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* The Armchair Thriller ''Quiet As a Nun'' played upon the quietness of a nunnery and [[The Faceless]] appearance of nuns as a form of horror. |
* The Armchair Thriller ''Quiet As a Nun'' played upon the quietness of a nunnery and [[The Faceless]] appearance of nuns as a form of horror. |
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* Parodied with the Satanic nuns of the Chattering Order of Saint Beryl from ''[[Good Omens]]'', who are only scary if you have a phobia of little old ladies who don't know when to shut up. (Who doesn't?!) |
* Parodied with the Satanic nuns of the Chattering Order of Saint Beryl from ''[[Good Omens]]'', who are only scary if you have a phobia of little old ladies who don't know when to shut up. (Who doesn't?!) |
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* In [[Victor Hugo]]'s ''[[Les Misérables]]'', the hero escapes [[Inspector Javert]], in one memorably spooky scene, by ducking into a small monastery in Paris, and immediately is convinced the place is haunted as he witnesses the self-flagellating rituals of the resident nuns. |
* In [[Victor Hugo]]'s ''[[Les Misérables]]'', the hero escapes [[Inspector Javert]], in one memorably spooky scene, by ducking into a small monastery in Paris, and immediately is convinced the place is haunted as he witnesses the self-flagellating rituals of the resident nuns. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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== Tabletop Games == |
== Tabletop Games == |
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* Another parody: Ground Zero Games' "Nuns with Guns" miniatures, which are [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|what the name suggests.]] |
* Another parody: Ground Zero Games' "Nuns with Guns" miniatures, which are [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|what the name suggests.]] |
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* Similar to the above example, but played straight: [[Warhammer |
* Similar to the above example, but played straight: [[Warhammer 40,000|Warhammer 40,000's]] [[Amazon Brigade|Adeptas Sororitas]], a [[Church Militant|religious order]] dedicated to kicking ass, taking names, and [[Kill It with Fire|setting the bad guys on fire]]. |
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== [[Video Game]]s == |
== [[Video Game]]s == |
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== [[Web Comic|Webcomics]] == |
== [[Web Comic|Webcomics]] == |
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* And yet another parody, sort of - the Satanist, gas-mask wearing "Little Sisters of Belial" in ''[[Scary Go Round]]''. |
* And yet another parody, sort of - the Satanist, gas-mask wearing "Little Sisters of Belial" in ''[[Scary Go Round]]''. |
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* There's something a little off about Sister Edith in ''[[Silent Hill Promise]]''. |
* There's something a little off about Sister Edith in ''[[Silent Hill: Promise]]''. |
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