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* ''[[Coraline (novel)|Coraline]]'', by [[Neil Gaiman]], and the film adaptation also by Henry Selick. |
* ''[[Coraline (novel)|Coraline]]'', by [[Neil Gaiman]], and the film adaptation also by Henry Selick. |
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** [[Word of God|According to Gaiman]], at least, adults find it much scarier than children do, because children tend not to pick up on the implied [[Adult Fear |
** [[Word of God|According to Gaiman]], at least, adults find it much scarier than children do, because children tend not to pick up on the implied [[Adult Fear]]s. |
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* ''[[Goosebumps]]''. |
* ''[[Goosebumps]]''. |
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** Taken quite literally with the story ''Vampire Breath'': one of the elder vampires wore fanged dentures because he had no teeth. |
** Taken quite literally with the story ''Vampire Breath'': one of the elder vampires wore fanged dentures because he had no teeth. |
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* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' has lots of very well done instances of kiddy horror. |
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' has lots of very well done instances of kiddy horror. |
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** The poster boy for |
** The poster boy for Defanged Horrors would certainly be Koh the Facestealer, a massive centipede demon that steals faces. The [[The Blank|faceless monkey]] in front of his lair is a genuine scare, but it's his voice and his words, which are genuinely spine chilling. |
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** The keeper of the library in the desert is just a very large owl, that's actually very polite and friendly. But it's clearly not a mere mortal creature and it's made very clear that one should not abuse its trust. And when it eventually gets angry, things turn really scary. |
** The keeper of the library in the desert is just a very large owl, that's actually very polite and friendly. But it's clearly not a mere mortal creature and it's made very clear that one should not abuse its trust. And when it eventually gets angry, things turn really scary. |
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** The [[Weird Moon|Blood Red Moon]] during the season 1 finale. |
** The [[Weird Moon|Blood Red Moon]] during the season 1 finale. |