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A trap that's huge, about two or three feet across, with big zigzag teeth, and constantly trembles with tension, and snaps if you breathe on it
Depending on the genre, this can be either [[Rule of Funny|funny]] (especially as [[Amusing Injuries]]) or [[Rule of Scary|horrifying]] when someone gets snared by it.
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* In Aussie horror ''Dying Breed'' a character winds up caught in more than one of these devices (including one around his head).
* ''[[Straw Dogs]]'' has one of the home invaders trying to break into Dustin Hoffman's house fall victim to a ''[[Chekhov's Gun]]'' trap which, whilst not intended for bears, operates very similarly in mechanics and effect.
* In ''[[The Cabin in the Woods]]'', Pa Buckner uses a
* In the 1930 ''[[Our Gang]]'' episode ''Bear Shooters'', the kids try to trap a man in a gorilla suit <ref>one of two moonshiners trying to scare the them off</ref> with one. [[It Gets Worse]]... for '''''him''''', though.
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