch and Jack O'Lantern'' is a {{creepypasta}} on the nosleep subreddit that is meant as an homage to "Children's show with dark secret" creepypastas like ''Literature/CandleCove'' and ''Literature/NineteenNinetyNine''. Logan, the adult protagonist, recounts his memories watching the obscure titular TV show as a kid. It was a Halloween-themed {{Edutainment}} show starring the little witch, Melanie, and the powerful warlock, Jack O'Lantern. Melaine lived in Jack's castle; Jack, a once-human sorcerer who now has a pumpkin for a head, took in Melanie and now teaches her the ways of magic. There was a cast of other characters as well, like a skull on the wall, a black cat, a bat who would come in to sing a song, and a sentient sneezing bookcase, but Melanie and Jack are the ones Logan remembers. OnceAnEpisode, Jack would open a book and tell Melanie about "everyday magic", which is his name for various scientific phenomena- he would deliver the scientific lesson of the day, then end the episode.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:At first, the calls on the bedtime story hotline, starring the characters froom the ShowWithinAShow, seem to be recordings sent out to all the children who call the number. But then, on the last call, Jack actually responds to Logan and calls him by name. It is ambiguous as to whether Jack/Timothy really does have magic powers or if he simply stalked Logan for whatever reason.]]

* RunningGag: InUniverse. In the ShowWithinAShow, the sentient bookcase would breathe in dust and sneeze, sending his books flying towards Melanie. The booms would hit her and he would say, sadly: "Sorry Melanie."

* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:[[SerialKiller Timothy Clay]] uses his polite, wise, and fatherly [[DepravedKidsShowHost Jack O'Lantern persona]] even as he speaks to Logan of the horrible things he has done, like carve Melanie's face and cook a friend of hers [[ImAHuamnitarian into a stew]].]]

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:At first, the calls on the bedtime story hotline, starring the characters froom the ShowWithinAShow, seem to be recordings sent out to all the children who call the number. But then, on the last call, Jack actually responds to Logan and calls him by name. It is ambigiousous as to whether Jack/Timothy really does have magic powers or if he simply stalked Logan for whatever reason.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: The titular ShowWithinAShow's characters are all Halloween-themed, including a talking skull, a bat, and a possessed/sentient bookcase. All are friendly characters who serve to entertain children. The stars, Melanie and Jack, also count: Melanie is a CuteWitch who wants to learn hwo to be a good spellcaster, and Jack is a tall, red-robed figure with a pumkin for a head who speaks in a deep, booming voice, has an EvilLaugh, and initially scared the protagonist Logan as a kid, but is the BigGood and a benevolent caretaker/tutor in magic to Melanie. [[spoiler:But Jack's actor, Timothy Clay, completely subverts this. He uses the character as his SerialKiller persona, taking on Jack's voice, laugh, and mannerisms and [[FauxAffablyEvil giving them all a much darker meaning]].]]

* EvilSoundsDeep: After he drops his facade, [[spoiler:Jack/Timothy]]’s voice sounds harsher and with a hiss, as Logan recounts.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:At first, the calls on the bedtime story hotline, starring the characters froom the ShowWithinAShow, seem to be recordings sent out to all the children who call the number. But then, on the last call, Jack actually responds to Logan aand calls him by name. It is ambigiousous as to whether Jack/Timothy really does have magic powers or if he simply stalked Logan for whatever reason.]]

* ImAHumanitarian: The SerialKiller [[spoiler:Timothy Clay]] has eaten at least one of his victims, according to [[spoiler:his conversation as Jack to Logan, where he recounts having kidnapped a friend of Melanie and cooked him into a “nostalgia stew”]].

-->That was about as much as I’d been able to understand from what [[spoiler:Jack had said. What exactly he’d meant when he’d said he’d ‘carved [[spoiler:Melanie]]’s face up’ had gone over my head. I’m sure that if my Mom had known about that part, she wouldn’t have taken what I’d said so well.

* CatchPhrase: Jack, at the end of each episode, would always say “A fine effort you’ve made Little Witch, but remember that there’s magic in the world in places you’d never suspect!” before reading the scientific story of the day, and when he finished, “Always remember. There’s everyday magic in places you would never expect.”

-->'''Jack:''' After her latest catastrophe I decided it would be best to [[spoiler:carve up her face just like mine...]]

* CatchPhrase: Jack, at the end of each episode, would always say “A fine effort you’ve made Little Witch, but remember that there’s magic in the world in places you’d never suspect!” and “Always remember. There’s everyday magic in places you would never expect.”

* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Timothy Clay uses his polite, fatherly Jack O'Lantern persona even as he speaks of the horrible things he has done, like carve Melanie's face and cooked a friend of hers [[ImAHuamnitarian into a stew]].]]

* TheOtherDarrin: [[invoked]] InUniverse, the character of Melanie is noted by Logan to have been played by different actresses. [[spoiler:It is indicated that [[SerialKiller Jack/Timothy]] may have killed at least one of them, then replaced her.]]

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Timothy Clay, as Jack O'Lantern, claims to have carved up Melanie's face, and is hinted to have abused the other actresses of Melanie, physically or otherwise.]]

* BalefulPolymorph: Jack became a [[PumpkinPeople Pumkin Person]] for some reason- the narrator Logan thinks he accidentally cursed himself, but he doesn't quite remember.

One night, Logan sees an ad for a hotline where the caller can speak with Jack and Melanie. Being the ecstatic fan of the show that he is, he asks his parents to call the hotline. He finally gets to speak to Jack and Melanie-or so he thought, but on reflection he recognizes that it was likely a recording. Jack would relate some anecdote about him and Melanie, what they did for the day, then send Melanie to bed and bid the caller goodnight. Logan would turn this into a nightly routine, wherein his parents would call the hotline every night, hand him the phone, and leave him in his room. He loved this routine, and would always be exited to receive each call.////

''Little Witch and Jack O'Lantern'' is a {{creepypasta}} on the nosleep subreddit that is meant as an homage to "Children's show with dark secret" creepypastas like ''Literature/CandleCove'' and ''Literature/NineteenNinetyNine''. Logan, the adult protagonist, recounts his memories watching the obscure titular TV show as a kid. It was a Halloween-themed {{Edutainment}} show starring the little witch, Melanie, and the powerful warlock, Jack O'Lantern. Melaine lived in Jack's castle; Jack, a once-human sorcerer who now has a pumpkin for a head, took in Melanie and now teaches her the ways of magic. There was a cast of other characters as well, like a skull on the wall, a sentient sneezing bookcase, and a bat who would come in to sing a song, but Melanie and Jack are the ones Logan remembers. OnceAnEpisode, Jack would open a book and tell Melanie about "everyday magic", which is his name for various scientific phenomena- he would deliver the scientific lesson of the day, then end the episode.

* TheOtherDarrin: [[invoked]] InUniverse, the character of Melanie is noted by Logan to have been played by different actresses. [[spoiler:It is indicated that [[SerialKiller Jack/Timothy]] may have killed at least one of them, then replaced her.]]