Basic Trope: Characters are in a Closed Circle with something hunting them.
- Straight: Bob and Alice arrive in Troper's Grotto, only to find the bridge washed out and monsters roaming the town, picking off any survivors of its initial attack.
- Exaggerated: Bob and Alice end up locked in Another Dimension with Everything Trying to Kill You.
- Downplayed: Bob and Alice arrive in Troper's Grotto, to find that the monsters there have spread out and the escape routes have just become super difficult to use.
- Justified: ???
- Inverted: Bob and Alice arrive in Troper's Grotto to find the bridge washed out and a variety of friendly creatures wanting to make their stay as pleasant as possible.
- Subverted: Bob and Alice arrive in Troper's Grotto to find the bridge washed out, a number of dead bodies, and a Monstrous Humanoid roaming the area...but when they confront it, it turns out to be very friendly and explains that the dead people were killed by equipment malfunctions.
- Double Subverted: However, it's here hunting its Evil Twin, and said twin caused the malfunctions.
- Parodied: ???
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted: ???
- Enforced: The author didn't originally have the bridge washed out, but the executives wanted to include a reason why Alice and Bob can't get out of danger immediately.
- Lampshaded:Alice: Wonderful. A monster roaming town and we're trapped with it.
- Invoked: Emperor Evulz sends monsters to Troper's Grotto and cuts down the bridge so people can't escape.
- Exploited: Emperor Evulz drops enemies into Troper's Grotto, knowing they can't get away.
- Defied: Alice manages to give herself the ability to teleport so she and Bob will never get stuck in a dangerous situation because of the way out being impassable.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
Oh no, the link back to Trapped-with-Monster Plot is broken! We're trapped here with the dreaded Troposaurus!
