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{{quote|"''Just talked to the creator of ''Adventure Time'', Pendleton Ward (@buenothebear). He said that he'd be happy if the show gave people nightmares.''"|[http://twitter.com/#!/MattIGN/status/175003238695845888 Tweet] by '''Matt Fowler'''}}

 

 

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* "Freak City". [[Reality Warper|Magic]] [[Jerkass|Man]]. You know an animated series is gold when you, a grown-ass adult, have nightmares about its Q analogue.

** One of the first things he does is magically turn a bird inside out. The worst part about the inside-out bird is that it doesn't die. It flops around on the ground for a little bit and struggles to get away- a true [[Fate Worse Than Death]] if there ever were one.

* "Dungeon" had ''PLENTY''.

** Finn's "guardian angel" is horrific, mainly because the sudden change from cute to scary can catch you off guard. She also says something along the lines of "I'm going to boil you alive and eat your flesh" before showing off her... [[Gross Up Close-Up|disgusting face?]]

** Demon cat thing! Sure, his knowledge of "almost everything" was [[Nightmare Retardant|rather great]], but something about his voice and composure...

** The angry face Princess Bubblegum made at the end.

* Princess Bubblegum is scary, depending on who you talk to. For such a cute character, she has her very terrifying, unsettling moments. For some people, she's the scariest character in the show BECAUSE she isn't expected to be, based on her cute appearance and affable demeanor. Her creepy scenes come out of nowhere, and are always unexpected.

* The torture the gnomes put Finn through in "Power Animal".

** The very last line of that episode.

* Much of "Susan Strong". Susan going completely manic, and her gathering up her hyoomans to eat everyone in the Candy Kingdom, (except for red stripe man.)

** Jake's scary line: "We could rule them like gods! *squints eyes, rubs hands, talks in low, soft voice* Angry gods..." Of course, Jake was kidding, but the way he said that line was insanely creepy.

* Peppermint Butler in "Death In Bloom".

"Hehehehehe... Stop bein' silly, Peppermint Butler!"<br />

[[Paranoia Fuel|"I'm going to take it while you sleep!"]] }}

* If you look closely you can see very tiny and faintly seen pupils in the Lich's eye sockets, for some reason it's just disturbing.

** Here's the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3XO7-5jZWw link.] {{spoiler|The low voice for Bubblegum actually makes it worse.}}

** During the first showdown with The Lich, {{spoiler|Finn shoves his sweater into the Lich's eyes, pulling his skull out and shattering it to pieces. How does the Lich react during all this? He [[Evil Laugh|laughs.]]}}

** The Lich is basically the personification of this trope. The dude has no brilliant evil plan or secret weapon: he's just there to [[Omnicidal Maniac|KILL EVERYONE.]] [[Fridge Horror|He cannot ever be truly killed since he can swap bodies whenever he feels like it.]] [[Eldritch Abomination|And just look at his face!!!]]

** Or the {{spoiler|green, slimy ghost that came out of nowhere!}} Made all the scarier with the {{spoiler|[[Real After All]] revelation and the sudden flashback that occurs right before Finn makes himself forget about it.}}

** Even though {{spoiler|it was just a wax replica}}, PB melting was creepy.

* The episode "No One Can Hear You" is ''full'' of this.

** {{spoiler|When the deer [[The Dog Was the Mastermind|is revealed to be the mastermind]], he stands up and takes off his hooves to reveal [[Uncanny Valley|human-like hands.]]}}

** When Jake's dream was nearly over, out of nowhere the Cosmic Owl appears and lets out a high-pitched shriek, accompanied by a sudden noise.

* A great overlap between this and [[Tear Jerker]] is found in "Holly Jolly Secrets," when we learn that the Ice King {{spoiler|used to be a man named Simon Petrikov, who was engaged and becoming an antiquarian. He was sold what would become his [[Memetic Outfit]] crown, and put it on his head just as a joke for his fiancé Betty. This small contact with the magical artifact led to a slow descent into madness, quickly making way for a [[Noodle Incident]] that caused Betty to leave him. The crown then continued turning him into a monster... turning him into what he is now.}}

** Especially considering he literally refers to Betty as {{spoiler|''"My Princess"'' and begs her to come back}} - and [[It Got Worse|it gets worse]] when you [[Fridge Horror|realize]] {{spoiler|he was most likely responsible for her death.}}

** The subtle take on a [[Scare Chord]] that was used when we first see {{spoiler|Simon open the cabinet and show his audience the crown.}}

* "Five Short Graybles". PB and Pepbut actually killed a cute little jellyfish for the sake of making the greatest sandwich ever by cooking it. If you think about it, it died in a pretty awful way.

* The ending of "Web Weirdos", where Finn and Jake are {{spoiler|buried under a mountain of baby spiders infinitely gushing out of their mother's backside.}} [[Tethercat Principle|During the fade to black.]]

'''Jake:''' Circle of life, Finn. Circle of life... }}

* Jake in "Return to the Nightosphere". He turned into some kind of gross demon for real: http://youtu.be/vwlO3o3vmRo.

** As they pan across the horizon to show us what the Nightosphere really looks like, the only sound effect that can be heard leaves him shaking in fear. It's a sound effect that sounds like an old woman dying a horrible, slow, painful death.

** And {{spoiler|Marceline's [[Chaotic Evil]] form}} complete with creepy, modified voice.

*** You thought demons were creepy with the Nightosphere Amulet? Here's {{spoiler|[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120501121048/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/thumb/f/fc/Evil_Finn.png/545px-Evil_Finn.png Finn under its control]}}.

** The cruel and bizarre punishments. One demon was forced to eternally vomit bananas (and bananas are considered to literally be shit in the Nightosphere,) and one had his entire head turned into abdominal muscles. According to Andy Ristaino, they didn't get better, and their situation is probably far worse right now.

*** She crushed the bee in her paws (we saw blood, too!), and brought it back to life with her psychic powers. This made even ''PB'' frightened!

*** Her disturbingly logical speech upon her turn to the [[Dark Side]], delivered in that perfect [[Creepy Child]] voice:

** The children entering Jake through his ''eye sockets'' in an attempt to damage his brain. {{spoiler|And when Goliad mind-controls the kids to do the same thing later.}}

** Jake freaking out and yelling at the candy kids.

 

 

[[Evil Is Deathly Cold|Aren't you cold?]]

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal|NO, I'M NOT!]] [[It Makes Sense in Context|I'VE GOT A SWEATER ON!]]

 

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