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| - This isn't the normal mist that comes at a bad time, obscuring vision or providing dramatic tension. It's certainly not that serene mist that comes just after a gentle rain... no, this fog is malevolent and evil and it will get you. Everyone knows that an Ominous Fog is a bad sign in movies, books, and television shows. One of the most sure-fire ways of generating that edgy feeling of paranoia is to enshroud the setting in a dense, opaque mist. Because anything could be hiding in there... Either way, you better avoid walking into a mist at all costs. Examples of Fog of Doom include:
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| - This isn't the normal mist that comes at a bad time, obscuring vision or providing dramatic tension. It's certainly not that serene mist that comes just after a gentle rain... no, this fog is malevolent and evil and it will get you. Everyone knows that an Ominous Fog is a bad sign in movies, books, and television shows. One of the most sure-fire ways of generating that edgy feeling of paranoia is to enshroud the setting in a dense, opaque mist. Because anything could be hiding in there... An Ominous Fog turns into a Fog of Doom when it is trying to bite you. Sometimes the fog itself is the threat. No mere mist, the Fog of Doom is often poisonous, or acidic, or causes men to go mad. Other times, the Fog of Doom conceals other threats that come out of the mist to take and devour you so quickly that your friends don't even know you're gone until they look around and see you're just not there. Either way, you better avoid walking into a mist at all costs. This trope also can include other sight obscuring conditions such as dust storms (seen in the Mummy), supernatural darkness, or smoke; fog is simply the most common mechanism to achieve the effect. For things who can turn themselves into smoke, see Super Smoke. For ordinary poisons, see Deadly Gas. Examples of Fog of Doom include:
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