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* In the series beginning with "The Name of This Book is Secret", many chapters are dedicated to the author a) telling you why it's dangerous to read the book, b) deciding that he's going to stop writing but then being threatened/bribed into continuing, or c) reminding you that the names of all the characters have been changed for their own safety.

* Cat's Cradle. Seriously, that Bokonon is [[Sarcasm Mode|ADAMANT]] about preventing people from reading his {{spoiler|real-deal}} world-ending book.

{{quote| Bokonon: STOP! DO NOT READ THIS BOOK! This book contains only lies.}}

{{quote|Bokonon: STOP! DO NOT READ THIS BOOK! This book contains only lies.}}

* Some copies of ''[[The Adventures of the Princess And Mr. Whiffle]]'' bear the label: "Warning! This shit is not for kids!". [[Nightmare Fuel|He's not kidding]].

* The entire plot (yeah that's right) of [[Mr B Gone]]

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* [[Friends|Phoebe Buffay]]'s mother would turn off movies like ''[[Old Yeller]]'', saying, "That's the end" before the sad ending, so Phoebe didn't know the ends to lots of sad movies. The films whose endings she finally discovered in that episode include ''Old Yeller'', ''Charlotte's Web'', ''Pride Of The Yankees'', among others. All of those films would probably count for this trope.

** Also subverted when Monica gives Phoebe [[It's a Wonderful Life]] to cheer her up, and Phoebe turns it off halfway through because of all the bad things that happen to George, so she doesn't get to see the happy ending.

{{quote| '''Phoebe''': It should have been called "It's a sucky life and just when you think it can't suck anymore it does".}}

{{quote|'''Phoebe''': It should have been called "It's a sucky life and just when you think it can't suck anymore it does".}}

* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', one of the things Kennedy likes about Willow is that she stops ''[[Moulin Rouge]]'' early so that it has a happy ending.

* When showing something graphic like the aftermath of a bombing, some news stations will say "Some viewers may find the upcoming images disturbing" or something like that.

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== [[Video Games]] ==

* [[La-Mulana]] warns you against {{spoiler|entering the final room of Hell Temple}}:

{{quote| ''The one that must not be seen. The one that regrets seeing. Leave before thou becomes such. Before thy time comes to naught.''}}

{{quote|''The one that must not be seen. The one that regrets seeing. Leave before thou becomes such. Before thy time comes to naught.''}}

** "The one that must not be seen" [[Brain Bleach|is certainly]] [[Fan Disservice|right.]]

* ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' (2008). Leave Elika deceased, honoring her [[Heroic Sacrifice]], or suffer the consequences.

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* In-universe example in the webcomic ''[[Krazy Larry]]''. Vicious misanthrope Larry idolizes [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animation)|the Grinch]], so his friends go to great lengths to make sure he never sees the last five minutes of the TV special.

* Applied in the author comments in [http://mortifer.smackjeeves.com/comics/1017841/chapter-38-the-curtain-call/ this] chapter of Mortifer.

{{quote| "No one is going to like this chapter. No one. Its going to be horrible."}}

{{quote|"No one is going to like this chapter. No one. Its going to be horrible."}}

* In the authors notes for [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-206-Return-266360157 penultimate strip] of the zombie Halloween arc of ''[[Roommates 2007|Roommates]]'' ([[Mega Crossover]] [[Fanfic|fan]][[Web Comic|comic]]) we get the warning that those who want it to have an unequivocally happy ending should "cue credits here." The [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-207-Immutable-266360821 ending] is a [[Mood Whiplash|rapid switch]] from humorous to [[Tear Jerker|heartbreaking]]. (Warning for [[Zombieland]] spoilers!)