
and then the screen goes black, and the credits roll. Sherlock raises the gun, about to shoot a cluster of bombs that will kill him, James Moriarty, and John Watson.

Sherlock did it because at the time the writers were unsure if there was going to be a second series, so that the ending either closed the show or left viewers waiting for series 2 episode 1.

Hopefully The Movie will resolve the cliffhanger. The series finale of Skins series 4 cuts to black in the middle of Cook attacking Freddie's killer.The screen cuts to black rather than show O'Brien and Bashir getting schooled by a Klingon and his hot Trill wife, and the sound of clashing weapons is briefly heard. The episode " You Are Cordially Invited" of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ends with O'Brien and Bashir charging at Worf and Dax, attacking them to conclude their wedding ceremony.Playr often fades to black for more violent scenes.River Tam and the Reavers at the end of Serenity.Another reason for it, besides Gory Discretion Shot to get past the censors, was due to the film's cheap budget. Part of this was because of their desire to enter the film into the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, which forbade depictions of "gratuitous" levels of blood, violence, and gore, and would have rejected the film if it depicted a realistic scene of stabbing and attempted murder of a pregnant woman. Done awkwardly in the Freedom Warrior Productions film The Meaning Of Choice, with the black screen fading in and out repeatedly to the sound of a heartbeat as the girl is being attacked by her ex-boyfriend.Used on Claire at the end of The Innkeepers.Inception: Did the top topple or not? According to Christopher Nolan, even he isn't sure.The movie ends with a shot on Adrian's Oh, Crap! look as he's surrounded by werewolves, then it cuts to black and we hear Adrian being torn apart before the credits play. Howl (2015): A one-sided-fight variation.However, this was done for artistic reasons, since it adds weight to the ending. Part of the scene that (should have) followed is still present in the trailer, as well as in a deleted scene.

Used at the end of The Grey, when Ottway fights the alpha.Good Manners ended this way, just as Clara and Joel are about to face off an angry mob of the villagers that used to be their friendly neighbors banging at their door.Used on several occasions in Cthulhu (2007), such as when the protagonist kills the Ancestor.It's being theorized that each time this happens, the story moves to another/parallel house with different versions of the characters. On several occasions the movie Coherence suddenly cuts to black.
