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* A non-villain example occurs in ''Series/Batman1966''. Batgirl says it word-for-word to Catwoman after chasing her into a changing room; this, of course, is Catwoman's cue to [[RightBehindMe appear behind her]] and capture her.

* In Film/Zombies2018, in the third film, the werewolves find out that the forcefield protecting the moonstone in down, meaning that the aliens tried to steal it and they chase them down to the song "Come on Out".

* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "Won't Get Fooled Again", John Crichton is apparently on Earth but, knowing full well he's being deceived, calls on whatever hidden enemy is running the show to reveal themselves. Being Crichton, he gives the line from the song in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

* Marv and Harry in ''Film/HomeAlone'': "We know that you're in there, and that you're all alone..."

* Said by Gargamel in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "Hogatha's Heart Throb" when he just got his hands on her magic whistle [[spoiler:actually, her bird call]].

-->"Oh, '''there''' you are...(SLASH)"
* ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'' does this, but as a reference rather than a trope. Though, sure enough, when Caleb says it [[MonsterCloset some zombies oblige]].

* Something like this occurs in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. Roger is hiding in a concealed room in a bar. BigBad Judge Doom enters and toys with the customers for a while, then starts tapping out "ShaveAndAHaircut" on the walls, knowing full well that it drives Toons ''batshit crazy'' when somebody leaves the "two bits" part off the end. Eventually Roger can't stand it anymore and bursts through the wall singing "''Twoooooo biiiiiits!''", allowing Doom [[NeckGrab to grab him]].

* Something like this occurs in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. Roger is hiding in a concealed room in a bar. BigBad Judge Doom enters and toys with the customers for a while, then starts tapping out "ShaveAndAHaircut" on the walls, knowing full well that it drives Toons ''batshit crazy'' when somebody leaves the "two bits" part off the end. Eventually Roger can't stand it anymore and bursts through the wall singing "''Twoooooo biiiiiits!''", allowing Doom to grab him.

* Stated word for word in ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' by Truman's best friend looking for him in his basement.

Like a deadly game of hide-and-seek, sometimes a villain will search for a hidden character. The villain will often be walking slowly, to increase dramatic tension. We may flash to their quary, hidden inside an {{air vent|Passageway}}, behind crates, under a table or inside a [[SearchingTheStalls bathroom stall]].

* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', the climax of the showdown with [[MonsterClown Piedmon]] involves the children and digimon running from him to avoid being turned into key chains.

* Done in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', by protagonists to antagonists and vice versa. This line is also used in the first opening theme of the anime.
* [[spoiler:''Three'' Number Cyborgs]] do this to an isolated BadassNormal Teana during the final battle of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''. As noted by Teana, they just need to spot her back once for all of it to be over.

* Used by The Monarch on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', {{lampshaded}} with his comment afterward of "I know it sounds corny, but believe me, it sounded good on the speakers".

* The mall scene in ''Der Clown ? Payday''.

* In ''VideoGame/SpiderMan'', Venom has a moment after a chase scene, though ironically, it was Spidey chasing him rather than the other way around.
-->'''Venom:''' Where'd Spider-Wuss go? '''Spider-Wussss!''' Come out and plaaaaaayyy!\\
'''Spider-Man:''' [[DynamicEntry ''lands on Venom's head'']] TAG!
** Earlier on, during Scorpion's boss fight, he goes around looking for J. Jonah Jameson, calling out to him.

* Sky Captain, AI opponent of the old Creator/ElectronicArts game ''VideoGame/FutureCopLAPD'' says it when hunting for the player.
* Appears verbatim in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII'' in the EnemyChatter.
* In ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'', Brayko uses this line verbatim when you try hiding from him (in contrast to Omen Deng and Marburg, who can sniff you out wherever you are).
-->'''Brayko:''' Come out, come out, wherever you are... Olly olly oxen free, whatever the fuck that means.
* [[VideoGame/DukeNukemManhattanProject Duke Nukem]] has one before the fight with Morphix.
--> '''Duke:''' Come on out, Morphix. There's just two ways this can end, and in both of them, you die!
* In ''VideoGame/SpiderMan'', Venom has a moment after a chase scene, though ironically, it was Spidey chasing him rather than the other way around.
-->'''Venom:''' Where'd Spider-Wuss go? '''Spider-Wussss!''' Come out and plaaaaaayyy!\\
'''Spider-Man:''' [[DynamicEntry ''lands on Venom's head'']] TAG!
** Earlier on, during Scorpion's boss fight, he goes around looking for J. Jonah Jameson, calling out to him.
* In the last section of ''VideoGame/MadFather'', while Aya is being chased with a chainsaw by [[spoiler:her titular father]].
-->''Aaaayaaaa... Doko ni iru no kanaaaa~?''
* [[ManInTheMachine Khamsin]] of ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance]]'' will sometimes unleash an attack that kicks up big chunks of the ground around him. He is less than pleased when the player uses these as hiding spots, shouting the common example as well as a few other taunts.
-->'''Khamsin:''' Hidden or in plain sight, '''you're dead just the same!'''
* In ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', one of Annie's lines playing randomly during a game.
-->"Come out, come out, wherever you are..." with a long "a" and singed in her childish voice.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Godslave}}'', Edith and Turner play this briefly when she tries to escape from him at the museum, although Turner choses this moment to play AffablyEvil card.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'''s "Jack and the Zombies", Aku got hold of Jack's sword and sought the terrified hero throughout a cemetery, while mockingly saying: "Oh Samurai! Where are you, Samurai? You can run but you cannot hide, `cause I can smell your blood!"
* Used by The Monarch on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', {{lampshaded}} with his comment afterward of "I know it sounds corny, but believe me, it sounded good on the speakers".
* Used in a ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode in which Angelica has a nightmare that her new baby brother is evil and can talk to her.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''
** The episode "Final Exam". Jinx does this while chasing Beast Boy through the Titans Tower.
--->"Here, kitty, kitty. What's the matter? Afraid of a little bad luck?"
** Mother Mae-Eye says this when chasing the Titans.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeanyAndCecil'' had Dishonest John as Singood the Sailor summoning an inebriated genie from a bottle with "Come out, come out, ''whatever'' you are!"
* Said by Gargamel in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "Hogatha's Heart Throb" when he just got his hands on her magic whistle [[spoiler:actually, her bird call]].

* Said by The Joker in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', "Be A Clown". Joker ends up chasing a child he inadvertently kidnapped (after an attempt to blow up everyone at said child’s birthday party, no less) in a dark, creepy amusement park which seems to have been abandoned. Yes, the scenario is just as scary as it sounds. Especially chilling when he takes a stick and drags it along the gating.
* The Lumberjack ghost says this word for word when hunting Dipper and Pacifica in the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Northwest Mansion Mystery".

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop'' the museum's security guard chases after Zoe, saying "Here, doggie, doggie, doggie!"
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHatKnowsALotAboutThat'', Barry the baracuda sings a rap song that includes this as part of its lyrics while he's hunting for his prey.

* ''WesternAnimation/MaxAndRuby'': Ruby does this to Max in the "Max, Where Are You?" song in Bunny Party. Her tone of voice indicates that it's serious - she's not in the mood for Max's games.

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* Done in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', by protagonists to antagonists and vice versa. This line is also used in the first opening theme of the anime.

* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', the climax of the showdown with [[MonsterClown Piedmon]] involves the children and digimon running from him to avoid being turned into key chains.
-->'''Piedmon:''' Ale ale oxen free!
* ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'': Mei and Satsuki do this when trying to make the soot sprites (or "soot gremlins" or even "dust bunnies," depending on which version one watches) in the attic appear. It's toned down from the Japanese language track, where they also say, "Or we'll pluck your eyeballs out!"

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Zootopia}}'': The criminal mastermind [[spoiler:Dawn Bellwether]] says "Come on out, Judy..." in a very trembling and disturbing tone during the hide and seek at the museum.
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Tarzan}}'': The variation "Hiding are we?" is used by vicious killer Clayton in a very psychotic and playful tone towards Tarzan.

* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''. "We know you're 'ere, poppet..."
* Marv and Harry in ''Film/HomeAlone'': "We know that you're in there, and that you're all alone..."
* The first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' film, spoken by the Green Goblin. "Heh heh... Can Spider-Man come out to play?"
* ''Film/TheWarriors'': [[MemeticMutation "Warriors.... Come out to playyyyay..."]]. That line and the clanking of the empty bottles on each of his fingers were ad-libbed.
* In the climax of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', Luke doesn't want to fight his father, so he hides in the poorly lit corners of the throne room, Vader taunts him by reading his mind and finding out about his sister.
* Something like this occurs in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. Roger is hiding in a concealed room in a bar. BigBad Judge Doom enters and toys with the customers for a while, then starts tapping out "ShaveAndAHaircut" on the walls, knowing full well that it drives Toons ''batshit crazy'' when somebody leaves the "two bits" part off the end. Eventually Roger can't stand it anymore and bursts through the wall singing "''Twoooooo biiiiiits!''", allowing Doom to grab him.
** Referenced in an issue of the comic, where Roger is hiding in a hollow tree stump until the villain knocks it twice, which makes Roger jump out and shout "[[KnockKnockJoke Who's there?]]"

* The female protagonist in the Creator/CharlesBronson film ''Murphy's Law'' calls this out when walking through the judge's house [[spoiler:who unknown to her is already dead. At that point the door slams behind her and she's seized by his killer.]]
* The mall scene in ''Der Clown ? Payday''.

* In ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'', Picard actually sings this while searching for Data (who has been damaged and rendered temporarily 'insane'), drawing an odd look from Worf.
* Stated word for word by Cady in the 1991 version of ''Film/CapeFear'' when looking for Bowden who hides behind a dumpster.
* In ''Film/TheRock'', one of the marines says something similar to this while looking for Nicholas Cage's character.
* A rare non-villainous example occurs in the [[Film/HarryPotter film version]] of ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''. Just when TheReveal has occurred that Sirius Black [[spoiler:did not help to kill Harry's parents]], he begins calling out for...
-->[[spoiler:'PETER! PETTIGREW!']] And he's in this room, right now! Come out, come out, [[spoiler:Peter]]! Come out and ''play!!''
* Stated word for word in ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' by Truman's best friend looking for him in his basement.
* In ''Film/FantasticFour2005'', Sue turns invisible to hide from Doom, who begins pacing the room while mockingly calling out "Marco... polo..."
* Used by the hero in ''Film/TheGerman'', as he stalks his downed enemy through the woods:
-->'''Red Leader:''' It's no use. There's a truck there now, they'll send another five. The whole town saw us come down. You can't stay out here forever.

* ''Film/{{Assassins}}''. A ProfessionalKiller says this when searching through a hotel's computer database, to track down which room his target is using.

* In ''Film/BlackChristmas2019'', Riley and Kris are fleeing from the killer in the sorority house. The run into kitchen and crouch down at the far end of the kitchen island, out of sight of the door. They hear the killer enter and his footsteps slowly advancing towards their hiding spot. However, before he reaches the end of the island, he stops, turns around and walks out. [[spoiler:It is actually a trick to make them think it is safe to come out.]]

* Magrat in ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'' when the elves hunt her down in her own castle. At least, until she finds [[MagicFeather Queen Ynci's armor]] and proceeds to kick elf ass.

* ''Literature/TheSagaOfTheSwornBrothers'': Having killed Thorgrim and three sons of Thorgrim's sister Thordis, Thormod is planning to leave Greenland, but Thordis gets wind that Thormod is rowing across a fjord near their farm at night and sets out with her last son and five farmhands in order to kill him. When Thormod gets aware of the pursuers, he capsizes his boat and swims to a low-lying islet nearby, digs himself a hole between two rocks and covers himself with sea-weed. Thordis guesses correctly what Thormod has done and orders her posse to search the island and make sure to stab around in the sea-weed with their spears. When they do not find him, Thordis shouts that if Thormod can hear her, he must come out to prove he is truly manly and not a coward ("if he has a man's heart and not a mare's"). Thormod keeps lying still, and the searchers leave without having found him.
* ''Literature/MayaTheBee'':
** Maya and Willy would mostly play hide and seek throughout the show.
** The Studio 100 CGI series has a song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD7c8JhKLco "Verstoppertje"]] which is sung by Maya about her playing hide and seek with Flip and Willy. This song can be heard in the Maya show at ''Plopsaland'', where Maya is searching for Willy and Flip when she learns that they are planning a surprise for her birthday. But Flip and Willy have to keep it a secret between the female host.

* A rare example done by a protagonist occurs in ''Series/NewYorkUndercover'': going in to arrest an ex-con sex offender on suspicion of an attack. "Come out come out wherever you are!...you little pervert."

* A comic and (sort of) heroic example: The Cat in ''Series/RedDwarf'', hunting for mice: "Here, mousey, mousey! I've got some cheese! I only wanna be your friend!" *Hits things with a baseball bat*
* Done comically in ''[[Series/{{V 1983}} V: The Final Battle]]'' from 1984: a not-so-bright Visitor starts softly calling "Mousiiiieeeeee. Mousie. Here, mousie" to a dumpster as he scrounges for mice to eat.
* Done ironically in ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode "[[Recap/FireflyE14ObjectsInSpace Objects In Space]]". "Come on out, River. Nice man wants to kidnap you."

* Another non-villain example occurs in ''Series/Batman1966''. Batgirl says it word-for-word to Catwoman after chasing her into a changing room; this, of course, is Catwoman's cue to [[RightBehindMe appear behind her]] and capture her.

* Used twice by Rufus Zeno in ''Series/{{House of Anubis}}''. Once was to Patricia in the Season One episode House of Hazards. The second time was to Jerome in Season Two.
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. The line is delivered verbatim in "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E10Ultraworld Ultraworld]]" when Vila is alone on the ''Liberator'' and aliens start sending MindControl waves onto the ship. However the most chilling example is in "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E11Orbit Orbit]]". Avon and Vila are on a shuttle that can't reach escape velocity because it's too heavy. They strip the shuttle of everything they can throw out the airlock, but are short 70 kilos. [[ColdEquation Which happens to be just under Vila's weight.]] As Vila crouches terrified behind a hatch, Avon stalks through the shuttle with a handgun, calling softly, "Vila? Vila, I need your help..."

* Becky, infected by the HatePlague, does this to Hannah in ''Theatre/BlackFriday'' with her song "Do You Want to Play With Me?", searching for Hannah while serenely singing to her and calling her "lovely girl" and offering to play games with her... while hiding a syringe full of knockout drugs behind her back. Brr...

* From ''VideoGame/MaxPayne,'' during the battle with [[spoiler:B.B.]]: "Maxey, Maxey, Maxey...Come out, come out wherever you are! You know, I really hate people who refuse to see the inevitable, refuse to do the smart thing..."
* ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' sees [[BadassBiker Francis]], one of the survivors, deliver one of these in a rather blunt fashion when he hears a Hunter nearby: "I hear a Hunter! Come on out, wussy!"
* The super mutants in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' sometimes say exactly this when you hide from them, complete with a short, almost sarcastic laugh.

* This describes the entire gameplay of ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'', though some pursuers hew to it more closely than others.
* ''VideoGame/SplinterCell'': The mercenaries in the Kalinatek level say this line.
* Used by Filch in ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', when you're sneaking around the library.
* Coming from possessed Ray Stantz in ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'', this has a definite potential for nightmare fuel.

* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'': Although this line is never said, its typical follow-up line is used by Scarecrow if Batman is seen by the good doctor's hypodermic-needle-gloved Freddy Krueger-esque monster self in his fear-gas-induced visions of DEATH. Batman must avoid him by hiding in the shadows, but if he's seen, the follow-up line is spoken:
-->"Oh, '''there''' you are...(SLASH)"
* In ''VideoGame/Borderlands1'', the Mooks say exactly this (often followed by a "What are you, scared? Or '''something'''?).

* Used by Filch in the first ''VideoGame/HarryPotter'' computer game, when you're sneaking around the library.

* ''Series/FawltyTowers''- In the fabulous episode "The Psychiatrist" when Basil is convinced that a guest is hiding young woman in his room. He thinks he's finally cornered the offenders, triumphantly calls out this trope... and out comes the guest's wizened little mother. This, for once, is a non-creepy example.

** Buffy vs. Angel in his [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E9Angel eponymous episode]].

->''"Is anyone there? Would you come over here?"''
-->-- '''The turrets''', ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''

-->'''Piedmon''': Ale ale oxen free!

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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Zootopia}}'': The criminal mastermind [[spoiler: Dawn Bellwether]] says "Come on out, Judy..." in a very trembling and disturbing tone during the hide and seek at the museum.

-->"You lack even Prime's courage! Come out, Autobot! We all must die sometime!"

-->That's funny...I could have sworn I saw a little girl named Emily go in here...

* A rare non-villainous example occurs in the [[Film/HarryPotter film version]] of ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''. Just when TheReveal has occurred that Sirius Black [[spoiler: did not help to kill Harry's parents]], he begins calling out for...
-->[[spoiler:'PETER! PETTIGREW!']] And he's in this room, right now! Come out, come out, [[spoiler: Peter]]! Come out and ''play!!''

---> "Mummy! Where are you?...Mummy! I'm coming to find you!"

--->'''Master''': Out you come, ''little girl''. Come and meet your ''Master''.

-->'''Diamondback''': Caaaaarl, come out and playyyyay...

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* Music/{{Miserable}}. Jeremy Popoff tries to save himself from the GiantWoman by cowering behind a speaker. [[spoiler: [[EatenAlive It doesn't work.]] ]]

* From ''VideoGame/MaxPayne,'' during the battle with [[spoiler: B.B.]]: "Maxey, Maxey, Maxey...Come out, come out wherever you are! You know, I really hate people who refuse to see the inevitable, refuse to do the smart thing..."

--> '''Duke:''' "Come on out, Morphix. There's just two ways this can end, and in both of them, you die!"

--> '''Venom:''' Where'd Spider-Wuss go? '''Spider-Wussss!''' Come out and plaaaaaayyy!
--> '''Spider-Man:''' [[DynamicEntry *lands on Venom's head*]] TAG!
* In the last section of ''VideoGame/MadFather'', while Aya is being chased with a chainsaw by [[spoiler: her titular father]].
--> ''Aaaayaaaa... Doko ni iru no kanaaaa~?''

--> '''Khamsin:''' "Hidden or in plain sight, '''you're dead just the same!'''"

--> "Come out, come out, wherever you are..." with a long "a" and singed in her childish voice.

-->'''Noah:''' Come out, come out, wherever you are!
-->'''The Administrator is seen on the top of the observation tower, [[CombatTentacles flailing his tentacles]].'''
-->'''Noah:''' Oh shit! You're up there, huh? I'm fucking coming!

* [[spoiler:''Three'']] [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Number]] [[HollywoodCyborg Cyborgs]] does this to an isolated BadassNormal Teana during the final battle of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''. As noted by Teana, they just need to spot her back once for all of it to be over.

--> ''"Little girrrrl... come out, come out, wherever you are. [[BlatantLies I promise you'll be just fiiine]]."''

--->That's funny...I could have sworn I saw a little girl named Emily go in here...

--->[[spoiler:'PETER! PETTIGREW!']] And he's in this room, right now! Come out, come out, [[spoiler: Peter]]! Come out and ''play!!''

* In ''Film/{{Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}'', Harry ducks behind a tombstone in the Graveyard, avoiding Voldemort's curse. Softly, Voldemort tells him,
--->We are not playing hide and seek, Harry. You cannot hide from me. Does this mean you are tired of our duel? Does this mean that you would prefer me to finish it now, Harry? Come out, Harry... Come out and play, then... it will be quick... it might even be painless... I would not know... I have never died...

-->'''Buffy:''' Alright. Why don't you quit hiding and come out and face me like a ... [[BuffySpeak thing]].

--> "Mummy! Where are you?...Mummy! I'm coming to find you!"

-->'''Master''': Out you come, ''little girl''. Come and meet your ''Master''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' when Galvatron is searching for Hot Rod in the dimly lit innards of Unicron.
--->"You lack even Prime's courage! Come out, Autobot! We all must die sometime!"

-->"Whoever crosses me," said Dick, "is bound to face disaster.
-->Come on out, you yellow polecat. Come out and face your master!"
* Said by The Joker in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', “Be A Clown”. Joker ends up chasing a child he inadvertently kidnapped (after an attempt to blow up everyone at said child’s birthday party, no less) in a dark, creepy amusement park which seems to have been abandoned. Yes, the scenario is just as scary as it sounds. Especially chilling when he takes a stick and drags it along the gating.

* Magrat in ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'' when the elves hunt her down in her own castle. At least, until she finds [[MagicFeather Queen Ynci's armor]] and proceeds to kick elf ass.