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    The document discusses the literary trope of hearing a knock at the door but finding no one there when opening it. It notes that this trope aims to create an unnerving atmosphere by playing on feelings of paranoia, fear of the unknown, and isolation. As an example, it briefly outlines a RIP project plot where the protagonist alone hears a mysterious knock but finds only a strange box outside.

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    The document discusses the literary trope of hearing a knock at the door but finding no one there when opening it. It notes that this trope aims to create an unnerving atmosphere by playing on feelings of paranoia, fear of the unknown, and isolation. As an example, it briefly outlines a RIP project plot where the protagonist alone hears a mysterious knock but finds only a strange box outside.

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    The document discusses the literary trope of hearing a knock at the door but finding no one there when opening it. It notes that this trope aims to create an unnerving atmosphere by playing on feelings of paranoia, fear of the unknown, and isolation. As an example, it briefly outlines a RIP project plot where the protagonist alone hears a mysterious knock but finds only a strange box outside.

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    Knocking on the Door

    ...AND NO ONES THERE...


    Nightmares on 39B
    Jake Forester
    Karina Lozano
    Lexie Yee
    James Yu

    Constituent Parts
    Must happen during or
    must create an
    unnerving atmosphere
    Usually the witness to
    the trope is alone

    Metaphor
    Paranoia/Hallucination

    Fear of the Unknown

    RIP Project
    Protagonist is alone
    Hears a knock on door
    Nothing there, except
    mysterious box

    Examples
    Superstition about three
    knocks on the door
    Edgar Allan Poes The
    Raven
    Spongebobs episode of
    Graveyard Shift

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