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What happened to all the sadness and horror that used to traumatize children in the '80s? Where did we go wrong? Fortunately, the traumatizing moments are still there, just better hidden.

—Carl Hoff of Cracked.com

No, not last week's leftover tuna casserole.

Fridge Horror is, simply put, when something becomes terrifying after the fact. Maybe you thought about this or that plot point a little too hard, and suddenly you realize that everyone was trapped in stasis forever, or that the lovable child will grow up in a world where everyone around her is dead. This can be either intentional or 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 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.

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

F

Fridge (comic book)‎ (35 P)
Fridge Horror/Western Animation‎ (91 P)

N

Newspaper Comics/Fridge‎ (4 P)

Pages in category "Fridge Horror"

The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.

A

Ascended Fridge Horror

D

Doki Doki Literature Club!/Fridge

F

M

Miraculous Ladybug/Fridge

Media in category "Fridge Horror"

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+{{quote|[[Lighter and Softer|What happened to all the sadness and horror that used to traumatize children in the '80s]]? [[True Art Is Angsty|Where did we go wrong]]? Fortunately, the traumatizing moments are still there, just better hidden.|[http://www.cracked.com/article_19796_6-disturbing-unanswered-questions-from-childrens-movies.html Carl Hoff] of ''[[Cracked.com]]''}}
+[[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.
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+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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+[[Category:Tropes of Legend]]
+[[Category:YMMV Trope]]
+[[Category:Fridge Horror]]
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