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** ''VideoGame/NumberZeroIggysCastle'' features an evil Shopkeeper that's demonic in nature. The horrors that live inside Iggy's Castle have a very good chance at causing Mario to either die or face a FateWorseThanDeath. Only 2 of the 13 endings have Mario survive with his body, mind and soul intact.
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* ''VideoGame/TooLateDotExe'' is a ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' fangame where Mario is trapped in a dark realm by Mr. L, the VengefulGhost of Luigi, and must escape several levels while being stalked by his brother.
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* ''VideoGame/TooLateDotExe'' ''VideoGame/TooLateExe'' is a ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' fangame where Mario is trapped in a dark realm by Mr. L, the VengefulGhost of Luigi, and must escape several levels while being stalked by his brother.
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* ''VideoGame/AnotherPrincessIsInOurCastle'' is a horror game in which Peach's ghost has turned into a GhastlyGhost and is haunting her castle, with Mario needing to go in and solve the mystery of her castle while avoiding her.
* ''VideoGame/Mario85'' is a game about a haunted copy of the original NES ''Super Mario Bros'' haunted by MX, an entity that resembles Mario but clearly is not him, trapping the boy Lucas inside his game.
* ''VideoGame/Mario85'' is a game about a haunted copy of the original NES ''Super Mario Bros'' haunted by MX, an entity that resembles Mario but clearly is not him, trapping the boy Lucas inside his game.
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** ''VideoGame/AlphaSphere'' is a hack that tells an original story with original characters about the last two living survivors of an unspecified apocalypse, with a red-and-black palate used to aid the atmosphere. In it, Dr. Faux Andre wants to force his wife Norma to help him repopulate the planet, and his abuse is so severe that it causes her to attempt suicide, among other things.
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''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' is well-known for being a goofy, kid-friendly series about Mario
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''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' is well-known for being a goofy, kid-friendly series about Mario a plumber and his brother saving a princess from a fire-breathing turtle, but some of the fan works can get really dark.
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** ''FanFic/FallenKingdom'' (not to be confused with the ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' animation series of the same name) is a interesting tale taking place in a BadFuture where Bowser finally defeats Mario, with Luigi leading a resistance to take back the Mushroom World from the Koopa Empire. [[spoiler: That is until [[TheManBehindTheMan a secret organization is revealed to have been pulling the strings all along...]]]]
** ''Fanfic/WithBigShellsAndWings'' is an example both to the main Mario series and itself. It starts off rather light hearted, and then takes a descent into madness around the time [[KnightOfCerebus Trowzer]] is introduced.
** ''Fanfic/WithBigShellsAndWings'' is an example both to the main Mario series and itself. It starts off rather light hearted, and then takes a descent into madness around the time [[KnightOfCerebus Trowzer]] is introduced.
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** ''VideoGame/MarioTheMusicBox'' is outright said to be inspired by the ''VideoGame/CorpseParty'' series, and it shows. In it, Mario and Luigi find themselves in a haunted mansion- but unlike the more lighthearted ghosts from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', here the spirits are frightening and murderous, the GameOver scenes can get gruesome, the mansion and surrounding town has a horribly tragic backstory involving the [[BurnTheWitch medieval witch hunts]], and even the Mario brothers themselves turn out to have some heavy baggage in their hidden pasts.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioDolor'' is a fangame where Mario must go through five levels to reach Bowser's Castle, but each level turns dark and haunted halfway through, the enemies become terrifying creatures, and the real plot concerns [[spoiler:Mario dealing with the grief of his brother's death]].
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioDolor'' is a fangame where Mario must go through five levels to reach Bowser's Castle, but each level turns dark and haunted halfway through, the enemies become terrifying creatures, and the real plot concerns [[spoiler:Mario dealing with the grief of his brother's death]].
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** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' ROM hacks:
*** ''VideoGame/{{Eyeless}}'' is a bizarre hack where Mario has lost his eyes and must traverse a frightening monochrome maze full of strange enemies.
*** ''VideoGame/MariosMysteryMeat'' is a fanmade MilestoneCelebration for ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'' that nevertheless contains a massive amount of SurrealHorror in which Sponge, the third Mario Brother, must escape the belly of an [[AnimalisticAbomination eldritch earthworm]].
*** ''VideoGame/{{Eyeless}}'' is a bizarre hack where Mario has lost his eyes and must traverse a frightening monochrome maze full of strange enemies.
*** ''VideoGame/MariosMysteryMeat'' is a fanmade MilestoneCelebration for ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'' that nevertheless contains a massive amount of SurrealHorror in which Sponge, the third Mario Brother, must escape the belly of an [[AnimalisticAbomination eldritch earthworm]].
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** ''VideoGame/MariosMysteryMeat'' is a fanmade MilestoneCelebration for ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'' that nevertheless contains a massive amount of SurrealHorror in which Sponge, the third Mario Brother, must escape the belly of an [[AnimalisticAbomination eldritch
** ''VideoGame/{{the}}'' is a ''very'' {{surreal|Horror}} hack where Mario is forced to wander a spooky forest by [[spoiler:Ghost Peach]], a HumanoidAbomination, leading to one of several grim and inexplicable endings with little-to-no explanation for any of it.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' hacks:
** ''VideoGame/{{B3313}}'' is a hack based on the "SM64 Iceberg" rumors, and as such is a ''Videogame/YumeNikki''-esque maze with an unsettling atmosphere and horror elements.
** ''VideoGame/SM64DotZ64'' is a short hack that has Mario do a time attack in an empty and increasingly dark Bob-Omb Battlefield where ''something'' is watching him, and eventually [[spoiler:chases you down, with no way out]].
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** ''WebAnimation/MarioBrothers'' takes the concept of the first ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' game--Koopa kidnapping the Princess--and plays it deadly serious, giving the events epic scope and a tragic scale, especially by the ending where [[spoiler:everyone is dead]].
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** ''FanFic/FallenKingdom'' (not to be confused with the ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' animation series of the same name) is a interesting tale taking place in a BadFuture where Bowser finally defeats Mario, with Luigi leading a resistance to take back the Mushroom World from the Koopa Empire. [[spoiler: That is until [[TheManBehindTheMan a secret organization is revealed to have been pulling the strings all along...]]]]
** ''Fanfic/WithBigShellsAndWings'' is an example both to the main Mario series and itself. It starts off rather light hearted, and then takes a descent into madness around the time [[KnightOfCerebus Trowzer]] is introduced.
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[[folder:Fan Games]]
** ''VideoGame/MarioTheMusicBox'' is outright said to be inspired by the ''VideoGame/CorpseParty'' series, and it shows. In it, Mario and Luigi find themselves in a haunted mansion- but unlike the more lighthearted ghosts from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', here the spirits are frightening and murderous, the GameOver scenes can get gruesome, the mansion and surrounding town has a horribly tragic backstory involving the [[BurnTheWitch medieval witch hunts]], and even the Mario brothers themselves turn out to have some heavy baggage in their hidden pasts.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioDolor'' is a fangame where Mario must go through five levels to reach Bowser's Castle, but each level turns dark and haunted halfway through, the enemies become terrifying creatures, and the real plot concerns [[spoiler:Mario dealing with the grief of his brother's death]].
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[[folder:ROM Hacks]]
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' ROM hacks:
*** ''VideoGame/{{Eyeless}}'' is a bizarre hack where Mario has lost his eyes and must traverse a frightening monochrome maze full of strange enemies.
*** ''VideoGame/MariosMysteryMeat'' is a fanmade MilestoneCelebration for ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'' that nevertheless contains a massive amount of SurrealHorror in which Sponge, the third Mario Brother, must escape the belly of an [[AnimalisticAbomination eldritch earthworm]].
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[[folder:Other]]
** ''WebAnimation/MarioBrothers'' takes the concept of the first ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' game--Koopa kidnapping the Princess--and plays it deadly serious, giving the events epic scope and a tragic scale, especially by the ending where [[spoiler:everyone is dead]].
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[[folder:Fan Fic]]
** ''FanFic/FallenKingdom'' (not to be confused with the ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' animation series of the same name) is a interesting tale taking place in a BadFuture where Bowser finally defeats Mario, with Luigi leading a resistance to take back the Mushroom World from the Koopa Empire. [[spoiler: That is until [[TheManBehindTheMan a secret organization is revealed to have been pulling the strings all along...]]]]
** ''Fanfic/WithBigShellsAndWings'' is an example both to the main Mario series and itself. It starts off rather light hearted, and then takes a descent into madness around the time [[KnightOfCerebus Trowzer]] is introduced.
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[[folder:Fan Games]]
** ''VideoGame/MarioTheMusicBox'' is outright said to be inspired by the ''VideoGame/CorpseParty'' series, and it shows. In it, Mario and Luigi find themselves in a haunted mansion- but unlike the more lighthearted ghosts from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', here the spirits are frightening and murderous, the GameOver scenes can get gruesome, the mansion and surrounding town has a horribly tragic backstory involving the [[BurnTheWitch medieval witch hunts]], and even the Mario brothers themselves turn out to have some heavy baggage in their hidden pasts.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioDolor'' is a fangame where Mario must go through five levels to reach Bowser's Castle, but each level turns dark and haunted halfway through, the enemies become terrifying creatures, and the real plot concerns [[spoiler:Mario dealing with the grief of his brother's death]].
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[[folder:ROM Hacks]]
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' ROM hacks:
*** ''VideoGame/{{Eyeless}}'' is a bizarre hack where Mario has lost his eyes and must traverse a frightening monochrome maze full of strange enemies.
*** ''VideoGame/MariosMysteryMeat'' is a fanmade MilestoneCelebration for ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'' that nevertheless contains a massive amount of SurrealHorror in which Sponge, the third Mario Brother, must escape the belly of an [[AnimalisticAbomination eldritch earthworm]].
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[[folder:Other]]
** ''WebAnimation/MarioBrothers'' takes the concept of the first ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' game--Koopa kidnapping the Princess--and plays it deadly serious, giving the events epic scope and a tragic scale, especially by the ending where [[spoiler:everyone is dead]].
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