History Main / CreepyFamily

A case of ItRunsInTheFamily and very often a behavior that identifies TheClan, most of the cases show a NuclearFamily albeit often with cases of {{Nephewism}} and, ironically, in most examples they are not [[DysfunctionalFamily Dysfunctional Families]]. Sometimes overlaps with QuirkyHousehold, when is an entire village is a case of {{Halloweentown}}. Contrast with TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether for the horror version, not to confuse with CreepyUncle, .

A case of ItRunsInTheFamily and very often a behavior that identifies TheClan, most of the cases show a NuclearFamily albeit often with cases of {{Nephewism}} and, ironically, in most examples they are not [[DysfunctionalFamily Dysfunctional Families]]. Sometimes overlaps with QuirkyHousehold, when is an entire village is a case of {{Halloweentown}}. Not to confuse with CreepyUncle, contrast with TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether for the horror version.

* ''Film/TheMonsterClub'' is an anthology movie with VincentPrice and JohnCarradine; deals with a hybrid from a monster family know as Shadmock constantly speaking about his relations, a kid that discover his fahter is [[spoiler:a vampire]] and a town made of ghouls.

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A case of ItRunsInTheFamily and very often a behavior that identifies TheClan, most of the cases show a NuclearFamily albeit often with cases of {{Nephewism}} and, ironically, in most examples they are not [[DysfunctionalFamily Dysfunctional Families]]. Not to confuse with CreepyUncle, contrast with TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether for the horror version.

* The Munsters had two movies with the original cast (except Pat Priest), ''Munsters Go Home'' and ''The Munsters' Revenge''. Other made-for-TV movies with new casts proliferated during the 1980s and 1990s with mixed results.

* Creator/RayBradbury wrote several short stories about the Elliotts, a family of supernatural creatures with special abilities. One could [[SeeingThroughAnothersEyes See Through Anothers Eyes]] and another named Uncle Einar had large wings and could fly.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily'' had two animated series, one in the 1970s and one in the 1990s. Both were produced by Creator/HannaBarbera.

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* ''The Addams Family'' was originally a comic strip from ''Magazine/TheNewYorker'' drawn by cartoonist Creator/CharlesAddams.

* ''Film/TheMonsterClub'' is an anthology movie with VincentPrice and JohnCarradine; deals with a hybrid from a monster family know as Shadmock constantly speaking about his relations, a kid that discover his fahter is [[spoiler:vampire]] and a town made of ghouls.

* Manga/{{Karin}} a.k.a. ''Chibi Vampire'' has the Maaka family, a family of vampires.

* The Addams Family was originally a comic strip from ''Magazine/TheNewYorker'' made by cartoonist Creator/CharlesAddams.

* The Addams Family had a remake in the 90s known by the same name ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'', that was critically and financially successful, thus producing a sequel ''The Addams Family Values'', both centered around Uncle Fester to some degree, and the children as the secondary plot. The second one wasn't as successful commercially so a third movie was never made. A MadeForTVMovie was made; ''The Addams Family Reunion'', but is generally considered much inferior in quality than the previous ones.
* The Munster had two movies with the original cast (except Pat Priest) ''Munsters Go Home'' and ''The Munsters Revenge''. Other made-for-TV movies with new casts proliferate during the 80s and 90s with mixed results.
* RobZombie did a kind of remake of ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'' with ''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses'' and the Firefly family, with more comedic overtones, yet still a family of violent murderous psychopaths.

* Several of the monsters in ''Film/HotelTransylvania'' have their families, most notable Dracula and the Wolf Man.

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* Costa Rican writer Daniel Gonzalez in his children's novel ''Leonor; aventuras fantasticas'' has a creepy family; the Quintrala del Osario, the family of main character Leonor (a pale, thin, scary looking Goth girl) which includes her father a greenish incredible tall man, her mother an attractive, yet eccentric, Gothic-looking woman and her Grandma that looks like the classic hag. They also live in a haunted house and her father has a factory of knives. They are all friendly people never-the-less.

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* ''Series/TheMunsters'' and ''Series/TheMunstersToday'', which was supposed to be a continuation of the original series in which, after been frozen for a while, the family awakes in modern (90s) time.

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* The Gruesomes were the scary, yet friendly, neighbors of ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''. The Gruesomes, much like The Addams, seem to be anatomically normal humans but look and act eccentrically, have a lot of weird animals as pets (including a giant grasshopper) and live in what looks like a haunted house. They were replaced by The Frankenstones (essentially the Frankenstein Monster and his wife with children) in the spin-off series ''The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show''. A similarly looking version of the Gruesomes named the Creepleys appeared in ''WesternAnimation/LaffALympics''.
* A failed TV pilot for an animated series called ''Mini-Munsters'' (with the voices of most of the original cast of The Munsters) was produced in the 70s.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily'' had two animated series, one in the 70s and one in the 90s.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' several episodes show families of ghost and other spirits, including in one occasion a parody of The Simpson.
* ''WesternAnimation/UglyAmericans'' Callie's family from her father side is made of actual demons and her father is Satan

* The Addams Family had a remake in the 90s [remaking old TV shows was a thing back then] known by the same name ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'', that was critically and financially successful, thus producing a sequel ''The Addams Family Values'', both centered around Uncle Fester to some degree, and the children as the secondary plot. The second one wasn't as successful commercially so a third movie was never made. A MadeForTVMovie was made; ''The Addams Family Reunion'', but is generally considered much inferior in quality than the previous ones.

* RobZombie did a kind of remake of ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'' with ''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses'' and the Firefly family, with more comedic overtones, yet still a family of violent murderous pyschopaths.

* The Addams Family was originally a comic strip from The New Yorker made by cartoonist Charles Addams.

* RobZombie did a kind of remake of ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre with Film/HouseOf1000Corpses'' and the Firefly family, with more comedic overtones, yet still a family of violent murderous pyschopaths.

* Of course as mentioned before ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' and ''Series/TheMunsters''. Both series had later remakes series ''Series/TheNewAddamsFamily'' and ''Series/TheMunstersToday'', whilst the ''The New Addams Family'' (as the name implies) was a complete reboot, ''The Munsters Today'' was suppose to be a continuation of the original series in which, after been frozen for a while, the family awakes in modern (90s) time.

* The [[Theatre/TheAddamsFamily Addams Family]] also has a Broadway musical with such actors as Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in the original run.

* Creator/RayBradbury wrote several short stories about the Elliotts, a family of supernatural creatures with special abilities. One could [[SeeingThroughAnothersEyes SeeThroughAnothersEyes]] and another named Uncle Einar had large wings and could fly.

* Creator/RayBradbury wrote several short stories about the Elliotts, a family of supernatural creatures with special abilities. One could SeeThroughAnothersEyes and another named Uncle Einar had large wings and could fly.

* Creator/Ray Bradbury wrote several short stories about the Elliotts, a family of supernatural creatures with special abilities. One could SeeThroughAnothersEyes and another named Uncle Einar had large wings and could fly.

* Costa Rican writer Daniel Gonzalez in his children's novel ''Leonor; aventuras fantásticas'' has a creepy family; the Quintrala del Osario, the family of main character Leonor (a pale, thin, scary looking Goth girl) which includes her father a greenish incredible tall man, her mother an attractive, yet eccentric, Gothic-looking woman and her Grandma that looks like the classic hag. They also live in a haunted house and her father has a factory of knives. They are all friendly people never-the-less.