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If it is just impossible to leave, and you stay forever, see [[Lotus Eater Machine]].
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* [[Roald Dahl]]'s story ''The Landlady'', although in this case, the killer is simply psycho rather than greedy.
* In a short story by [[Frank Herbert]], a honeymooning couple on their way to Vegas become trapped in a hotel which imprisons gamblers. Although it doesn't actively attempt to kill them, ''no-one'' has ever left.
* In the [[HPH.P. Lovecraft (Creator)|HP Lovecraft]] short story ''[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Literature)|The Shadow Over Innsmouth]]'', the residents of Innsmouth {{spoiler|attempt to break into the narrator's room at the Inn to kill him, presumably to keep the [[Town With a Dark Secret|secrets of the town]] hidden from outsiders. The narrator actually references the trope in the story, wondering if it is one of those hotels where travelers are slain for money (despite his obviously lack of excessive prosperity) and his preparation is what saves his life}}.
* Kenji Miyazawa's eponymous ''Restaurant of Many Orders''. The "guests" finally caught on about the time they figured out [[To Serve Man|the "cologne" was actually vinegar]].
* In [[Robert E Howard]]'s [[Conan the Barbarian]] story "[[Shadows in Zamboula (Literature)|Shadows in Zamboula]]," Aram Baksh's inn. He survives by murdering only strangers.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The eponymous pub in the ''[[Jonathan Creek (TV)|Jonathan Creek]]'' episode "Mother Redcap."
* The ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' team went after a Bates-style serial killer. Played by [[Wil Wheaton]] of [[CreatorsCreator's Pet|all people]].
** So the ending of the episode has {{spoiler|Wesley [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Crushed]].}}
 
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