Types of fiction with multiple endings

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

Literature

• The Choose Your Own Adventure series.
• The 1983 strip Cliff Hanger.^[1]

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

Films

DVDs may include an alternate ending as a special feature. These are usually not considered canon.

Films which include multiple endings within the main cut of the film:

• Clue
• Wayne's World and its sequel, Wayne's World 2
• Sliding Doors
• Run Lola Run
• Harikrishnans
• 28 Days Later

Animation

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

Video games

See also

• Alternate ending
• Interactive fiction
• Visual novel

References

1. ↑ Oliver, Jack Edward (25 June 1983). Buster. Fleetway. 
2. ↑ Branden, Barbara (1986). The Passion of Ayn Rand. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. pp. 122–124. ISBN 0-385-19171-5. OCLC 12614728.