History Main / StalkerShrine

* ''TheAvengers''. Sir August has one to Mrs. Peel (or her clone) in his mansion above the OminousPipeOrgan.

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* Kunou in ''[=~Ranma ½~=]'' has a wall dedicated to Akane and the Pig-Tailed Girl. It was temporarily replaced by a Nabiki wall when the fortune-teller told him he was supposed to marry Nabiki.

** Then, when Yamato finally comes to his house in Chapter 21, his reaction to the painting is [[{{ThousandYardStare}} hilarious]]. But the chapter, unfortunately, [[{{ItGotWores}} gets worse]] [[{{AttemptedRape}} after that]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:TruthInTelevision. [[SarcasmMode Thanks]], [[ImageBoards 4Chan.]]]]

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* ''{{Mimic 2}}'' had Remy's door, covered in pictures of ''herself'', crying after some sort of poor experience with the person labelled under the photo

* In ''AceVentura'', Ray Finkel's room is a stalker shrine to Dan Marino...or at least, to the famous Super Bowl play that made Finkel a goat.

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* Another storyline has the Parkers' creepy neighbor building a shrine out of MJ's publicity photos.

* TheZetaProject: Buzz had one for Ro, which seriously creeped her out.

Compare ShrineToSelf, ShrineToTheFallen, TrophyRoom, and KitschCollection. See also TheDollEpisode.

* Sketch from ''{{Skins}}'' has one of Maxxi.

Compare ShrineToSelf, ShringToTheFallen, TrophyRoom, and KitschCollection. See also TheDollEpisode.

Compare ShrineToSelf, TrophyRoom, and KitschCollection. See also TheDollEpisode.

While encountering a stalker shrine is almost always a very creepy event, on rare occasions it can be strangely touching as well, if the stalker truly cares for the victim of his obsession. The wall is simply a substitute for her physical presence in his life.

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* In one ''{{Monk}}'' episode, it is revealed that Marci Maven has a stalker shrine for Adrian Monk.

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** HOLD IT! The room was actually [[spoiler: made by The First victim. The photos were of the women who the man she loved [[RedHerring Nametame]] was married to, after she was thrown in.]]

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* In ''GunnerkriggCourt'', Chapter 18, "S1", Antimony and her {{nakama}} stumble upon a room full of robots, and an adjoining chamber with a large portrait of Jeanne and a much smaller portrait of someone named Diego. They conclude that Diego must have put the whole thing together to honor Jeanne's memory; they disagree on what the relationship between Diego and Jeanne must have been, and consequently whether the construction of the shrine was something sweet or creepy.
** Since confirmed to be creepy. [[spoiler:Diego was in part responsible for Jeanne's death, and did his part out of jealousy, only to afterwards deny any association with the crime even from himself, only blaming others for what happened.]]

* Driver of TheAdventuresOfWiglafAndMordred has one of these to Mordred, complete with pa life size plush doll and nude photos (from the back).

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The contents of the StalkerShrine are usually photos of the stalker's obsession. Lots of photos. More rarely, newspaper and magazine articles, timelines, address book information or video are added. For extra creepiness factor, a couple of half melted candles are strategically located at the base of the shrine.

->''In RealLife, very few murderers devote a whole room of their house to making a sort of shrine to their victims. They don't do this because frankly it would be a bit of a giveaway. On TV, however, most murderers have a handy nutter's den in the house, making it easy for [[ViewersAreMorons the audience]] to know early on which of the suspects is the right one.''
-->--''TheNowShow Book of Records'', "Biggest TV Detective Cliches"

Alice and Bob are working a case. The victim, Dorothy, had no known enemies, and there is no real evidence. Despite this, they manage to turn up a few leads, some of which point to Charlie, who seems an unlikely suspect. GenreSavvy Judge Ellen gives them a warrant to search Charlie's home. At first, everything seems normal, but in his basement there is a section of wall covered by Polaroid photos and newspaper clippings, all featuring Dorothy!

A subtrope of RoomFullOfCrazy; This differs by suggesting that the person who turned the room into a Room Full of Crazy is not merely possibly deranged, but suffering from a very specific and dangerous obsession, usually around a single person. The contents of the StalkerShrine are usually photos, but more rarely include newspaper or magazine articles, timelines, address book information or video. In a modern setting, the stalker shrine could be online or in a hard drive, but that is rare.

While encountering a stalker shrine is almost always a very creepy (and [[ExploringTheEvilLair potentially dangerous]]) event, on rare occasions it can be strangely touching as well, if the stalker truly cares for the victim of his obsession, the wall is simply a substitute for her physical presence in his life, or he is actually protecting the "victim" from afar. If the stalker is dangerous ''and'' deranged, they may try to [[LivingDollCollector "possess" their crush like a doll.]]

* In ''GunnerkriggCourt'', Chapter 18, "S1", Antimony and her {{nakama}} stumble upon a room full of robots, and an adjoining chamber with a large portrait of Jeanne and a much smaller portrait of someone named Diego. They conclude that Diego must have put the whole thing together to honor Jeanne's memory; they disagree on what the relationship between Diego and Jeanne must have been, and consequently whether the construction of the shrine was something sweet or creepy.