1 | -> ''"The exact process of how an Altered Item is born eludes us. We find them in the aftermath of Altered World Events. They take the form of everyday objects -- ever-present in our lives, constantly evoked in the thoughts of millions of people. Now infused with unpredictable energies, they're altered. The superstitious would call them cursed."'' |
2 | -->-- '''Dr. Casper Darling''', ''VideoGame/{{Control}}'', "Multimedia: Altered Items" |
3 | |
4 | Tropes for the paranormal: those things that are spooky but not outright magical. May require [[ParanormalInvestigation investigation]]. Frequent in [[HorrorTropes the horror genre]]. |
5 | ---- |
6 | [[index]] |
7 | [floatboxright: |
8 | Sub-categories: |
9 | + BodyAndHost |
10 | + HauntedIndex |
11 | + InfernalTropes |
12 | + PsychicIndex |
13 | + {{Seers}} |
14 | + TropesOfTheSoul |
15 | + UndeadIndex |
16 | ] |
17 | * AnatomyOfTheSoul |
18 | * AnomalousArt |
19 | * AstralProjection |
20 | * AnAstralProjectionNotAGhost |
21 | * BackupFromOtherworld |
22 | * BadBlackBarf |
23 | * BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind |
24 | * CreepyCave: Caves are inherently creepy and supernatural. |
25 | * CreepyChangingPainting |
26 | * CreepyChildrenSinging: A scene is accompanied by children singing in a creepy manner to make the scene all the more unnerving. |
27 | * CreepyMonotone: Character speaks in a monotone to sound unsettling. |
28 | * CymbalBangingMonkey |
29 | * DemonicPossession: Someone gets their body taken over by an evil spirit. |
30 | * DemonSlaying |
31 | * DoppelgangerLink |
32 | * {{Ectoplasm}} |
33 | * EerilyOutOfPlaceObject |
34 | * ElectromagneticGhosts |
35 | * EmpathicWeapon |
36 | * FearlessUndead |
37 | * FreakyFridayFlip: Two or more people get their minds switched. |
38 | * GhostlyChill |
39 | * GhostlyGlide |
40 | * GhostlyWail: Ghosts groaning, moaning, or screaming for an added creep factor. |
41 | * GlamourFailure: A supernatural being is unable to hide aspects of their appearance that give away who they truly are. |
42 | * HorrorHatesARulebreaker: A supernatural horror has a set of rules you must follow to avoid a painful death. |
43 | * IAmLegion |
44 | * IDoNotDrinkWine |
45 | * ISeeDeadPeople |
46 | * LevitatingLotusPosition |
47 | * LivingAphrodisiac |
48 | * LivingPhoto: A photo that comes to life when a person sees it. |
49 | * MadOracle |
50 | * MagicalBarefooter |
51 | * MagicalHomelessPerson |
52 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's left ambiguous whether a situation or person believed to be supernatural in nature actually has a logical explanation for the weirdness or is genuinely supernatural. |
53 | * MedicateTheMedium |
54 | * MeditationPowerup |
55 | * MentallyUnwellSpecialSenses: People with mental problems can see or sense things that others cannot. |
56 | * AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: A mind-reader is repulsed from reading the thoughts of an unpleasant individual |
57 | * TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: A shape-shifter's reflection shows their true form. |
58 | * MissingReflection: Vampires do not reflect in mirrors. |
59 | * MortalityGreyArea: A character is considered to be neither alive nor dead, or both at once. |
60 | * MuseumOfTheStrangeAndUnusual |
61 | * MysticalPregnancy |
62 | * NearDeathClairvoyance |
63 | * {{Necromancer}}: A sorcerer with the ability to raise the dead. |
64 | * NeurodiversityIsSupernatural |
65 | * NotSoPhonyPsychic |
66 | * OccultDetective: A detective who specializes in supernatural cases. |
67 | * OccultLawFirm |
68 | * OracularUrchin |
69 | * OtherworldlyCommunicationFailure |
70 | * OtherworldlyVisitsYoungestFirst |
71 | * OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious |
72 | * OurSoulsAreDifferent |
73 | * OutOfClothesExperience |
74 | * PhoneCallFromTheDead |
75 | * PinealWeirdness |
76 | * {{Poltergeist}} |
77 | * PolicePsychic |
78 | * PossessionBurnout |
79 | * PossessionLevitation |
80 | * PowersViaPossession |
81 | * PsiBlast |
82 | * PsychicChildren |
83 | * PsychicDreamsForEveryone |
84 | * PsychicNosebleed |
85 | * PsychicPowers |
86 | * PsychicRadar |
87 | * PsychicStatic |
88 | * {{Psychometry}} |
89 | * TheRealSpoofbusters |
90 | * SleepParalysisCreature: A supernatural presence who causes or is present during episodes of sleep paralysis; depending on the work, they can be [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane unambiguous beings or hallucinations.]] |
91 | * SpeakInUnison |
92 | * SpiritAdvisor |
93 | * SpontaneousHumanCombustion |
94 | * SpoonBending |
95 | * SupernaturalHotspotTown |
96 | * SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious |
97 | * SupernaturallyValidatedTransPerson |
98 | * {{Synchronization}} |
99 | * TaintedVeins |
100 | * {{Telepathy}}: Communicating to other people mentally. |
101 | * TelevisionPortal |
102 | * ThermalDissonance |
103 | * TouchTelepathy |
104 | * TrappedOnTheAstralPlane |
105 | * {{Tulpa}}: An imaginary being who becomes real |
106 | * TwinTelepathy |
107 | * UnbelievableSourcePlot |
108 | * TheUndead |
109 | * VampireWerewolfLoveTriangle |
110 | * ViolenceDetector |
111 | * VoiceOfTheLegion: Someone's voice sounds like multiple voices speaking in unison. |
112 | * WaifProphet |
113 | * WhisperingGhosts |
114 | * WhoYouGonnaCall |
115 | * YourSoulIsMine |
116 | * ZenerCards |
117 | [[/index]] |
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