History Main / TheUnmasquedWorld

* ''{{Charmed}}'''s Prue Halliwell's died because of this trope..

* This is what happens at the end of the ''YuYuHakusho'' {{manga}}, with the demons making themselves known to the humans so their worlds could start intermingling with each other. There are already CuteMonsterGirl actresses showing up on TV.

* At the end of [[spoiler: TheyLive]], the hero sacrifices himself to unmask alien invaders.

* Averted in the ''AnitaBlake'' series, wherein the existence of the supernatural has been known throughout all of history. Vampires and lycanthropes are common place (and the object of some fascination), and Anita herself is a licensed necromancer.
** Wasn't the Masquerade ended by Clark V Addison, the case that gave rights to Vampires?

* ElGoonishShive after [[spoiler: Pandora outs everything on the evening news]].

* In KimNewman's ''Anno Dracula'' series, vampires have been hiding in the shadows for centuries. Then Dracula becomes ''Queen Victoria's consort'' and everything changes.

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** However, ThereAreNoGlobalConsequences - it seems that neither scientists, religious / political leaders or crazy military groups are interested in getting the nice superpowered aliens for a talk or a test.

* Not paranormal, but definitely world-breaking: IsaacAsimov's short story (later expanded into a novel with RobertSilverberg cowriting) ''Nightfall'' takes place on a world with six suns whose inhabitants can be driven to madness with even brief exposure to darkness. But a rare astronomical alignment every two thousand years is approaching which will bring true night and the appearance of Stars. The world just happens to be inside a globular cluster (well, some kind of dense star cluster, anyway), so these are horizon-to-horizon, really bloody bright Stars. Cue [[GoMadFromTheRevelation universal madness]], rampant arson, and the end of civilization. Oh, and there is evidence that it happened at least seven (or nine) times before.
** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint what happens when they go inside? Or close their Eyes?]]

* {{Series/Heroes}}'s season four/volume five/possibly series finale features [[spoiler:Claire]] revealing [[spoiler:her]] power in front of a live television audience.

Laconic/TheUnmasquedWorld is a world where the supernatural has, after years of hiding, revealed itself to the world, intentionally or otherwise. In many cases, this will lead to the integration of the supernatural into society -- [[MundaneFantastic vampires on the cops, wizards in the hospital, werewolves in the park service]]. Expect much FantasticRacism as not everyone's just going to accept that the [[MonsterMash traditional horror movie monsters]] have decided to [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires move next door]] [[MonsterRoommate as roommates]].

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* This is implied to happen sometime after the ending of ''BigTroubleInLittleChina'', as the film opens with a lawyer questioning Egg Shen about what caused the giant green fireball that appeared over San Francisco's Chinatown (and Egg Shen casually whipping out some lightning to convince the lawyer that yes, shit just got real).

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* ''HarryPotter'': By Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the {{Masquerade}} might not be broken, but it is starting to crack. Giants are roaming up and down the countryside, Death Eaters are terrorizing Muggles more openly, and Muggles can even sense the spike in Dementor levels. The Ministry of Magic has its hand more than full running around modifying memories.
** Then again, it's implied that this level of "exposure" has happened more than once in the past and it's always gotten covered up again.

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** It might be justified to say that Shadow Run had two unmaskings, after all nobody thought bug spirits were real [[spoiler: till they ate Chicago.]]

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* ''LastResort'' plays with this: the Celeste, supernatural angels/demons capable of [[CompellingVoice talking anyone into doing anything]], are out in the open. It's the [[ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight vampires, djinn, zombies, and other miscellaneous monsters]] that are still forced into hiding thanks to the Celeste, even though people are aware they can and do exist.

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* In ''TechInfantry'', early in the backstory, a centuries-long Masquerade was broken by the Bug invasion of Brazil, and the existence of Mages, Vampires, and Werewolves was revealed to the masses in the ensuing War of Gehenna. For the rest of the story, magical and non-magical humans live alongside each other and jointly battle aliens, although only the magical ones are subject to compulsory military service.

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* In the 2008 AloneInTheDark game, giant demonic "living" fissures open up and swallow New York City. Try explaining that away. Or the various horrors that accompany it, such as swarms of demonic bats, or the fact that any water the touches the cracks becomes living darkness.

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* The first two Shin Megami Tensei happen in this jind of world, since demons are running free, a demon summoner has canonically ruled Tokyo between SMT 1 and 2, and Angels and Demons acting like heavilly militarized ''political parties''

Laconic/TheUnmasquedWorld is a world where the supernatural has, after years of hiding, revealed itself to the world, intentionally or otherwise. In many cases, this will lead to the integration of the supernatural into society -- [[MundaneFantastic vampires on the cops, wizards in the hospital, werewolves in the park service]]. Expect much FantasticRacism as not everyone's just going to accept that the traditional horror movie monsters have decided to [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires move next door]] [[MonsterMash as roommates]].

* Averted in the ''AnitaBlake'' series, wherein the existence of the supernatural has been known throughout all of history. Vampires and lycanthropes are common place (and the object of some fascination), and Anita herself is a licensed necromancer... OrSoIHeard.