An adaptation of Dresden Codak's "42 Essential 3rd Act Twists"
comic, with links to their respective pages.
NOTE: Permission was obtained from the comic's creator to use the contents of that page in their near-entirety.
| Peripeteia | Anagnorisis | Petard Hoist | Reverse Macguffin | Shyamalan | Double Shyamalan | Deus Ex Machina | |
| Tragedy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Thriller |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Science |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Horror |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fantasy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Mystery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
