Mallahan Family

“	I did some research at the library, and local legends say that the Bombinating Beast has been associated with the Mallahan family for generations.	”
	— Lemony Snicket, Who Could That Be at This Hour?

The Mallahan Family are a family of journalists who live in Stain'd-by-the-Sea.

Members[]

Lady Mallahan †
Mr. Mallahan
Ms. Mallahan
Moxie Mallahan
Kellar Haines (temporarily adopted into the family)^[1]

Lady Mallahan is a legendary figure in Stain'd-by-the-Sea, who is claimed to have slain the Bombinating Beast, a monster that would haunt the sea and eat the residents of the town. While the legend has been questioned, the Mallahan family have had a Bombinating Beast collection passed down throughout the family.^[2]

The Mallahans eventually created a newspaper named after their family home, The Stain'd Lighthouse. The Bombinating Beast became a mascot for the paper, and it is known that both Mr. and Ms. Mallahan were journalists. (It is currently unknown which of them married into the Mallahan family and which was a descendant of Lady Mallahan.)

After Ms. Mallahan abandoned her family, Mr. Mallahan fell into a depression, and their daughter, Moxie, took over journalistic responsibilities of the town.

The family is noted to have been friends with the Sallis family for generations.^[2]

Family Tree[]

Lady Mallahan †

Unknown Generations

Mr. Mallahan

Ms. Mallahan

Moxie Mallahan

It is currently unknown how many generations there are between Lady Mallahan and Moxie Mallahan, nor which of her parents was a descendant of Lady Mallahan and which married into the family.

Trivia[]

The family surname could potentially be a reference to James Mallahan Cain, a journalist and crime fiction author.

Appearances[]

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999):	Absent	7. The Vile Village (2001):	Absent
2. The Reptile Room (1999):	Absent	8. The Hostile Hospital (2001):	Absent
3. The Wide Window (2000):	Absent	9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002):	Absent
4. The Miserable Mill (2000):	Absent	10. The Slippery Slope (2003):	Absent
5. The Austere Academy (2000):	Absent	11. The Grim Grotto (2004):	Absent
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001):	Absent	12. The Penultimate Peril (2005):	Absent
13. The End (2006):		Absent
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012):	Debut	Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014):	Appears
When Did You See Her Last? (2013):	Appears	Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015):	Appears
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014):		Appears
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002):		Absent
The Dismal Dinner (2004):		Absent
The Beatrice Letters (2006):		Absent
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014):		Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017):		Absent
Poison for Breakfast (2021):		Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002):		Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007):		Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008):		Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009):		Absent
13 Words (2010):		Absent
The Dark (2013):		Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017):		Absent