Types of fiction with multiple endings

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Multiple endings refer to a case in entertainment where the story could end in different ways.

Comics[]

• The Death-Ray by Daniel Clowes.
• Cliff Hanger.^[1]

Literature[]

• The Choose Your Own Adventure series.
• Fighting Fantasy
• Life's Lottery
• The French Lieutenant's Woman

Theater[]

• Ayn Rand's 1934 play Night of January 16th allowed the audience to affect the ending by acting as the "jury" and voting the defendant "innocent" or "guilty".^[2]
• The 1985 musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
• Dario Fo's 1970 play, Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
• The long-running play Shear Madness has multiple, audience-selected endings

Movies[]

DVDs/Blu-ray Discs may include an alternate ending as a special feature. These are usually not considered canon.

Movies which include multiple endings within the main cut of the film:^{[clarification needed]}

• Clue
• Wayne's World and its sequel, Wayne's World 2
• Scarface
• Sliding Doors
• Run Lola Run
• Harikrishnans
• 28 Days Later
• Unfriended: Dark Web
• Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
• 1408 (film)

Television[]

• Crown Court (TV series)
• Do the Right Thing (BBC TV series, 1994-1995)

Animation[]

• Dragon's Lair and Space Ace
• The fifth season finale of the Rooster Teeth web-series, Red vs. Blue

Video games[]

• Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

See also[]

• Alternate ending
• Interactive fiction
• Visual novel

References[]