If done well, the "no way out" scenario can pay big dividends. My favourite horror film of all time, "Angel Heart" had a "no way out" resolution, as did my favourite recent horror movie, "The Descent" (British version, not American)

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There is a growing tendancy to think of Man as a rational, thinking being, which is absurd.- Marvin the Martian.

It's gotten to the point where careful investigation is needed just to tell parody from reality. I think that means reality is broken.- Noclevername.