The Scream: Difference between revisions

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For a superpowered version see [[Make Me Wanna Shout]].

See also [[Big No]], [[Skyward Scream]], [[Death Wail]], [[Screams Like a Little Girl]], [[Overly Long Scream]] and [[Distant Reaction Shot]] for the non-scream version of the cut. Sometimes overlaps with [[Atomic F Bomb]] or leads to a [[Heroic Blue Screen of Death]]. Not to be confused with [[And I Must Scream]].

See also [[Big No]], [[Skyward Scream]], [[Death Wail]], [[Screams Like a Little Girl]], [[Overly Long Scream]] and [[Distant Reaction Shot]] for the non-scream version of the cut. Sometimes overlaps with [[Atomic F-Bomb]] or leads to a [[Heroic Blue Screen of Death]]. Not to be confused with [[And I Must Scream]].

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** Edward starts off the [[Fullmetal Alchemist (Anime)|2003 anime version]] with one. Not that we blame him.

* Used in an episode of ''[[D Gray Man (Manga)|D Gray Man]]'' when {{spoiler|Road stabs Allen in the eye with a pointed candle}} and also beforehand, {{spoiler|when he rips his once-stuck arm from the wall.}} [[Fridge Horror]] kicks in when you realize he can't see Akuma without his formerly good eye. The scene cuts all around the room until he pulls the candle out, not allowing you to look at it.

* Used repeatedly in ''[[El Hazard ~~the~~ Magnificent World (Anime)|El Hazard the Magnificent World]]'' as a [[Running Gag]].

* Used repeatedly in ''[[El-Hazard: The Magnificent World (Anime)|El Hazard the Magnificent World]]'' as a [[Running Gag]].

* ''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'', ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'', ''[[Naruto (Anime)|Naruto]]'', ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka (Anime)|Great Teacher Onizuka]]'', ''[[Oruchuban Ebichu (Anime)|Oruchuban Ebichu]]'', and ''[[Ranma ~~One Half~~ (Manga)|Ranma One Half]]'' all contain examples of the Munch-parody variation. ''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'' took it a step further by parodying the ''parody'' on its second use - the parody turned out to be a standee, which fell away from the characters.

* ''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'', ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'', ''[[Naruto (Anime)|Naruto]]'', ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka (Anime)|Great Teacher Onizuka]]'', ''[[Oruchuban Ebichu (Anime)|Oruchuban Ebichu]]'', and ''[[Ranma ½ (Manga)|Ranma One Half]]'' all contain examples of the Munch-parody variation. ''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'' took it a step further by parodying the ''parody'' on its second use - the parody turned out to be a standee, which fell away from the characters.

* In the twelfth episode of the TV series of ''[[Ah My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'', Sayoko gives [[The Scream]] on waking up next to Mara.

* In the twelfth episode of the TV series of ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'', Sayoko gives [[The Scream]] on waking up next to Mara.

* Taken to an extreme in ''[[Pani Poni Dash (Anime)|Pani Poni Dash]]'', where Becky Miyamoto screams so loudly that the onomatopoeia splits the ceiling and calls down a [[Pillar of Light]]. Meanwhile, a crowd in Cairo is shown to be alarmed.

* Another example of being caused by anguish, in ''[[Tenchi Muyo (Anime)|Tenchi Muyo]]'''s second OVA, the android Zero, having taken Ryoko's form and memories, is ordered to kill Tenchi due to how her emotional reactions (inherited from what she copied of Ryoko) are interfering with her mission of capturing Washu. Reflecting on the order, she makes to stab Tenchi with a dagger, and the image cuts away to her agonized scream as we pull out from the room to the house, to the exterior galaxy...all the way out to Dr. Clay's ship hovering (potentially outside of conventional reality itself). However, the next episode makes it clear this is an exaggeration, as not only does this not wake up the entire house, but Tenchi sleeps right through it AND Zero plunging the energy dagger into his pillow inches from his head.

* Another example of being caused by anguish, in ''[[Tenchi Muyo! (Anime)|Tenchi Muyo]]'''s second OVA, the android Zero, having taken Ryoko's form and memories, is ordered to kill Tenchi due to how her emotional reactions (inherited from what she copied of Ryoko) are interfering with her mission of capturing Washu. Reflecting on the order, she makes to stab Tenchi with a dagger, and the image cuts away to her agonized scream as we pull out from the room to the house, to the exterior galaxy...all the way out to Dr. Clay's ship hovering (potentially outside of conventional reality itself). However, the next episode makes it clear this is an exaggeration, as not only does this not wake up the entire house, but Tenchi sleeps right through it AND Zero plunging the energy dagger into his pillow inches from his head.

* In ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'': "OYAJIIIII!"

* Renton from ''[[Eureka Seven (Anime)|Eureka Seven]]'' unleashes a horrifying scream in Episode 20.

* Cheza from ''[[~~Wolfs~~ Rain (Manga)|Wolfs Rain]]'' definitely fits this. Upon seeing or just ''sensing'' spilled wolf's blood nearby, she gives an unnervingly loud and high-pitched scream. The first time she did, Toboe went ''crazy''. His increasingly hysterical attempts to cover his ears, overlapped with a wolf's howls of pain, were deeply unsettling to this troper.

* Cheza from ''[[Wolf's Rain (Manga)|Wolfs Rain]]'' definitely fits this. Upon seeing or just ''sensing'' spilled wolf's blood nearby, she gives an unnervingly loud and high-pitched scream. The first time she did, Toboe went ''crazy''. His increasingly hysterical attempts to cover his ears, overlapped with a wolf's howls of pain, were deeply unsettling to this troper.

** Also a potential subversion in the fact that only the wolves seem to notice it. This Troper always thought it was really dog-whistle high (possibly higher) and Toboe was the only one freaking out because the others were old/experienced enough to not piss themselves at high-pitched noises.

*** Another time Cheza screams is near the end, when {{spoiler|Giant-Crazy-Wolf!Darcia hauls her around in his jaws by the '''spine'''.}} Very much on the [[Tear Jerker]] side.

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* An ''epic'' one happens in ''[[Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' when Stocking goes on an extreme diet to the point of starvation, only to find herself gaining weight regardless. Cue Stocking gorging out on Swiss rolls, fueled by [[Unstoppable Rage]].

* During episode 15 of ''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano]]'', we are greeted to a flashback of a younger Nice Holystone experimenting with explosive chemicals. The mixture explodes in her face, [[Scars Are Forever|scarring her,]] [[Eye Scream|destroying her eye,]] and making her deliver an ear drum rattling scream, that lasts until the flashback ends.

* One of the ''[[Naruto (Anime)|Naruto]]'' OVAs has Naruto invoking this trope, complete with [[Art Shift]] into the Edvard Munch painting.

* Otani of ''[[Lovely Complex (Manga)|Lovely Complex]]'' does [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7DoEVyvWgs this] after Maity blows in his ear to wake him up during class.

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== Comicbooks ==

* Used to unique effect with the [[Marvel Universe]] character [[The Inhumans|Black Bolt]], whose voice was a sonic weapon; early in his run, his scream could destroy cities. [[Power Creep Power Seep|As time went on]], it became his ''whisper'' that could destroy cities. The possibility of him screaming made ''gods'' stand at attention!

* Used to unique effect with the [[Marvel Universe]] character [[The Inhumans|Black Bolt]], whose voice was a sonic weapon; early in his run, his scream could destroy cities. [[Power Creep, Power Seep|As time went on]], it became his ''whisper'' that could destroy cities. The possibility of him screaming made ''gods'' stand at attention!

** [[Deadpool]] played with this in the game ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]]'', by trying to get Black Bolt to say the word spatula, just to see how much destruction it would cause.

** Used in the ''[[World War Hulk]]'' story to show how tough Hulk was. He didn't come to hear Black Bolt whisper. He came to hear him scream.

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*** I think that's a [[Distant Reaction Shot]].

* In the first ''[[Home Alone]]'' movie, when Kevin applies aftershave and "feels the burn."

* ''[[Ferris ~~Buellers~~ Day Off (Film)|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]'': "Here's where Cameron goes berserk."

* ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Film)|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]'': "Here's where Cameron goes berserk."

* In ''[[The Princess Bride (Film)|The Princess Bride]]'', Westley is being tortured by Count Rugen. When the evil Prince Humperdinck pushes Rugen's device to its maximum power, and Westley starts screaming, the camera cuts to the countryside, again to the castle, and again to the village beyond, where the townsfolk look about, wondering where the scream is originating from. It's a plot point, in that Inigo and Fezzik start looking for Westley because of the scream.

{{quote| '''Inigo:''' Do you hear that, Fezzik? That is the sound of ultimate suffering. My heart made that sound when the [[You Killed My Father|six-fingered man killed my father]]. The Man in Black makes it now.}}

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* Used in ''[[Friends]]'', with Ross' repeated enraged cry of "''MY'' SANDWICH???" causing pigeons to take off in fright.

* Used in one of ''[[Coupling]]''`s many point-of-view gags - we see a scene twice, once from Sally's perspective and once from Patrick's. Sally thinks she's seen the eponymous Munch painting on the wall and mutters about how she hates it - when we see it from Patrick's perspective, however, we see that she was very drunk and it is in fact a mirror...

* Done rather chillingly on ''[[The Wire]]'' - the normally coolly unflappable [[Badass|Omar]] is brought in to the police station {{spoiler|to identify his boyfriend's [[Cold Blooded Torture|horrifically mutilated body]].}} At first, he just shakes his head and seemingly, [[Manly Tears|begins to cry]], but then the shot cuts to McNulty's kids waiting in the lobby, who jump in shock at the resulting scream.

* Done rather chillingly on ''[[The Wire]]'' - the normally coolly unflappable [[Badass|Omar]] is brought in to the police station {{spoiler|to identify his boyfriend's [[Cold-Blooded Torture|horrifically mutilated body]].}} At first, he just shakes his head and seemingly, [[Manly Tears|begins to cry]], but then the shot cuts to McNulty's kids waiting in the lobby, who jump in shock at the resulting scream.

** Also in season two, a mother's screams at seeing her dead son are heard from the now empty street outside after a gunfight has been broken up by the police.

* ''[[Top Gear]]'' once did this with a [[Cool Car|Mecedes 600 Grosser]]'s horn.

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== Webcomics ==

* "The Scream" has [http://twolumps.net/d/20050801.html spoofed] [http://twolumps.net/d/20060703.html twice] so far in Two Lumps.

* Black Mage from ''[[~~Eight~~ Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' hollered an enormous [[Atomic F Bomb|"FFFFFFFFFFFF-UCK!"]] when he lost his powers as ruler of hell.

* Black Mage from ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' hollered an enormous [[Atomic F-Bomb|"FFFFFFFFFFFF-UCK!"]] when he lost his powers as ruler of hell.

* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance (Webcomic)|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.

* 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.

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* In an episode of ''[[King of the Hill]]'' when Bobby joins a modeling agency for overweight boys he shows Hank a bunch of pictures they took of him and when he finds they are going put one of him wearing trapdoor pajamas, holding a tray of cookies, and putting his pinky finger to his mouth in the newspaper Hank lets one out that echos.

* In one episode of ''[[Total Drama Island (Animation)|Total Drama Island]]'' Heather screams after {{spoiler|her hair gets shaved off and Chris tells her she has to leave the island}} the scene then cuts to the eliminated campers {{spoiler|at the Playa Des Losers Resort}} all looking up in surprise.

* Used in ''[[~~Liloand~~ Stitch (Disney)|Liloand Stitch]]'' when Pleakley and Jumba spend their first night on Earth, and Pleakley discovers a very ''painful'' truth about one of the so-called wildlife preserve's inhabitants:

* Used in ''[[Lilo and Stitch (Disney)|Liloand Stitch]]'' when Pleakley and Jumba spend their first night on Earth, and Pleakley discovers a very ''painful'' truth about one of the so-called wildlife preserve's inhabitants:

{{quote| '''Pleakley:''' Look! A mosquito has chosen me as her perch. She's so beautiful. Look, another one! And another one! Why, it's a whole flock! They like me! They're nuzzling my flesh with their noses! Now they're... they're...<br />

(Cut to a distant shot of their campsite near the house as Pleakley screams in pain) }}