Last Disrespects: The Hash-Slinging Slasher was apparently fired at his own funeral.Squidward: Most people just call him the Ha-* GASP*, because that's all they have time to say before he gets them! Killed Mid-Sentence: In Squidward's story about the Hash-Slinging Slasher.It's All About Me: Jerkass Tom tries to force Squidward to serve him after business hours and even has the nerve to get mad at Squidward for refusing him service.Ironic Echo Cut: Squidward complains he doesn't know anybody who would want to eat a Krabby Patty at 3:00 AM, we cut to Patrick, who has set his alarm to that exact time to eat a Krabby Patty.Earlier in the episode, Squidward says, "I can't hang out here all night! I've got a life." This line is later repeated by Mr.Later, when the Hash-Slinging Slasher apparently shows up for real, a terrified Squidward gets his name wrong as he tries to say "The Hash-Slinging Slasher". Ironic Echo: SpongeBob gets the Hash-Slinging Slasher's name wrong when trying to repeat The Hash-Slinging Slasher as Squidward tells him the story.Squidward: SpongeBob, there are two problems with your theory. SpongeBob: No, that's not it.I am just so touched that you would go to the trouble to dress up as a ghostly frycook and stand on the other side of the street, just to entertain me! You must really like me! Squidward: (as SpongeBob starts to cry) At last, you understand! We're doomed! Insane Troll Logic: SpongeBob's way of dismissing the Hash-Slinging Slasher as a myth when the signs are there that he's real.Ghost Story: The Story of the Hash-Slinging Slasher.Gainax Ending: The one responsible for the flickering lights? Just that old prankster Nosferatu (aka Count Orlok).Finger Wag: At the end, SpongeBob admonishingly wags his finger at Nosferatu for messing with the lights.Fantastically Indifferent: SpongeBob, Squidward and the potential fry cook's reaction to finding out that Nosferatu was flickering the lights is to playfully scold him.Oh, Crap!: It doesn't dawn on SpongeBob that Squidward isn't pretending to be the Hash Slinging Slasher until the latter points out to him that they can't be at two places at once. Evil Cripple: The Hash Slinging Slasher appears to be a hunchback with a turtle-like head, but it turns out to be a potential fry cook with a large head and a bulbous nose.Electromagnetic Ghosts: One of the signs that the Hash-Slinging Slasher is coming is that the lights will flicker on and off.Cowardly Lion: SpongeBob makes his way outside in the dark to take out the trash while frantically screaming at the top of his lungs while running to the Dumpster to take out the trash and dashing back inside the restaurant.Squidward points to the "closed" sign, but the customer reads the menu's sign and insists on asking for a Krabby Patty anyway, then actually has the nerve to be upset when they won't take his order. Can't You Read the Sign?: A customer arrives just as Squidward is closing the Krusty Krab.Bottle Episode: The entire episode is set at the Krusty Krab.SpongeBob and Squidward are scared, but when the figure moves into the light, he is revealed to be a young kid looking for a job at the restaurant. Bait-and-Switch Silhouette: A dark figure enters the Krusty Krab who bears a strong resemblance to the Hash-Slinging Slasher, the character from the horror story Squidward had told SpongeBob.Artistic License: SpongeBob, Squidward and that other guy all call the vampire Nosferatu when really his actual name is Count Orlok.
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