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* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' [[spoiler: has its Erasure scene. Not everyone disappears in the same moment, so if you don't have Spider-sense or something warning you about impending doom, you can be next without knowing it. And if you're not an Avenger, you have no the faintest idea why is this happening (besides aliens attacking New York earlier), nor possessing the knowledge that everyone gets erased in a tight window, so you may live the rest of your life in fear that you can anytime literally turn to dust. Also, since phone networks would be overloaded, you might, assuming you live, have fear about whether your closest ones are alive or no.]]

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* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' [[spoiler: has its Erasure scene.the Blip. Not everyone disappears in the same moment, so if you don't have Spider-sense or something warning you about impending doom, you can be next without knowing it. And if you're not an Avenger, you have no the faintest idea why is this happening (besides aliens attacking New York earlier), nor possessing the knowledge that everyone gets erased in a tight window, so you may live the rest of your life in fear that you can anytime literally turn to dust. Also, since phone networks would be overloaded, you might, assuming you live, have fear about whether your closest ones are alive or no.]]
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* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'':
** ComicBook/TheJoker in is, with a shocking amount of realism, a guy that could kill ''anyone 'anywhere''', no matter how hard they try to hide, and who will kill you for absolutely no reason. He wants to bring your comfortable little world down around you in its entirety and [[ForTheEvulz won't even tell you precisely why.]] If he tells you anything, anything at all, he is lying. Or maybe he's not. Either way, your death, if you get in his way -- or even if you don't -- will likely be gruesome, [[MindRape or simply horrific psychological torment for the poor innocent souls enlisted to be in charge of whether you live or die for the day.]] It's all up to chance. ''Everyone'' is his enemy, except for those in his own employ -- and frequently, [[BadBoss them as well. If you side with him, he's just as likely to blow you up, kill you anyway, force you into the line of fire as a human shield, use you in one of his sick games, or turn you over to the cops.]] ''[[TheCorrupter And he wants to make you just like him.]]''

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* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'':
''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
** ComicBook/TheJoker in this universe is, with a shocking amount of realism, a guy that could kill ''anyone 'anywhere''', no matter how hard they try to hide, and who will kill you for absolutely no reason. He wants to bring your comfortable little world down around you in its entirety and [[ForTheEvulz won't even tell you precisely why.]] If he tells you anything, anything at all, he is lying. Or maybe he's not. Either way, your death, if you get in his way -- or even if you don't -- will likely be gruesome, [[MindRape or simply horrific psychological torment for the poor innocent souls enlisted to be in charge of whether you live or die for the day.]] It's all up to chance. ''Everyone'' is his enemy, except for those in his own employ -- and frequently, [[BadBoss them as well. If you side with him, he's just as likely to blow you up, kill you anyway, force you into the line of fire as a human shield, use you in one of his sick games, or turn you over to the cops.]] ''[[TheCorrupter And he wants to make you just like him.]]''



** There's also Scarecrow's fear toxin. You could be mosying down the street and all of a sudden, a water vaporizer could cause a toxin to fill the air that would instantly send you into a personal Hell filled with whatever you're most scared of in the world, which might cause you to attack or even kill another person in frenzied "self-defense" or you could be attacked. And if your exposure was concentrated enough ''this could be permanent.'' Sweet dreams.

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** There's also Scarecrow's fear toxin. You could be mosying down the street and all of a sudden, a water vaporizer could cause a toxin to fill the air that would instantly send you into a personal Hell filled with whatever you're most scared of in the world, which might cause you to attack or even kill another person in frenzied "self-defense" or you could be attacked. And if your exposure was concentrated enough ''this could be permanent.'' be'' [[AndIMustScream PERMANENT]]. Sweet dreams.
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* ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'': Tennis star [[TheProtagonist Guy Haines]] strikes up a conversation with Bruno Anthony, a fellow passenger on a train. It turns out Bruno is a [[AxCrazy deranged sociopath]] who thinks the Guy has agreed to kill Bruno's father in exchange for Bruno killing Guy's estranged wife. The whole film does a great job of playing on two common fears: 1) You get framed for murder, and 2) You chat up a total stranger and they turn out to be a maniac who makes your life hell.

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* ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'': Tennis star [[TheProtagonist Guy Haines]] strikes up a conversation with Bruno Anthony, a fellow passenger on a train. It turns out Bruno is a [[AxCrazy deranged sociopath]] who thinks the that Guy has agreed to kill Bruno's father in exchange for Bruno killing Guy's estranged wife. The whole film does a great job of playing on two common fears: 1) You get framed for murder, and 2) You chat up a total stranger and they turn out to be a maniac who makes your life hell.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'': A member of your family keeps their distance from everyone but you for reasons that nobody is comfortable telling you. They get on your good side by being cooler than your strict parents, but otherwise seem to have no hints of a life outside of that. The sequel ends with some AscendedFridgeHorror in that regard.
** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'': Some guy you barely know who is down on his luck blames you for his life going off the rails and is now hellbent on making you suffer as much as he did.


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* ''Film/MulhollandDrive'': Just the fact that [[spoiler: this entire world that we were getting invested in turned out to be the dream of an unhinged individual. All those characters and plot threads suddenly blinked out of existence just because somebody woke up. And then it gets worse when the last few minutes reveal that the creepiest parts of the dream found their way into our reality.]]


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* ''Film/UnderTheSilverLake'':
** Your favourite song, film, or other preferred form of entertainment is just a lucrative distraction that an establishment of rich old men crapped out to fuel a greater conspiracy.
** That pretty girl who suddenly disappeared out of your life? She could be either kidnapped, murdered [[spoiler:or indoctrinated into a cult. Said cult not only isolated her from society but also reduced her worth as a person down to just one of several harem girls designed to pleasure a rich man before they all succumb to a ritualistic death.]]
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* ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'': The villains could be anyone.

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* ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'': The villains pod people could be anyone.''anyone''; oh, and if you fall asleep at any moment, you could become one of the pod people too.
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%%* ''Film/BlackChristmas1974'' (the original, that is). [[AxCrazy Billy]] was one crazy nut.

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%%* * ''Film/BlackChristmas1974'' (the original, that is). [[AxCrazy Billy]] was one crazy nut.nut; now imagine someone like ''that'' taking up residence in your attic. Even more terrifying is the fact that the movie ''barely even shows what Billy looks like''; he could be ''anybody.''
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' heavily features a watch that alters the wearer's appearance and voice to those of virtually anyone else, down to changing the physical proportions. In the movie alone, the watch is an accessory to a prison break, identity theft and catfishing. Anyone can be anyone else!
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* ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'': A man strikes up a conversation with a fellow passenger on a train. It turns out the man is a [[AxCrazy deranged sociopath]] who thinks you've agreed to take part in a murder scheme of his, and because of it you're nearly framed for your ex-wife's death.

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* ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'': A man Tennis star [[TheProtagonist Guy Haines]] strikes up a conversation with Bruno Anthony, a fellow passenger on a train. It turns out the man Bruno is a [[AxCrazy deranged sociopath]] who thinks you've the Guy has agreed to take part kill Bruno's father in exchange for Bruno killing Guy's estranged wife. The whole film does a murder scheme great job of his, and because of it you're nearly playing on two common fears: 1) You get framed for murder, and 2) You chat up a total stranger and they turn out to be a maniac who makes your ex-wife's death.life hell.
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* ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'': A man strikes up a conversation with a fellow passenger on a train. It turns out the man is a [[AxCrazy deranged sociopath]] who thinks you've agreed to take part in a murder scheme of his, and because of it you're nearly framed for your ex-wife's death.

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