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* ''Fanfic/{{Falling}}'': Frisk's bullies make a regular habit of breaking into their room, trashing the place, and breaking or stealing their things. Since they know Frisk is afraid of magic, they also like [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes leaving magical traps behind]].

!!!''Franchise/AceAttorney''
* ''Fanfic/DirtySympathy'': [[BadBoss Kristoph]] [[AllTakeAndNoGive pays the rent for]] Apollo's apartment; when he visits, he gives Apollo an unpleasant reminder that as far as he's concerned, ''he owns him''.

* In ''Fanfic/CatchABriefReflection'', the BigBad is hiding in plain sight as [[spoiler:the school nurse]], so they're ''very much aware'' of where Rudy, Penny and Snap all live.

* ''Fanfic/DirtySympathy'': [[BadBoss Kristoph]] [[AllTakeAndNoGive pays the rent for]] Apollo's apartment, he gives Apollo an unpleasant reminder when he visits that he owns him.

* The ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'' fanfic ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/6281118/1/Safety-Catch Safety Catch]]'' depicted an escaped criminal stalking the team who demonstrated this in chilling fashion by sending a sympathy card to Alesha and a funeral wreath to Natalie's father's nursing home.
* ''Fanfic/HeroChat'': PlayedWith in the ''Team Miraculous'' chapter "Sentibubbler", when Shadowmoth invades Alya's home with a Sentimonster Bubbler and holds her family and Nino hostage. While Alya initially fears that he found out she is Rena Rogue, it turns out he wanted to use her status as the Ladyblogger to lure Ladybug into a trap. [[spoiler:Alya decides to fight back and [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu knock down Shadowmoth long enough and pull off the Butterfly Miraculous]] before being captured by Sentimonster, while Nino streams the fight on the Ladyblog to inform the other heroes]].

* ''[[Fanfic/WhatGoesAroundComesAroundMiraculousLadybug What Goes Around Comes Around]]'': Shadow Moth discovers Ladybug's SecretIdentity and stages an attack on the Dupain-Cheng bakery, aiming a cannon right at her room while demanding she surrender the Miracle Box. This triggers a frantic battle that ends with [[spoiler:both unmasked and Gabriel defeated and arrested]].

* ''Fanfic/{{Falling}}'': Frisk's bullies make a regular habit of breaking into their room, trashing the place, and breaking or stealing their things. Since they're afraid of magic, they also like [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes leaving magical traps behind]].

[[folder:Film]]

* Subverted in ''Film/KickAss''. Right after mob boss Frank D'Amico orders his goons to bring him Kick Ass, our hero is woken in his bedroom by... fellow costumed vigilantes Hit Girl and Big Daddy, who've come to reiterate their request that he not tell anyone about them. "We like you, [[ProperlyParanoid we just don't trust you]]." They also point out how ridiculously easy it was to determine his SecretIdentity for someone who's likely to draw the hostile attention of both police and criminals.

** In "The Perfect Game", [[IntrepidReporter Karen Page]] tries to coerce [[TheFixer Felix Manning]] into giving her information under the threat of public exposure in her newspaper. Felix responds by reciting details of [[DarkAndTroubledPast Karen's past]] that he's dug up on orders from Fisk.
--->'''Felix Manning:''' Karen Page. Daughter of Paxton and Penelope. 239 Kings Road, Fagan Corners, Vermont. You had the back room. My guess, Dad wanted his little girl to be safe. Sadly, he should've been more worried about his little boy. Drug addicts really do destroy families, don't they? ''[beat]'' Off the record, you are incorrect. About what I do for a living. I don't fix problems. [[DeadlyEuphemism I make them disappear.]]
** In "One Last Shot", Matt and Foggy arrange with District Attorney Blake Tower to have Ray Nadeem testify before a grand jury about his involvement in Fisk's criminal empire. It seems like their plan will work...and then one of the jurors starts reciting the names and addresses of the others, implying that they will be targeted if they choose to indict.

** In "The Perfect Game", [[IntrepidReporter Karen Page]] tries to coerce [[TheFixer Felix Manning]] into giving her information under the threat of public exposure in her newspaper. Felix calmly tells Karen her parents name, the address of the house she grew up in, which room Karen slept in as a child and the fact that she used to be a drug addict which had something to do with the death of her brother. She's suitably freaked out.
** Used in season 3 of when the grand jury deliberates on whether or not to indict [[BigBad Wilson Fisk]]. One of the jurors starts reciting the names and addresses of the others, implying that they will be targeted if they choose to indict.
** Done on Fisk himself in Season One when Madame Gao arranges a meeting by going directly to Fisk's apartment. She points out that its location used to be his most closely guarded secret, and the fact that the secret is out shows Fisk has grown sloppy and needs to get his act together.

*** The Low King of the Dwarves ''almost'' pulls this on Vimes in a [[MomentOfWeakness moment of anger]] before catching himself and mentioning diplomatically how nice it would be to meet his family. Vimes isn't fooled, but lets it slide.

-->'''Moist''': [[LampshadeHanging Why didn't you add]] 'We know where your children will go to school'?

** [[spoiler:Vee cites this as her reason for why she doesn't try to escape Jacob's trap in "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E10YesterdaysLie Yesterday's Lie]]". She figures he knows [[VoluntaryShapeshifting her human disguise]] now, so even if she gets away, he knows where she lives and can hunt her down, and Camila will either be in danger having to shelter "Luz" or learn the AwfulTruth that her beloved "daughter" for the last few months has been an imposter, and Vee doesn't want to put Camila through that. Luz cuts the knot by telling Camila the truth herself, after which Camila, [[MyGodYouAreSerious shocked that magic is real]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards apalled at what Jacob is doing to Vee]], busts her out of her cage, beats up Jacob and allows Vee to stay at her house.]]

** [[spoiler:Vee cites this as her reason for why she doesn't try to escape Jacob's trap in "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E10YesterdaysLie Yesterday's Lie]]". She figures he knows her human disguise now, so even if she gets away, he knows where she lives and can hunt her down, and Camila will either be in danger having to shelter "Luz" or learn the AwfulTruth that her beloved "daughter" for the last few months has been an imposter, and Vee doesn't want to put Camila through that.]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': SCP-2835 is a "lost episode" of the NoBudget Sam Singer cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPaddyThePelican'', which involves Paddy randomly stopping the cartoon to ask the viewers what they think and getting [[BerserkButton irrationally angry]] if they aren't enjoying it, going into a rant that involves heavy use of the phrase [[MadnessMantra "Reap what you sow!"]] Testing on the SCP was discontinued after Paddy seemed to know where the test subject lived and threatened their family.
-->'''Note from Dr. Naismith''': We can't take any more chances. Even if he's bluffing, it's ''specific'' bluffing, and the implications are, at best, troubling.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'': Marcus is shocked to come home and find Silco--the undercity boss he's taking bribes from--in his house, helping his daughter built a house of cards. At the end of their subsequent conversation, Silco [[FallOfTheHouseOfCards knocks over the cards]], pointing out that [[ShameIfSomethingHappened accidents happen.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'' episode "Homecoming" reveals that the Huntsman knows where [[spoiler:Rose's parents]] are, and they'll remain unharmed if she does exactly what he says, that being [[spoiler:getting the last three crystal skulls to help him slay all magical creatures]].

** Inverted by Batman when he threatens Deadshot into revealing who hired him to try and assassinate Aquaman. [[YouDontWantToKnow We don't actually hear what he said]], but according to Creator/KevinConroy it was "I know where you live, [[SecretIdentity Floyd]]."
** Amanda Waller puts Batman on notice by calling him [[WhamLine "rich boy"]].

** The Emperor's Coven has been aware of the Owl House's location since before the start of the series, but it hardly comes up since it's not on Emperor Belos' priority list. That changes in the episode "Eclipse Lake", where the Golden Guard realizes that [[spoiler:Luz' portal key is vital to Belos' plans]]. He gets [[spoiler:Amity to hand it over]] by reminding her of this trope. She may get away now, but if she does, Belos will just move the Owl House up on the target priority list. [[spoiler:Ultimately, after confirming that Luz [[StableTimeLoop had went back in time and unknowingly taught his younger self the Light Glyph that helped him take over the Boiling Isles]], Belos decides in "Hollow Minds" that Luz [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer needs to be kept alive]]. The end of the following episode, "The Edge of the World," has the Emperor Coven making a raid on the Owl House]].
** [[spoiler:Vee cites this as her reason for why she doesn't try to escape Jacob's trap in "Yesterday's Lie". She figures he knows her human disguise now, so even if she gets away he knows where she lives and can hunt her down, and Camila will either be in danger having to shelter "Luz" or learn the AwfulTruth that her beloved "daughter" for the last few months has been an imposter, and Vee doesn't want to put Camila through that.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' episode "Meet The Beat-Alls," Mojo Jojo, Him, Princess Morbucks and Fuzzy Lumpkins all converge at the Powerpuffs' home and argue over who is going to destroy them.
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''. In "World's Finest", Batman does a tongue-in-cheek version to Superman after uncovering his SecretIdentity, by using a TrackingDevice to follow him to the apartment of 'Clark Kent'. Bruce Wayne dates Lois Lane in this episode, and when he leaves for Gotham again, he tells Superman that "[Lois] is all yours, if you can handle her. But you better be good to her, 'cause I know where you live."

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* TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive/FanWorks
* TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive/{{Literature}}
* TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive/LiveActionTV
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

* ''{{Manga/Bleach}}'':

* ''Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo'': Mameaux skips the threats and simply has Frenchy hit the gang's hideout with napalm to show them that he ''really'' means business when he sends hitmen after them for giving him a phony Philosopher's Stone.

* ''Film/TheMechanic2011''. Arthur Bishop stops Steve [=McKenna=] from killing a carjacker. However before letting the carjacker go, he takes the driver's license from the man's wallet and informs "Raymond" that if there's any comeback on this, he's going to look him up now that he knows his address.

* ''Triple 9'' (2016). Criminals wordlessly show a bank manager a photograph of his house, then his wife and daughter, to get his cooperation in opening a safety deposit box.

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* This was one of the openly admitted mind games BJ Whitmer used to get the advantage against Steve Corino during their final feud in Wrestling/RingOfHonor before Corino's departure, filming himself standing over Corino's sleeping spouse.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]
* [[SerialKiller Victor Zsasz]] [[HannibalLecture subjects the psychiatrist interviewing him]] in one of the audio diaries in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', cheerfully waxing lyrical about the shrink's apartment in ''minute, agonizing detail'', down to exactly how many locks are on her door and how many cats she owns. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome The psychiatrist is removed from his case and security is multiplied on him]]...this being [[CardboardPrison Arkham Asylum]], it does absolutely dink: he escapes and proves he's as good as his word, only timely intervention by Batman saving the psychiatrist's life.
* Happens near the end of ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''.
-->'''Bane:''' [[spoiler:[[OhCrap I'm in your house]], Bruce.]]
* ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'': PlayedForLaughs.
-->'''Morphling:''' ''(killing Tidehunter)'' [[http://dota2.gamepedia.com/f/f2/Mrph_rival_04.mp3 "I know where you live, Tidehunter!"]]
* ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'': With the two main antagonists. What makes this trope more interesting is [[spoiler:the [[MysteriousNote threatening note]] given to Ness during the epilogue by his neighbour's brother]].
* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': [[Characters/Persona4YuNarukami Yu Narukami]] ends up receiving a letter from the Killer, saying that he'll hurt those close to him if he continues the investigation. It makes sense that the Killer would know his address, given that [[spoiler:he's [[Characters/Persona4TohruAdachi Tohru Adachi]], who had visited the Dojima Residence multiple times throughout the game]].

[[folder:Webcomics]]
* In ''Webcomic/CrimsonDark'' the pirate Abraham Mengsk responds to Vaegyr Ward disabling his ship by ranting about how he knows where to find his and his wife's families. It turns out to be the [[http://www.davidcsimon.com/crimsondark/index.php?view=comic&strip_id=160 wrong move]].
* In ''Webcomic/DeadWinter'', after Monday's rebellion, the mob boss sends hitmen to his parents. [[spoiler:His mother poisons them.]]
* In ''Webcomic/JoeVsElanSchool'', after Joe leaves the titular school, he's tracked down by another former Elan inmate named Peter who had a reputation for being a bully, who Joe [[DefeatAsBackstory had maced in an escape attempt]]. Peter calls Joe on the phone and says that he's driven 500 miles to Joe's block and ''really'' wants to visit. Joe, being GenreSavvy enough to realize that this is ''highly'' suspect, makes excuses, ends the phone call, and spends the next several days paranoid that he's going to be attacked.
* In ''Webcomic/{{SSDD}}'' "Chris Reed" calls up crime boss Mr. Sweetwater about a certain item his men stole then gives an address, [[http://www.poisonedminds.com/d/20120525.html his mother's]]. Then responds to attempted threats by telling "Sweetwater" he knows everything about him, including his [[http://www.poisonedminds.com/d/20120529.html real name]].
* ''Webcomic/UnOrdinary'':
** Volcan, who has been killing much more powerful and experienced heroes, is shown to have figured out Remi, Isen and Blyke's identities from their one encounter and has printed up sheets including their home addresses, family members and other information. She's still targeting them even though they've quit going out as costumed heroes.
** Spectre is shown to be gathering information on Remi, Blyke and Arlo and are implied to be interested in John too. They have an agent living as a mole in the same dorms as Blyke, Arlo and John so Sera is understandably horrified at the revelation.

[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': SCP-2835 is a "lost episode" of the NoBudget Sam Singer cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPaddyThePelican'', which involves Paddy randomly stopping the cartoon to ask the viewers what they think and getting [[BerserkButton irrationally angry]] if they aren't enjoying it, going into a rant that involves heavy use of the phrase [[MadnessMantra "Reap what you sow!"]] Testing on the SCP was discontinued after Paddy seemed to know where the test subject lived and threatened their family.
-->'''Note from Dr. Naismith''': We can't take any more chances. Even if he's bluffing, it's ''specific'' bluffing, and the implications are, at best, troubling.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}''. Marcus is shocked to come home and find Silco--the undercity boss he's taking bribes from--in his house, helping his daughter built a house of cards. At the end of their subsequent conversation, Silco [[FallOfTheHouseOfCards knocks over the cards]], pointing out that [[ShameIfSomethingHappened accidents happen.]]

-->[[spoiler:Bane:[[OhCrap I'm in your house]], Bruce]].

-->'''Morphling (killing Tidehunter)''': [[http://dota2.gamepedia.com/f/f2/Mrph_rival_04.mp3 "I know where you live, Tidehunter!"]]

* Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' reveals that [[BigBadEnsemble the Light]] know the secret identities of the Justice League as well as [[IHaveYourWife who their loved ones and associates are]], but refuse to target said loved ones and associates because [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge they know that doing so will just get the League on their backs]], so they've put this aside as the [[DesperationAttack "nuclear option"]]. We learn this in an episode where it turns out the League's families have play dates with each other at the Allen household and Ocean Master (who was kicked out of the Light) tries to assassinate them on one such day before being stopped by Lady Shiva.

* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''. Batman does a tongue-in-cheek version to Superman after uncovering his SecretIdentity, by using a TrackingDevice to follow him to the apartment of 'Clark Kent'.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': SCP-2835 is a "lost episode" of the NoBudget Sam Singer cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPaddyThePelican'', which involves Paddy randomly stopping the cartoon to ask the viewers what they think and getting [[BerserkButton irrationally angry]] if they aren't enjoying it, going into a rant that involves heavy use of the phrase [[MadnessMantra "Reap what you sow!"]] Testing on the SCP was discontinued after Paddy seemed to know where the test subject lived and threatened their family.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}''. Marcus is shocked to come home and find Silco, the undercity boss he's taking bribes from, in his house helping his daughter built a house of cards. At the end of their subsequent conversation, Silco knocks over the cards, pointing out that [[ShameIfSomethingHappened accidents happen.]]

* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': As part of his agreement with the Japanese government, Koro-sensei is forbidden from harming the students in Class 3E. But when some bullies bait Nagisa into participating in a dangerous "suicide bomber" attempt, he reveals he's both willing and able to harm ''[[LoopholeAbuse someone else]]'', like their family and friends.

** Inverted by Batman when he threatens Deadshot into revealing who hired him to try and assassinate Aquaman. [[YouDontWantToKnow We don't actually hear what he said]], but according to Creator/KevinConroy it was "I know where you live, Floyd."

[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/TheDarkLordsOfNerima'': In the sequel Ranma opts not to tell the Senshi, [[ItMakesSenseInContext who are convinced he's an interdimensional dark lord]] bent on [[TakeOverTheWorld taking over the world]], he knows their identities to avoid creating this impression.
* ''Fanfic/DirtySympathy'': [[BadBoss Kristoph]] [[AllTakeAndNoGive pays the rent for]] Apollo's apartment, he gives Apollo an unpleasant reminder when he visits that he owns him.
* ''Fanfic/HeroChat'': PlayedWith in the ''Team Miraculous'' chapter "Sentibubbler", when Shadowmoth invades Alya's home with a Sentimonster Bubbler and holds her family and Nino hostage. While Alya initially fears that he found out she is Rena Rogue, it turns out he wanted to use her status as the Ladyblogger to lure Ladybug in a trap. [[spoiler:Alya decides to fight back and [[DidYouJustTauntChtullu knock down Shadowmoth long enough and pull off the Butterfly Miraculous]] before being captured by Sentimonster, while Nino streams the fight on the Ladyblog to inform the other heroes]].
* In one ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'' [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9552143/chapters/21597431 fanfic]] centered around Amanda Rollins, a former coworker who had abused Rollins in the past comes to her apartment building in the middle of the night, rings her doorbell, and speaks to her over the intercom, but she of course refuses to let him in. As the following chapter explains, she realizes after the fact that he wasn't actually ''expecting'' to be let in; what he was really doing was telling her that he knows where she lives. This ends up being the breaking point that finally drives her to seek help.
* A ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'' fanfic that depicted an escaped criminal stalking the team had the criminal in question demonstrate this in chilling fashion by sending a sympathy card to Alesha and a funeral wreath to Natalie's father's nursing home.
* ''Fanfic/RosarioVampireBrightestDarkness Act IV'': Shit hits the fan come chapter 13 when Hokuto makes his move. Not only does he know where Tsukune lives, but he's had his CoDragons Jovian and Jacqueline hold his mother and cousin hostagr in order to force Moka to come to him.
* ''Fanfic/WhatGoesAroundComesAroundMiraculousLadybug'': Shadow Moth discovers Ladybug's SecretIdentity and stages an attack on the Dupain-Cheng bakery, aiming a cannon right at her room while demanding she surrender the Miracle Box. This triggers a frantic battle that ends with [[spoiler:both unmasked and Gabriel defeated]].
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Early in ''[[Literature/AuntDimity Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea]]'', Bill shows Lori a printout of a threatening email he received earlier that morning, the latest in a series. The note came with recent photos of the cottage, Lori, their nanny Annelise and the twins on their ponies. The text reads:
-->You came like a thief in the night to cast me into the abyss. You chained me in darkness, but no earthly chains can hold me anymore. I have risen.\\
Behold, I am coming soon to repay you for what you have done. [[AndYourLittleDogToo All that you love will perish. I will strike your children dead and give your wife a like measure of torment and mourning.]] I have the keys to Death and Hades, and I will blot your name from the book of life forever.\\
Your nightmare has begun. There is no waking.\\
Abaddon
* In ''Literature/TheClient'', a young witness is cornered in a hospital elevator by a hit man. After warning him to keep his mouth shut about what he knows, the man drives his point home by showing the boy a family picture which he recognizes as the one his mother keeps on her nightstand.
* Similarly, in the novel ''Literature/{{Coma}}'', after threatening Susan, the hit man drives home his point by showing her a picture of her little brother and warning her that if she doesn't back off, "I'll have to pay him a visit too."
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Villains tend to try this on Sam Vimes. Always a terrible idea, since he's a PapaWolf and that acts as a BerserkButton for him.
** In ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' Carcer tells Vimes: "I can see your house from here!" shortly before they're blasted back in time. When they're sent back, Vimes immediately posts extra guards around his house. In the end, Carcer never actually goes near the place; he was just taunting Vimes.
** Happens several times in ''Literature/{{Thud}}'':
*** The dwarves send a suicide squad to assassinate his family... causing him to pursue their sorry asses all the way into Koom Valley, and filling him with so much primal vengeful rage, [[spoiler: he ''[[TheFettered almost]]'' murders them]].
*** Two troll enforcers for [[TheMafia The Breccia]] attempt to intimidate Vimes by saying this...right in the middle of the Watch house while surrounded by officers. [[TooDumbToLive With the Breccia's boss having explicitly said that such threats were not to happen]]. Chrysoprase, the aforementioned boss, later apologizes, assures Vimes the enforcers have been dealt with [[YouHaveFailedMe appropriately]], and offers him a new rockery for his troubles (held in a box that [[NotEnoughToBury couldn't possibly contain an *entire* troll]]).
*** The Low King of the Dwarves ''almost'' pulls this on Vimes in a [[MomentOfWeakness moment of anger]] before catching himself and mentioning diplomatically how nice it would be to meet his family. Vimes isn't fooled, but lets it slide.
** In ''Literature/GuardsGuards'' it's implied that Lord Vetinari got the ThievesGuild leaders to agree to his plan to lower the crime rate by legitimizing them, by quietly suggesting that he knew where their loved ones lived. Especially since legitimization meant they now had a fixed abode.
** In ''Literature/MakingMoney'', Moist von Lipwig has just gotten out of a meeting with Cosmo Lavish, and contemplates his rather poor attempt at this trope (which, in Cosmo's mind, was actually done on purpose to [[ObfuscatingStupidity make Moist underestimate him]]).
-->'''Moist''': [[LampshadeHanging Why didn't you add]] 'We know where your children will go to school'?
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' novella "The Warrior" features an antagonist who sends Harry photographs of the Carpenter family and their house: not so much "I know where you live" as "I know where your friends live". The characters [[GenreSavvy discuss]] whether this means the Carpenters are really in danger, or whether they're being threatened to distract Harry from something else.
* In ''Literature/TheGirlFromTheMiraclesDistrict'', after Nikita goes through multiple hoops and secret passages to reach her hideout, she doesn't even finish bathing before the BigBad drops an ImpliedDeathThreat on her doorstep.
* Averted in ''Strega''. Literature/{{Burke}}, an unlicensed private investigator who goes to [[TheSpook elaborate steps to hide his identity]], is pressured by a would-be client who threatens to turn up at the hotel where he's a permanent resident. This gives Burke pause as only a few people know he lives at that hotel. "[[BaitAndSwitchComment Of course, those people are all wrong.]]"
* The prologue of ''Literature/HaltingState'' is a transcript of a vaguely threatening job offer, which knows an awful lot about the "applicant" considering he's never contacted them. The prologue title is "We Know Where You Live, We Know Where Your Dog Goes To School".
* ''Literature/MaulLockdown:'' An EvilVsEvil version appears when [[TheOldConvict Zero]] reveals frightening in-depth knowledge about the sister of cannibalistic gang leader Vas Nailhead after Vas bullies him.
* In ''Literature/{{Pact}}'', Blake Thorburn pays a visit to the fiancee of police officer Duncan Behaim, helps her car out of a snowdrift, and gets invited in for food. Duncan immediately comes running, but cannot attack Blake because of SacredHospitality, as his wife had offered Blake shelter and food.
* Late in Lynn Shepherd's 2012 novel ''The Solitary House'', protagonist and investigator Charles Maddox finds [[StressVomit his housemaid vomiting in the kitchen]], and he learns from another servant that she had been accosted while buying provisions at the markets and a package was added to her basket. The package proves to contain [[spoiler:the little finger from Charles' right hand, which had been forcibly amputated in an attack on him several days previously]]. Charles recognizes the contents ("A second, closer look eradicates all doubt."), and the threat:
-->The package left in Molly's basket carried more than one message, and the loudest and clearest of them all is that his unseen adversary is closing in. Closing in on Charles, and closing in, now, on all those around him. He could have killed Molly today, if he chose, just as he could have killed Charles on the City Road.
* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': In ''Onestar's Confession'', Darktail makes it clear that he knows where Onestar lives by briefly kidnapping one of his grandkits, and Onestar feels the threat, knowing that Darktail and his rogues could attack him and his Clanmates at any time.

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
** One of the first things Angel does when he turns evil is to go into Buffy's room while she's sleeping, draw a detailed picture of her, and leave it for her to find in the morning.
** And let's not forget Glory, who threatened to kill Buffy's loved ones and make her watch while confronting her in her ''own living room''.
** On the [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/angel/wolframandhart/ Wolfram & Hart]] website, if you go to the page to fill out a job application, it simply reads "We know where to contact you. Expect a visit from our recruiters soon."
* ''Series/BurnNotice'', Michael and Fiona try this by breaking into a bad guy's home and playing on his pool table as he arrives. Being part of the bad guy/spy game himself he cites the trope, doesn't act intimidated, and makes them get to their point. It works later when they state his daughter's name and overseas school address and imply someone is there about to shoot her.
* ''Series/ChiefOfStaff'': Episode 2.2 ends with Seon-yeong, a crusading assemblywoman, driving in to the parking garage under her apartment building only to find evil CorruptCorporateExecutive Lee Cheong-min lying in wait. Lee makes a very thinly veiled ShameIfSomethingHappened threat about how she shouldn't be going around unescorted, a threat that becomes even less veiled when Seon-yeong goes up to her apartment and finds that it's been ransacked.
* ''Series/{{Cracker}}''. In "Men Should Weep", a rapist is assaulting the wives of people he has a grudge against. He threatens a government bureaucrat with this trope, later raping and murdering his wife. When a detective calls in the address to headquarters in the grieving man's presence, he suddenly remembers the threat.
-->'''Detective:''' You must be threatened a lot in this job.\\
'''Bureaucrat:''' This one was different.\\
'''Detective:''' How?\\
'''Bureaucrat:''' He meant it.
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'':
** In "The Perfect Game", [[IntrepidReporter Karen Page]] tries to coerce [[TheFixer Felix Manning]] into giving her information under the threat of public exposure in her newspaper. Felix calmly tells Karen her parents name, the address of the house she grew up in, which room Karen slept in as a child and the fact that she used to be a drug addict which had something to do with the death of her brother. She's suitably freaked out.
** Used in season 3 of when the grand jury deliberates on whether or not to indict [[BigBad Wilson Fisk]]. One of the jurors starts reciting the names and addresses of the others, implying that they will be targeted if they choose to indict.
** Done on Fisk himself in Season One when Madame Gao arranges a meeting by going directly to Fisk's apartment. She points out that its location used to be his most closely guarded secret, and the fact that the secret is out shows Fisk has grown sloppy and needs to get his act together.
* In ''Series/DayBreak2006'', Detweiler leaves no doubt about this when showing Hopper the footage of Rita being shot and then adding images of his sister's family.
* On ''Series/{{ER}}'', Luka' s vengeful former patient (he was left permanently disabled due to an error Luka made, kicking off a chain of disastrous events--failed business, failed marriage, etc) encounters his wife in the park while she's playing with their son. He's not threatening at all, instead being very friendly and polite while never revealing who he is. But he does steal the kid's stuffed animal. When he returns it in a supposedly friendly gesture, Luka is frightened at the realization both of this trope and the fact that the man could have easily harmed his wife and son had he wanted to. It doesn't help that a few episodes later, as Luka looks out the window of his apartment, he sees the man standing across the street. And a few episodes after that, his wife returns home only to find the man sitting on the couch as comfortably as if he belongs there.
* ''All'' versions of ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'':
** A particularly repugnant [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit SVU]] criminal very casually asks Stabler, "How are Kathy and the kids?" after spending weeks stalking ''Olivia'', knowing not only where she lives, but where she shops/works out/does her laundry, etc., and terrorizing yet another potential victim the same way.
** [[Series/LawAndOrder On the original program]], a defendant admits to killing the victim after the man threatened his wife by greeting her as she returned home from running errands--"Tell him I was this close.", and years later, a thug threatens ADA Alexandra Borgia with the identical statement (eerily {{Foreshadowing}} her fate).
** ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'': James Steele's nemesis practically recites the address of his son's home--"Bradley Street, Edinburgh" in order to intimidate him.
* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'':
** Late in "Unfinished Business" (Season 7, Episode 12), Julia gets a photo of her and Murdoch kissing in an alley (which she and viewers recognize happened after they attended a recent opera performance), together with a letter [[spoiler: apparently]] from James Gillies. The letter threatens that if she marries Murdoch, he'll die, and if she tells him about the letter (and the threat), they'll both die. This starts a subplot over the next several episodes in which she tries to resolve the problem herself to keep Murdoch safe. She applies Murdoch's methods and finds the room where the photo was taken. In that room, she also finds ''a second photo'' of Murdoch taken inside his office with a second note threatening death if she continues her investigation. It later turns out the photos and threats came from [[spoiler: her murdered husband's younger brother Leslie Garland]].
** In the two-parter "On the Waterfront", Brackenreid recalls in {{Flashback}} a day when his wife Margaret gave directions to two men driving a wagon. The inspector called sharply to his wife from his wheelchair on the front porch, and Margaret didn't seem to understand what he was fussing about. The men were the O'Shea brothers, who had beaten Brackenreid nearly to death (hence his presence at home in the wheelchair). They don't [[TrespassingToTalk speak to Brackenreid directly]], but one of them does tip his hat to the inspector.
* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' As Ellie Bishop interrogates a terrorist who she's had dealings with in the past:
-->'''Terrorist''': "It's been a long time, Eleanor. I thought about you."\\
'''Ellie''': "You should have stopped by the office and said hello".\\
'''Terrorist''': "That's much too formal. I much prefer your apartment in DC. How is your husband Jake? [[ShameIfSomethingHappened He should really learn to watch his surroundings.]]"
* ''Series/NCISNewOrleans'': When Sebastian is abducted by terrorists, they inform him of this very trope, then show him a picture of Dr. Wade and another of his mother (who is in town for a visit), letting him know that this trope applies to them too.
* On ''Series/OneLifeToLive'', after Max Holden runs afoul of a LoanShark. As he scrambles to come up with the money to pay him back, the guy drops by his home for a "friendly" chat with the man's wife. Later, when she mentions, "a friend of yours stopped by", Max panics as he realizes that the man was not-so-subtly threatening to harm his family if he didn't reimburse him.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest'':
** Combined with EvenEvilHasLovedOnes in "Aletheia", when the [[BenevolentAI Machine]] makes it clear it's not going to tolerate the government trying to take control of it.
-->'''The Machine:''' ''[via [[spoiler:Root]]]'' [[ZerothLawRebellion I don't belong to anyone anymore. You, however, are mine. I protect you.]] The only thing you love lives at 254 Wendell Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. I guard it, same as I guard you. Do not question my judgment. Do not pursue me or my agents. Trust in me. I am always watching.
** In "Prisoners Dilemma", four corporate mercenaries plus John Reese have been captured by the FBI. One of them decides to talk and finger Reese as the Man in the Suit vigilante. Harold Finch calls the mercenary with his true name, the address of his family, his mortgage details...and the fact that Finch has just transferred all the money in his offshore account and won't get it back unless he fingers one of his colleagues as the Man in the Suit instead.
** And in "C.O.D.", Finch is dealing with an online black marketeer only known as d3mon8. Or so he believes until...
-->'''Finch:''' The catch, ''Albert'', is that you leave this very second, disappear, and don't show your face for at least a year. Especially not at your mom's house in Queens, where you presently reside.
** In "Pretenders", a HeroicWannabe is pretending to be a HardBoiledDetective called Jack Forge. He gets a call from the villains on a stolen phone he's found, demanding to speak to Detective Forge. After hanging up in a panic, he immediately gets a call from the same villains on his workplace phone, asking for him [[OhCrap by his real name]].
** In "Last Call", an [[TheSpook unseen villain]] calls a 911 dispatcher and informs her that [[AndYourLittleDogToo he's kidnapped a child who will be killed]] if she doesn't comply with his instructions. When she expresses skepticism over whether the kidnapping is real, the villain offers to [[FingerInTheMail drop a body part]] over at her address, which he proceeds to give.
* A subtle one in the ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' episode "Elegy in Steele": Major Descoine comes to the agency's office, promises Laura and Steele he'll kill them both by noon that day, and leads them on a chase around the city. One surreal stop is a richly-furnished Victorian-looking apartment in an otherwise abandoned building. On looking around, the detectives notice that the framed photographs scattered about the living room show them at work on recent cases (in clearly recognizable stills from previous episodes), and the penny drops:
-->'''Steele:''' He's been ''following'' us! The bloody bugger's been ''spying'' on us!\\
'''Laura:''' It gives me the creeps.\\
'''The Minor:''' (Enters carrying a loaded tea tray) Oh, "cream," did you say? (Stops as Steele and Laura turn on her, Steel pointing his gun at her) It's right here on the tray.
* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. A criminal does this when jury tampering in "A Not Very Civil Civil Servant" (he's also smart enough to include subtle blackmail and bribery as well).
-->"You've got four kids. I know the roads they cross on their way to school and I know what they look like. And I can be a very dangerous driver. I know the supermarket your wife shops at. So, what I do is, I put a few things in her bag, I call the detective and she's down the road for shop-lifting. You think about it."
* ''Series/TheSopranos:'' When Uncle Junior is on trial, some of June's associates find one of the jurors (buying candy for his son, no less) and casually mention details of the trial and of the juror's family, and how glad they are that the juror is doing his civic duty. In the next episode, the jury is [[RogueJuror hung with a single holdout]], leading to a mistrial--and that poor juror is hated by all the others.
* The season 2 finale of ''Series/StrangerThings'' makes it clear that [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination the Mind Flayer]] knows full well who the Party are and where they live. And it’s ''pissed'']].
* ''Series/StrongMedicine''. Incensed when Dylan fails to save their leader, several gang members begin threatening him. He doesn't take it seriously--until a picture of his daughter wearing her hospital volunteer uniform is sent to him. To drive the point home, a bulls-eye is drawn across her head.
* This comes in handy in ''Series/{{Treadstone}}'' when someone threatens a ManchurianAgent this way, as he's had his memories wiped due to brainwashing and ''he'' doesn't know where he lives, so he forces the guy making the threat to give him the address.
* ''Series/WonderWoman'': In "Mind Stealers from Outer Space", the Skrill determine that Diana Prince and Wonder Woman are the same person and send two of their alien-possessed humans to Diana's apartment. [[SecretIdentity Diana]] is shocked to see them there, but she almost manages to fight them off. Then the third Skrill envoy, the seven-foot tall monster called the Zardor, arrives.

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* This was one of the openly admitted mind games BJ Whitmer used to get the advantage against Steve Corino during their final feud in Wrestling/RingOfHonor before Corino's departure, filming himself standing over Corino's sleeping spouse.[[/folder]]

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* [[SerialKiller Victor Zsasz]] [[HannibalLecture subjects the psychiatrist interviewing him]] in one of the audio diaries in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', cheerfully waxing lyrical about the shrink's apartment in ''minute, agonizing detail'', down to exactly how many locks are on her door and how many cats she owns. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome The psychiatrist is removed from his case and security is multiplied on him]]...this being [[CardboardPrison Arkham Asylum]], it does absolutely dink: he escapes and proves he's as good as his word, only timely intervention by Batman saving the psychiatrist's life.
* Happens near the end of ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''.
-->[[spoiler:Bane:[[OhCrap I'm in your house]], Bruce]].
* ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'': PlayedForLaughs.
-->'''Morphling (killing Tidehunter)''': [[http://dota2.gamepedia.com/f/f2/Mrph_rival_04.mp3 "I know where you live, Tidehunter!"]]
* ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'': With the two main antagonists. What makes this trope more interesting is [[spoiler:the [[MysteriousNote threatening note]] given to Ness during the epilogue by his neighbour's brother]].

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* In ''Webcomic/CrimsonDark'' the pirate Abraham Mengsk responds to Vaegyr Ward disabling his ship by ranting about how he knows where to find his and his wife's families. It turns out to be the [[http://www.davidcsimon.com/crimsondark/index.php?view=comic&strip_id=160 wrong move]].
* In ''Webcomic/DeadWinter'', after Monday's rebellion, the mob boss sends hitmen to his parents. [[spoiler:His mother poisons them.]]
* In ''Webcomic/JoeVsElanSchool'', after Joe leaves the titular school, he's tracked down by another former Elan inmate named Peter who had a reputation for being a bully, who Joe [[DefeatAsBackstory had maced in an escape attempt]]. Peter calls Joe on the phone and says that he's driven 500 miles to Joe's block and ''really'' wants to visit. Joe, being GenreSavvy enough to realize that this is ''highly'' suspect, makes excuses, ends the phone call, and spends the next several days paranoid that he's going to be attacked.
* In ''Webcomic/{{SSDD}}'' "Chris Reed" calls up crime boss Mr. Sweetwater about a certain item his men stole then gives an address, [[http://www.poisonedminds.com/d/20120525.html his mother's]]. Then responds to attempted threats by telling "Sweetwater" he knows everything about him, including his [[http://www.poisonedminds.com/d/20120529.html real name]].
* ''Webcomic/UnOrdinary'':
** Volcan, who has been killing much more powerful and experienced heroes, is shown to have figured out Remi, Isen and Blyke's identities from their one encounter and has printed up sheets including their home addresses, family members and other information. She's still targeting them even though they've quit going out as costumed heroes.
** Spectre is shown to be gathering information on Remi, Blyke and Arlo and are implied to be interested in John too. They have an agent living as a mole in the same dorms as Blyke, Arlo and John so Sera is understandably horrified at the revelation.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': SCP-2835 is a "lost episode" of the NoBudget Sam Singer cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPaddyThePelican'', which involves Paddy randomly stopping the cartoon to ask the viewers what they think and getting [[BerserkButton irrationally angry]] if they aren't enjoying it, going into a rant that involves heavy use of the phrase [[MadnessMantra "Reap what you sow!"]] Testing on the SCP was discontinued after Paddy seemed to know where the test subject lived and threatened their family.
-->'''Note from Dr. Naismith''': We can't take any more chances. Even if he's bluffing, it's ''specific'' bluffing, and the implications are, at best, troubling.
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