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* In a scene in the [[Star Trek]] novel ''The Final Reflection'' by [[John M. Ford]], the protagonist (a Klingon captain) and two loyal subordinates are locked in his ship's walk-in freezer by a traitor. The situation is even more serious for the hero than usual because [[Bizarre Alien Biology|Klingon biology is keyed to very warm temperatures]]; while trying to escape, he remembers stories about exposure to subzero temperatures [[Body Horror|causing the blood to freeze in other Klingons' surface capillaries and the skin to turn black and slough off "like bark from a tree"]].
* In [[O. Henry]]'s ''A Retrieved Reformation'', Jimmy Valentine, a retired safe cracker, has to come out of retirement to save his fiance's niece from a bank vault. Unfortunately, he's still at large, and [[Inspecter Javert|the detective looking for him]] happens to be in the bank watching him. {{spoiler|He lets him go at the end.}}
* The [[Warhammer 4000040,000]] novel, '' Atlas Infernal '' by Rob Sanders has the protagonists attempting to escape an enemy fleet intent on capturing them by purposely flying into a "cold star" (called a Kryonova, it saps all heat from the area around it, should not be possible, but being deep in the [[Negative Space Wedgie]] that is the Eye of Terror, you are ''lucky'' if it is ''only'' the laws of physics working backwards) to inflict Locked in a Freezer on their pursuers as well as themselves. {{spoiler|To keep from freezing all the way to death and their ship becoming brittle and shattering under its own physics like their pursuers, they set their ship's fusion core to critical meltdown in an attempt to counteract the heat-sapping effects of getting near the Kryonova. Naturally this ruins their ship, but a last minute intervention by the [[Magnificent Bastard]] [[Monster Clown]] Harliquins sees them safely out of the Eye and into the much safer Webway. Of course, the purpose of their intervention isn't quite as nice as it seems...}}
 
 
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* The ''[[Silent Hill]]'' series did this several times, for example the Flesh Lip/Hanger [[Boss Battle]] where Laura locks you in a room in the hospital. Other examples: the Bug Room in the Historical Society, where James is locked in a room with bloodthirsty insects and his flashlight battery goes dead, and the Bloody Mirror Room in Evil Brookhaven Hospital (SH3), where the door locks and Heather's life slowly drains, but the door unlocks just in time, when the reflection stops moving. Not to be confused with the [[Boss Battle]] with Eddie that takes place in a literal meat freezer, where you aren't forcibly locked in.
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'' and ''[[The Elder Scrolls Four]]'' there is a [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:The_Locked_Room short story] about this. Even thought it's named [[Locked in a Room|The Locked Room]], a thirsty ancient vampire definitely makes it the dangerous variant.
* This is what can happen in one mission in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''. [[Escort Mission|Your lawyer friend]] will get scared by the gun fight and runs to a meat locker to hide in. If you follow him in and there's mooks around, a mook can actually lock you and your friend inside the freezer, making the mission a failure.
* In the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[The Sims]] 2'', there's a huge freezer. Often, a friend will be trapped in the freezer and will need you to rescue them (by simply going up to them and pressing "Rescue.") While being in the freezer decreases your sanity, you can regain it by using the meat punching bag in the same room.
* Happens to Junpei, June and Santa in ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors|Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors]]''. It first seems to be a murder attempt by Lotus, but is cleared up to be a trap of sorts.
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** Also occurs in ''[[Treehouse of Horror]] V'', during ''[[The Shining|The Shinning]]''.
* This happened to Sam in an episode of ''[[Rocket Power]]'', although it wasn't the focus of the episode—it was to show that everyone was ignoring him the entire episode because of Otto's mischief.
* Used as a [[Framing Device]] for a [[Clip Show]] in the ''[[Totally Spies!]]!'' [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]] episode "The Elevator". The spies are locked in a disabled elevator in a high-rise building after the crook has escaped. All their gadgets have been left behind or destroyed as well. As they try to MacGyver their way out, they reminisce about events in past episodes, clips of which are shown. Eventually the elevator gives way and falls to the bottom of the shaft ([[No One Could Survive That]]), where they are pulled out by Jerry and company.
* ''[[Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil]]'' had something of a subversion; the title character was locked in a freezer at work... but the actual danger was that she was locked in with a convicted sex offender obsessed with her.
* Though it didn't involve being locked in a room, a similar situation occurred in the ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' episode "Cold War". Yumi was pinned under a tree in normal winter clothes while the temperature dropped below artic levels. Ulrich refused to leave her side despite all his efforts to save her failing. Considered a main [[Tear Jerker/Animation|TearJerker moment]] by fans.
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** A later episode, "Truth or Square", has Spongebob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs trapped in the freezer during the Krusty Krab's anniversary celebration. They attempt an [[Air Vent Passageway]] escape, but spend most of the episode lost in a maze of vents, which is where most of the other aspects of this trope play out.
* Though not a literal freezer, [[Iron Man]] in the 90's animated series falls down an ice chasm, and has to review past memories to keep his brain active in order not to die, before he can be rescued.
* ''[[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents]]'' episode "Snow Bound" featured Timmy and Vicky getting trapped in a cave during an avalanche.
* As mentioned in the page intro, Dante and Randal find themselves Locked in a Freezer in only the second episode of ''[[Clerks the Animated Series]]''. [[Running Gag|And then in Randal's video store, with the thermostat turned way down.]] [[Exaggerated Trope|And then in an ice skating rink...]]
** They use the occasion to flashback on all the wacky adventures they've had (mainly just the first episode and the first five minutes of that one)
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