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A horror trope in which there is some supernatural creature following a character, but they travel through a strange method. Often this is the subject of a photograph that gets closer to the camera (i.e. "The Sun Dog" by Stephen King), but I'm not looking for the Creepy Changing Photograph trope, but a more general trope about the monsters themselves.
In "The Hounds of Tindalos", the hounds pursue the narrator through corners/angles, hence he tries to build a room that has no corners in it.
In "Details" by China Mieville, there is a monster which appears in cracks/clouds/small details, and as usual appears to get closer to the viewer until it catches them.
In the "Mirror Mirror" episode from Amazing Stories, there is a killer who appears in mirrors and also gets closer and closer to the viewer.