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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* {{spoiler|Tsume}} to {{spoiler|Toboe}}'s body in ''[[Wolf's Rain]]''. A total [[Tear Jerker]] moment.
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* [[Batman|Bruce Wayne]] frequently visits the dual grave of his parents, usually to tell them about his feelings, doubts, and resolve regarding [[Superhero|his mission]].
* [[Civil War|"It wasn't worth it."]]
== [[Film]] ==
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** That's more the start of the folktale the movie was based on. Victor thinks the bride's hand is a conveniently-shaped branch.
* Johnny in ''[[Red Roses and Petrol]]'' has an emotional goodbye by speaking to his dead father's video diary.
* Dolly Levi, as played both by Shirley Booth in ''[[The Matchmaker]]'' and Barbra Streisand in ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]!'', sometimes talks to her dead husband Ephraim Levi.
* In
* John Preston (Christian Bale) tearfully apologises to Sean Bean's Corpse in ''[[Equilibrium]]''. Preston was the one who executed him for feeling emotions, a crime punishable by death. Preston was now committing that same crime.
* In ''[[Nell]]'', the titular character talks to (and plays with) the memory of her dead sister. It's a lot less creepy than it sounds.
* In '[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'', Sam ([[Tom Hanks]]) talks to his wife about stuff that is happening in his life.
== [[Literature]] ==
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s ''[[Gaunt's Ghosts]]'' novel ''Only In Death'', Rawne addresses {{spoiler|Gaunt's sword, which was recovered}}, telling him he's angry about being stuck with this.
* In [[James Swallow]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Horus Heresy]]'' novel ''The Flight of the Eisenstein'', Garro finds his armor, carefully readied for him by his now-dead [[Old Retainer|housecarl]] Kaleb. Garro addresses the air, telling Kaleb that he was an honor to the Legion.
* In [[James Swallow]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]
** Later, when Sachiel hears that Rafen was caught in an exploding factory ([[No One Could Survive That]]), he gloats, actually saying, "Rafen, you are dead."
* In Brian Jacques's ''[[Redwall]]'', Matthias addresses a tapestry showing Martin the Warrior about his weakness. When Cornflower appears to reassure him and say that his tears are not [[Water Works]], he [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane|interprets this as message from Martin]].
** Heck, just [[Once an Episode|about every ''Redwall'' book]] has one of the characters talking to the tapestry of Martin the Warrior. Given that many of them actually receive a ''response'' of some sort (especially if they're the main character of the book), this usually falls within the realm of [[Dead Person Conversation]], but not always.
* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]'s [[Miles Vorkosigan]] has a tendency to talk to dead people during crises of motivation, most particularly his Grandfather and a baby girl named Raina who was killed for having a birth defect. In ''Memory'' he tells his driver that he wants to go talk to the latter of these two, causing the driver to doubt his sanity.
* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' story "A Witch Shall Be Born" Valerius tells Krallides's head that his death was not in vain—now Valerius knows that the true queen is alive and a prisoner.
* In ''[[Scaramouche]]'', Andre-Louis Moreau prays to the spirit of his dead friend, Phillipe, before going to a [[Duel to the Death|duel]].
== [[Live
* Ducky does this all the time on ''[[NCIS]]''.
* Alexx on ''[[CSI]]: Miami'' not only talks to corpses, but also calls them "baby".
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** Turk also had to ask Carla's dead mother for forgiveness: 'I asked her if she was still mad at me and the sprinklers came on'.
* Jack frequently talks to his dead wife, Mary, in ''[[New Tricks]]''.
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* This happens a fair bit in ''[[The Tudors]]'' - Charles Brandon talking to his dead wife in the first season is a notable example.
* In the episode of ''[[Misfits]]'', when Nathan finds {{spoiler|Ruth}} dead he tearfully apologizes for the way he treated her. And calls her a "tart".
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series finale ''The Big Bang'' has {{spoiler|Rory doing this to Amy}}.
{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Rory:'''}} So the Universe ended. You missed that. In 102 AD. Suppose this means you and I never get born at all. {{spoiler|Twice, in my case.}} You would've laughed at that. ''[pause]'' Please laugh.}}
* David from ''[[Six Feet Under]]'' does this a lot as a way of resolving his real-world frustrations, particularly in the first series
== [[Music]] ==
* In [[The Protomen]]'s ''Act II'', Dr. Light talks to Emily after she's dead. {{spoiler|In the last song he talks to Joe this way, too.}}
* The entirety of "Majic" by [[Starflyer 59]] is addressed to Jason Martin's then-recently-deceased father.
* This is a recurring Trope in [[Country Music]], to the point that a [[Genre Savvy]] listener can see most attempts at such a [[Twist Ending]] coming well in advance. Prominent modern examples include [[Leann Rimes]]' "Probably Wouldn't Be this Way" and [[Miranda Lambert]]'s "Over You"—both of which at least attempt to [[Invoked Trope|invoke]] a [[One-Woman Wail]].
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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* In [[Oscar Wilde]]'s play ''[[Salome]]'' (and its operatic adaptation by Richard Strauss), Salome talks erotically to the severed head of John the Baptist.
* In ''[[The Most Happy Fella]]'', Tony talks (and sings) to his sainted mother up in heaven.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In one ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' comic, it appears that Haley is talking to Roy's ghost. Roy realizes by the end of the conversation that Haley doesn't know that he's there and she's talking to his corpse.
** Elan over Therkla's grave.
* In ''[[Something*Positive]]'', Davan occasionally chats with Scotty's grave, Branwen and a few others went to visit her father, and several people spoke to Faye at her funeral.
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''cut to Bonk's grinning, twitching corpse''
'''Joker''' ''[[Nightmare Fuel|(smiles at screen)]]'': [[Nightmare Fuel|Oh, right. Dead.]] }}
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== [[Real Life]] ==
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