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* As per the ''Film/ParanormalActivity 2'' [[http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2094926105/ trailer]] "This is the freakiest thing that happened to me last night: This is the door ''closing by itself."''

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[[caption-width-right:140:[-[[VisualPun This one]] is gentlemanly enough to [[TheJeeves open doors for you]].-] ]]

Inverted in ''Literature/DragonBones'', Oreg, the house ghost, is a more benevolent example. He shows (or creates?) secret doors just when needed. (He ''could'' do the opposite, as he can make himself invisible, but is never seen actually doing so) It is also mentioned that the lady-in-waiting, whom he likes, always finds her knitting needles just where she looks first, even if she forgot them in a different room.

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* Played as an intentional homage to old horror movies in Music/MichaelJackson's long-form video ''[[Film/MichaelJacksonsGhosts Ghosts]]'': the Maestro's mansion works this way, closing and opening doors for the angry mob that's arrived there.

[[caption-width-right:140:[-[[VisualPun Ironically, this one is gentlemanly enough to]] ''[[TheJeeves open doors]]'' [[VisualPun for you.]]-] ]]

* In ''VideoGame/{{Faria}}'', doors in the towers will often slam shut as you pass through them.

* The Egyptian tomb in ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'', ''[[Recap/TintinCigarsOfThePharoah Cigars of the Pharaoh]]''.

* In ElderScrolls1Arena when you're in a dungeon with doors. They will always close behind you with a loud clanking, yet delayed a minute or two. Yes it is somewhat creepy.

* In ElderScrolls1:Arena when you're in a dungeon with doors. They will always close behind you with a loud clanking. Yes it is somewhat creepy.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'', the trap door that leads to the dungeon from the kitchen closes behind you after you entered. It is also barred

* Played as an intentional homage to old horror movies in Music/MichaelJackson's long-form video ''Ghosts'': the Maestro's mansion works this way, closing and opening doors for the angry mob that's arrived there.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' cartoon "How to Haunt a House", this is shown to be a critical step. The cartoon features a (temporarily) deceased Goofy who pulls a Ghost Butler on a very GenreBlind Donald, who happily comments, "Automatic door! How convenient!"

* Happens in the beginning of the first ''Videogame/AloneInTheDark1992'' video game in the Derceto mansion.

* In the ''DonaldDuck ''comics story "The Old Castle's Secret", in which the ducks are searching for treasure in a HauntedCastle, the "ghost of Sir Quackly" ([[spoiler:who turns out not to be a ghost at all, but a thief using invisibility spray]]) does this to Donald's nephews, Uncle Scrooge and finally Donald himself, locking them all out on a battlement.
* The Egyptian tomb in ''[[{{Tintin}} Cigars of the Pharaoh]]''.

* In ''TheBluesBrothers'', when Jake and Elwood go to visit the Penguin in their old orphanage, the door to her office opens of itself as they approach. Of course, the only Ghost in play here would be the Holy one.

* In ''Disney's Film/TheHauntedMansion'', the same thing as in the theme park ride happens. Except for the fact that the ghost butler is literally just that; a deceased butler with the typical ectoplasmic presence and spooky abilities.

* ''GhostbustersII'' has a door shut and lock itself so Ray and Egon would be trapped in a room on fire.

* As per the ''ParanormalActivity 2'' [[http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2094926105/ trailer]] "This is the freakiest thing that happened to me last night: This is the door ''closing by itself."''

* A staple for ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' or ''TheMunsters''.

* Played as an intentional homage to old horror movies in MichaelJackson's long-form video ''Ghosts'': the Maestro's mansion works this way, closing and opening doors for the angry mob that's arrived there.

* In the various versions of Disney's ''TheHauntedMansion'' theme park ride, the entry to the ride vehicle automatically closes at the start of the ride and reopens at the end, and the narrator (who is a ghost) takes credit for both.

* In {{Zork}}, the trap door that leads to the dungeon from the kitchen closes behind you after you entered. It is also barred

* ''All'' the bosses and minibosses in the ''{{Banjo-Kazooie}}'' series for the Nintendo 64 have the entrance/exits sealed somehow before the fight begins.

* ''SuperMarioBros'': This happens in boss fights in various games.

* ''YouHaveToBurnTheRope'' features a long corridor and a BossRoom at the end. When you enter the room, a wall appears at the end of the corridor.
* Occurs a few times in ''AmnesiaTheDarkDescent'', mostly towards the beginning of the game.

* Although the front door is knocked down off its hinges, this still happens to Mickey, Donald and Goofy in ''[[ClassicDisneyShorts Lonesome Ghosts]]''... except that the door is picked up from underneath them and then slammed ''up''. Played straight in ''The Haunted House''; in ''The Gorilla Mystery'', it really is the wind... but Mickey freaks so badly that he initially runs away and hides.
* In the ''HouseOfMouse'' cartoon "How to Haunt a House", this is shown to be a critical step. The cartoon features a (temporarily) deceased Goofy who pulls a Ghost Butler on a very GenreBlind Donald, who happily comments, "Automatic door! How convenient!"
* ''ScoobyDoo'' and his friends have had their fair share of these.

* In Zork, the trap door that leads to the dungeon from the kitchen closes behind you after you entered. It is also barred

* ''Kirby64TheCrystalShards'', when you fight {{miniboss}}es. As an added touch, each barrier has a theme related to the environment (e.g. In the [[JungleJapes jungle]], the exits become blocked by vines).

* A nasty version happens in the NES game ''VideoGame/Uninvited''. There's a prison with an opened cell door. Ignoring a brief warning from a ghost not to go in leads to it slamming shut behind you as soon as you enter. You starve to death, as there's no way out of the cell.

* In ''ThePagemaster'', in one of his challenges Richard Tyler has to go into the mansion of Dr. Jekyll (and soon afterward, Mr. Hyde). When Richard enters, the door closes and locks itself behind him.