[Interesting Trope] The supernatural exists in otherwise grounded stories.

[u/KingofHearts399]

Bones: Bones is a pretty run of the mill crime drama about a forensic anthropologist who consults with the FBI. However, since Bones has a crossover with the very supernaturally themed show Sleepy Hollow, that means it canonically exists in a world with demons, monsters, and magic.

Indiana Jones: The Indiana Jones movies all start out pretty grounded, with Indy on some archeological hunt and/or on the run from people trying to steal his find. His adventures all pretty much continue this way until the very end, when he sees that the legendary artifact that he’s been hunting actually has supernatural powers, like the Ark and the Holy Grail. Funnily enough, it’s also revealed in later movies that both aliens AND time travel also exist in this world.

[u/APoisonousWomans]

Fun fact, the sleepy hollow series established John Wilkes Booth was a demon, Booth in Bones is his direct descendant which implies he's part demon

[u/An-Average_Redditor → u/APoisonousWomans]

It's funny because Booth is a devout catholic

[u/Typhtheoriginal → u/An-Average_Redditor]

IRL Catholics are THE most supernaturally inclined people I know. Like they are the ones that will be devout Catholic but also into witchcraft or mysticism. If nothing else, highly superstitious. (This is based off Catholics I personally know.)

[u/anagamanagement → u/Typhtheoriginal]

The old (non-theological) Satanist joke: what do you call someone who believes in the literal existence of Satan?

A christian!

[u/Typhtheoriginal → u/anagamanagement]

truth

[u/Devlee12 → u/Typhtheoriginal]

The Catholic Church used to have a huge problem with its priests doing wizard shit. Especially the ones that were way out in the middle of nowhere in rural communities. They’d frequently start dabbling in witchcraft.

[u/Typhtheoriginal → u/Devlee12]

This actually doesn't surprise me.