History NightmareFuel / LuigisMansionDarkMoon

Don't let the game's lighthearted tone fool you, this game is not definitely not afraid of being scary like it's predecessor, and sometimes, it gets even creepier than said predecessor.

* If you think the creepiness is going to end once you beat the final boss, think again. After the ending cutscene, you are taken to the level clear screen. However, the usually cheerful level clear theme is gone. Instead, the theme from the garage is playing. And Luigi is not seen celebrating like normal. It is a super eerie way to end the game.

** And then there's the boss fight music that plays whenever you fight The Three Sisters, Strong Sneaker and the Strong Poltergeist, good luck sleeping tonight when listening to it.

** The final security image. Throughout the game, Toads give visual status updates, and gradually a menacing figure becomes apparent on them. An unearthly glow just off-camera, a shadow whose owner cannot be seen, and so forth. On the final image, King Boo is not even trying to hide himself, floating in plain view of the image. And when you examine him, ''[[JumpScare he turns towards the camera and cackles maniacally.]]'' [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou He's]] ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou known]]'' [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou you've been watching him all along.]] [[ParanoiaFuel Because as you soon find out,]] ''[[ParanoiaFuel he's]]'' [[ParanoiaFuel been watching you.]] The absolute worst part? This happens on a ''still image that is otherwise devoid of animation''. He is that powerful. To top it off, as he laughs, the screen [[OminousVisualGlitch breaks off into static]] before shutting down, ala Slenderman and every other horrible "caught-on-camera" abomination. Long story short, BringMyBrownPants, gents.

** The Old Clockworks is very creepy, complete with a terrifying droning ambience if you're outside of the mansion, as well as the fact that it's an abandoned factory (yes, an abandoned factory) makes it all the more unnerving, not to mention, the creepy organ music that plays in the background, as well as the unsettling ghost themes.

* The Old Clockworks and the Secret Mine, these mansion are probably the closest the game has gotten to the creepiness of the previous game.
* The Old Clockworks is very creepy, complete with a terrifying droning ambience if you're outside of the mansion, as well as the fact that it's an abandoned factory (yes, an abandoned factory) makes it all the more unnerving, not to mention, the creepy organ music.

* For the most part, this game's soundtrack is more lively and whimsical than the first game's, but within it lies some terrifying MoodWhiplash; the themes for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDfbSQ-T5qk the Garage,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRUrrn2-NNA the Graveyard,]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW1MWj-rcYk the Antechamber]] sound ''right'' out of a horror game.

* The boss of the ice mansion when he possesses the ice itself, thanks to its spooky face, introduction, and its evil laugh. Probably one of the more intimidating-looking bosses in the game.

*** To top it off, in most of the scenes when you're looking at the latest photo, you look at it to an arrangement of the first ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' theme. When you look at the final security photo, [[NothingIsScarier the music cuts out]] and is replaced with the chilling ambient sounds from the Garage.

* For the most part, this game's soundtrack is more lively and whimsical than the first game's, but within it lies some terrifying MoodWhiplash; the themes for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X11LUBv5d90 the Garage,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcEsE-2NWlA the Graveyard,]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNpyqStTkg the Antechamber]] sound ''right'' out of a horror game.

** The final security image. Throughout the game Toads give visual status updates, and gradually a menacing figure becomes apparent on them. An unearthly glow just off-camera, a shadow whose owner cannot be seen, and so forth. On the final image, King Boo is not even trying to hide himself, floating in plain view of the image. And when you examine him, ''[[JumpScare he turns towards the camera and cackles maniacally.]]'' [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou He's]] ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou known]]'' [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou you've been watching him all along.]] [[ParanoiaFuel Because as you soon find out,]] ''[[ParanoiaFuel he's]]'' [[ParanoiaFuel been watching you.]] The absolute worst part? This happens on a ''still image that is otherwise devoid of animation''. He is that powerful. To top it off, as he laughs, the screen breaks off into static before shutting down, ala Slenderman and every other horrible "caught-on-camera" abomination. Long story short, BringMyBrownPants, gents.

** King Boo's design has drastically changed since last time, too. Before he was just a giant Boo wearing a crown. Here... His eyes are purple and sunken in. Unlike other Boos, he wears a constant toothy SlasherSmile and the inside of his mouth has turned blue, unlike the red it was before. It really looks like he's gone off the deep end.
* Speaking of paintings, [[https://www.mariowiki.com/images/0/07/Mario_Portrait_LMDM.png the look on Mario's face while he's trapped in one]] is particularly jarring. He's ''visibly terrified.'' Also, in this game he can't move or call for help. [[AndIMustScream Being trapped in a painting for all eternity and being unable to move is a]] FateWorseThanDeath.
** Even worse is that King Boo states that he plans a similar fate for not only Luigi but all of his friends as well.
* For the most part this game's soundtrack is more lively and whimsical than the first game's, but within it lies some terrifying MoodWhiplash; the themes for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X11LUBv5d90 the Garage,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcEsE-2NWlA the Graveyard,]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNpyqStTkg the Antechamber]] sound ''right'' out of a horror game.

* The boss of the ice mansion when he possesses the ice itself, thanks to its spooky face, introduction and its evil laugh. Probably one of the more intimidating-looking bosses in the game.
* The cutscene right before Luigi enters the Mansion in Mission E2. Luigi opens the door, but finds only darkness... as he turns around and scratches his head, King Boo appears ''right behind him'' with a horrible, evil smile, but vanishes before Luigi turns around. If ''that'' doesn't scare you, ''nothing'' will.

* The cutscene before the final boss fight. Just imagine how frightening that whole scenario was for poor Luigi. Without warning, he's suddenly been transported to an unfamiliar area where it's [[NothingIsScarier pitch black]]. Then, windows begin appearing all around him, and an all-too-familiar laugh starts coming from... well, ''everywhere.'' Then, as Luigi spots the painting Mario's trapped in and starts to reach out for it, King Boo appears [[JumpScare right in his face]]. And the worst part of all? ''[[OhCrap King Boo is pissed.]]'' No wonder Luigi was shaking like a leaf in there.

* In the second mission of the Secret Mine (D-2) Luigi discovers a room full of Boos, along with a Greenie, a Slammer, and a Sneaker trapped inside red crystals that the Boos have put them in. It becomes disturbing when you realize that the Greenie, Slammer, and Sneaker are all ''terrified'' and are banging against the sides of the crystals, voicelessly pleading to be released from their containment.

** Big Boo's battle has a creepy song playing, like the carousel in [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Big Boo's Haunt]]. And the context of the fight King Boo ''knows'' what you've been doing. He anticipated you reaching the toy train tracks, so he stationed Big Boo there as a trap. The game's objective even says "Escape the trap", not "beat the enemy", making this feel even more like a situation you shouldn't be in.

** Gloomy Manor gets overrun with spiderwebs. Finding one blocking a path that was free until the previous mission is quite jarring, especially to arachnophobes.

** Secret Mine takes the cake: not only does it gets darker and colder (a snowstorm starts, places with water freeze, lights get dimmer as torches are blown out) but powerful ghosts become more frequent than their normal counterparts, especially once you see how they're created.

* Near the end of the Secret Mine, you're able to see into the boss room through a window. In there, you'll view the boss spectre, who turns around, sees you, and disappears... [[JumpScare only to give you a scathing jump scare a few seconds later]]. It's truly unexpected and will leave you and Luigi shaking.

* If you think the creepiness is going to end once you beat the final boss, think again. After the ending cutscene, you are taken to the level clear screen. However, the usually cheerful level clear theme is gone. Instead the theme from the garage is playing. And Luigi is not seen celebrating like normal. It is a super eerie way to end the game.

* If you think the creepiness is going to end once you beat the final boss, think again. After the credits, you are taken to the level clear screen. However, the usuall cheerful level clear theme is gone. Instead the theme from the garage is playing. And Luigi is not seen celebrating like normal. It is a super eerie way to end the game.

* If you think the creepiness is going to end once you beat the final boss, think again. After the credits, you are taken to the level clear screen. However, the usuall cheerful level clear theme is gone. Instead the theme from the garage is playing. And Luigi is not seen celebrating like normal. It is a super eerie way to end such the game.

** The beginning offers a subtler, but also very creepy moment. You've only just started D-1 and haven't even entered the titular mine yet, you head across a frozen pond after fighting a few minor ghosts here and there, and just as you're starting to think this place might not be so bad, ''[[MeaningfulBackgroundEvent King Boo shoots across the background and disappears behind a hill]]''. It's so sudden and comes without so much as a ScareChord that you might miss it entirely, and the fact that Luigi himself doesn't even notice makes it all worse. [[ParanoiaFuel Just how long HAS King Boo been following him around?]]