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VIRGIL ARP

Brady’s twelve-year-old best buddy. The handsome star in many of Brady’s

video productions, young Virgil is determined to shine on screen despite

his one little shortcoming. He’s frightened to death of Monsters, having

never forgiventhem for no doubt hiding beneath his bed when he was a

toddler. Not the sharpest tack in the junk drawer, and with a hambone

tendency to overact that would make Vincent Price proud, Virgil finds

himself in many a “hairy” predicament with Monsters as his costars.

EMBER TOMBS

This thirteen-year-old friend of Brady’s is a beauty with a ghoulish

fascination for the morbid side of life... or death. She sleeps with a

voodoo doll, designs her own line of “bone” jewelry, and gushes enthusias-

tically when Monster training sessions go terribly awry. However, Ember’s

weird talents often prove handy in tight situations.

As far as owning a Monster herself, Ember is a bit fickle - taking uncan-

ny pleasure in testing a continuing procession of assorted creatures to

welcome the unwary visitor to her house. Every time Brady and Virgil visit,

the goosey Virgil must always brace himself for the unexpected.

MAXWELL PLUNKETT

He’s Brady’s long-suffering, barely tolerant, monumentally miserly

father, who is more concerned with running a tight ship than enjoying the

unpredictability of family life. And Monsters do not belong on a tight

ship! Kids probably don’t either, but hey, what are you gonna do? Things

happen. But Max Plunkett is also quick to seize the profitable opportuni-

ties that some Monsters present – like free check-ups from “Dr. Jekyll!”

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Virgil’s Basement

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