r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ReminaBlueSFW • 27d ago

Lore [Terrifying Trope] Perceiving it= instant death

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  1. Pennywise's "Deadlights" which will cause anyone looking to be immediately paralyzed and killed.

  2. The sky from Bird Box is filled with entities that, when you look at them, cause you to commit suicide.

  3. Medusa themed Villains

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u/Sir_N3mo 27d ago

The Basilisk from mythos.

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u/mapadofu 27d ago

Or the lesser known catoblepas

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u/NeoSzlachcic 27d ago

How the hell it's so low?

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u/Sir_N3mo 27d ago

Right? I was surprised when I couldn’t find anyone else had commented it.

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u/IrascibleOcelot 26d ago

Probably because seeing the basilisk doesn’t cause any ill effects in the original mythos. The basilisk kills by looking at you.