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[[File:scream.jpg|frame|'''[[Emoticon|:O]]''']]
A character finds something out, sees something frightening or has something utterly horrible happen to them, and as a result, they scream. 😱 Cut to a shot of the surrounding area with the audio of the scream still going, then to the countryside (where it might disturb livestock or a farmer or must cause birds to burst from the brush in a panic), and possibly further back to a shot of Earth from space all the while with the scream still looped in the background (it has been applied to the [[Big No]] as well).▼
▲A character finds something out, sees something frightening or has something utterly horrible happen to them, and as a result, they scream. Cut to a shot of the surrounding area with the audio of the scream still going, then to the countryside (where it might disturb livestock or a farmer or must cause birds to burst from the brush in a panic), and possibly further back to a shot of Earth from space all the while with the scream still looped in the background (it has been applied to the [[Big No]] as well).
Sometimes this is abbreviated by showing the character as they see something frightening or as they inhale, and then [[Distant Reaction Shot|cutting away to a distant location]] while a muted scream plays in the background.
As an alternative, this can be done as an explicit parody of Edvard Munch's painting
Almost universally a comedic trope. If it's not, expect a
For a superpowered version see [[Make Me Wanna Shout]].
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{{examples}}
== Advertising ==
* Used for parody effect in a late 2004 commercial for the "Geek Squad" computer tech support service.
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* Mild example: A couple of times when the father in ''[[Curtis]]'' hurt his back, his scream accompanied a diagonal view of the outside of the apartment building.▼
* In one ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' strip, Calvin, upon learning that Rosalyn is coming to babysit again, lets out a large "AAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH!" that takes up the top half-inch of the entire strip, and continues throughout the next strip, prompting his mother to say "For heaven's sake, Calvin, take a breath before you pass out on the floor!"▼
* Happens twice in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', both times when girls are seeing evidence of a voyeuristic illegal photography ring in their school.
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* ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' does this when Bugs, Daffy, and Elmer Fudd chase each other in the Louvre's paintings. Inside Munch's masterpiece, Bugs steps on Elmer's toe, causing him to briefly morph into the "Screamer."
* In ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]'' this is Falcone's response when Crane sprays the fear toxin in his face. And it's unending too implying that he descended into insanity out of fear.
== Literature ==
* Rincewind does the Munsch pose on the paperback cover of ''[[
== Live-Action TV ==
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* Reese on ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', when he learns that the girl he was crushing on after reading her diary was [[Squick|actually his mom]].
* Frequently happens in ''[[Sister, Sister]]'' when either Ray or Tia discovers Tamera did something stupid that they are angered at (it's not really a scream as much as them screaming Tamera's name, as it pans out, sometimes even starts in before panning out).
== Newspaper Comics ==
▲* Mild example: A couple of times when the father in ''[[Curtis]]'' hurt his back, his scream accompanied a diagonal view of the outside of the apartment building.
▲* In one ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' strip, Calvin, upon learning that Rosalyn is coming to babysit again, lets out a large "AAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH!" that takes up the top half-inch of the entire strip, and continues throughout the next strip, prompting his mother to say "For heaven's sake, Calvin, take a breath before you pass out on the floor!"
== Sculpture ==
* The Edvard Munch painting is reproduced as a relief sculpture on one of the exterior walls of [http://www.groundsforsculpture.org/Artwork/The-Chamber-of-Internal-Dialogue "The Chamber of Internal Dialogue"'] at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ.
== Tabletop Games ==
* This was used in ''[[Legend of the Five Rings]]'' RPG. A group of clan champions had gathered at the castle of the Crab clan, which essentially borders that universe's hell (called the Shadowlands). While there, the three visiting champions saw a single Crab soldier standing at the wall, looking out. They ordered their yojimbo to stay outside their quarters for the night, along with the Crab champion, that their soldiers would not fail in their duty. In the middle of the night, there was a piercing scream that woke up the three champions, and moments later, a demon burst through their room. Almost overwhelmed, their host managed to kill the beast. Shocked, they left the room to find their soldiers dead, frozen in terror, or torn limb from limb. When they exited the building, they saw the lone Crab soldier, still standing, head slumped forward. One of the champions murmured that it seemed like none of them won the bet. The Crab champion snorted, "His job was to scream."
* ''[[Warhammer
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* ''[[Time Splitters]] Future Perfect'' has a version where Sgt. Cortez shouts "Goddamnit" so loud, it can be heard approximately 100 years
* ''[[Yume Nikki]]'': {{spoiler|aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA}}
* Very much a non-comedic example
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's
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== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[Two Lumps]]'' "The Scream" has been [http://twolumps.net/d/20050801.html spoofed] at least [http://twolumps.net/d/20060703.html twice] so far
* Black Mage from ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'' hollered an enormous [[Atomic F-Bomb|"FFFFFFFFFFFF-UCK!"]] when he lost his powers as ruler of hell.
* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', when Bun-bun finds out his collection of ''[[Baywatch]]'' tapes has been magnetically erased. What's really hilarious/terrifying about this is the implication of what he's going to do to the other main characters once he catches them.
** Later, a hapless fan [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/050602 here].
* In ''[[Dubious Company]]'', Walter needs to upgrade his ship with a homing device in order to find Tiren. [[Leeroy Jenkins]] thinks this is taking too long and decides to help while Walter is sleeping. Walter wakes up to find his [[Cool Ship]] in ruins. Cut to Tiren asking [[The Dragon|Izor]] if he heard that scream.
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''
** And two [[Squee]]s, by [https://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1632 Elijah] and then [https://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1712 Elijah and Grace together].
* ''[[Brawl in the Family]]'' had Mario [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/75-paintings/ explore it]. This was a bad choice.
== Web Originals ==
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*** The fact that makes this extremely funny is that Trunks' future timeline is canonically established as one of three distinct timelines created by his time traveling into the past. So Vegeta's scream wasn't heard in the future. It was heard in an ''alternate'' future!
*** However since the timeline hasn't diverged by this point, it makes sense that it would be heard in all possible timelines.
* Taking some notes from Who Shot Mr. Burns Part 1, [[
* Noah Antwiler ([[The Spoony Experiment|The Spoony One]]) commits a Scream after being utterly broken by one of the worst PC games of all time, Bloodwings: Pumpkinhead's Revenge. In a parody of/tribute to [[The Princess Bride]], Benzaie hears it and remarks that it is the sound of the Ultimate Suffering.
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s Photoplasty [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_581_17-famous-images-as-seen-from-different-angle/?view=article Famous Images, As Seen From a Different Angle] shows what the figure in Edvard Munch's painting was screaming at: [[Superman]].
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:
[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]
[[Category:Discredited Trope]]
▲[[Category:The Scream]]
[[Category:Shout-Outs Index]]
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[[Category:This Index Is a Scream]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scream, The}}
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