History Main / HallOfMirrors

* ''Series/TheAvengers'' - "Too Many Christmas Trees" finishes up in a gallery of distorting funhouse mirrors where a killer Father Christmas meets up with Steed and Peel - naturally, he shoots a reflection.

* A scientific example of infinite reflections occurred in ''Series/MrWizard'' where he had a child step into a small enclosure created by three mirrors and closed up the top with another mirror. Then, the camera zoomed out, suggesting that the kid was trapped there forever surrounded by himself...

* A scientific example of infinite reflections occurred in ''MrWizard'' where he had a child step into a small enclosure created by three mirrors and closed up the top with another mirror. Then, the camera zoomed out, suggesting that the kid was trapped there forever surrounded by himself...

* In ''Film/SpiderMan2'' for the [=PS2=] one of the rooms of Mysterio's funhouse is a hall of mirrors which create deformed clones of Spider-Man that attack him. The mirrors must be destroyed in order to progress.

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* Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/WitchesAbroad'' has a variation, wherein [[spoiler:Granny Weatherwax and her sister Lily each face their own reflections in a hall of mirrors and are challenged by Death to find the one that's real. Lily searches endlessly through the mirrors, while Granny Weatherwax, after asking a couple of questions, looks down at herself and says "This one."]]

%%* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "In Praise of Pip".

->''"An excellent place for final confrontations with heroes, the Hall Of Mirrors wins high marks for ease of use. All you have to do is lure your victim inside by dashing in yourself, and then cackle with glee as they find you reflected back not once but a thousand times... When you have had your fun, seal the exits and fill the cramped space with some kind of liquid. Plain water works as well as anything, but why not add food dye for color. Or, for a touch of whimsy, use a sickeningly sweet fruit punch."''

Frequently, a main character will collide with a mirror, having not realized they were looking at a reflection. In reality, as you approach a mirror, your reflection appears to approach from the other side, which really should be a tipoff. However, when a mirror is reflecting another mirror or two or three, it can create the illusion of there being a place to run to without the viewer's own reflection appearing to tip him or her off. In many real life hall of mirror set ups, however, the mirrored panels also have some clear glass (or clear plastic) panels mixed in just to make things even more confusing, and you can very easily walk into these as well since there is no reflection to warn you. A character who "walks into a mirror" may just be a director misremembering exactly why he mashed his face in that midway ride when he was seven.

Similarly, often the character being chased will show up in every single mirror. Every instance is the exact same, as if they were all cameras recording a single feed. Similar to the two previous points, the actual distance the character is away is irrelevant, and the pursuer's reflection never gets in the way.

* In ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', Yuzu Hiragi duels Masumi Kotsu in a "Crystal Corridor". When Masumi makes her final attack, Yuzu tries to save herself by picking up an Action Card on the floor, but runs into the card's reflection. Masumi mocks her and Yuzu realizes her HeroicBSOD caused her to not think and see clearly.

* A variation occurred to ComicBook/DoctorDoom in one issue of the ComicBook/FantasticFour, in a mirrored chamber for his latest scheme to destroy Reed Richards. He's forced to remove his mask and is confronted by multiple reflections of his ruined face which breaks his mind (he of course recovers months later).

* ''Film/TheGuest''. The school has created a haunted house for Halloween, including a mirror corridor. Major Carver ends up confronting David Collins there.

* Yet another variation takes place in the 1994 film version of ''Film/TheShadow'', when Shiwan Khan has escaped into a storage area full of mirrors. Ultimately, the Shadow uses his powers to shatter the mirrors (rather than his guns). The original plan was to have a more prolonged chase through the hall of mirrors, including flashbacks and banter. However, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot an earthquake struck before the scene could be filmed]], shattering many of the mirrors. Since it would be too expensive to simply replace them, the directors went with a simpler version.

* Garry Kilworth's ''Welkin Weasels: Heastward Ho!'': Maudlin ends up as bait to trap a wolverine ghost, and has to wait inside a mirrored labyrinth-box owned by the conjuror/ghosthunter. The conjuror claims the box, when closed, is of infinite internal dimensions and the only way to get out is to open the lid from the inside.

* One of the short stories in ''Sirens and other [[HornyDevil Daemon Lovers]]'' takes place in a boudoir covered in mirrors which is also an EldritchLocation as the mirrors show events that are about to happen on the bed. This is great for sex, until the protagonist witnesses his mirror image having his throat slashed open by his lover...

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* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'': In "The Carnival Job" Roper confronts a concussed Eliot in the a hall of mirrors, seriously screwing with the already disoriented man. The fact that Eliot and Roper look somewhat alike adds to the confusing effect.

* A scientific example of infinite reflections occured in ''MrWizard'' where he had a child step into a small enclosure created by three mirrors and closed up the top with another mirror. Then, the camera zoomed out, suggesting that the kid was trapped there forever surrounded by himself...

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' had an episode where the ship was in a reflective cave with a hostile vessel. Their solution was to fire a lower powered phaser which bounced around until it hit the non-reflective enemy ship.

* In ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "Humbug", Scully chases [[MonsterOfTheWeek Leonard]] in the hall of mirrors at the funhouse. She fires at him but ends up breaking the mirror that reflected him. She walks down a hallway and bumps into a mirror. And then into Mulder so they decide to catch the thing outside.

* In ''Film/SpiderMan2'' for the [=PS2=] one of the rooms of Mysterio's fun house is a hall of mirrors which create deformed clones of Spider-Man that attack him. The mirrors must be destroyed in order to progress.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' ends with a villain running from Static into a hall of mirror. Static then immediately finds him by using what must be [[MundaneSolution the most obvious trick that nobody ever uses]]: He looks at the floor.

** In the very first ''The All New Super Friends Hour'' story, Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman corner a villain in an Amusement Park's hall of mirrors and he gloats that they will never find him amid the reflections. Wonder Woman, who had brought the villain's changing ray machine, begs to differ and shoots it at the mirrors, causing the rays to ricochet throughout the hall and changing him back.

* In a Cheese Festival episode of ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' Arnold tries to pursue his love-interest into the Hall of Mirrors, but he is unable to properly confront her since he is unable to find the real one among the reflections. Helga follows Arnold into the same attraction, but is soon surrounded by dozens of Brainys appearing in all the mirrors. However, she easily knocks out the real Brainy who is standing right behind her like he usually is.

* The 1980s series ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'' has an episode featuring a scene like that. In “The Quest of the Skeleton Warrior” (Epsiode 9), Diana and Bobby get lost in a labyrinth of mirrors. At some point their reflections start to morphe – Diana becomes an old woman and Bobby an infant – and then their age changes in reality too.

* When Mafia hitman Albert Anastasia got whacked in a barber shop, his assailants timed their attack well, entering when he had a hot towel over his face. Hearing their sudden arrival, Anastasia pulled the towel off, spotted their reflections in a full-length shop mirror, and instinctively lunged toward their images, having mistaken them for the actual threat. As this placed his back to the killers, he was shot from behind so fast he may never have realized he'd fallen prey to a RealLife variant of this trope.
* The Phantom of the Opera's mirrored torture chamber has basis in real life. It's more properly known as a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catoptric_cistula catoptric cistula]], and was mostly used for optical illusions such as making a few model trees look like a real forest.
* The [[http://www.gurneemillsmall.com/ Gurnee Mills]] shopping mall in Gurnee, IL has a truly awe-inspiring hall of mirrors in its main entrance. It's quite a long hallway, too--one can't help but to see oneself reflected into infinity.

* ComicBook/TheFlash's longtime opponent(s) Mirror Master is extremely fond of this setting, for obvious reasons.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** In ''Comicbook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' graphic novel, Batman chases the Joker into a hall of mirrors.
** They do it in ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' as well. Like Bruce Lee before him, Batman's solution is to smash the mirrors.
** And again in ''Franchise/{{Batman}} / ComicBook/JudgeDredd: Die Laughing''.
** Hilariously lampshaded and subverted in the ''WesternAnimation/GothamGirls'' tie-in comic, where Harley runs into one to elude Catwoman, only to realize it's an ''ordinary'' mirror store with no room to hide.
* In one of his first appearances, Mysterio was savvy to this solution, so he coated the mirrors in a deadly poison that could be delivered by any shard that could scratch ComicBook/SpiderMan's skin.

* This is part of the Death Zone in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''.
** Another one shows up in "Dark Laughter".

%%* ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' episode "In Praise of Pip".

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' had WonderWoman in a hall of mirrors. The reflections said to her, "You can't run away from yourself!"

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' Exorcist parody episode, Carrot Top leads Peter into one of these, and the latter is too busy watching the reflections to notice a trapdoor which he walks into. This being Family Guy, he escapes via the use of a see-saw.

* The Magic Mansion, from ''Film/NowYouSeeIt'', has a room of twisted mirrors and creepy laughter, and Danny manages to escape from Allison by wandering through it and confusing her.

* Batman pursues Baby Dahl into a hall of mirrors at the end of one ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode. She breaks down and surrenders after seeing herself reflected in one mirror the way she should look (as an adult, instead of the looks-about-6 body she actually has) and ends up emptying her gun into the reflection while crying.

* ''Film/TheKentuckyFriedMovie'', as part of its ''Enter the Dragon'' parody "A Fistful of Yen," has one of these at the climax.

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* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'', [[http://scp-wiki.net/scp-944 SCP-944 ("Mirror Maze").]] SCP-944 is one of these where weird things happen when people step ''through'' the mirrors.
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* ''Series/DarkOracle'': In the Season 1 finale, [[BiggerBad Blaze and Violet]] chase [[DiscOneFinalBoss Omen]] down one, ultimately trapping him in a final hidden mirror at the end of the hall.

* In ''Literature/TheSlayground'' by Richard Stark, Parker, corned by rival criminals in a closed up amusement park, takes a precaution to assure that he will not end up confused by the Hall of Mirrors. He spraypaints a white line across the mirrors in the Hall of Mirrors. That way, when he does not see the white line, he knows he has the actual person in his sights.