^{Eye Scream - The Eye Scream is when the creator of a work takes advantage of our Primal Fear of having something utterly horrible happen to our eyes, usually involving the invasion of the eye sockets by a foreign body, and plays it up for all its worth; all its squishy, bloody, traumatic worth. Academically, this is known as the Injury to the Eye Motif.}

^{Staring Down Cthulhu - When a character is faced with a creature that should have him running away or cowering in fear (or which could at least finish him off with one bite) but instead engages it — maybe even beats it — in an impromptu Staring Contest.}

^{The Woobie - A "woobie" is a name for any type of character who makes you feel extremely sorry for them. Basically, the first thing you think to say when you see the woobie is: "Aw, poor baby!"}