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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.
Life's Lottery

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
Scarface
Sliding Doors
Run Lola Run
Harikrishnans
28 Days Later
Unfriended: Dark Web
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Animation

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

Video games

References

^ by Jack Edward Oliver. Oliver, Jack Edward (25 June 1983). Buster. Fleetway.
^ Branden, Barbara (1986). The Passion of Ayn Rand. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. pp. 122–124. ISBN 0-385-19171-5. OCLC 12614728. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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