Nobody has ever sparked my love of reading more than the author who inspired this puzzles theme. And his wordplay has informed my sense of humor since I first sat down to read his books with my mother as a kid, a word which here means a burgeoning young crossword maker, and not a baby goat
1977 Italian horror film known for its use of color
24A
"Person who enjoys flattering people who enjoy being flattered"
27A
Cozy collection of detritus
28A
What one might be looking for when picking classes in college
29A
They make up Qts.
30A
Korn's field?
31A
"A heap of trouble, most of which was count Olaf's fault"
34A
Where one might find cucumbers on their eyelids
35A
"To summarize", in internet shorthand
37A
River in northern Germany
38A
Possible response to "Who is it?"
40A
"Obscure facts"
43A
"The sound of two metal pots being banged together by a nasty foreman standing in the doorway holding no breakfast at all"
47A
NewTek video data software spec
50A
2000s internet expression of extreme delight
51A
A street urchin, turned prince in a Disney classic
54A
Racecar's warm-up
55A
Actor who played two iterations of "The Doctor"
56A
Nefarious literary villain associated with this puzzle's theme.
57A
Passed on property
Verticali
1D
Georgia airport code
2D
Done after saving
3D
Bears: Lat.
4D
A gruesomely one-sided game, colloquially
5D
An online contribution of ironically poor quality
6D
American news agency
7D
Time sensitive game completion using pre-programmed inputs
8D
Pork dish flavored with Achiote paste
9D
Romanian tennis star Simona ___
11D
A characteristically moody subculture
12D
It's used to hold water
13D
Yahtzee equipment
16D
New Testament letter
17D
Private school exam requirements
19D
Once more
22D
___ Francisco
23D
Like the "Events" alluded to by the theme of this puzzle, relayed by a narrator known to define words such as 24A, 31A, 40A, and 43A in a particular manner
24D
It often comes in a can
25D
Riverside city in Arizona
26D
Where a hobbit might build its home
28D
The focus of Neurology
32D
Type of god with mixed parentage
33D
Home of the Greek philosopher Zeno
36D
Ancient lizard, for short
39D
Forms for follicles?
40D
Who you're proving wrong when you steal a car
41D
Multinational breakfast chain
42D
Conclude by
43D
Delinquent's stocking stuffer
44D
One of the All-America Team selectors in college ball
45D
Musical denotation that Meghan Trainor evidently has strong opinions on
46D
A less common statement of shock, in texter's lingo