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The eyes are our window to the world. We rely mostly on our sight to tell us about the world -- its wonders, its dangers, and its beauty ([[CaptainObvious unless you're blind]]). At the same time, our eyes are mostly made of water and nerve tissue. Which means that most direct attacks on the eyes, especially with a sharp, pointy object, will destroy them.

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[[IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] EyedScreen, apart from both being EyeTropes.

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->''"We all understand that eyes are the most vulnerable of our sensory organs, the most vulnerable of our facial accessories, and they are ''soft''."''

->''"We all understand that eyes are the most vulnerable of our sensory organs, the most vulnerable of our facial accessories, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment and they are]] ''[[CaptainObvious soft]]''."''

The eyes are our window to the world. We rely mostly on our sight to tell us about the world -- its wonders, its dangers, and its beauty ([[CaptainObvious unless you're blind]]). At the same time, our eyes are mostly made of water and nerve tissue. Which means that most direct attacks on the eyes, especially with a sharp, pointy object, will destroy them .

[[IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] EyedScreen, except that both tropes involve eyes.

-> [[{{Pun}} I scream]], you scream, we all scream for Eye Scream and [[IncrediblyLamePun calm ourselves afterwards with Ice Cream]]!

The eyes are our window to the world. We rely mostly on our sight to tell us about the world -- its wonders, its dangers, and its beauty ([[CaptainObvious unless you're blind]]). At the same time, our eyes are mostly made of water and nerve tissue. Which means that most direct attacks on the eyes, especially with a sharp, pointy object, will destroy them . (Most of the time, this will also kill you unless you can get immediate medical attention, due to blood loss and shock.)

-> [[{{Pun}} I scream]], you scream, we all scream for EyeScream and [[IncrediblyLamePun calm ourselves afterwards with Ice Cream]]!

-> [[{{Pun}} I scream]], you scream, we all scream for EyeScream!

The eyes are our window to the world. We rely mostly on our sight to tell us about the world -- its wonders, its dangers, and its beauty ([[CaptainObvious unless you're blind]]). At the same time, however, our eyes are mostly made of water and nerve tissue. Which basically means that most direct attacks on the eyes, especially with a sharp, pointy object, will probably destroy them utterly. (Most of the time, this will also kill you rather quickly unless you can get immediate medical attention, due to blood loss and shock.)

The Eye Scream is when the creator of a work takes advantage of our PrimalFear of having something utterly horrible happen to our eyes, usually involving the invasion of the eye sockets by a foreign body, and [[NightmareFuel plays it up for all its worth]]. All its squishy, bloody, traumatic worth. Academically, this is known as the ''Injury to the Eye Motif''. It also has strong [[FreudWasRight Freudian ties]] to genital mutilation.

An interesting commonality in these examples is that one of the best ways to quickly show a character has [[GoMadFromTheRevelation gone]] [[SanitySlippage completely]] [[DespairEventHorizon off the deep end]] is to show them mutilating their own eyes.

Usually accompanied with ReflectiveEyes, so we can get a nice and nasty glimpse of the incoming foreign object. See also GoForTheEye, AHandfulForAnEye, MoeGreeneSpecial, ForcedToWatch, and EyePoke. Likewise, a GroinAttack can invoke the same [[{{Squick}} primal reaction]]. Compare {{Fingore}}, AgonyOfTheFeet and EarAche. Contrast EyesAreUnbreakable. If the character survives it often results in an EyepatchOfPower.

An interesting commonality in these examples is that one of the best ways to quickly show a character has [[GoMadFromTheRevelation gone]] [[SanitySlippage completely]] [[MoralEventHorizon off the deep end]] is to show them mutilating their own eyes.

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The eyes are our window to the world. We rely mostly on our sight to tell us about the world -- its wonders, its dangers, and its beauty ([[CaptainObvious unless you're blind]]). At the same time, however, our eyes are mostly made of water and nerve tissue. Which basically means that most direct attacks on the eyes, especially with a sharp, pointy object, will probably destroy them utterly.[[note]]Most of the time, this will also kill you rather quickly unless you can get immediate medical attention, due to blood loss and shock.[[/note]]

The eyes are our window to the world. We rely mostly on our sight to tell us about the world -- its wonders, its dangers, and its beauty ([[CaptainObvious unless you're blind]]). At the same time, however, our eyes are mostly made of water and nerve tissue. Which basically means that most direct attacks on the eyes, especially with a sharp, pointy object, will probably destroy them utterly.[[hottip:* :Most of the time, this will also kill you rather quickly unless you can get immediate medical attention, due to blood loss and shock.]]

The EyeScream is when the creator of a work takes advantage of our PrimalFear of having something utterly horrible happen to our eyes, usually involving the invasion of the eye sockets by a foreign body, and [[NightmareFuel plays it up for all its worth]]. All its squishy, bloody, traumatic worth.

Academically, this is known as the ''Injury to the Eye Motif''. It also has strong [[FreudWasRight Freudian ties]] to genital mutilation.

Usually accompanied with ReflectiveEyes, so we can get a nice and nasty glimpse of the incoming foreign object. See also GoForTheEye, AHandfulForAnEye, MoeGreeneSpecial, ForcedToWatch, and EyePoke.

Likewise, a GroinAttack can invoke the same [[{{Squick}} primal reaction]]. Compare {{Fingore}}, AgonyOfTheFeet and EarAche. Contrast EyesAreUnbreakable. If the character survives it often results in an EyepatchOfPower.

-->-- '''StephenKing''', ''Danse Macabre''.

The EyeScream is when the creator of a work takes advantage of our PrimalFear of having something utterly horrible happen to our eyes, usually involving the invasion of the eye sockets by a foreign body, and [[NightmareFuel plays it up for all its worth]]. All its squishy, bloody, traumatic worth.

An interesting commonality in these examples is that one of the best ways to quickly show a character has [[GoMadFromTheRevelation gone]] [[SanitySlippage completely]] [[MoralEventHorizon off the deep end]] is to show them mutilating their own eyes.

Usually accompanied with ReflectiveEyes, so we can get a nice and nasty glimpse of the incoming foreign object. See also GoForTheEye, AHandfulForAnEye, MoeGreeneSpecial, ForcedToWatch, and EyePoke.

The eyes are our window to the world. We rely mostly on our sight to tell us about the world -- its wonders, its dangers, and its beauty (well, [[DisabilitySuperpower unless you're]] {{Daredevil}} or [[AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph Bei Fong]]). At the same time, however, our eyes are mostly made of water and nerve tissue. Which basically means that most direct attacks on the eyes, especially with a sharp, pointy object, will probably destroy them utterly.[[hottip:* :Most of the time, this will also kill you rather quickly unless you can get immediate medical attention, due to blood loss and shock.]]

-> I scream, you scream, we all scream for EyeScream!

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Ah. Made you wince, didn't I?