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This is a DeathTrope so don't be surprised by spoilers behind the ominously open folders.

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* ''Series/{{Forever|2014}}'': In "The Frustrating Thing About Psychopaths" Henry has been stabbed outside the Frenchman's home, but painfully makes his way inside to try to save [[NonIndicativeName her]] from the killer of the week. When Jo arrives, she sees the front door hanging open, which she finds ominous enough to draw her gun before entering. [[spoiler: She ends up confronting and shooting the killer before he can finish her off.]] A few minutes later she hears a noise in the basement [[spoiler: as Adam MercyKills Henry and then leaves]] and finds that door, too, hanging ominously open, but nothing downstairs.
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* In the various ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' series, ominously open doors are so common that anytime the NCIS agents encounter one, they immediately draw their weapons and switch into tactical mode.
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* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'', this happens when the Ronin break into Johnny Gat's house. When you go to their house, he finds the door open. Inside, Jyunichi has Aisha hostage and is interrogating her. [[spoiler: It doesn't end very well for her.]]
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Too bad whoever they find [[StuffedIntoTheFridge behind that door]], be it a suspect, relative, or complete stranger, [[PosthumousCharacter can't help them close the case]].

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* Film/{{Logan}} is aroused when seeing the door to Gabriela's apartment ajar. [[spoiler:Inside he finds her [[SacrificialLamb killed by the Reavers]]]].

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* Film/{{Logan}} In ''Film/{{Logan}}'', Logan is aroused when seeing the door to Gabriela's apartment ajar. [[spoiler:Inside he finds her [[SacrificialLamb killed by the Reavers]]]].Reavers]]]].
* In ''Film/{{Mohawk}}'', Oak and Joshua arrive at the mission hoping to find support from Oak's family, but find the gates wide open and the mission suspicously deserted.



* A DoorOfDoom is found in ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear: Spore''. When our heroes first see it it's locked, but when they come back...



* A DoorOfDoom is found in ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear: Spore''. When our heroes first see it it's locked, but when they come back...



* ''Series/{{Numb3rs}}'' is the trope namer, as seen in the first quote.



%%* Pretty much any cop show has the cops in question reacting to the sight of an open door by drawing their weapons.


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* ''Series/{{Numb3rs}}'' is the trope namer, as seen in the first quote.
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Too bad whoever they find [[StuffedIntoTheFridge behind that door]], be it a suspect, relative or complete stranger, [[PosthumousCharacter can't help them close the case]].

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Too bad whoever they find [[StuffedIntoTheFridge behind that door]], be it a suspect, relative relative, or complete stranger, [[PosthumousCharacter can't help them close the case]].



* In ''Film/TheWholeNineYards'', when the detective knocks the door to find it open, he naturally takes out his gun [[spoiler:to find several bodies that the tulip shot]].

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* In ''Film/TheWholeNineYards'', when the detective knocks on the door to find it open, he naturally takes out his gun [[spoiler:to find several bodies that the tulip shot]].



** In "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink," Monk, Dr. Kroger and Harold Krenshaw end up finding the dead body of Dr. Kroger's cleaning lady in the shrink's office when they notice that the door to the office is slightly open.

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** In "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink," Monk, Dr. Kroger Kroger, and Harold Krenshaw end up finding the dead body of Dr. Kroger's cleaning lady in the shrink's office when they notice that the door to the office is slightly open.
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* You can encounter one as an event in ''VideoGame/WorldOfHorror'' that's trying to suck you in. You can resist it[[note]]At the cost of losing 1 Stamia[[/note]] but choosing to go through transports you to the Otherworld.

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