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* In the ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'' anime, during the episode "Live Alive", we can see Haruhi and Yuki with their musical instruments walking through the background, foreshadowing their unexpected involvement in the [[Fake Band|ENOZ]] concert. Earlier on, the two uninjured ENOZ members can briefly be seen running past in the foreground while the main characters are talking. And, even earlier on, all four members of ENOZ can be seen arguing with the student council representative in the background, as shown up close in the flashback later in the episode.
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]] Brotherhood'', while Al, Heinkel, Marcoh and Yoki's car breaks down in Central, you can see {{spoiler|Fuhrer Bradley}} walking in the background.
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' has a rather [[Broken Base|divisive]] example. The [[Back
* In the background of episode 6 of ''[[Persona 4: The Animation]]'', Nanako leaves a television show playing while the conversation with Yu and Dojima is going on. The words are fully intelligible, and it's very obviously reminiscent of {{spoiler|Naoto's show on the Midnight Channel,}} much later on.
{{quote|'''Mr. Experiment''': Thanks for tuning in, all you curious kiddos! With the body of an adult and the heart of a child, lovely whiskers and gentlemanly ways, I'm Mr. Experiment! [...] In this corner let's try to solve mysteries found in your everyday lives!}}
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* In [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[The Birds]]'' there's a scene where Tippi Hedren's character is sitting outside a school, and behind her we see one or two crows flying down to perch, and then a few more, and a few more, until one of them ''finally'' catches her eye and she turns to see hundreds of them perching on the playground climbing frame...
* In the movie ''[[Don't Look Now]]'', the main character is convinced that his daughter (who drowns in the opening) is alive and wandering around the town he is staying in. During the movie's events, background noise coming from nearby radios and televisions warn civilians about a serial killer terrorizing the town. When the man finally corners the apparition of his daughter, {{spoiler|it turns out to have been the serial killer - an elderly midget - in disguise the whole time}}.
* ''[[
** A classic scene from both the Japanese and American films is the lead in an elevator travelling up, with aforementioned little boy staring at her from the second floor. And the third floor. And the fourth floor. And the fifth floor...
* Michael Myers just sort of appearing all over the place in ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]''.
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** While ascending the insane asylum, it's easy not to notice the sobs or the flashes of a girl's image. (Unless you have subtitles on...) {{spoiler|It's Sheegor, trying to warn Raz off.}}
** Throughout the Meat Circus level, one might notice a strange blue apparition appearing randomly to scare the crap out of players. {{spoiler|Raz's father is trying to break into Raz's mind to save him.}}
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' - During the [[Cutscene]] for the 'Wu Zi Mu' mission, a man in a black jacket and green jeans is sitting casually on a car in the background. That man is Claude, the player character of ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', who is Catalina's new boyfriend in the next mission and who gives CJ his car garage in San Fierro.
* Most of the G-Man's appearances in ''[[Half Life]]''. The first is even before all the trouble starts - you look through a window and see a scientist arguing with him.
** Actually, you can see him even earlier, before you get off the tram.
** The advisers can be seen in monitors throughout episode 1.
** Well actually, the first one shows up on a monitor at the very end of Half-Life 2, {{spoiler|having a discussion with Breen.}}
* When [[The Cake Is a Lie|Princess Peach's birthday cake]] is first seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', you may notice for a second that the 'decorations' are actually the hair/headgear of [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|the Koopalings]].
* In [[Brutal Legend]], upon arriving at the Kill Master's domain, there's a difficult to see event occurring just above the default camera position (and above the focal points of the scene): {{spoiler|Razor Girls, who will not be introduced for a couple of missions, are peering through the holes in the rock building to see if Ophelia is going to be okay.}}
* In ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]]: [[Dark Corners of the Earth]]'' there are several instances early in the game where you get visions of being watched. If you look in the right direction at the right moment, you may catch glimpses of your watchers on the rooftops, hinting at what's waiting for you later in the game. Also, if you look through certain windows in the starting area, you can see various disturbing sights, such as corpses being dragged away.
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