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* Also in ''Resurrection'' when the scientist played by Brad Dourif admires the Newborn (and to a certain extend, the normal Aliens).

* The late Steve Irwin (aka ''The CrocodileHunter'') always reacted to wild animals, particularly the very dangerous ones, with a blend of respect and boyish glee.

'''Lambert''': You admire it.\\

-->'''Ash''': The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.\\

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* Biologists LOVE finding new and creepy things. They also love finding OLD and creepy things. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth This is not an attractive fish]]. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod This is not an alien. It is a squid.]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_shark This is not a xenomorph, it is a shark with detachable jaws.]]

* L from ''Manga/DeathNote''. He only takes on cases that interest him and though understated he finds his Kira suspect (a supernatural SerialKiller), Light Yagami, [[NightmareFetishist to be quite fascinating]] and regards him as a WorthyOpponent (FoeYay [[HilarityEnsues Ensues]]). L gets very annoyed at the appearance of a [[JackTheRipoff Second Kira, a copycat killer,]] because it's not ''HIS'' Kira and not [[EvenEvilHasStandards playing by the same rules.]] [[TheMovie In the live action movies]] he has a clear PassThePopcorn moment when watching Light manipulate Naomi Misora on the monitors.

* L from ''Manga/DeathNote''. He only takes on cases that interest him and though understated he finds his Kira suspect (a supernatural SerialKiller), Light Yagami, [[NightmareFetishist to be quite fascinating]] and regards him as a WorthyOpponent (FoeYay [[HilarityEnsues Ensues]]). L gets very annoyed at the appearance of a Second Kira because it's not ''HIS'' Kira and not [[EvenEvilHasStandards playing by the same rules.]] [[TheMovie In the live action movies]] he has a clear PassThePopcorn moment when watching Light manipulate Naomi Misora on the monitors.

* ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' has Egon admiring Ivo Shandor's work from time to time. He's quick to add that he was completely evil. Ray reminds Egon to "stick to the Light Side." "It's hard."

->''"You know, this is the part of day that I look forward to most... when I know there's something bizarre out there. I just don't know what it is. Like a grab bag of disturbing events, don't you think?"''

TheDreaded Killemall rises from the deep and stomps through Manhattan, squishing everything in its path! [[TheHero Alice]] starts to panic. [[TheLancer Charlie]] braces himself for a futile last stand. And [[TheSmartGuy Bob]] is.... grinning like a loon?

** That last one is '''''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_HUIJkRzU FUCKING FREAKY!!!]]''''' HRGiger, you '''''plagiarist''''', you stole this from that old bitch Mother Nature and never '''''TOLD''''' anyone? '''''SHAME ON YOU!'''''

Compare FluffyTamer, BeetleManiac; contrast MisaimedFandom, NightmareFetishist, MeasuringTheMarigolds.

* In the ''{{Tintin}}'' book ''The Shooting Star'', prof. Hippolyte Calys is excited about the upcoming end-of-the-world meteor, saying such absurdities as "It will destroy the world tonight. Tomorrow, everyone will know my name for discovering it!"

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* In ''{{Dracula}}'', according to Van Helsing, the Count "must indeed have been that Voivode Dracula who won his name against the Turk, over the great river on the very frontier of Turkey-land. If it be so, then was he no common man: for in that time, and for centuries after, he was spoken of as the cleverest and the most cunning, as well as the bravest of the sons of the 'land beyond the forest'"

* ''Series/DoctorWho'' does this practically OnceAnEpisode - he's sort of an intergalactic CrocodileHunter. In the new series, this is deconstructed when Queen Victoria (ItMakesSenseInContext) declares The Doctor to be ''persona non grata'' in England due to his flippant treatment of horrible monsters.

* In ''Dracula'', according to Van Helsing, the Count "must indeed have been that Voivode Dracula who won his name against the Turk, over the great river on the very frontier of Turkey-land. If it be so, then was he no common man: for in that time, and for centuries after, he was spoken of as the cleverest and the most cunning, as well as the bravest of the sons of the 'land beyond the forest'"

* Matt Hooper in ''Jaws'': "...what we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution."

* In the film and the ExpandedUniverse material, Ray Stantz of the {{Ghostbusters}} gets boyishly excited by a lot of the weird, gross, terrifying stuff they encounter.