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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
4Tropes for the paranormal: those things that are spooky but not outright magical. May require [[ParanormalInvestigation investigation]]. Frequent in [[HorrorTropes the horror genre]].
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6[[index]]
7[floatboxright:
8Sub-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[[/index]]

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