'''Basic Trope''': Mutant life forms grow on spoiled food in the refrigerator.
* '''Straight''': Bob leaves some leftover lasagna in the fridge and forgets about it for a month. It turns into an EldritchAbomination that attacks Bob.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** The lasagna grows an entire civilization.
** Experts wearing HAZMAT suits are required to clean Bob's refrigerator. [[KillItWithFire They use flamethrowers]].
** The FesteringFungus growing in the crisper drawer spreads out and overtakes the apartment.
** The nasty refrigerator is the least of Bob's worries -- his entire apartment [[TrashOfTheTitans is a mess]].
** The moldy lasagna is literally the ''only'' thing [[EmptyFridgeEmptyLife in Bob's fridge]].
* '''Downplayed''': Although a lot of the food in Bob's foul bachelor fridge is moldy, there are no lifeforms above the usual fungus and mold found on many an old food item.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is a slob and the trope is used to exaggerate how much of a slob he is.
** Bob is a LethalChef whose culinary "masterpieces" are like something out of a bad 1950s monster movie.
** Bob's refrigerator has the power to turn leftovers into mutants thanks to a design flaw or Bob trying to fix the refrigerator.
* '''Inverted''': {{Eldritch Abomination}}s are placed into the fridge and turn into acceptable food.
* '''Subverted''':
** After he sees a sign of this starting to happen, Bob makes an effort to clean up the food before it spoils.
** The creature from the fridge is friendly and benign.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But he forgets to change the baking soda, and a MonsterOfTheWeek emerges.
** ... and it came out to help Bob fight the ''other'' creature from the fridge, an evil EldritchAbomination.
* '''Parodied''':
** The EldritchAbomination becomes Bob's new pet -- right after it eats his dog (or cat).
** The lasagna people [[HumansAreCthulhu worship Bob]], sculpting an idol of him out of solidified mashed potatoes.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Nothing unusual happens in the fridge.
* '''Enforced''': GuysAreSlobs, MonsterOfTheWeek, GrossOutShow
* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey, Bob, do you mind if I get rid of this, or are you doing a science project on the regenerative properties of three-month-old tuna casserole?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob is very forgetful, and puts a Tupperware container in the fridge.
* '''Exploited''': Bob is a BrilliantButLazy MadScientist and after discovering his fridge's EldritchAbomination growing properties re-purposes it as MookMaker.
* '''Defied''': Bob reminds himself to clean the fridge at least every couple of months and not allow food to stay in the fridge more than a week or two. He also keeps the fridge and freezer at a low enough temperature to keep micro-beasties at bay.
* '''Discussed''': "It's a wonder Bob hasn't died of food poisoning!"
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Bob opens the refrigerator and runs screaming from the kitchen.
* '''Deconstructed''': Obviously, it presents a real health hazard.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob, [[AcquiredPoisonImmunity thanks to living in close proximity to it for an extended period of time]], is immune to its health hazards and keeps it as a pet. It scares the hell out of visitors, however.
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