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* Used twice in the original ''[[The Haunting]]''.
* In ''[[Layer Cake]]'', there's a [[Subverted Trope|subversion]] where the main character, in the middle of an angst-riddled drug- and whisky-fueled freak out, opens the mirrored bathroom cabinet, music builds and then as he closes it the action suddenly cuts to the next morning, with the character neatly dressed and his problems resolved.
* Subverted for what little it is worth in the Eddie Murphy action vehicle ''[[Metro]]'' in which the [[Scare Chord
* Occurs at the end of ''[[Phantasm (Film)|Phantasm]]''.
* Happens a few times in the Japanese version of ''[[The Ring]]''
** In the sequel of the American remake, [[Creepy Child|Aiden]] discovers Samara is haunting him when he takes his own picture on a
** Parodied in a Mexican advertisement for Renault's auto shop service. The auto mechanic is inspecting the interior of the car when he adjusts the rear view
* Used a few times in ''[[What Lies Beneath]]'', most prominently {{spoiler|when the ghost seen reflected in the bathwater for the first time.}}
* Done in [[The Movie]] of ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' at the murder of Lewis Prothero. Prothero watches himself on the TV and mimics himself wishing to meet V face to face. He then turns off the TV and OHMYGOD,HEISSTANDINGRIGHTBEHINDYOU!!!! [[Sarcasm Mode|Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.]]
* ''[[Lust, Caution]]'': The heroine closes a window, and she spots the reflection of the [[Villain]] in
* An early use of this is in ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'' (1981), when the eponymous David Kessler sees {{spoiler|his highly decayed Undead best friend Jack Goodman}} in the mirror after he closes the medicine cabinet.
* Happens twice in ''[[Orphan]]''. The first time Kate visits the medicine cabinet, she closes the door to find nothing, the second time it's her husband standing behind her in a fake scare.
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