History Main / LivingStructureMonster

->It's like these people have never had a ceiling come to life and try to smother them before!
-->--'''Belkar,''' ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

* In ''Film/TheGreatYokaiWar'', one of the {{Youkai}} featured is a talking, limbed wall. Just picture an extremely wide SpongebobSquarepants with a disproportionately huge body. Guy's just a literal LivingProp though, and does nothing much in the story other than being literally part of the background.

* The house itself in BetrayalAtHouseOnTheHill can be one of these in one of the end-game "Haunt" scenarios, with different rooms representing organs, such as the Kitchen being the digestive system, and the Conservatory acting as the lungs.

* In MarvelComics, the Chrysler Building is a sentient being who came to life on at least one occasion in an issue of ''Comicbook/DamageControl''. ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.

* Several ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games contain enemies called [[http://zeldawiki.org/Flying_Tile Flying Tiles]]. From a distance they're just ordinary floor tiles, but as you approach they levitate up, start spinning, then hurl themselves at you.

* In MarvelComics, the Chrysler Building is a sentient being who came to life on at least one occasion in an issue of ''Comicbook/DamageControl''.

* In an episode of the anime adaptation of ''Literature/KaiketsuZorori'', a Nurikabe is recruited by Zorori to be a part of a soccer team, as a goalie. Being a literal wall that is as wide as the goal itself, the youkai provides an unfair advantage for Zorori in the corresponding soccer match.

* One of the more memorable creatures described in the ''{{Gearworld}}'' is an entity that has somehow evolved a hunting mechanism by which it dangles from a ceiling, disguised as a spiral staircase. Utterly convincing until a hapless explorer tries that first step.

* The titular creature of ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a monstrous, animate house.

* The titular creature of ''Film/MonsterHouse'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a monstrous, animate house.

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', Unseen University is explicitly described as a building complex that throughout its thousand year history has absorbed so much ambient magic that it is practically a living thing with emotions and a degree of sentience. ''EqualRites'' has the witch Granny Weatherwax reaching out her mind and effectively ''borrowing'' it - ie, a sort of benign possession which a witch may only do with the mind of a living thing. She reads its mind and discovers it is frightened and fearful. Much the same happens in ''{{Sourcery}}'', when the University dimly senses big trouble ahead, and doesn't like it.

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* In Film/TheGreatYokaiWar, one of the {{Youkai}} featured is a talking, limbed wall. Just picture an extremely wide SpongebobSquarepants with a disproportionately huge body. Guy's just a literal LivingProp though, and does nothing much in the story other than being literally part of the background.

* In the horror film ''FourteenOhEight'', the entire hotel room itself, not just any specific piece of it, is evil.

* In the ''{{Discworld}}'', Unseen University is explicitly described as a building complex that throughout its thousand year history has absorbed so much ambient magic that it is practically a living thing with emotions and a degree of sentience. ''Equal Rites'' has the witch Granny Weatherwax reaching out her mind and effectively ''borrowing'' it - ie, a sort of benign possession which a witch may only do with the mind of a living thing. She reads its mind and discovers it is frightened and fearful. Much the same happens in ''{{Sourcery}}'', when the University dimly senses big trouble ahead, and doesn't like it.

* In one episode of the ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', Rita accidentally brings a brick wall to life. Brick Bully is literally a brick wall with an UpsideDownFace, limbs, and various graffiti all over him. He can turn others into bricks and when he eats more bricks, he assumes a slightly more humanoid and mobile form.

* The doors to a boss room in [[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion]] are covered by giant eyes that shoot eyebeams at the player and must be destroyed before you can enter the room.

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* In ''AttackOnTitan'', it is revealed at the ending of the anime/midpoint of the manga that the walls surrounding their CityInABottle are actually living creatures. [[spoiler:As in, the walls are made of Colossal Titans' hardened InstantArmor... with the aforementioned titans ''inside'' the walls as foundations.]]

* In MarvelComics, the Chrysler Building is a sentient being who came to life on at least one occaision in an issue of ''Comicbook/DamageControl''.

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', there is the Heartless boss Thresholder. It is the possessed dungeon doors which impede Sora and company in beast's castle.

* A rather well renowned {{youkai}} from Japanese folklore called a Nurikabe is an animated wall that impedes travelers. It is the basis for many characters such as the Whomps from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' and the Monol monsters from ''Videogame/MonsterRancher''. Interesting enough, it's common depiction of being an animated wall is somewhat of [[NewerThanTheyThink a modern representation]]. Originally during the Edo period, one of it's early depictions was that of a three-eyed grotesque vaguely dog-like creature. Over time, it's depiction changed to a literal wall with limbs and very vague features.

Compare WallMaster for creatures who are able to move through/along walls; in this trope, the walls ([[RunningGag and floors, ceilings etc]]) are the monsters themselves. Compare also ChestMonster and WombLevel. Contrast SmartHouse. Subtrope of AnimateInanimateObject.

* The Malus from the [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Who]] serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E2TheAwakening The Awakening]] was a monster lying dormant within an old church wall until it awakened to wreak havoc on Little Hodcombe.

Compare WallMaster for creatures who are able to move through/along walls; in this trope, the walls ([[RunningGag and floors, ceilings etc]]) are the monsters themselves. Compare also ChestMonster and WombLevel. Subtrope of AnimateInanimateObject.

Compare WallMaster for creatures who are able to move through/along walls; in this trope, the walls ([[RunningGag and floors, ceilings etc]]) are the monsters themselves. Compare also ChestMonster. Subtrope of AnimateInanimateObject.

* The Demon Wall is a recurring enemy in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' series.

* In the first ''DevilMayCry'', the blocked doors would attack Dante if you got too close, but otherwise left you alone until you got rid of them by solving a puzzle and/or killing some enemies.
* Icon of Sin, a wall with a picture of a demon on it, the FinalBoss in ''{{Doom}} 2'', attacks you by summoning his various demonic flunkies to fight you. His weakpoint is on a point on his "head".
* Grimwall from ''ShiningInTheDarkness''.
* Wall enemies show up in one level of ''WarioWorld''. They can't attack, their only purpose is to keel over and provide a bridge once punched sufficiently.
* In ''MonsterRancher'', the Monol breed is a TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey '''Monol'''ith-esque ShapeShifting monster, meaning it looks like a rectangle wall, or rather, a door. It's capable of SizeShifting and PartialTransformation of it's surface to produce a humanoid face and spikes.
* ''{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'': The Cross Wall is one of the bosses in the "fortress" stages. It attacks by summoning Living Crosses that homes in on you and fires energy shots from its "eye". [[AdvancingBossOfDoom It also pursues you forward.]]
* ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'' has two different Wall Face bosses, both that function similarly. They have a central third eye weak point that has to be defeated to win, and try to crush the player if both of their normal eyes are killed first.

* Nest type enemy fused to a variety of walls/bulkheads throughout all 3 ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'' games. They spawn nasty babies with missile shooting tails. They cannot be rerouted around and the babies Will kill you if they manage to shoot you enough times.
* The doors to a boss room in [[{{Metroid}} SuperMetroid and Metroid Fusion]] are covered by giant eyes that shoot eyebeams at the player and must be destroyed before you can enter the room.
* Several ''TheLegendOfZelda'' games contain enemies called [[http://zeldawiki.org/Flying_Tile Flying Tiles]]. From a distance they're just ordinary floor tiles, but as you approach they levitate up, start spinning, then hurl themselves at you.
** There's a miniboss in ''OracleOfSeasons'' and ''LinksAwakening'' (Facade), a giant face who appears in the floor and is killed with bombs.

* In ''Videogame/KingdomHeartsII'', there is the Heartless boss Thresholder. It is the possessed dungeon doors which impede Sora and company in beast's castle.
* ''Videogame/{{Skyblazer}}'' has a Demon Wall boss that attacks by spinning and attempting to crush Sky against the edges of the screen.
* Genova, one of the bosses in ''Videogame/SeikenDensetsu3'' is a demonic fireplace/furnace that attacks by spitting enemies out of its fire.

* In ''WebComic/GirlGenius'', Heterodyne Castle is alive, and is one giant death trap for anyone who is not The Heterodyne. Before Agatha arrives to repair it, convict work crews are sent in to attempt repairs, or die trying. Usually the latter.

* ''TheFairlyOddParents'' has Mike, the Evil Living Building as one of the Crimson Chin's enemies.