History NightmareFuel / Daria

** And we haven't even gotten started on the part where his eye often ''bulges out of its socket'' when he's really outraged.

* In "Life In The Past Lane", Upchuck's Houdini-inspired magic act in which it appears he's bound and trapped inside a locked box. Stacy, acting as Upchuck's assistant, is a sobbing mess, making it clear something is very wrong. [[spoiler: It turns out that was the whole point: Upchuck appears alive and well outside of the box, while Stacy cries on cue to convince the audience of the potential danger.]] Regardless, much of the scene is played for dark humor.

* The beginning of "Boxing Daria" is a completely black screen, followed by the sound of a car crashing and a voice asking "Miss? Miss? Are you alright?" We find out later that [[spoiler: Daria's fine and nobody got hurt, but it's still scary.]]

* Upchuck's Houdini-inspired magic act in which it appears he's bound and trapped inside a locked box. Stacy, acting as Upchuck's assistant, is a sobbing mess, making it clear something is very wrong. [[spoiler: It turns out that was the whole point: Upchuck appears alive and well outside of the box, while Stacy cries on cue to convince the audience of the potential danger.]] Regardless, much of the scene is played for dark humor.

** The only thing that can is that the girl who just had her body and face madeover by Dr. Shar (the plastic surgeon), nose just collated and is being sent to the ER. They are informed by Quinn's friends, who are holding their new noses with their hands in a rush to a good doctor (noses courtesy by Dr. Shar). Heck earlier Dr. Shar was seen telling a patient on the phone, that they're just not used to breathing with their new nostrils. Yes. Not only does the doctor prey on the insecurities and wallets of people, she could easily have them killed due to her incompetence.

* While this is more of a FridgeHorror, in the episode "Fizz Ed", Ms. Angela Li demonstrates quite psychotic behavior, to the point of being AxCrazy; the FridgeHorror is that if you think about it, who knows what Ms. Li would have done with the ax if she had not stopped. Note that until she was transferred by ambulance.

* The "Hall of Mirrors" in Daria's nightmare in "Through a Lens Darkly". What starts off as innocent hall of mirror fare ends up with some of the most grotesque animations seen in the show (see image).
* The UrbanLegends told in "Legends of the Mall", particuarly the one which casts Mr. De Martino as a shop teacher driven to madness by the stupidity of his class, resulting in the loss of his teeth which he replaces with [[http://www.theangstguy.com/images/metalmouth.jpg metal ones himself]]. The way he just takes a chunk out a door is especially disconcerting.
*** Woe betide you if you enter the "Legends of the Mall" or Metalmouth pages on The Daria Wiki...
** ''The Rattling Girl'' (the story of the girl from the 1960s who looks like Sandi who became so skinny that her bones rattled when she danced). *shudder*
** Worse one was the Grade Changing girl. It was bad enough Daria played the part in her own urban legend, what made it scarier was that she laughed evilly comparable to Mr. [=DeMartino=].
* While on the subject of Mr. [=DeMartino=], his two EvilLaugh moments are rather creepy, especially as both are directed towards the viewer and are shown in an ominous shade.

* The sushi parasite that's pulled out of Jake's mouth.

* The beginning of "Boxing Daria" is a completely black screen, followed by the sound of a car crashing and a voice asking "Miss? Miss? Are you alright?" We find out later that [[spoiler: Daria's fine and nobody got hurt, but it's still scary.]]
* Some of the Alter Egos can be creepy, such as, fittingly, one of Mr. [=DeMartino=] as a deranged and roughed up man biting the heads off animals. Other examples include Stacy as Literature/{{Carrie}} and Sandi as the Devil.

* Jake's [[EyeScream eye]] when blood vessels burst in "The Teachings of Don Jake". Especially when it happens to ''both eyes'' at the end of the episode.
* Jake's father. Although we never saw a complete appearance of this character, what we hear about him is quite disturbing (indeed, the only character in the entire series showing [[TheSociopath sociopathic traits]]). He is largely responsible for Jake's fragile state of mind and neurosis as the result of an abusive upbringing. Despite never appearing onscreen, his influence is felt every time Jake goes off on a tangent about his childhood. It's stated he was dead by the time he was Jake's age.
* When vanity-obsessed Quinn goes to see a plastic surgeon, the surgeon waylays Daria into a 'change-your-features' session until the image on-screen becomes Quinn's. It's played for laughs and can't really deepen Daria's cynicism any more, but consider the surgeon's message: The only way to popularity is to spend tens of thousands of dollars to erase your identity entirely. Also scary: Even Daria's speech to Quinn, admitting that her looks are so great they make other girls, including herself, ill, cannot sway Quinn from her quest for Perfect Plus.
** The only thing that can is that the girl who just had her body and face madeover by Dr. Shar (the plastic surgeon), nose just collated and is being sent to the ER. They are informed by Quinn's friends, who are holding their new noses with their hands in a rush to a good doctor (noses courtesy by Dr. Shar). Heck earlier Dr. Shar was seen telling a patient on the phone, that they're just not used to breathing with their new nostrils. Yes. Not only does the doctor prey on the insecurities and wallets of people, she could easily have them killed due to her incompetence.
** Dr. Shar even looks like a [[http://s1048.photobucket.com/user/k42write/media/DrShar.png.html nightmare]]

* Allison, from ''Is It Fall Yet?'' plied Jane with alcohol and tried to seduce her into bed. This was when Jane was still legally a minor and Allison was an adult. [[DepravedBisexual What's more, she showed zero concern for Jane's stated orientation, insisting that she never hit on straight girls.]] And when Jane saw her acting flirtatious with an artist she'd called "pretentious" just the day before, Allison blew her off by suggesting Jane was too serious about the whole thing. What would have happened if she'd gotten Jane just a bit more drunk? And is Jane the only underage girl she's ever pulled this sort of tactic on?

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** The only thing that can is that the girl who just had her body and face madeover by Dr. Shar (the plastic surgeon), nose just collated and is being sent to the ER. They are informed by Quinn's friends, who are holding their new noses with their hands in a rush to a good doctor (noses courtesy by Dr. Shar). Yes. Not only does the doctor prey on the insecurities and wallets of people, she could easily have them killed due to her incompetence.