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* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}},'' [[ExtravertedNerd Upchuck]] makes a comment in [[StrawFeminist Ms. Barch]]'s class, and she threatens to send him to "independent study". Upchuck shudders and says "No... not the closet..."

* The back of the van in ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''. Walker and Erica make a captured enemy pick from one of the graphic novels they have with them and then torture the enemy based on the contents of the graphic novel.

* In ''Series/Severance2022'', employees of the Severed Floor dread being sent to the "Break Room", which is usually reserved for extreme infractions. It's eventually revealed it has that name because it's where they break your ''spirit'': employees are forced to read a short speech "acknowledging" their guilt, the harm they have done, and their regret for their actions while hooked up to a lie detector device and are not allowed to leave until the device shows that they truly ''[[TwoPlusTwoEqualsTorture believe it]]''. It's implied that the process can take over a ''thousand'' repetitions and that it might involve physical abuse as well.

* In ''Series/Severance2022'', employees of the Severed Floor dread being sent to the "Break Room", which is usually reserved for extreme infractions. It's eventually revealed it has that name because it's where they break your ''spirit'': employees are forced to read a short speech "acknowledging" their guilt, the harm they have done, and their regret for their actions while hooked up to a lie detector device and are not allowed to leave until the device shows that they truly ''believe it''. It's implied that the process can take over a ''thousand'' repetitions and that it might involve physical abuse as well.

* The Cauls in TabletopGame/MageTheAscension (TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness) were an... ordeal... that marked the final corruption of mages into the Nephandi. What exactly the Cauls consist of is never described.
** In addition, mages that regularly violated reality too much would sometimes become trapped in a Quiet - a hallucination able to inflict very real pain - both physical and mental - on its occupant(s) through a series of moral dilemmas and soul-testing experiences.

* ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'' makes mention of one of these. The Panther King mentions that he "Doesn't want to have to get the [[NoodleImplements duct tape]] out again.", and his MadScientist flunkie visibly pales and becomes much more subservient.
** Once he's alone, the mad scientist rambles angrily to himself about how he'll give his boss the duct tape once his plans come to fruition.
** Given the character is a weasel, and therefore covered in fur, its not hard to assume what the duct tape is used for. Anyone who's ever tried to rip that stuff off body hair will attest to this.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', if the girls catch you while you're in the hot springs with them, most of them will reprimand you, but then [[LadyOfWar Mitsuru]] just yells "PUNISHMENT!" and [[NoodleIncident the screen fades to black]]. Afterward, everyone agrees [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain never to speak of it again]].
** Especially notable in that Akihiko --the only one in the group who has known Mitsuru for several years, a very confident boxer, and the most self-assured character in the game -- ''utterly freaks out'' at the mere thought of being caught, because he ''knows'' [[FateWorseThanDeath what Mitsuru will do to them]].
** In the Japanese version the word used refers to a practice where boys are whipped in the junk with wet towels. It's apparently a relatively commonplace highschool prank.
** In the manga, the punishment is revealed to be Mitsuru using her Persona's Ice Powers to freeze them up to their necks.
* In ''VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland'', Guybrush must prove his mettle by reaching into the cage of the fearsome beast that took Meathook's hands. [[spoiler: It turns out to be an ordinary parrot.]]
** Also "The Carnival of the Damned", at least for Guybrush.

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': A room with a MOOSE!
** It was a BIG moose.

''[[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood Check out these Fun Locks!]], hey!''

* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' inverts this with the Spanish Inquisitors threatening to fetch '''THE COMFY CHAIR''' followed by gasps and shudders as the Inquisitors go to fetch [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an actual comfy chair.]] In addition to having to sit in the chair, they poke the subject with '''THE SOFT CUSHIONS''' while she has tea. One of the inquisitors does question whether this is all there is to the process before, upon receiving confirmation that it is, eventually deciding that they make it worse by shouting at her. He does... for one of the other inquisitors, who tearfully confesses.

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* ''Literature/TheRestaurantAtTheEndOfTheUniverse'' has the Total Perspective Vortex. The device's function is to make one viscerally aware of one's place in the entire ''universe'', utterly crushing the soul. It IS an effective, terrifying threat, except [[spoiler:Zaphod steps into it...inside a virtual copy of the universe created just for him, so it merely reaffirms his personal view that he is the most important being in the entire universe]].

** "No! Not The Pit! NOT THE PIT!!!"
*** "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDIGames It BUUUURRRNS!]]"

* WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents at the has the Fun Box, courtesy of [[CrapsaccharineWorld Flappy Bob's Peppy Happy Learnatorium]]:
--> "''[[SugarApocalypse Fun Box!]] [[StepfordSmiler Oh, Fun Box!]]''
--> ''[[SealedRoomInTheMiddleOfNowhere Small and square and dark!]]''
--> ''Funbox! [[TailorMadePrison Oh, Funbox!]]''
--> ''[[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood Check out these Fun Locks!]], hey!''

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* The Eastern Front for Colonel Klink on ''Series/HogansHeroes''.
** When one considers the casualties the Germans suffered when fighting the Russians in real life (At Stalingrad alone, the total Axis dead, wounded, and captured totaled roughly 1% of Germany's ''entire population'' at the time), any student of history would understand why serving on the Eastern Front was a post that people would rather avoid.

* Back when SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} had a captive old blind lady for a roommate, they liked to prank each other--except when Deadpool had enough and threatened to put her in "the Box". Subvertingly, it was actually explained in detail: it was a room full of really sharp things. Into which he put an old blind woman. Occasionally Weasel would get thrown in there too. [[spoiler:Unbeknowst to them, Wade felt a little twinge of guilt every time, and always left the door unlocked.]] As time went on, he used The Box less and less.

* A threat of sending someone to Castle Heterodyne is usually responded to with stark terror in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. When we get introduced to Castle Heterodyne, you find out why. [[spoiler: Wouldn't you be terrified of being sent to repair a building with multiple personalities, all of which are based on the original sociopathic personality, and nearly all of them willing to deal lethally with intruders?]]