History NightmareFuel / IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull

--->'''Indy:''' [in response to siren] That can't be good.\\

* A 1950s-esque suburban neighborhood populated by [[UncannyValley eerily smiling plastic dummies]], complete with [[SoundtrackDissonance "Howdy Doody" playing on a TV set]]. The creepiness isn't reduced by the fact that it's a nuclear bomb test site.

** The moment when the warning siren flares up -- followed by an instructional message that lets you know ''exactly'' what's about to happen.

'''Indy:''' [slowly dawning horror] Oh, that can't be good ''[[OhCrap at all]]''.

** Know what's scarier? There really ''are'' ants like this in South America, tropical Asia, and Africa, that move in waves. This is NOT science fiction. While real life Siafu and Army Ants aren't as large as the ones shown in the film and don't deliberately go after humans, they ''are'' extremely aggressive, and will swarm smaller animals and suffocate or sting them to death.

* [[MySkullRunnethOver Spalko's death from too much knowledge is pretty horrifying.]] Even more so in the adult novelization. As the alien beings leave this world, Spalko actually feels her skull painfully transform into quartz as the aliens flood her mental consciousness with all the knowledge in existence. It gets worse, and just before she dies Spalko gets a terrifying glimpse at the {{Eldritch Abomination}}s.

** Though it probably doesn't need to be said, this ALSO isn't science fiction. The U.S. Army actually ''did'' create [[https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/these-are-the-doom-town-used-for-1950s-nuclear-tests/ artificial towns]] like this to test the effects of nuclear weapons. They were known as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgpo0qAfwDk Doom Towns]]".

* Irina Spalko's plan for the Crystal Skull, i.e. using its power to brainwash large numbers of people into mindless followers of communism is downright terrifying, and the psychological nature of this attack is what makes it so bad.

[[caption-width-right:350:Suddenly, I don't feel so guilty for stepping on ants. [[note]]Fun fact: the JPG of this image was called ''[[BlackComedy Bad Picnic]].''[[/note]]]]

* A [=1950s=]-esque suburban neighborhood populated by [[UncannyValley eerily smiling plastic dummies]], complete with [[SoundtrackDissonance "Howdy Doody" playing on a TV set]]. The creepiness isn't reduced by the fact that it's a nuclear bomb test site.

--->'''Indy''': [in response to siren] That can't be good.
--->'''Announcer''': ''All personel, it is now '''''one minute''''' to zero time. Put on goggles now, or'' '''''turn away'''''. ''Do not remove goggles or face burst until '''''ten seconds''''' after first light.''
--->'''Indy''': [slowly dawning horror] Oh, that can't be good ''[[OhCrap at all]]''.

** Though it probably doesn't need to be said, this ALSO isn't science fiction. The U.S. Army actually ''did'' create [[https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/these-are-the-doom-town-used-for-1950s-nuclear-tests/ artificial towns]] like this to test the effects of nuclear weapons. They were known as "[[https://youtu.be/wgpo0qAfwDk Doom Towns]]".

* The idea of having to grab a snake to get out of the drysand pit can be very unsettling for anyone with ophidiophobia.

* The idea of having to grab a snake to get out of the drysand pit can be very unsettling for anyone with ophidiophob ia.

** Though it probably doesn't need to be said, this isn't science fiction either. The U.S. Army actually did create [[https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/these-are-the-doom-town-used-for-1950s-nuclear-tests/ artificial towns]] like this to test nuclear weapons. They were known as "Doom Towns".

** The moment when the warning siren flares up.
--->'''Indy''': That can't be good.
--->'''Announcer''': ''All personel, it is now '''''one minute''''' to zero time. Put on goggles or'' '''''turn away'''''. ''Do not remove goggles until ten minutes after final blast.''
--->'''Indy''': [slowly dawning horror] Oh, [[OhCrap that]] can't be good ''[[OhCrap at all]]''.

** Though it probably doesn't need to be said, this isn't science fiction, either. The U.S. Army actually did create [[https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/these-are-the-doom-town-used-for-1950s-nuclear-tests/ artificial towns]] like this to test nuclear weapons. They were known as "Doom Towns".

** Though it probably doesn't need to be said, this isn't science fiction, either. The U.S. Army actually did create [[https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/these-are-the-doom-town-used-for-1950s-nuclear-tests/ artificial towns]] like this to test nuclear weapons.

* A [=50s=]-esque suburban neighborhood populated by [[UncannyValley eerily smiling plastic dummies]], complete with [[SoundtrackDissonance "Howdy Doody" playing on a TV set]]. The creepiness isn't reduced by the fact that it's a nuclear bomb test site.

--->'''Indy''': [slowly dawning horror] Oh, [[OhCrap that can't be good at all''.