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* [[BewareTheNiceOnes Quatre Raberba Winner]], from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', is brought home by his sister after a period of floating injured and unconcious in space. When he gets there, [[WellDoneSonGuy his father (once again) rejects him]] shortly before rebelling against the colony government and [[SenselessSacrifice dying]]. This triggers Quatre's [[SanitySlippage mental breakdown.]]

* In the comic book adaptation of ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials Garfield's Halloween Adventure]]'', Garfield and Odie have just escaped the haunted island and the ghosts pursuing them. As soon as they open their front door, the ghosts jump out at them and chase them up a tree. Garfield doesn't know what they want, but Odie realizes that they've come for a ring that Garfield swiped from their treasure chest back at the island. Garfield drops the ring into the palm of one of the ghosts, and they swirl out of existence.

* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei'': Devil Survivor has this as one of the multiple endings. Previously used in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI'' in a WhamEpisode. The protagonist comes home after being falsely imprisoned by demons, only to find that [[spoiler:a demon ate his mother.]]

* In ''Webcomic/DubiousCompany'', the pirates [[CurbstompBattle barely]] escape [[TheDarkChick Mary]] [[MeaningfulName and]] [[DarkMagicalGirl Sue]] while rescuing [[LivingMacGuffin Sal]], and decide to quickly hire some new sailors and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere skip the country]]. Guess who the [[PerkyFemaleMinion perky]] [[PaperThinDisguise new hire]] is?

* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'': The original game ends on this note. You've just returned to Earth after literally going through Hell, only to find that [[HellOnEarth Hell has broken loose on Earth]].

* The original ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' ends on this note. You've just returned to Earth after literally going through Hell, only to find that [[HellOnEarth Hell has broken loose on Earth]].
* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei'': Devil Survivor has this as one of the multiple endings.
** Previously used in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI'' in a WhamEpisode. The protagonist comes home after being falsely imprisoned by demons, only to find that [[spoiler:a demon ate his mother.]]

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* The final chapters of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' deal with the Scouring of the Shire, which has Frodo and the hobbits, fresh from finishing off the quest to defeat Sauron and destroy the Ring, returning home to find that the Shire has been taken over by evil Men led by Wormtongue and Saruman. The hobbits mobilize their fellows and drive the Men out of the Shire. Wormtongue [[SlashedThroat cuts Saruman's throat]] after [[TheDogBitesBack being abused one time too many]] by the wizard and is promptly killed by the hobbits as he tries to get away.

* The final chapters of ''TheLordOfTheRings'' deal with the Scouring of the Shire, which has Frodo and the hobbits, fresh from finishing off the quest to defeat Sauron and destroy the Ring, returning home to find that the Shire has been taken over by evil Men led by Wormtongue and Saruman. The hobbits mobilize their fellows and drive the Men out of the Shire. Wormtongue [[SlashedThroat cuts Saruman's throat]] after [[TheDogBitesBack being abused one time too many]] by the wizard and is promptly killed by the hobbits as he tries to get away.

* Many, many ''SherlockHolmes'' stories involve someone in England being haunted by their past overseas.
* In the fourth book of TheWheelOfTime, Perrin goes home to Emond's Field only to find that [[spoiler:both Trollocs and Whitecloaks are invading]].

* ''ShinMegamiTensei'': Devil Survivor has this as one of the multiple endings.
* ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', the destruction of [[spoiler: Dantooine]]
* In ''TheSuffering'', you're on an island overrun by hideous monsters. In the sequel, you're back in your hometown--and the monsters have followed you.

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* The original ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' ends on this note. You've just returned to Earth after literally going through Hell, only to find that [[HellOnEarth Hell has come home]].

* The original ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' is on this note. You've just returned to Earth after literally going through Hell, only to find that [[HellOnEarth Hell has come home]].