History Literature / RedRoom

* BiTheWay: [[UnusualEuphemism Shannon is said to be 'omnivorous' in her sexual tastes.]]
** Christopher is established as this once he becomes a vampire.
** [[spoiler: Derek is revealed to have a few leanings this way by book 3.]]

The ''Literature/RedRoom'' is an UrbanFantasy series by Creator/CTPhipps and published by Crossroad Press. It is part of the ''Literature/UnitedStatesOfMonsters'' universe.

The ''Literature/RedRoom'' is an UrbanFantasy series by Creator/CTPhipps and published by Creator/RagnarokPublications.

* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Balor, who is apparently a fallen angel that masqueraded as a Celtic god. Resurrecting him is the primary aim of the villains.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Christopher]] does this after [[spoiler: Ashley dies.]]

* LostLostRelative: Derek and Penny's "dragon" mother is [[spoiler: Kim Su from Literature/BrightFallsMysteries.]]

* UnexpectedCharacter: Derek and Penny's "dragon" mother is [[spoiler: Kim Su from Literature/BrightFallsMysteries.]]

* {{Archdemon}}: Balor, who is apparently a fallen angel that masqueraded as a Celtic god. Resurrecting him is the primary aim of the villains.

* CallForward: Numerous ones to ''Literature/{{Brightblade}}'' with the Morgan family and Alex Timons as well as Lucien Drake showing up as support.

* PeterPrinciple: Derek is ill-suited to be a member of the Committee because he is a brilliant agent but not very good at politicking, paperwork, or diplomacy. He jumps at the opportunity to get back into the field and ends up [[spoiler: utterly screwing up the Committee's plans.]]

* AffablyEvil: The Wazir is a kindly old grandfather type, who will kill entire cities if it means the Truth comes out.

* {{Archenemy}}: The Wazir serves as this to the Red Room as of ''Esoterrorism.'' [[spoiler: He's killed at the end of the book.]]
* TheArchmage: The Wazir is one of these. The Committee is also implied to be composed of these. [[spoiler: Subverted by Derek, who is a beginner at best, at the end of ''Esoterrorism.'']]

* BavarianFireDrill: Derek tries a number of these throughout the book. The one to infiltrate Pantheon Corp is EpicFail. The one to find the infiltrator, though, is a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Cassandra]] turns out to have been this during [[spoiler: her marriage to Derek. He's appropriately horrified.]]

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Cassandra Cassidy of Pantheon Corp is believed to be this. [[spoiler: They're right.]]

* DuelOfSeduction: Shannon and Derek try this on one another to see if they can get an edge on each other. [[spoiler: They fall in love instead.]]
* ElvisLives: Derek is shown a picture of his Uncle Talbot and Music/ElvisPresley sitting next to a Gray alien. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Derek remarks that he didn't know his uncle met Elvis]].

* TheGreys: Derek is shown a picture of his Uncle Talbot and Music/ElvisPresley sitting next to a Gray alien. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Derek remarks that he didn't know his uncle met Elvis]].

* Myth/NorseMythology: Odin.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Professor seems to be one of the few individuals who actually gives a shit about doing their job of protecting mankind and finding real-traitors versus going with the easy answers.
%%** Whether Nathan Hawthorne qualifies for this or AmbiguouslyEvil is anyone's guess.
* RefugeInAudacity: Talbot's plan to sneak past [[spoiler: Cassandra's]] defenses? Sneak a team into their base with a '''flying carpet.'''
* {{Retirony}}: Derek is thinking of retiring when he's framed for treason.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Derek gets away with a lot more than he should due to the fact he's the son of a Committee member. He despises this fact since he long ago broke ties with his father but it's still there. It's also implied Derek gets away with as much as he does because he's well-liked and really-really good at his job.

* StockNessMonster: The TropeNamer is mentioned in passing in the prologue as being real.
* ThisIsReality: A DramaticIrony example as Derek keeps insisting this is next to his glamorous FemmeFatale partner in epic gunfights and shoot-outs. He seems to be more in denial than anything else.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Wazir believes the Truth should be let out because it forces supernaturals and humans at each others throats. Also, regular people have a right to know about the supernatural. The House, contrast, believes the world would self-destruct if this happened. Both qualify for this trope.
* ZombieApocalypse: The threat of one of these is a driving force in ''Esoterrorism.'' Notable in the fact it would require terrorists to deliberately spread it and the army WOULD be able to deal with it. It just would break TheMasquerade wide open.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Draugr are monsters created with vampire blood which are cannibalistic mindless creatures that are strong, fast, and durable. Also qualifies as OurVampiresAreDifferent.
* VillainHasAPoint: WordOfGod has this as a deliberate theme as the Wazir, [[spoiler: Cassandra]], Committee, and [[spoiler: Doctor Strickland]] all have valid points. It's just they're also ruthless in their pursuit. [[NotSoDifferent But then again, so are the heroes.]]

* WorldOfSnark: Derek, Shannon, Penny, Lucy, and even the Wazir get quips in.

** The name of the series is an homage to both the Red Room of Marvel comics which trained the Comics/BlackWidow and the room Cooper visits in ''Series/TwinPeaks'' according to WordOfGod.

* ArcWedling: Is made part of the ''United States of Monsters'' series, retconning the series to taking place in 2006 just before the BrokenMasquerade.

The books were originally a standalone series but have since been {{Retcon}}-ed as a tie-in to the ''Literature/TheUnitedStatesOfMonsters''.

The first book, ''Esoterrorism'' was released on July 5th, 2015.

* BavarianFireDrill: Derek tries a number of these throughout the book. The one to infiltrate Pantheon Corp is EpicFail. The one to find the infiltrator, though, is a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* BadassNormal: It's stated, more or less, regular humans have no chance against supernaturals in a straight fight and only win by using superior numbers and tactics. Derek, repeatedly, subverts this and has survived missions he by all rights shouldn't have.
** [[spoiler: Derek becomes a BadassAbnormal by the end, awakening his long dormant magical powers.]]

* BavarianFireDrill: Derek tries a number of these throughout the book. The one to infiltrate Pantheon Corp is EpicFail.
** The one to find the infiltrator, though, is a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* CowboyCop: Derek is considered to be the spy version of this, being senior enough and well-connected enough to get away with it, much to the consternation of his boss.
** It's implied Derek actually accomplishes a lot of his missions due to this and RefugeInAudacity. It provides him just enough of an edge in sheer ''confusion'' that he gets the drop on his foes. Indeed, it's very likely that his superiors have mistaken him for a CowboyCop when he's closer to being a BunnyEarsLawyer.

* TheIlluminati: Derek lampshades this in ''Esoterrorism'', saying the House more or less embodies every single conspiracy nut's fears about this except reptile men.

** Whether Nathan Hawthorne qualifies for this or AmbiguouslyEvil is anyone's guess.

* ShoutOut: The name of the series is an homage to both the Red Room of Marvel comics which trained the Comics/BlackWidow and the room Cooper visits in ''Series/TwinPeaks'' according to WordOfGod.

* ElvisLives: Derek is shown a picture of his Uncle Talbot and ElvisPresley sitting next to a Gray alien. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Derek remarks that he didn't know his uncle met Elvis]].

* FantasyKitchenSink: Implied to be the case with the Astral Plane generating ideas which can physically enter the world. Rakshasas, magic, Celtic fairies, mummies, ogres, kappas, kelpies, yetis, Hollow Earth, a still living ElvisPresley, dragons, trolls, Oni, unicorns, ghosts, demons, elves, vampires, Draugr, homunculi, succubi, angels, FrankensteinsMonster, Aladdin's flying carpet, kitsune, Grey aliens, the Loch Ness Monster, Odin, and a few other things have been either seen or mentioned in passing as being real.

* TheGreys: Derek is shown a picture of his Uncle Talbot and ElvisPresley sitting next to a Gray alien. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Derek remarks that he didn't know his uncle met Elvis]].

The series contains the following tropes:

* XMeetsY: James Bond meets the Dresden Files.

* NorseMythology: Odin.

* BechdelTest: Passes with flying colors, which is amusing since it's from the perspective of a male 1st person narrator.

* {{Kitsune}}: Mentioned in passing in the prologue as being real.

* StockMessMonster: The TropeNamer is mentioned in passing in the prologue as being real.

* FantasyKitchenSink: Implied to be the case with the Astral Plane generating ideas which can physically enter the world. Rakshasas, magic, Celtic fairies, mummies, ogres, kappas, kelpies, yetis, Hollow Earth, a still living ElvisPresley, dragons, trolls, Oni, unicorns, ghosts, demons, elves, OurVampiresAreDiffrent vampires, Draugr, homunculi, succubi, angels, Frankenstein'sMonster, Aladdin's flying carpet, kitsune, Grey aliens, the Loch Ness Monster, Odin, and a few other things have been either seen or mentioned in passing as being real.

* AllMythsAreTrue: Implied to be the case with the Astral Plane generating ideas which can physically enter the world. Rakshasas, magic, Celtic fairies, mummies, dragons, trolls, ghosts, demons, elves, vampires, Draugr, homunculi, succubi, angels, Frankenstein's Monster, flying carpets, kitsune, Grey aliens, the Loch Ness Monster, Odin, and a few other things have been either seen or mentioned in passing as being real.

* ElvisLives: Derek is shown a picture of his Uncle Talbot and ElvisPresley sitting next to a Gray alien. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint/Derek remarks that he didn't know his uncle met Elvis]].

* TheGreys: Derek is shown a picture of his Uncle Talbot and ElvisPresley sitting next to a Gray alien. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint/Derek remarks that he didn't know his uncle met Elvis]].

* AllMythsAreTrue: Implied to be the case with the Astral Plane generating ideas which can physically enter the world. Rakshasas, magic, Celtic fairies, ghosts, demons, vampires, draugr, homunculi, succubi, angels, Frankenstein's Monster, flying carpets, kitsune, the Loch Ness Monster, Odin, and a few other things have been confirmed as real.

* AllMythsAreTrue: Implied to be the case with the Astral Plane generating ideas which can physically enter the world. Rakshasas, magic, Celtic fairies, ghosts, demons, vampires, draugr, homunculi, succubi, angels, Frankenstein's Monster, flying carpets, kitsune, kelpies, the Loch Ness Monster, Odin, and a few other things have been confirmed as real.