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Quanyails
Since: Mar, 2010
69.120.209.182
Since: Dec, 1969
25th Feb, 2011 09:25:06 AM
Awesome! Thanks so much!
I'm pretty sure I've stumbled across it before; I'm looking for the name of a trope where a character within an established fantasy setting will deny the existence of another stock fantasy element for no particular reason, only for it to bite them in the butt later. For example, you're reading through an urban fantasy novel brimming with vampires 'n whatnot, but when presented with a series of grisly murders with a suspiciously large canine in the vicinity, the main character believes that it clearly can't be a werewolf, 'cause that's just silly! Fast forward to the final act, and a big, furry lunatic is nipping at her heels. Any suggestions?