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[[I Thought It Meant|No, not]] last week's leftover [[It Came From the Fridge|tuna casserole]].

Fridge Horror is, simply put, when something becomes terrifying after the fact. Maybe you [[Fridge Logic|thought about]] this or that plot point [[Bellisario's Maxim|a little too hard]], and suddenly you realize that [[And I Must Scream|everyone was trapped in stasis forever]], or that the lovable child will grow up in a world where [[Everybody's Dead, Dave|everyone around her is dead]]. This can be either [[Fridge Brilliance|intentional]] or [[Fridge Logic|unintentional]] by the author.

Fridge Horror comes in two flavors:

'''Freeze-By-Time:'''

As a young one, you are too young to comprehend the [[Nightmare Fuel]] right before your eyes, but as an older person, you immediately wonder how you got through it unscarred.

'''Quickthaw:'''

The [[Nightmare Fuel]] isn't there until [[Fridge Logic|you take a good, long, deep thought and think about it]].

If you're looking for a trope about the scary things in people's fridges, then you should go to [[It Came From the Fridge]]. Or possibly [[Stuffed in The Fridge]]. Compare [[Deconstruction]], where the Real Life consequences of a trope reveals its flaws. Contrast [[Fridge Brilliance]], the difference being that the realization is insightful rather than frightening (though the two can overlap). A leading cause of [[Surprise Creepy]]. Contrast [[Backstory Horror]], when this is overt and [[Word of God]].

[[Let's Meet the Meat]] is a common cause for this in adverts. For examples, see that page.

Contrast [[Nightmare Retardant]], [[Faux Horrific]].

When a work incorporates the '''Fridge Horror''' into canon, it's [[Ascended Fridge Horror]].

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