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| rdfs:label | - An Astral Projection Not a Ghost
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| rdfs:comment | - A character who looks, feels, and talks like a ghost turns out to be a living person's out-of-body experience. Common variations include:
* The "ghost's" body "merely" lies in a Convenient Coma, but they don't know that and fervently believe themselves to be actually dead (especially if they Never Found the Body). A soul-body reunion in the end can help avoid what would otherwise become a Downer Ending.
* A Haunted House turns out to be the one a character always sees in their dreams... because they are the one haunting it. Examples of An Astral Projection Not a Ghost include:
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| abstract | - A character who looks, feels, and talks like a ghost turns out to be a living person's out-of-body experience. Common variations include:
* The "ghost's" body "merely" lies in a Convenient Coma, but they don't know that and fervently believe themselves to be actually dead (especially if they Never Found the Body). A soul-body reunion in the end can help avoid what would otherwise become a Downer Ending.
* A Haunted House turns out to be the one a character always sees in their dreams... because they are the one haunting it. A Sub-Trope of The Reveal and an Inverted Trope of sorts to Dead All Along. As this is a revelatory trope, spoilers will be found ahead. Examples of An Astral Projection Not a Ghost include:
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