History NightmareFuel / GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio

* The scene where [[EvilPuppeteer Count]] [[NotSoHarmlessVillain Volpe]] tries to burn Pinocchio alive after Pinocchio humiliated him.

--->'''Count Volpe:''' Is our contract worth nothing? I'll do my part, and you, you will burn! Burn bright! [[IronicEcho like a STAR!]]

* The scene where Count Volpe tries to burn Pinocchio alive after Pinocchio humiliated him.

--->'''Count Vulpe:''' Is our contract worth nothing? I'll do my part, and you, you will burn! Burn bright! Like a [[IronicEcho star!]]

** Spazzatura then tries to stop him from burning Pinocchio, only for him and Volpe to fall off the cliff. We then see the man hit a rock violently onscreen, accompanied by a SickeningCrunch while Pinocchio thankfully falls into the ocean.

** Spazzatura then tries to stop him from burning Pinocchio, only for him and Volpe to fall off the cliff. We then see the man hit a rock violently onscreen, accompanied by a SickeningCrunch while Spazzatura thankfully falls into the ocean.

* The Dogfish is introduced by the Sea Captain as some sort of EldritchAbomination that resides at the bottom of the sea, emerging only every decade or so and swallowing everything in its path, with [[TheDreaded everyone avoiding sea travel while it is at large]]. When we finally see it, it lives up to its reputation, looking much more grotesque than any of its previous incarnations, resembling a SeaMonster from a HereThereBeDragons map, with many rows of gigantic teeth. Its inside also looks [[NauseaFuel extremely disgusting]] with gastric acid dripping from everywhere. It's also just as cruel and [[SuperPersistentPredator relentless]] as its [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Disney counterpart Monstro]], chasing Pinocchio, Geppetto and Spazzatura after they escape through its blowhole.

* In this adaptation, Pleasure Island is replaced with a fascist youth training camp, where the children are indoctrinated with fascist ideology and trained to mercilessly kill their enemies almost as some sort of perverse game. The most horrifying part being when after Candlewick and Pinocchio insist they tied in a competition, the Podestà, Candlewick's abusive father, demands that Candlewick shoot and kill Pinocchio with a real gun in order for him to "claim his glory". It's worth noting that youth camps like this [[http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/10/22/colonia_fara_in_chiavari_italy_is_an_abandoned_fascist_youth_camp.html actually existed]].

* The Dogfish is introduced by the Sea Captain as some sort of EldritchAbomination that resides at the bottom of the sea, emerging only every decade or so and swallowing everything in its path, with [[TheDreaded everyone avoiding sea travel while it is at large]]. When we finally see it, it lives up to its reputation, looking much more grotesque than any of its previous incarnations, resembling a SeaMonster from a HereThereBeDragons map, with many rows of gigantic teeth. Its inside also looks [[NauseaFuel extremely disgusting]] with gastric acid dripping from everywhere. It's also just as cruel and [[SuperPersistentPredator relentless]] as its [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Disney counterpart Monstro]], chasing Pinocchio, Geppetto and Spazzatura after they escape through its blowhole.

* The Wood Sprite and her sister are CreepyGood figures, but they're still ''creepy'', what with their AngelicAbomination appearance, emotionless masks that seem to [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm hide their real faces]] and otherworldly voices bordering on VoiceOfTheLegion akin to Satan's from Literature/TheMysteriousStranger scene from ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfMarkTwain''. Geppetto is ''startled'' when the Wood Sprite appears to him towards the end after Pinocchio's HeroicSacrifice. There's a reason why biblically accurate angels needed to say "Be not afraid" when showing up...
* The part where Geppetto drunkenly creates Pinocchio is somewhat unsettling. Some have even compared it to "Frankenstein", almost as though Geppetto were viscerally piecing together a corpse.

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* The Wood Sprite and her sister are CreepyGood figures, but they're still ''creepy'', what with their AngelicAbomination appearance, emotionless masks that seem to [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm hide their real faces]] and otherworldly voices bordering on VoiceOfTheLegion akin to Satan's from Literature/TheMysteriousStranger scene from ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfMarkTwain''.
** Geppetto is ''startled'' when the Wood Sprite appears to him towards the end after Pinocchio's HeroicSacrifice. There's a reason why biblically accurate angels needed to say "Be not afraid" when showing up...

* Imagine what it must've been like for the church-goers to see Pinocchio at their church. Here's this human approximation of wood that moves uncannily all by itself, and when it lies about being a human too, its nose starts to grow in a spidery fashion.
** There's also something visceral about Pinocchio's first lie being that he too is a human "made of flesh and meaty bits". Coupled with the church-goers' viewpoint that Pinocchio is an abomination, it makes it feel uncomfortable, even coming from an innocent character like him.

* The scene where Count Volpe tries to burn Pinocchio alive after Pinocchio humiliated him. Not helping matters is how the poor wooden boy looks like how women did when they were burned at the stake (tied to a cross, surrounded by fire), as well as how unhinged Volpe has become.
-->'''Count Vulpe:''' Is our contract worth nothing? I'll do my part, and you, you will burn! Burn bright! Like a [[IronicEcho star!]]

* The part where Geppetto drunkenly creates Pinocchio is somewhat unsettling.

* The part where Gepetto drunkenly creates Pinocchio is somewhat unsettling.

* We see the death of Gepetto's first son when a group of planes returning to their military base drop some bombs off into a populated town's church just to lighten their load. Even worse is the buildup to the scene, after Gepetto is done with his part of the crucifix for the day he and Carlo get ready to leave but Carlo leaves the "perfect" pinecone behind and tries to go back for it; then Geppetto sees the planes in the distance and immediately realizes what's coming and tries to get his son to return to his side in vain before a bomb hits the church killing Carlo.

-->Count Vulpe: Is our contract worth nothing? I'll do my part, and you, you will burn! Burn bright! Like a [[IronicEcho star!]]

* The scene where Count Volpe tries to burn Pinocchio alive after Pinocchio humiliated him. His pet monkey Spazzatura, then tries to stop Volpe from burning Pinocchio, only for him and Count Volpe to fall off the cliff. We then see Count Volpe hit a rock violently onscreen, accompanied by a SickeningCrunch while Spazzatura thankfully falls into the ocean.

* In this adaptation, Pleasure Island is replaced with a fascist youth training camp, where the children are indoctrinated with fascist ideology and trained to mercilessly kill their enemies almost as some sort of perverse game. The most horrifying part being when after Candlewick and Pinocchio insist they tied in a competition, the Podesta, Candlewick's abusive father, demands that Candlewick shoot and kill Pinocchio with a real gun in order for him to "claim his glory". It's worth noting that youth camps like this [[http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/10/22/colonia_fara_in_chiavari_italy_is_an_abandoned_fascist_youth_camp.html actually existed]].

* We see the death of Gepetto's first son when a group of planes returning to their military base drop some bombs off into a populated town's church just to lighten their load. Even worse is the buildup to the scene, after Gepetto is done with his part of the crucifix for the day he and Carlo get ready to leave but Carlo leaves the "perfect" pinecone behind and tries to go back for it; then Gepetto sees the planes in the distance and immediately realizes what's coming and tries to get his son to return to his side in vain before a bomb hits the church killing Carlo.

* The Dogfish is introduced by the SeaCaptain as some sort of ElrditchAbomination that resides at the bottom of the sea, emerging only every decade or so and swallowing everything in its path, with [[TheDreaded everyone avoiding sea travel while it is at large]]. When we finally see it, it lives up to its reputation, looking much more grotesque than any of its previous incarnations, resembling a SeaMonster from a HereThereBeDragons map, with many rows of gigantic teeth. Its inside also looks [[NauseaFuel extremely disgusting]] with gastric acid dripping from everywhere. It's also just as cruel and [[SuperPersistentPredator relentless]] as its [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Disney counterpart Monstro]], chasing Pinocchio, Geppetto and Spazzatura after they escape through its blowhole.

* The Dogfish is much more grotesque-looking than any of its previous incarnations, looking like a SeaMonster from a HereThereBeDragons map, with many rows of gigantic teeth. Its inside also looks [[NauseaFuel extremely disgusting]] with gastric acid dripping from everywhere. It's also just as cruel and [[SuperPersistentPredator relentless]] as its [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Disney counterpart Monstro]], chasing Pinocchio, Geppetto and Spazzatura after they escape through its blowhole.

* The Dogfish is much more grotesque-looking than any of its previous incarnations, looking like a SeaMonster from a HereThereBeMonsters map, with many rows of gigantic teeth. Its inside also looks [[NauseaFuel extremely disgusting]] with gastric acid dripping from everywhere. It's also just as cruel and [[SuperPersistentPredator relentless]] as its [[WesternAnimation/Pinocchio Disney counterpart Monstro]], chasing Pinocchio, Geppetto and Spazzatura after they escape through its blowhole.

* The scene where Count Volpe tries to burn Pinocchio alive after Pinocchio humiliated him. His pet monkey Spazzatura, then tries to stop Volpe from burning Pinocchio, only for him and Count Volpe to fall off the cliff. We then see Count Volpe hit a rock violently onscreen, accompanied by a SickeningCrunch while Spazzatura thankfully falls into the ocean.