Marcella (Legend Quest: Masters of Myth) Giving Marcella her own team and her not give a complete shit about anyone makes no sense when she literally pulled Leo’s team together during tough times and even worked with Teodora, someone who she wasn’t a huge fan of in S1.

Jumba (Lilo and Stitch 2025) Not only does his new voice suck but turning him into a villain to make up for the lack of Gantu is a dumb decision when you realized that he actually did care for Stitch and had good intentions in the original.

The title should be self-explanatory, it's a trope where a monster formed a friendly relationship with other characters, or at least tried to, but ended up showing their true nature towards that character. The story doesn't shy away showing the monster's real self, it's the plot way of saying, "yep, that's a monster," despite how we see them being friendly before.

Sister Sara to Madara-Chan - Madara
Madara is a relatively adorable creature that Sara found during her travel towards an orphanage. As a caring nun, she gave it a little water, and it grew up quickly. When she walked back to her home, a group of bandits appeared and tried to assault her, until Madara appeared and completely obliterated the bandits. As a nun, she couldn't help but felt responsible for its actions, as killing is such a sin. Therefore, sheoffered herself to be killed by Madara so that it can be forgiven for its sins, and Madara did.

Chimera no Sumu Mori - Chimera
A mix of beasts combined together, Chimera was known to predate humans. She killed an unnamed character's parents, which is why that character swore to become an adventurer so that she could get revenge on the Chimera. 10 years later, the adventurer searched the Chimera with a gun, but ultimately failed after the Chimera regenerated after being shot. Despite the panic inside of the adventurer's mind, Chimera's words were as if she wanted a friend or to play around. The adventurer, on her last attempt to get away from the Chimera, suggested a hide and seek. However, despite the Chimera nodding, at the end of the day she doesn't actually know any human words, nor does she know what the adventurer in front of her were suggesting. So the Chimera just proceed to took off her limb and started devouring her.

Deku's self sacrifice - My Hero Academia

Initially portrayed as purely heroic, it's later shown to be extremely detrimental when he refuses any aid from his friends, abandoning them to "protect them"(of course, leaving them also puts them in danger since he can no longer be there to save them if something goes wrong

The same quality that makes him a great hero, also leads him to nearly lose everything and get EVERYONE killed(since if this tired, weakened Deku did encounter AFO/Shigaraki, he would almost certainly die and have his powers taken)

Seiya Ryuuguuin's cautiousness - Overly Cautious Hero

The whole series is about how the main character is prepared for any circumstance to an insane degree(being the highest level half-way through, perfectly predicting that an ally would betray them through ridiculous jumps in logic, etc)

It turns out that the reason for this was that in a past life(unknown to him) he was extremely easy-going and unprepared for everything, always winning due to luck and skill, however, one day he ends up losing due to not finding out about a bosses weakness, this leads to the demon king murdering his friend, eating his Goddess, and then devouring his girlfriend and the child inside of her right in front of him. The Demon King then takes over the world and basically turns it into Berserk on steroids

Erens entire character - Attack on Titan

He hates the titans not because of what they've done(though that's a part of it), but because they've stolen his freedom, so when he learns that in reality, the Marleyans are the true enemies, the ones who have taken his and everyone elses freedom away, he does exactly what he said he was going to do, just to a different enemy

Erens philosophy is that anyone that tries to take his freedom deserves to have theirs taken away, Zeke becomes a slave because he tried to take away the Eldians ability to breed, the Marleyans lose the freedom of living because they tried to take his, it's always been a core character trait, but when he becomes to antagonist of the story in the last parts, this character trait of his is front and center

[Rocky, project Hail Mary] First ones a meme but has the tone of the trope. In the books Rocky and the rest of the Eridians do wear clothes unlike the movie where he's naked, but people head canonned that the Eridians do still wear clothes and Rocky is just a nudist

[Word, Star Trek] In Star Trek Worf always goes on about how Klingons don't laugh and are a super serious warrior culture. While they are a warrior culture the other Klingons do make jokes and have a good time pretty regularly Worf is just a hardass.

The Taxxons (Animorphs)- A species of centipede-like aliens who serve the parasitic Yeerks. The entire species suffers from hunger so bad, that they’re desperate for any way to alleviate it, which the yeerks promised under the condition that they serve them. It’s so bad that they’ll even eat their own fellow taxxons if they get wounded in battle.

The zombies (Marvel Zombies)- Anyone infected will still retain their consciousness, but be unable to control their desire to consume as much people-flesh as possible, to the point that even heroes end up forsaking their morals to eat anyone and everyone.

Skullcrawlers (Monsterverse)- These are gigantic two-limbed apex predators that have a very voracious appetite because of their heightened metabolism. They are a huge threat to anything lower on the food chain. Kong regularly battles them to keep their population in check.

(Bonus points if they are really bad at it and easily exposed by pretty much anyone)

1. Calvin Candie (Django Unchained)

The master of a massive Slave Plantation in the Antebellum South, Candie, like many slave owners in that era, sees himself as an almost Psuedo-aristrocrat, and a cultured member of high society.

As such, he is a massive Francophile; he insists in being called “Monsieur Candie”, has his slaves dressed in traditional French maid outfits, and even employs a French lawyer.

However, it’s all superficial; he can’t speak a word of the language, he doesn’t know the meaning of basic French terms, and, to top it all off, he doesn’t even know Alexandre Dumas, his favorite author, was black (or mixed race), which to a racist like Candie, is extra humiliating.

2. Nadeshiko Yamato/“Miss Naddy” (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You)

As you may have guessed by the name, Nadeshiko is Japanese. In fact, she’s the heiress to the extremely wealth and hyperconservative Yamato family, who still wear kimonos and play the koto in a modern setting. However, Nadeshiko never gelled with this life, finding it extremely stifling, with her reluctance being met with emotional abuse from her parents.

Upon discovering American culture, she, utterly intoxicated by its freedom and unrestrained nature, completely divorced herself from her old life. She dyed her hair blonde, adopted an agressively American personality, and started dressing like that.

However, she’s terrible at anything besides the surface level. She has a terrible command of English, has a very weak appetite (unlike the American big eater she espouses to be) and will lapse into Japanese cultural norms when stressed or distracted. Rentarou (the main character) figures out she is Japanese within LESS THEN A CHAPTER OF MEETING HER.

3. Chester King (Kingsman: The Secret Service)

As the leader of the British secret spy agency “Kingsman”, Chester is an strict traditionalist and reeks of old money. He believes membership of Kingsman should be restricted exclusively to members of the British Nobility, which instantly puts him at odds with the main character, Eggsy, one of the newest recruits for Kingsman and a member of the working class.

After Eggsy discovers Chester has betrayed Kingsman to the big bad of the movie, Chester tries to dispose of him via a poisoned wine glass. However, Eggsy manages to switch the glasses, resulting in Chester being hoisted by his own petard. As he lays dying, the up to this point posh and dignified Chester devolves into a working class accent, calling Eggsy a “Dirty, little fucking prick” as he dies. This heavily implying that he too was a member of the working class like Eggsy, who simply adopted Posh mannerisms as a means of fitting in to Kingsman, making him not just a stuffy jerk, but a hypocrite too.

I like it because there's the implication that magic isn't inherently harmful. Or at the very least, not as "active" as you might think. In stories like "The Substance" it IS possible to get a "happy ending," but only if you don't try to push your luck.
In general, you can divide this into two categories:

A. Characters explicitly ignore specific instructions about something they already knew was magic:

• Gremlins:
  • Gizmo's new "owners" ignore the instructions given by his previous caretaker's son. They get water on him, and feed them after midnight.
  • To be fair, the gremlins did trick the main character by messing with clocks. So, it's a B+ effort overall.
• The Substance:
  • "The Substance" creates two individuals. The original, and a younger, "better" body. Your consciousness needs to switch between the bodies every seven days.
  • Things go poorly because the protagonist starts treating each body as a separate individual, instead of an extension of herself.
• Death Becomes Her:
  • Both characters become immortal, but ignore their patron's warning. Immortality will keep them bound to their bodies, so they need to take care of it.
  • Both characters end up killing each other, turning them from just "immortal" to "undead." If they learned to squash their beef, they would have been much better off.
• Talk to me:
  • There's a magic hand sculpture that lets you talk to the dead. But you need to sever contact in 90 seconds.
  • Someone does not.

B. Characters naively ignore specific warnings against a non-specific threat:

• The Evil Dead:
  • Some versions of the story have explicit warnings about "The Necronomicon." Other versions are less careful.
  • Opening the book and playing the incantations summons evil spirits. The cabin previously belonged to an archeologist.
  • My question is, who is renting this place out?
• An American Werewolf in London:
  • Two American tourists are warned to stay on the roads and out of the moors. They decide to cut through them.
  • To be fair, the locals could have said "there is a dangerous animal out here." Cause they get all werewolf'ed on.
• Alien:
  • Follow quarantine procedure after your employee gets Alien'd!
  • I won't give them much guff, though. Ripley tried to follow it, but the company-provided android sabotaged her.

What I mean by this are shows/games/books portraying mental disorders in a positive light without explicitly shoving them down the audience’s throat, and the creators put in the research which makes it relatable.

Marvel’s Moon Knight and Dissociative Identity Disorder: Marc Specter has two alters named Steven and Jake who are treated as separate personalities but are a part of Marc who created them to help with processing his traumatic childhood. The show also accurately shows phenomenon associated with DID such as memory gaps when switching between alters.

Mitchells vs the Machines and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Both Aaron and Katie of the Mitchell family exhibits traits of neurodivergence such as eye contact avoidance, sensory seeking (audio/visual/tactile), stimming, and all-consuming interests. Their parents Rick and Linda also exhibit traits of missing social cues and alexithymia, which suggests they might have neurodivergence as well.

Psychonauts 2 and Trauma/Therapy: Probably the best example on this list and one of the few positive portrayals of therapy in several aspects that includes the consequences of brainwashing, abandonment, and pushing people to the brink of insanity. Many of the minds that Raz enters to work on have their own past that paints a picture of their personality, and when you do help them they aren’t suddenly “better” but are instead better equipped mentally to handle their own struggles.

When it comes to level of dumbness in a character, I'm not talking like the Too Stupid to Live trope. More akin to The Ditz or Cloudcuckoolander, where they won't press the red button because they're too distracted by the blinking lights on the console. There can be well written airheads that don't dip into absurdity.

1. Zoey (K-Pop Demon Hunters): Zoey has shades of this, as she initally thought the Saja Boys were magicians and was naive enough to believe Dr. Han's scam. But, she is also responsible for writing the group's songs and can come up with at least 57 solutions upon hearing Rumi's vocal issue. She's also emotionally intelligent enough to be in-tune with her friends' true feelings.
2. Lindsay (Total Drama): Lindsay has a big heart and pure intentions, but other contestants are frequently annoyed by her lack of smarts, however she also has gone beyond expectations to solve problems in a Columbo-style manner.
3. Rowley Jefferson (Diary of a Wimpy Kid): Rowley is not very bright and often does silly things that end up getting Greg and himself in trouble, but he has is very caring and always wishes the best for everyone despite his parents' over-protectiveness preventing him from experiencing new things.
4. Kronk (Emperor's New Groove): Kronk is oblivious, devoid of common sense, and not very intelligent but he is also a genuinely kind person, and enjoys helping those around him. Despite not being as smart as Yzma, he does point out many flaws in her plan and is better at remembering her plans than her.

1. Kor, The Dahar Master (Star Trek: DS9): is an anti-democracy, pro-fuedalism functional alcoholic who lives off of war and bloodshed on behalf of the Klingon Empire, and is deeply nostalgic for the old days of the "Hot" War with the Federation. His sheer love of war crimes essentially caused the first cease-fire with the Federation, as another, more advanced alien species, through superior force, forces a time out before he can essentially lobotomize Captain Kirk and exterminate an entire city as retribution for hiding Federation officers. This ends up giving the Federation and Klingon Empire a mutual enemy - To unite, as brothers, so that they can continue killing each other.

Jadzia was/is a trans-coded character (DS9 was extremely progressive, even for Star Trek), and in her past life was a man named Curzon Dax, and was/is very dear to Kor, going so far as to swear a blood-oath to avenge the murder of Kor's (and company's) children, joining a sacred band who eventually, together, find revenge.

When meeting with Jadzia after many years apart, he yells "Curzon! My beloved old friend!" Jadzia kindly explains that she is a woman now, named Jadzia Dax.

Kor is vaguely puzzled for a second, having probably been drunk when someone explained Trill life cycles. Without missing a beat, he then loudly exclaims, "Jadzia, my beloved old friend!"

1. Joad Cressbeckler (The Onion): Having found success in the Republican Party by being even more grizzled and ornery than McCain, he gains a substantial political base of Conservatives, but openly attacks against, for example, anti-homosexuality legislation and attitudes. He explains that during the "Glory Days" (sometime around the Spanish-American War) mountain men like him would naturally bond after months alone with each other, and regularly make love - That it was just a normal thing that everyone simply didn't bring up or question.

2. Hank Hill's father, Cotton Hill (King of the Hill): His hatred of specifically the Japanese lead him to immediately explain to Hank's friends that they should not refer to Mr. Khan as Japanese, but as Laotian, showing what passes for him as respect to Mr. Khan's culture.

Whether a coincidence or not, Allied troops deployed in the Pacific Theater were given pamphlets, projector-video lessons, and briefings explaining the distinction between Japanese people, culture, and alphabet, and those of the Peoples Japan had occupied, partially to ensure that sailors, soldiers, and airmen who seek aid after being sunk/shot down could distinguish who to surrender to or place themselves at the mercy of. Airmen in particular, of the Navy and Army Air Corps, would have been given a letter written in at least 8 languages to hand to anyone they found that were not Japanese, explaining that sheltering, healing, and feeding said airmen will result in reward upon their return to Allied lines.

Laotian people would have been one of three major groups in Indochina that Cotton Hill was taught were neutral or allies, if he were to find their way to them, alongside the Vietnamese.

When a character is attempting to impersonate another, but is caught by doing something the person they’re imitating would NEVER do.

Nemesis Prime- Transformers Prime

Nemesis Prime, a man made replica of Optimus Prime, is attempting to gain the trust of Bumblebee, who only speaks in robotic beeps. Despite this, the real Optimus can understand Bee perfectly fine. Nemesis Prime, however, can’t understand what he’s saying, prompting Bee to open fire on him immediately.

The two Buzz Lightyears- Toy Story 2

After Woody asks which Buzz is the “real” Buzz, both respond with “I am!” The real Buzz proves himself by flipping up the other Buzz’s helmet, causing him to start suffocating in an over dramatic fashion. The real Buzz, having done the same thing in the first movie after Woody took his helmet off, but no longer behaving that way after accepting being a toy, instantly proves which Buzz is which.

1. (Image Comics) Spawn

2. (League of Legends) Kayn

1. Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark) Ancient traps, Nazis, collapsing temples... fine. Snakes? Nope. That's apparently where the line is.

2. Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) Monsters, curses, ghosts, whatever. That's the job. Ask him to use a portal and suddenly we're negotiating. Every badass gets one thing, I guess.

Because it's nearly Halloween, I suppose I should've started with a Horror trope. But as someone who enjoys writing fiction, as well as being obsessed (sometimes... often too much) with wondering if something "would do this," I look up a lot to animal behaviors.

And giant monsters relentlessly hunting humans is a trope that I really don't like, under the reasoning of: "Would a predator actually try to hunt down prey it's never hunted down before?"

Especially under the reasoning of: "Would a predator really waste energy chasing this featherless biped?"

I mean. Between you and the internet, dear reader, how often do you hunt down individual ants to eat?

No. Whenever something gigantic is actually passive, or actually doesn't care about humans enough because THOSE humans might be dangerous, and/or a waste of time and energy, I really like that, as it implies that, these are living, thinking creatures who are cautitious enough to be careful on who they're treading on.

And sometimes.

It's just too big to care about the ants.

To name the creatures I've added on this list:

• The Behemoth - The Mist. It's so large that it doesn't care about the protagonists and ignores them.
• Sea Emperor Leviathan - Subnautica 1. It actually communicates with you! Telepathically.
• Reefback Leviathans - Subnautica 1 again. Very passive. More like sentient props to stare if you're bored, or captured by the majesty, or frozen in fear because of how large they are. Maybe.
• Leviathans - Kenshi. Lots of leviathans in this list. Giant mother hubbards that can decimate a party. Passive though and will not attack until provoked.
• Tyrannosaurus Rex - Jurassic Park. Odd entry, I know. My justification is: In the scene/GIF that I shared, it haunts down one of the gallimimus in the pack instead of being hellbent on finding Alan Grant aand the kids. I know how the movie ends, but, this particular scene is what I had in mind.
• Giraffatitan - Jurassic Park again. The more straightforward example. A large herbivore who aren't at all threatened by the humans underneath her feet and shows up for 3 more movies after this.
• Elephants - Real life. I really like how smart elephants are and it makes me sad knowing they're poached.

Now, granted, I will admit something.

Plenty of the entries are not harmless. But that's not the point. The title is: "Just because it's big, doesn't mean it's evil." Not that "Friendly Giant" sadly. Just in case someone is confused.

Mike Pondsmith - Cyberpunk TTRPG/2077

Toshihiro Nagoshi - Like a Dragon series

H.P. Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness

Characters who break the status quo by their bigotry not just being their ignorance.

Cotton Hill - King of the Hill

In King of the Hill, everyone asks Mr. Khan if he is Chinese or Japanese. When Hank's dad Cotton tries to treat him as the help, the ignorant Dale tries to inform Cotton (the WWII vet) that Mr. Khan is Japanese. Cotton says, "NO HE AIN'T." Looks him up and down and says, "He's Laotian! Ain't you, Mr. Kahn?" And storms off.

Alucard - Hellsing Ultimate Abridged

In HUA, Rip Van Winkle is a parody of a virtue signaling social justice warrior. The kind that basically used "check your privilege" as a catchphrase. Rather than arguing back against Alucard, she starts shooting and says that she doesn't have to take this from a racist, sexist, misogynistic, and patriarchy-propagating pig. Alucard tanks the shots, catching one in his teeth and saying, "The funny thing is, in any other circumstance you might have had a point there. But my boss is a woman, I was a chick in the '40s, I HATE EVERYONE EQUALLY and there is no one alive who can comprehend my sexual preference! So in other words, Miss VanWinkle: Ch-Ch-Check your privilege."

Basically this type of character is an asshole hater but that thinks "If I'm going to hate someone, I'm going to hate them accurately."

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Character previously believed to be good is revealed to be evil, but prior to the reveal they act in ways that don't make sense if their goodness is just a performance.

1. Frozen: Prince Hans is initially presented as a pretty standup guy who loves Anna and wants to help her. At the end of the movie it's revealed that he was just using her to gain power and plans to let her die while he steals her throne. However, we see him smiling at Anna when no one is looking, and later he intervenes to save Elsa's life even though he claims he was always planning to kill her.
2. The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whispered One was built up as the BBEG since season 1. However, in season 4 he presents himself as a tragic hero who tried to cure death and was punished by the gods. He then tries to convince Pike to give him her blood, which he needs to become a god himself. He chastises his followers for suggesting they take Pike's blood by force, claiming this would make them no better than the gods they are fighting against. He also fulfills his promise to resurrect Grog even though he didn't need to. After he ascends, he starts acting like a pure evil villain who only cares about power and enjoys hurting people. It feels less like a reveal and more like his personally completely changed once he became a skeleton. Edit: to be clear, I fully understand the intent was for the Whispered One to be a lying, manipulative bastard. I just think the execution was clumsy.

Ash Williams (Army of Darkness) - Ash ends up with an evil version of himself growing out of his shoulder. Once it's free it starts taunting the real Ash by saying "You're good Ash. I'm Bad Ash". After a bit of getting teased, poked, and punched "good" Ash shoves a shotgun in "bad" Ashes face and fires.

Andy Dufresne (Shawshank Redemption) - Major Spoilers Andy Dufresne builds the trust of the staff in the prison and ends up handling all their finances. Little do they know, this innocent man had a plan to break out of prison for years. Being the guy who's handling the books for the money the Warden gets for bribes, he's easily able to access it all under the new identity he created for himself once he breaks out of prison.

1) Lawrence of Arabia: Arab Tribesmen

Throughout the movie, you see an immense respect for Arab culture while sympathizing with their struggle against Ottoman and British imperialism.

2) Kingdom of Heaven: Saladin

Saladin, the Islamic leader who becomes the main antagonist for the crusaders, is depicted as an honorable fighter with many heroic qualities.

3) Dune: Fremen

The fremen, which borrow heavily from Arab and Berber culture, are depicted as fierce and honorable warriors. In fact, the Fremen Fedaykin, elite soldiers, are inspired by Arab Fedayeen, or those who sacrifice.

Media that shows why a character is the way they are, usually explained in a short scene. Most likely toxic family

- Bonnie Rottweiler and her sisters from Kim Possible: they bully her calling her ugly and dumb. It plays on Bonnie’s insecurity and makes her a bully at school.

- Peggy Hill and her mother from King of the Hill. Peggy is a neurotic perfectionist with delusions of grandeur because her mom was unfeeling and blamed her for the farm going out of business. By the end of the episode, she still treats Peggy badly.

- Dodie and her mother from As Told By Ginger. Dodie is arguably the worst friend in the group, and her mother is mentally still stuck in middle school. She’s insecure, dramatic, and you
Can see her influence in Dodie.

Any other examples?

So sum up of these:

Reverse Flash. Guy from the future named Eobard Thawne. Originally just a theif who took inspiration from the Flash, he became the universe's biggest Flash Fanboy. He went back in time to meet his hero, only for him to figure out either that the Flash didn't view him as his best friend or that he was destined to die at The Flash's hands (take your pick). He since dedicated his life to destroying him. But he's still the world's biggest Flash fanboy.

Lex. Nothing more to say. Hates Superman so much but any suggestion that Superman isn't the best, most amazing dude ever that he is squaring off against is an insult to him that he will not abide by.

Joker. Once again, self explanatory. Joker loves Batman and thinks hes great and wants to play their game foerver and will become deeply hurt if anyone suggests Batman isn't fucking awesome.

When Jeremy Irons was asked why he was in Dungeons and Dragons (2000) he said “Are you kidding? I just bought a castle! I had to pay for it somehow!”

Jared Harris said after he did Morbius, “I have a mortgage to pay, y’know”

Alfred Molina in an interview for Spider-Man: No way home, “For me, it’s just about the money”

Roka Shibasaki (D-Frag)

Umaru (Himouto! Umaru-chan)

Oguri Cap (Uma Musume Cinderella Gray)

i love characters who were SERIAL KILLERS, who bragged about KILLING PEOPLE, and professed and confessed to be DEMONS.

Adam Smasher (Cyberpunk 2077 / Edgerunners). Adam Smasher is a heavily modified cyborg mercenary who works for the Arasaka Corporation and has spent decades killing people for money. he enjoys killing so much that he specifically demands civilian casualties and collateral damage as part of his contracts. he considers ordinary humans inferior and has absolutely no problem murdering innocent people. in Edgerunners, he arrives to stop David and his crew, crushes Rebecca to death, then tears apart David’s cyberskeleton before killing him.

Krombopulos Michael (Rick and Morty). Michael is an alien assassin who regularly buys weapons from Rick to carry out contract killings. when Rick introduces him to Morty, Michael explains that he’s an assassin and gives Morty his business card in case he ever needs someone murdered. he admits that he has absolutely no code of ethics and will kill anyone, including children, animals and elderly people, before telling them how much he loves killing. after buying an antimatter gun to assassinate an alien being held in captivity, he says “Oh boy, here I go killing again!” before heading off to complete the job.

Melon (Beastars). Melon is a leopard gazelle hybrid and serial killer who enjoys murdering people and manipulating those around him. He poses as a therapist for elephants, gaining their trust before killing them for their valuable tusks. As a child, he pushed four classmates off a school roof and later murdered his own mother by beating her with a hot iron. He eventually becomes the leader of the Shishigumi, a criminal organisation he controls through violence and intimidation. He openly admits to Yahya that he murdered his mother, joking that his father is probably still running away from her in heaven. He also tries to murder Legoshi after pretending to cooperate with him.

1. A Field in England: - After O'Neill leads the group to his camp, he tortures Whitehead into subservience in order to use him as a human divining rod. None of the torture is seen, only his blood-curdling screams for almost two minutes before he leaves the tent in slow-motion, hazily walking across the field with a face of pure insanity. The uncanniness of it is amazingly disturbing with the orchestral music in the background and camera panning on his maddened slow walk.

2. Pulse: - After our protagonist enters a forbidden room in the apartment, a blank room appears. Then a shadowed silhouette of a ghostly woman blended almost perfectly starts to slowly walk towards him in slow-motion. With her face obscured and her sudden stumbling making you think she's about to pounce, the dread of this scene is skin-crawling.

3. Weapons: - Justine falls asleep in her car while looking out for her troubled student after he gets home at night. After a long silence, the door opens and an obscured woman walks almost inhumanely out while holding up scissors like a dagger towards the car. The silence, darkness and long-shot of her in the distance getting closer makes it easily the most terrifying scene.