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Usually part of a [[Psycho Shower Murder Parody]]. See also [[Scare Chord]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
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** It also makes up the majority of Asakura's theme music.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' has the tracks "EVA-00", "THE BEAST" and "The End of Midsummer."
* ''Sort of'' used in a ''sort of'' parody of the ''[[Psycho]]'' shower scene in ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'' just as Izumi is about to change into a swimsuit. Interestingly, it doesn't appear to be any more than an excuse to have her scream, alerting the rest of teh [[Five
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5HtzrlcbYo#2m00s Played nearly shot-by-shot] in an episode of [[Kirby of the Stars]] complete with the strings. (skip to the 2-minute mark)
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** This was later sent up in ''[[The Simpsons]]'', when Homer hears the strings from ''Psycho'' while lost in the woods... but it turns out to be [[Left the Background Music On|an orchestra driving by on a bus]].
*** Used in "Bob Next Door" when Homer, Lisa, and Walt enter a room and find hundreds of pictures of Bart that have knives stabbed into them.
** A similar-sounding variation of the shrieking violins plays several times in ''[[Maximum Overdrive (Film)|Maximum Overdrive]]'' when the machines are trying to kill someone. But then, [[So Bad
* ''[[Planes Trains and Automobiles (Film)|Planes Trains and Automobiles]]'' when Neal discovers what Del did to the bathroom, and that he had been washing his face in the water Del was using to soak his socks.
* The background music for ''[[Cabin Fever (Film)|Cabin Fever]]'' features a motif that uses double beats of a creepy string note, adding a sinister undertone to a passionate sex scene. The music cue and dialogue during the scene suggest that one of the characters is passing the deadly disease to their one-time lover. This is later revealed to be true.
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* ''[[Halo]]'' often uses this during Flood encounters, eg in the songs [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpOVKbM7vlA&feature=related "Devils... Monsters"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llC8DOBE9vk "Shadows"](sounds much like the actual ''[[Psycho]]'' strings), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDUnp0I5YJU "Lament for Pvt. Jenkins"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBbi272U0oU "Ancient Machine"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChGa8k1YfOI "Dread Intrusion"], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1hAUE9o-MM "Gravemind"].
* The music played in X-8 in ''[[Eversion]]'' is basically just this, with the occasional drum sound in the background.
** Also, it ends with a [[Last
* "Purge the Xenos Scum" from the ''[[Dawn of War|Dawn of War 2]]'' soundtrack (usually played during defensive missions when you have to hold the line against waves of enemies).
* Surprisingly, this shows up in ''[[Katawa Shojuo]]''. The piece is called "High Tension", and the first time you hear it, it is seriously unnerving. [[Mood Whiplash|It comes right the hell out of nowhere and it's not he sort of thing you've expect out of a game like Katawa Shoujo.]]
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* [[The Dragon|Chancellor Cole]]'s [[Leitmotif]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''.
** Also, the Bomb Trains' theme, to [[Nightmare Fuel|great effect]].
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. is [[Darker and Edgier|fittingly]] fond of these, being used in many tracks, notably in all of the [[Eldritch Abomination|main villain's]] themes, and the title opening, which has a [[Last
* ''[[Clock Tower (Video Game)|Clock Tower]]: The First Fear'' has it in some of the times Jennifer goes into panic mode or discovers something, examples including when strangled by her reflection in the mirror, when seeing blood come out of the sink, {{spoiler|when finding Rolla's body, either in her shower or armor deaths}}, seeing the zombie in the closet, and so on.
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[A Link to The Past]]'', the Cave and [[Dark World]] Dungeon themes use this.
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