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Author: UnknownTroper

Mar 26th 2008 at 9:24:10 AM

Crossposting examples from my Petrificus Totalus suggestion:

* Hans Christian Andersen's ''The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf'', in which the title character is punished for her vanity by becoming a statue in Hell. She's able to hear everything being said about her by the living. 
* In the ''DivineComedy'', the worst sinners in Hell-- those who betrayed their superiors and benefactors-- are completely entombed in ice. 
* In the book ''The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen'' by Lloyd Alexander, some soldiers get turned into stone, but find that they can move with great effort.
* A similar variation/subversion occurs in JackieChanAdventures, although Jackie is turned to stone(by a magical injection) bit by bit, and can fight pretty well with his stone arms and legs. 
* Happens to TeamRocket(temporarily, thanks to a between-episodes ResetButton) in an early episode of {{Pokemon}}. 
* RealLife example: Sleep paralysis, which can be quite disturbing, especially when it's accompanied by NightmareDreams and strange sensations-- some of which have inspired legends of HornyDevils, but that's another story...