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* Marcus Zusak's ''[[The Book Thief]]'' has a horribly depressing [[Everybody's Dead, Dave]] sort of ending, in which, yes, {{spoiler|''everyone'' in the book except for two characters die suddenly and without meaning}}. Luckily, the book gives ample warning from chapter one - namely, by telling you the setting is World War Two Dresden, and by having [[The Grim Reaper|Death]] narrate. The first chapter is Death listing off all the times he'll meet the Book Thief, so you have time to turn away.
* In Lloyd Alexander's ''The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen,'' the point after which Prince Jen and Voyaging Moon have declared their love for each other is the point when the narration says "You can stop here if you want." Fittingly, the next chapter features the entire journey going haywire, and results in Jen's separation from all his friends, and... [[It Got Worse|It Gets Worse.]] But, this being Lloyd Alexander, it gets ''way'' better by the end.
* While it concerns [[Writer Cop Out|the drop in quality]] rather than [[Downer Ending|the change in mood]], [[Ernest Hemingway]] warns readers of ''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' that "if you read it, you must stop where the Nigger Jim is taken from the boys. That is the real end. The rest is just cheating."
* 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.
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* Chuck Palahniuk's ''[[Choke]]'' starts out with "If you're going to read this, don't bother."
* The Fae of the ''[[The Kingkiller Chronicle|Kingkiller Chronicle]]'' series have a custom whereby dark, tragic plays begin with the malicious oracle known as the Cthaeth depicted in the scenery as a warning to the faint of heart. Said oracle appears in ''[[The Wise Man's Fear]]'' which [[Schmuck Bait|just happens]] to end at a [[Hope Spot]].
* ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' has one on the very first page.
** Hardback copies of The Lightning Thief had this on the back of the book/as the blurb, telling the reader not to go on if the summary "made something stir inside of them".
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* 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."}}
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