Caverns of Coincidence

I've decided to reboot an ancient friend.

Dino Crisis 2 (2000)

During intro, David's bazooka scores a direct hit, depriving T-Rex of an eye.

Return to Jurassic Park #3 (1995)

Grant rescues Sonya by blasting Rexy in the...

I'm not saying this hasn't happened elsewhere, but even so.

Brain Dead 13 (death sequence) vs Mortal Kombat II (Dead Pool fatality)

Am I high on acid?

Maybe.

Kanary¹ - Space Harrier (1985) vs Osibisa - Osibisa (1971 album²)

Dragon insect is similar to winged elephant, yes?

¹Only encountered in third stage Amar, and names of regular enemies were anonymous until PC Engine/Turbografx-16 port.

²Art by Roger Dean.  A variation featured on Woyaya.

Mudy Crystal is the second boss in SNES entry Darius Force (aka Super Nova), and was modelled on a Portuguese man o' war. 

Cool.

Dungeons & Dragons

Grell was created by Ian Livingstone and introduced in White Dwarf #12 (April/May 1976). 

The weird part.

Monster Manual 4th Edition (2008)

Because I can.

Pulstar - Neo Geo (1995)
Armoured squid thing only appears in final stage Life or Death. 

Mars People debuted in Metal Slug 2 (1998).

Mysterio

Marvel Comics

Jake Gyllenhaal's suit was altered for Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Blue lights are like the helmet of Advanced suit found in Dead Space 2.

It

Pennywise's preferred form was based on Ronald McDonald, Bozo the Clown, Clarabell the Clown and infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

Apart from outfit being more colourful, 1990 miniseries is very faithful to source material.

God bless Tim Curry.

Check this out.

In Richard Wenk's Vamp, Grace Jones' bloodsucker Katrina mesmerises punters with a sexy dance routine at a sleazy After Dark nightclub.

Aww, they'd make such a cute couple.

Stephen King first conceived story in 1978.  He began writing 'it' in 1981 and finished in 1985.

Novel was originally published on 15 September 1986, and Vamp came a few months before on 18 July.

The truth makes shit even weirder.

Slap was modelled on Daryl Hannah's Pris in Blade Runner.

HA HA HA!

Deadlights

Anybody seduced by creature's sea of destructive lights is paralysed with fear, and even killed.

Miniseries

But more importantly.

It (2017)

The 3rd Birthday (2010)
Parasite Eve moved from the PS1 to PSP, and there hasn't been one since..
Presenting a cut scene of the Twisted.

Sure this is just for effect, but three lights surrounded by teeth?

Man, I'm on overdrive.

Hot Fuzz (2007) vs Metal Slug³ (1996)

³Illustration by Naohisa Yamaguchi.

But wait.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) #34 - September 1990
Joey stars in Toitle Anxiety.
Story, art and cover by Rich Hedden and Tom McWeeny.

Despite being incredibly similar, I don't buy for a second that Nao Q knew Rambo-esque lunatic existed.

Finally, a bit of classic British comedy.

Blackadder II - Chains (20 February 1986)
Baldrick comes to Queenie's fancy dress party as a pencil case.

Gag evolved in the final episode of Goes Forth.

Goodbyeee (2 November 1989)
In a desperate attempt to be invalided off to Blighty, Blackadder feigns insanity by employing an old trick picked up in the Sudan - wearing a pair underpants on his head and sticking a pencil up each nostril.

Wubble.

This was kinda stolen for Bottom.

Burglary (8 October 1992)
Eddie's been sleep doodling again.

And the blockbusting kicker.

National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Ahead of his midterm grade of 0.0, John 'Bluto' Blutarsky briefly does the same thing.

Whether Richard Curtis and Ben Elton copied set piece remains unknown.