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* ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead'': As Flora and Lindsay leave the campus, Lindsay sees the chapel's heavy doors are ajar (left thus by Norman in his "escape" from the eagle), and insists on securing them despite Flora's protests. As she waits for him, she hears a noise and looks up and the eagle statue falls from the roof and kills her.
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* ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead'': ''Film/NightOfTheEagle'': As Flora and Lindsay leave the campus, Lindsay sees the chapel's heavy doors are ajar (left thus by Norman in his "escape" from the eagle), and insists on securing them despite Flora's protests. As she waits for him, she hears a noise and looks up and the eagle statue falls from the roof and kills her.
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** The third murder in "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS4E5 Dark Autumn]]" is conducted only when the character looks up and sees a heavy desk falling on to him.
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** In "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS24E1The Devil's Work]]", after being poisoned by the DeadlyGas, Jordana Linsbury staggers out of her her yurt and claws the guy wires supporting a large totem pole; ending up pulling the pole down on top of herself.
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** In "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS24E1The "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS24E1 The Devil's Work]]", after being poisoned by the DeadlyGas, Jordana Linsbury staggers out of her her yurt and claws the guy wires supporting a large totem pole; ending up pulling the pole down on top of herself.
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** In "[[ Recap/MidsomerMurdersS24E1The Devil's Work]]", after being poisoned by the DeadlyGas, Jordana Linsbury staggers out of her her yurt and claws the guy wires supporting a large totem pole; ending up pulling the pole down on top of herself.
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** In "[[ Recap/MidsomerMurdersS24E1The "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS24E1The Devil's Work]]", after being poisoned by the DeadlyGas, Jordana Linsbury staggers out of her her yurt and claws the guy wires supporting a large totem pole; ending up pulling the pole down on top of herself.
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** In "[[ The Devil's Work]]", after being poisoned by the DeadlyGas, Jordana Linsbury staggers out of her her yurt and claws the guy wires supporting a large totem pole; ending up pulling the pole down on top of herself.
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** In "[[ The Recap/MidsomerMurdersS24E1The Devil's Work]]", after being poisoned by the DeadlyGas, Jordana Linsbury staggers out of her her yurt and claws the guy wires supporting a large totem pole; ending up pulling the pole down on top of herself.
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* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "The Dark Rider", one victim is lured outside his ancestral home and looks up just in time to see a gargoyle toppling on top of him.
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** In"The "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS15E1 The Dark Rider", Rider]]", one victim is lured outside his ancestral home and looks up just in time to see a gargoyle toppling on top of him.him.
** In "[[ The Devil's Work]]", after being poisoned by the DeadlyGas, Jordana Linsbury staggers out of her her yurt and claws the guy wires supporting a large totem pole; ending up pulling the pole down on top of herself.
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** In "[[ The Devil's Work]]", after being poisoned by the DeadlyGas, Jordana Linsbury staggers out of her her yurt and claws the guy wires supporting a large totem pole; ending up pulling the pole down on top of herself.
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* Ernesto da la Cruz is killed by a falling bell at the very beginning of ''{{WesternAnimation/Coco}}''. [[spoiler: At the end of the movie, after all of his crimes, including him killing Hector and stealing his music are finally exposed in front of everyone, he ends up getting another bell dropped on top of him again, with him presumably implied to eventually suffer from a FateWorseThanDeath following his defeat.]]
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* Giro and his henchwolves are all killed in an avalanche at the end of ''Anime/OneStormyNight''.
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* Giro and his henchwolves are all killed in an avalanche at the end of ''Anime/OneStormyNight''. Subverted at the very end however, [[FreezeFrameBonus if one looks very closely enough]] during the final zoomout, they are all revealed to have survived after all and are even seen running back to their lair.
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* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar 2'' has one moment at the start of a mission where you'll see some Orks standing in the middle of the desert, one of them looks up and remarks, "What's that up in the sky?" moments before your {{drop pod}} turns the whole group into paste.
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* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar 2'' ''VideoGame/DawnOfWarII'' has one moment at the start of a mission where you'll see some Orks standing in the middle of the desert, one of them looks up and remarks, "What's that up in the sky?" moments before your {{drop pod}} turns the whole group into paste.
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* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/ThePebbleAndThePenguin'', [[Creator/TimCurry Drake]] is crushed to death by the very boulder he was attempting to kill Hubie with
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* ''VideoGame/{{Asylum}}'': This is a text-with-maze-graphics adventure game for the UsefulNotes/TRS80. The plot of the adventure ''requires'' the use of this trope. At one point in the game, you find [[ShmuckBait a written note that says "look up"]]. If you do, a piano immediately falls on your head and kills you, implying that there's a concert grand hovering over your head for the ''entire game'' just ''daring'' you to look at it. To kill an inmate who would otherwise murder you, you have to show the note to him, causing ''him'' to look up and get a piano dropped on his head.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Asylum}}'': This is a text-with-maze-graphics adventure game for the UsefulNotes/TRS80.Platform/TRS80. The plot of the adventure ''requires'' the use of this trope. At one point in the game, you find [[ShmuckBait a written note that says "look up"]]. If you do, a piano immediately falls on your head and kills you, implying that there's a concert grand hovering over your head for the ''entire game'' just ''daring'' you to look at it. To kill an inmate who would otherwise murder you, you have to show the note to him, causing ''him'' to look up and get a piano dropped on his head.
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* A VictimOfTheWeek on ''Series/{{Castle}}'' looked up to see a gargoyle's head dropping down upon him.
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* ''[[Literature/AlexRider Scorpia]]'': A disguised Julia Rothman runs away from a police officer calling out to her, thinking her cover is blown... except he was trying to warn her of the falling hot air balloon carriage, which she doesn't see until it's too late.
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* This happens in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' to General Lionwhyte, though somewhat averted; he looks up in time to see a giant mirror falling towards him, and reacts in time by [[MakeMeWannaShout shattering it with his voice]]... [[KarmicDeath resulting in his death by multiple shards of broken mirror]].
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* This happens in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' to General Lionwhyte, though somewhat averted; he looks up in time to see a giant mirror falling towards him, and reacts in time by [[MakeMeWannaShout [[SuperScream shattering it with his voice]]... [[KarmicDeath resulting in his death by multiple shards of broken mirror]].
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* TheDragon from ''Film/LethalWeapon2'' got a face full of shipping container.
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* ''Anime/Cyborg009'' has an example in the form of Apollo, a Cyborg who along with a slew of others sincerely believed he was a God of the Grecian Pantheon destined to pass judgement on humanity. Shortly before [[DiedInYourArmsTonight her own death]], Artemis tries telling him that this was not true and that they were once humans before Doctor Gaia turned them into cyborgs and brainwashed them . [[IRejectYourReality He has trouble accepting it]] and enters an existential crisis [[CollapsingLair just as the temple starts collapsing around him.]] Despite the pleas of the heroes to flee with them before the Temple crushes them, he merely looks up and says "Artemis" before being crushed by a collapsing pillar.
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* ''Anime/Cyborg009'' ''Manga/Cyborg009'' has an example in the form of Apollo, a Cyborg who along with a slew of others sincerely believed he was a God of the Grecian Pantheon destined to pass judgement on humanity. Shortly before [[DiedInYourArmsTonight her own death]], Artemis tries telling him that this was not true and that they were once humans before Doctor Gaia turned them into cyborgs and brainwashed them . them. [[IRejectYourReality He has trouble accepting it]] and enters an existential crisis [[CollapsingLair just as the temple starts collapsing around him.]] him]]. Despite the pleas of the heroes to flee with them before the Temple crushes them, he merely looks up and says "Artemis" before being crushed by a collapsing pillar.
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* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': Invoked by Hobbes in one strip, where he's sitting in a tree with a bucket of snowballs. When Calvin walks underneath, he drops one snowball next to Calvin so that he will look up and have just enough time [[OhCrap to realize what's about to happen]], and then dumps the whole bucket right on his face.
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* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': Invoked by Hobbes in one ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' strip, where he's Hobbes is sitting in a tree with a bucket of snowballs. When Calvin walks underneath, he drops one snowball next to Calvin so that he will look up and have just enough time [[OhCrap to realize what's about to happen]], and then dumps the whole bucket right on his face.
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** ''[(Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission: Impossible]]'': In the first mission, Jack, the hacker on Ethan Hunt's team, is killed in this way, sitting on top of a rising elevator that drives his face into a spike.
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** ''[(Film/MissionImpossible1996 ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission: Impossible]]'': In the first mission, Jack, the hacker on Ethan Hunt's team, is killed in this way, sitting on top of a rising elevator that drives his face into a spike.
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* ''Film/MissionImpossible'': In the opening, the Hacker-type on Tom Cruise's team is killed in this way. However, he was sitting on top of a rising elevator at the time: it rose upwards and drove his face into some spikes ([[NoKillLikeOverkill not to mention being crushed as well]]).
** ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' has the bad guy killed this way, looking up and getting hit by a helicopter's cargo hook.
** ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' has the bad guy killed this way, looking up and getting hit by a helicopter's cargo hook.
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**''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' has the bad guy ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'': August Walker (Creator/HenryCavill) gets killed this way, looking up and getting hit by a helicopter's cargo hook.
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* ''Anime/Cyborg009'' has an example in the form of Apollo, a Cyborg who along with a slew of others sincerely believed he was a God of the Grecian Pantheon destined to pass judgement on humanity. Shortly before [[DiedInYourArmsTonight her own death]], Artemis tries telling him that this was not true and that they were once humans before Doctor Gaia turned them into cyborgs and brainwashed them . [[IRejectYourReality He has trouble accepting it]] and enters an existential crisis [[CollapsingLair just as the temple starts collapsing around him.]] Despite the pleas of the heroes to flee with them before the Temple crushes them, he merely looks up and says "Artemis" before being crushed by a collapsing pillar.
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* ''Anime/Cyborg009'' has an example in the form of Apollo, a Cyborg who along with a slew of others sincerely believed he was a God of the Grecian Pantheon destined to pass judgement on humanity. Shortly before [[DiedInYourArmsTonight her own death]], Artemis tries telling him that this was not true and that they were once humans before Doctor Gaia turned them into cyborgs and brainwashed them . [[IRejectYourReality He has trouble accepting it]] and enters an existential crisis [[CollapsingLair just as the temple starts collapsing around him.]] Despite the pleas of the heroes to flee with them before the Temple crushes them, he merely looks up and says "Artemis" before being crushed by a collapsing pillar.
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* Happens to mountain lion Sharptooth in ''Literature/WarriorCats'' when Feathertail knocks a stalactite off the ceiling of the cave.
* ''Literature/GauntsGhosts'' has Mkoll, the titular regiment's Chief Scout, inflict this on a Dark Eldar warrior after outwitting him in what amounted to a hunter's duel.
* In the climax of Creator/TadWilliams' ''Literature/{{Otherland}}'', the BigBad and his minions don't notice the satellite that is [[DeathFromAbove about to crash into their headquarters]] until far too late to do anything about it. They then play out several variations of fleeing ineffectually before being spectacularly blown up.
* In the climax of Creator/TadWilliams' ''Literature/{{Otherland}}'', the BigBad and his minions don't notice the satellite that is [[DeathFromAbove about to crash into their headquarters]] until far too late to do anything about it. They then play out several variations of fleeing ineffectually before being spectacularly blown up.
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* In the climax of Creator/TadWilliams' ''Literature/{{Otherland}}'', the BigBad and his minions don't notice the satellite that is [[DeathFromAbove about to crash into their headquarters]] until far too late to do anything about it. They then play out several variations of fleeing ineffectually before being spectacularly blown up.
* ''Literature/GauntsGhosts'' has Mkoll, the titular regiment's Chief Scout, inflict this on a Dark Eldar warrior after outwitting him in what amounted to a hunter's duel.
* ''Literature/GauntsGhosts'' has Mkoll, the titular regiment's Chief Scout, inflict this on a Dark Eldar warrior after outwitting him in what amounted to a hunter's duel.
* Happens to mountain lion Sharptooth in ''Literature/WarriorCats'' when Feathertail knocks a stalactite off the ceiling of the cave.
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* At the end of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', Wesker, having just opened a can of whoop-ass on Chris, does a leaping punch to finish him, but Chris uses his last ounce of strength to fling himself out of the way out of Wesker's attack and straight at a lever. Cue loud noises, and Wesker looking up just in time to catch an I-beam with his face right before an entire pile lands on him. Subverted into a HopeSpot, however, considering what said character's [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat already had happen to him]].
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* At ''VideoGame/{{Asylum}}'': This is a text-with-maze-graphics adventure game for the end of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', Wesker, having just opened a can of whoop-ass on Chris, does a leaping punch to finish him, but Chris uses his last ounce of strength to fling himself out UsefulNotes/TRS80. The plot of the way out adventure ''requires'' the use of Wesker's attack this trope. At one point in the game, you find [[ShmuckBait a written note that says "look up"]]. If you do, a piano immediately falls on your head and straight at kills you, implying that there's a lever. Cue loud noises, and Wesker looking up concert grand hovering over your head for the ''entire game'' just ''daring'' you to look at it. To kill an inmate who would otherwise murder you, you have to show the note to him, causing ''him'' to look up and get a piano dropped on his head.
* This happens in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' to General Lionwhyte, though somewhat averted; he looks up in time tocatch an I-beam see a giant mirror falling towards him, and reacts in time by [[MakeMeWannaShout shattering it with his face right voice]]... [[KarmicDeath resulting in his death by multiple shards of broken mirror]].
* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar 2'' has one moment at the start of a mission where you'll see some Orks standing in the middle of the desert, one of them looks up and remarks, "What's that up in the sky?" moments beforean entire pile lands on him. Subverted your {{drop pod}} turns the whole group into a HopeSpot, however, considering what said character's [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat already had happen paste.
* Averted in the ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' trailer, in which the fellow looks up and then proceeds tohim]].unleash his fury on the offending dragon.
* This happens in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' to General Lionwhyte, though somewhat averted; he looks up in time to
* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar 2'' has one moment at the start of a mission where you'll see some Orks standing in the middle of the desert, one of them looks up and remarks, "What's that up in the sky?" moments before
* Averted in the ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' trailer, in which the fellow looks up and then proceeds to
* At the end of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', Wesker, having just opened a can of whoop-ass on Chris, does a leaping punch to finish him, but Chris uses his last ounce of strength to fling himself out of the way out of Wesker's attack and straight at a lever. Cue loud noises, and Wesker looking up just in time to catch an I-beam with his face right before an entire pile lands on him. Subverted into a HopeSpot, however, considering what said character's [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat already had happen to him]].
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* This happens in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' to General Lionwhyte, though somewhat averted; he looks up in time to see a giant mirror falling towards him, and reacts in time by [[MakeMeWannaShout shattering it with his voice]]... [[KarmicDeath resulting in his death by multiple shards of broken mirror]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Asylum}}'': This is a text-with-maze-graphics adventure game for the UsefulNotes/TRS80. The plot of the adventure ''requires'' the use of this trope. At one point in the game, you find [[ShmuckBait a written note that says "look up"]]. If you do, a piano immediately falls on your head and kills you, implying that there's a concert grand hovering over your head for the ''entire game'' just ''daring'' you to look at it. To kill an inmate who would otherwise murder you, you have to show the note to him, causing ''him'' to look up and get a piano dropped on his head.
* Averted in the ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' trailer, in which the fellow looks up and then proceeds to unleash his fury on the offending dragon.
* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar 2'' has one moment at the start of a mission where you'll see some Orks standing in the middle of the desert, one of them looks up and remarks, "What's that up in the sky?" moments before your {{drop pod}} turns the whole group into paste.
* ''VideoGame/{{Asylum}}'': This is a text-with-maze-graphics adventure game for the UsefulNotes/TRS80. The plot of the adventure ''requires'' the use of this trope. At one point in the game, you find [[ShmuckBait a written note that says "look up"]]. If you do, a piano immediately falls on your head and kills you, implying that there's a concert grand hovering over your head for the ''entire game'' just ''daring'' you to look at it. To kill an inmate who would otherwise murder you, you have to show the note to him, causing ''him'' to look up and get a piano dropped on his head.
* Averted in the ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' trailer, in which the fellow looks up and then proceeds to unleash his fury on the offending dragon.
* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar 2'' has one moment at the start of a mission where you'll see some Orks standing in the middle of the desert, one of them looks up and remarks, "What's that up in the sky?" moments before your {{drop pod}} turns the whole group into paste.
* Happened to [[CreatorCameo 45]] in the unaired version of the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim [[ChristmasSpecial Most Horrible X-Mas Ever]]''. Since this took place after the regular series, it can be assumed he was KilledOffForReal. In the edited version, the scene cuts away just as he notices the ShadowOfImpendingDoom.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner played this trope up, down and sideways with all the various things that fell on Wile E. Coyote's head over the years. He's looked up and then opened a comically tiny umbrella to protect him; looked up, [[AsideGlance looked to the camera]], pointed up and gulped; looked up, seen the rock, stepped just out of the shadow on the ground and been hit anyway... you name it.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner played this trope up, down and sideways with all the various things that fell on Wile E. Coyote's head over the years. He's looked up and then opened a comically tiny umbrella to protect him; looked up, [[AsideGlance looked to the camera]], pointed up and gulped; looked up, seen the rock, stepped just out of the shadow on the ground and been hit anyway... you name it.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner played this trope up, down and sideways with all the various things that fell on Wile E. Coyote's head over the years. He's looked up and then opened a comically tiny umbrella to protect him; looked up, [[AsideGlance looked to the camera]], pointed up and gulped; looked up, seen the rock, stepped just out of the shadow on the ground and been hit anyway... you name it.
* Happened to [[CreatorCameo 45]] in the unaired version of the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim [[ChristmasSpecial Most Horrible X-Mas Ever]]''. Since this took place after the regular series, it can be assumed he was KilledOffForReal. In the edited version, the scene cuts away just as he notices the ShadowOfImpendingDoom.
* Happened to [[CreatorCameo 45]] in the unaired version of the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim [[ChristmasSpecial Most Horrible X-Mas Ever]]''. Since this took place after the regular series, it can be assumed he was KilledOffForReal. In the edited version, the scene cuts away just as he notices the ShadowOfImpendingDoom.
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* ''Series/SisterBonifaceMysteries'': In "Sister Town", the VictimOfTheWeek Ellis Everett yanks hard on a cord to free a jammed curtain at a plaque unveiling, only for the sabotaged heavy metal plaque to come away from the wall. Ellis has just enough time to look up before it lands on his head, killing him.
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