History Webcomic / Chimneyspeak

* BadDreams: Elgie is plagued by nightmares, especially the CatapultNightmare below.

* BiTheWay: Suka and Alice, though Suka is more AnythingThatMoves.

Mr. Cayless's other webcomic, ''Webcomic/{{Redd}}'' also disappeared from the Web some time in 2015 though Cayless's personal tumblr is still active. Both comics may be found by searching for bumrushcomics.com at archive sites. Some ''ChimneySpeak''-related material remains on the artist's Deviant Art account as well.

* KaleidoscopeEyes: Chelsea Grinn's eyes change colors depending on which of her personalities is in control. When she gets red rings around her pupils, everyone around her tends to die horribly.

* MoreDakka: Ivan states that the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_gun Maxim Gun]] needs more Dakka.

** EvenEvilHasStandards: Elgie will murder all the adults you want him to kill, but children are off limits for ''anything''. And most of the people he kills are utter depraved lunatics or total bastards...[[CrowningMomentOfSadness MOST]].

The comic has four lengthy chapters, and concluded on October 2, 2013. Cayless took the comic's website down in early 2014, citing the cost of maintaining it, but mentioned that a PDF version might be made available at some point in the future. A sequel to ''Chimneyspeak'' was mentioned as being in the works but it's not certain if this is still the case. A prequel involving UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper and featuring Elgie and Alice near the start of their relationship is in the development stage. Cayless originally put character designs for the new series[[note]]most of which are very NSFW[[/note]] and some early pages on his Tumblr, but has since created a separate Tumblr devoted to its development.

On the site of his new webcomic, ''Webcomic/{{Redd}}'', he has announced a new story chapter to come.

* NepaliWithNastyKnives: Nandi.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Alice [[ZigZaggingTrope jumps all over the place on this]]. Her girls are well-fed and making more money (both for her and themselves) than ever, but she also engages in child prostitution, and got her position by hiring a man to kill her predecessor's husband, and taking over when she broke down. She also employs children [[spoiler:as snipers]].

* CrapsackWorld: Most definitely. Even the most sympathetic characters are still remorseless killers who have done terrible things.

The comic has four lengthy chapters, and concluded on October 2, 2013. Cayless took the comic's website down in early 2014, citing the cost of maintaining it, but mentioned that a PDF version might be made available at some point in the future. A sequel to ''Chimneyspeak'' was mentioned as being in the works but it's not certain if this is still the case. A prequel involving JackTheRipper and featuring Elgie and Alice near the start of their relationship is in the development stage. Cayless originally put character designs for the new series[[note]]most of which are very NSFW[[/note]] and some early pages on his Tumblr, but has since created a separate Tumblr devoted to its development.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: This happens to several people over the course of the comic, but the most significant instance happens in ch. 4, when [[spoiler:Chelsea]] puts a claymore all the way through [[spoiler:Angus]]. Shortly after, since [[spoiler:Angus]] has a sword blade sticking out of his chest but is still upright, [[spoiler:Bonnie]] kicks him in the back. [[spoiler:Chelsea, who has moved around in front of him, gets skewered, apparently through the heart, which ''finally'' kills her]].

* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:Chelsea and her parents]], based on the fallout from strip 44 and strips 54 and 55 of ch.4. [[spoiler:The mask-wearing man is wearing Mr. Grinn's coat and carrying his sword]], and cooks up a plot to squat in [[spoiler:the Grinn's mansion]]. His cohorts also mention doing a good job with the graves.

* NamesToRunAwayFrom/NotoriousKillers: Elgie is referred to by the surname of "Mr. Ripper" early on in the series, and [[CanonImmigrant the story from which he originated]] connected him to the Jack the Ripper murders. [[spoiler:The author's commentary places this story as [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]] to ''Chimneyspeak'']]. Alice confirms in the third chapter that [[spoiler:Elgie killed Jack the Ripper]].

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Chelsea]]'s method of killing [[spoiler:Angus]] gets turned against [[spoiler:her]]; see ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice below.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: This happens to several people over the course of the comic, but the most significant instance happens in ch. 4, when [[spoiler:Chelsea]] puts a claymore all the way through [[spoiler:Angus]]. Shortly after, since [[spoiler:Angus]] has a sword blade sticking out of his chest, [[spoiler:Bonnie]] kicks him in the back. [[spoiler:Chelsea gets skewered, apparently through the heart, which ''finally'' kills her]].

** "Suka" means "bitch" in Russian (in both the "dog" and "not-nice-behavior" senses), and also something like "traitor" or "informer" in Russian prison-speak. [[spoiler:Alice kills Suka and the comic ends without revealing if the latter is meaningful.]]

* OneOfUs: The author is familiar with the phrase "MoreDakka."
* OutWithABang: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] [[spoiler:The comic ends with Elgie about to go down on Alice.]]

The comic has four lengthy chapters, and concluded on October 2, 2013. Cayless took the comic's website down in early 2014, citing the cost of maintaining it, but mentioned that a PDF version might be made available at some point in the future. A sequel to ''Chimneyspeak'' was mentioned as being in the works but it's not certain if this is still the case. A prequel involving JackTheRipper and featuring Elgie and Alice near the start of their relationship is in the development stage; character designs[[note]]most of which are very NSFW[[/note]] can be seen on Cayless' Tumblr.

On the site of his new webcomic, Webcomic/{{Redd}}, he has announced a new story chapter to come.

The comic has four lengthy chapters, and concluded on October 2, 2013. Cayless took the comic's website down in early 2014, citing the cost of maintaining it, but mentioned that a PDF might might be made available at some point in the future. A sequel to ''Chimneyspeak'' was mentioned as being in the works but it's not certain if this is still the case.

* HotChickInABadassSuit: Suka in one sequence.

The comic has four chapters, and concluded on October 2, 2013. Cayless had announced on Feb. 18, 2013 that his next story will involve Jack the Ripper, but he has posted several pages of a science fiction/superhero parody story that he confirmed on his Tumblr account to be his next project. A sequel to ''Chimneyspeak'' is in the works but is on hiatus until the aforementioned project and its associated titles are up and running.

The story frequently features graphic violence (edging into {{Gorn}} at times), nudity, and sex scenes. The author also publishes a number of side stories which expand on the background of the setting, which cost a modest fee.

The site is so frequently NSFW that '''there should be no direct links'''.

* KarmicJackpot: Chelsea spares an entire ''group'' of people in the basement of a bar that she had planned to slaughter gleefully, all because she recognizes one man there who had given her a single genuine compliment six years earlier.

** Suka and Alice get a lot of screen time in various stages of undress.

** Alice finally confronting her fiancee is done start to finish with Alice topless. Not that anyone would complain!

The comic has four chapters, and concluded on October 2, 2013. Cayless had announced on Feb. 18, 2013 that his next story will involve Jack the Ripper, but he has posted several pages of a science fiction story that appears to be his next project.

The comic has four chapters, and concluded on October 2, 2013. author announced on Feb. 18, 2013 that the story will conclude with the fourth chapter, and that the next story will involve Jack the Ripper.

The author announced on Feb. 18, 2013 that the story will conclude with the fourth chapter, and that the next story will involve Jack the Ripper.

** The fairy whom Elgie hallucinates.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: This happens to several people over the course of the comic, but one of the most significant instances happens in ch. 4, when [[spoiler:Chelsea]] puts a claymore all the way through [[spoiler:Angus]]. Shortly after, since [[spoiler:Angus]] has a sword blade sticking out of his chest, [[spoiler:Bonnie]] kicks him in the back, skewering [[spoiler:Chelsea]].

** Chelsea's survived being impaled and having multiple point blank gunshots to the chest and torso. The current theory is that her body overproduces adrenaline constantly (so much so that her usual low point is where most people are when they're on an adrenaline high). [[spoiler:That said, it appears from the first September 2013 strips that Chelsea didn't survive her ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice instance above.]]

** "Suka" means "bitch" in Russian (in both the "dog" and "not-nice-behavior" senses), and also something like "traitor" or "informer" in Russian prison-speak. Whether the second one is meaningful remains to be seen [[spoiler:and since Alice killed her, that may not be likely]].

* ScarsAreForever: All of Chelsea's scars, but most importantly the first one. Justified: she's a noblewoman, and delicate skin scars very easily.

* VictorianLondon