| | The Titling |
type |
FeatureClass |
| | The Titling |
label |
The Titling |
| | The Titling |
page |
TheTitling |
| | The Titling |
comment |
Titles of the definite-article + gerund format, i.e. "The [verb]ing". And since it's about something happening, it's an Event Title sub-trope as well.
The use of this format for titling Horror Films is sometimes parodied, and is usually a good indicator that the film is very definitely a B-Grade one (despite the Trope Namer, The Shining, being anything but low-quality). It's also a very easy way to give your sequel a memorable subtitle.
Compare Verbing Nouny. |
| | The Titling |
fetched |
2023-08-30T04:30:55Z |
| | The Titling |
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2023-08-30T04:30:55Z |
| | The Titling |
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Dropped link to AtlanteanTheLonging: Not an Item - UNKNOWN |
| | The Titling |
processingComment |
Dropped link to Castlevania: Not an Item - CAT |
| | The Titling |
processingComment |
Dropped link to KateBush: Not an Item - IGNORE |
| | The Titling |
processingComment |
Dropped link to Privateer2TheDarkening: Not an Item - UNKNOWN |
| | The Titling |
processingComment |
Dropped link to TearsForFears: Not an Item - IGNORE |
| | The Titling |
processingUnknown |
Atlantean: The Longing (Tabletop Game) |
| | The Titling |
processingUnknown |
Privateer2TheDarkening |
| | The Titling |
isPartOf |
DBTropes |
| | The Titling / int_20cb7506 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_20cb7506 |
comment |
The Conjuring |
| | The Titling / int_20cb7506 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_20cb7506 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Conjuring |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_20cb7506 |
| | The Titling / int_2196de57 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_2196de57 |
comment |
A Treehouse of Horror segment is labeled "The Shinning," to parody The Shining. |
| | The Titling / int_2196de57 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_2196de57 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Treehouse of Horror |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_2196de57 |
| | The Titling / int_21a6127c |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_21a6127c |
comment |
The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting (1999) |
| | The Titling / int_21a6127c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_21a6127c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Haunting (1963) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_21a6127c |
| | The Titling / int_21a612df |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_21a612df |
comment |
The Haunting (1999) |
| | The Titling / int_21a612df |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_21a612df |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Haunting (1999) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_21a612df |
| | The Titling / int_234b78e5 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_234b78e5 |
comment |
Changeling: The Dreaming |
| | The Titling / int_234b78e5 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_234b78e5 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Changeling: The Dreaming (Tabletop Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_234b78e5 |
| | The Titling / int_24b7b0fc |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_24b7b0fc |
comment |
The Burning |
| | The Titling / int_24b7b0fc |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_24b7b0fc |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Burning |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_24b7b0fc |
| | The Titling / int_261c8d3f |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_261c8d3f |
comment |
The Simpsons
Parodied when Lenny gets a bit part in a movie called "The Redeadening".
The episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" involves the kids wanting to see a movie called "The Bloodening" (a parody of Village of the Damned).
A Treehouse of Horror segment is labeled "The Shinning," to parody The Shining. |
| | The Titling / int_261c8d3f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_261c8d3f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Simpsons |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_261c8d3f |
| | The Titling / int_2b70efd4 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_2b70efd4 |
comment |
Old World of Darkness
Changeling: The Dreaming
Hunter: The Reckoning |
| | The Titling / int_2b70efd4 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_2b70efd4 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Old World of Darkness (Tabletop Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_2b70efd4 |
| | The Titling / int_2b82b95f |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_2b82b95f |
comment |
An in-universe example occurs on iCarly: Carly, Sam and Freddy help some friends make a trailer for a movie called... The Blowing. |
| | The Titling / int_2b82b95f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_2b82b95f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | iCarly |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_2b82b95f |
| | The Titling / int_30253f6b |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_30253f6b |
comment |
The Outing |
| | The Titling / int_30253f6b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_30253f6b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | TheOuting |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_30253f6b |
| | The Titling / int_34fd3cf6 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_34fd3cf6 |
comment |
Ruthlessly parodied in season 3 of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, with such episode titles as "The Shaving", "The Cubing", and of course, "The The". |
| | The Titling / int_34fd3cf6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_34fd3cf6 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Aqua Teen Hunger Force |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_34fd3cf6 |
| | The Titling / int_36994f79 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_36994f79 |
comment |
The Crossing |
| | The Titling / int_36994f79 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_36994f79 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Crossing |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_36994f79 |
| | The Titling / int_37e69c9e |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_37e69c9e |
comment |
Evershade: In "Reforming", when picking what movie to watch, one call "The Shaping" is mentioned, and as this trope implies, it's a horror movie: |
| | The Titling / int_37e69c9e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_37e69c9e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Evershade (Fanfic) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_37e69c9e |
| | The Titling / int_46937a7a |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_46937a7a |
comment |
The Killing |
| | The Titling / int_46937a7a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_46937a7a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Killing |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_46937a7a |
| | The Titling / int_52eb7183 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_52eb7183 |
comment |
Parodied in the Irregular Webcomic! "Shakespeare" theme, when Will proposes a fantasy game called Noun: The Gerunding. |
| | The Titling / int_52eb7183 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_52eb7183 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Irregular Webcomic! (Webcomic) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_52eb7183 |
| | The Titling / int_563272af |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_563272af |
comment |
The Missing |
| | The Titling / int_563272af |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_563272af |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Missing |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_563272af |
| | The Titling / int_56df3449 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_56df3449 |
comment |
The Reaping |
| | The Titling / int_56df3449 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_56df3449 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Reaping |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_56df3449 |
| | The Titling / int_58258d8f |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_58258d8f |
comment |
The Howling |
| | The Titling / int_58258d8f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_58258d8f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Howling |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_58258d8f |
| | The Titling / int_58f9e49e |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_58f9e49e |
comment |
The Wailing |
| | The Titling / int_58f9e49e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_58f9e49e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Wailing |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_58f9e49e |
| | The Titling / int_60831e1a |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_60831e1a |
comment |
The Haunting |
| | The Titling / int_60831e1a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_60831e1a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Haunting (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_60831e1a |
| | The Titling / int_63c1175b |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_63c1175b |
comment |
UFP The Movie: The Moviening |
| | The Titling / int_63c1175b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_63c1175b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Ultra Fast Pony (Web Video) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_63c1175b |
| | The Titling / int_6d873844 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_6d873844 |
comment |
The Dreaming |
| | The Titling / int_6d873844 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_6d873844 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Dreaming (Manga) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_6d873844 |
| | The Titling / int_6eb5c3bb |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_6eb5c3bb |
comment |
Siren: The Drowning |
| | The Titling / int_6eb5c3bb |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_6eb5c3bb |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Siren: The Drowning (Tabletop Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_6eb5c3bb |
| | The Titling / int_71b9aa90 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_71b9aa90 |
comment |
The Vanishing |
| | The Titling / int_71b9aa90 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_71b9aa90 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Vanishing |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_71b9aa90 |
| | The Titling / int_7f762e3f |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_7f762e3f |
comment |
The Bleeding |
| | The Titling / int_7f762e3f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_7f762e3f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Bleeding |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_7f762e3f |
| | The Titling / int_8226b6fa |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_8226b6fa |
comment |
The Unearthling |
| | The Titling / int_8226b6fa |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_8226b6fa |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Pod People |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_8226b6fa |
| | The Titling / int_8613742a |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_8613742a |
comment |
Hunter: The Reckoning: Redeemer |
| | The Titling / int_8613742a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_8613742a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Hunter: The Reckoning (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_8613742a |
| | The Titling / int_886c8ac2 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_886c8ac2 |
comment |
The Awakening |
| | The Titling / int_886c8ac2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_886c8ac2 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Awakening |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_886c8ac2 |
| | The Titling / int_8a3db99e |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_8a3db99e |
comment |
The Becoming |
| | The Titling / int_8a3db99e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_8a3db99e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Becoming (Webcomic) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_8a3db99e |
| | The Titling / int_8c771aca |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_8c771aca |
comment |
The Reckoning |
| | The Titling / int_8c771aca |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_8c771aca |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Reckoning (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_8c771aca |
| | The Titling / int_9153ccb1 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_9153ccb1 |
comment |
The Shining |
| | The Titling / int_9153ccb1 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_9153ccb1 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Shining |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_9153ccb1 |
| | The Titling / int_924c78dc |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_924c78dc |
comment |
Hunter: The Reckoning |
| | The Titling / int_924c78dc |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_924c78dc |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Hunter: The Reckoning (Tabletop Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_924c78dc |
| | The Titling / int_976ef3d2 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_976ef3d2 |
comment |
Wraith: The Arising |
| | The Titling / int_976ef3d2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_976ef3d2 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Wraith: The Arising (Tabletop Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_976ef3d2 |
| | The Titling / int_a183d57f |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_a183d57f |
comment |
Futurama: "The Honking" has Bender getting attacked by a "were-car". |
| | The Titling / int_a183d57f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_a183d57f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Futurama |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_a183d57f |
| | The Titling / int_a375e33a |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_a375e33a |
comment |
The Shooting |
| | The Titling / int_a375e33a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_a375e33a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Shooting |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_a375e33a |
| | The Titling / int_a825da3e |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_a825da3e |
comment |
Magic: The Gathering |
| | The Titling / int_a825da3e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_a825da3e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Magic: The Gathering (Tabletop Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_a825da3e |
| | The Titling / int_aca7b22d |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_aca7b22d |
comment |
The Amazing World of Gumball: Its Idiosyncratic Episode Naming makes all of its titles with "The", it's almost surprising that this doesn't happen more often. There are a handful examples, however:
The Painting
The Parking
The Singing
The Vegging
The Schooling
The Understanding |
| | The Titling / int_aca7b22d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_aca7b22d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Amazing World of Gumball |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_aca7b22d |
| | The Titling / int_b2afdc9d |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_b2afdc9d |
comment |
Chronicles of Darkness
Mage: The Awakening |
| | The Titling / int_b2afdc9d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_b2afdc9d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Chronicles of Darkness (Tabletop Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_b2afdc9d |
| | The Titling / int_b4fe32c9 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_b4fe32c9 |
comment |
Invader Zim: "The Wettening" involves Dib tormenting Zim with water balloons when he discovers Earth's water is toxic to Irkens. |
| | The Titling / int_b4fe32c9 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_b4fe32c9 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Invader Zim |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_b4fe32c9 |
| | The Titling / int_b583de72 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_b583de72 |
comment |
The Croaking |
| | The Titling / int_b583de72 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_b583de72 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Croaking (Webcomic) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_b583de72 |
| | The Titling / int_b972a1fd |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_b972a1fd |
comment |
Hunchback: The Lurching |
| | The Titling / int_b972a1fd |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_b972a1fd |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Hunchback: The Lurching (Tabletop Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_b972a1fd |
| | The Titling / int_bd310eaa |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_bd310eaa |
comment |
El Goonish Shive has the storyline "Q&A 7 - The Requestioning" |
| | The Titling / int_bd310eaa |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_bd310eaa |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | El Goonish Shive (Webcomic) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_bd310eaa |
| | The Titling / int_bf53e03d |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_bf53e03d |
comment |
Between the Lines (MrQuestionMark): "The Turning". |
| | The Titling / int_bf53e03d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_bf53e03d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Between the Lines (MrQuestionMark) (Fanfic) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_bf53e03d |
| | The Titling / int_c4282b71 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_c4282b71 |
comment |
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: The season 6 premiere consists of "The Crystalling, Part 1", and "The Crystalling, Part 2". The eponymous Crystalling is a form of christening ceremony for Shining Armor and Princess Cadance's new baby. |
| | The Titling / int_c4282b71 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_c4282b71 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_c4282b71 |
| | The Titling / int_c880fcc7 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_c880fcc7 |
comment |
The episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" involves the kids wanting to see a movie called "The Bloodening" (a parody of Village of the Damned). |
| | The Titling / int_c880fcc7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_c880fcc7 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Village of the Damned (1960) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_c880fcc7 |
| | The Titling / int_c98f3ad7 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_c98f3ad7 |
comment |
Final Fantasy VII: The Sevening |
| | The Titling / int_c98f3ad7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_c98f3ad7 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Final Fantasy VII: The Sevening (Webcomic) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_c98f3ad7 |
| | The Titling / int_caf76c89 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_caf76c89 |
comment |
The Happening |
| | The Titling / int_caf76c89 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_caf76c89 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Happening |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_caf76c89 |
| | The Titling / int_d64ae569 |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_d64ae569 |
comment |
Highlander II: The Quickening |
| | The Titling / int_d64ae569 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_d64ae569 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Highlander II: The Quickening |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_d64ae569 |
| | The Titling / int_ebffc81f |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_ebffc81f |
comment |
Mage: The Awakening |
| | The Titling / int_ebffc81f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_ebffc81f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Mage: The Awakening (Tabletop Game) |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_ebffc81f |
| | The Titling / int_ec00290d |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_ec00290d |
comment |
The Killing |
| | The Titling / int_ec00290d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_ec00290d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | The Killing |
hasFeature |
The Titling / int_ec00290d |
| | The Titling / int_edad0d4c |
type |
The Titling |
| | The Titling / int_edad0d4c |
comment |
Senshi: The Merchandising |
| | The Titling / int_edad0d4c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | The Titling / int_edad0d4c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Senshi: The Merchandising (Tabletop Game) |
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The Gathering |
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Piranha Part Two: The Spawning |
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| | Piranha Part Two: The Spawning |
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Dexter's Laboratory: "The Laughing" involves Dexter turning into a "were-clown". |
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The Baconing, the third part of the DeathSpank saga. |
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