History NightmareFuel / RockADoodle

* The Grand Duke of Owls is one of the most frightening creations to come out of Creator/DonBluth's imagination. Except for the part where [[spoiler:[[AntiClimaxBoss he gets shrunk down to three inches in height and then cartoonishly chased away by his nephew]]]] right after his OneWingedAngel act. Isn't it a rule that the villain gets a [[RuleOfCool more dignified death]]?
** The Grand Duke of Owls might be responsible for some kids' deep and abiding fear of organ music.

** The part where the Grand Duke [[VillainousBreakdown drops his hamminess]] and ''[[spoiler:strangles Edmond with his magic]]''. Even though [[spoiler: [[DisneyDeath Edmond didn't die]]]], it's still frightening.

-->'''Grand Duke of Owls''': (''after stealing a phone from the animals'') Hello, kitty? It's the Duke. I have some rather ''bad'' news I'm afraid. *Ahem* When the batteries expire, ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat so will your friends]]''. [[FauxAffablyEvil Toodle-loo, cheerio, bye!]]. (''bites the chord of the phone while [[SlasherSmile grinning like a psychopath]]'')
-->'''Edmund''': (''sounding appropriately frightened'') [[OhCrap Oh no...]]

* The water ''itself,'' oddly enough, is scary. For small children who watched this movie, the idea that their homes and parents could be impermanent is disturbing enough, without a veritable biblical flood swamping Edmund's town. It doesn't help that the water is colored black.

* The Grand Duke is one of the most frightening creations to come out of Creator/DonBluth's imagination. Except for the part where [[spoiler:[[AntiClimaxBoss he gets shrunk down to three inches in height and then cartoonishly chased away by his nephew]]]] right after his OneWingedAngel act. Isn't it a rule that the villain gets a [[RuleOfCool more dignified death]]?
** The Grand Duke might be responsible for some kids' deep and abiding fear of organ music.
** The Duke's [[FanNickname Lucky Charms]] breath could be considered scary as hell. Think about it: a force that could summon storms and turn kids into kittens comes with little stars, hearts and other brightly-colored symbols? LightIsNotGood.

-->'''Duke''': (''after stealing a phone from the animals'') Hello, kitty? It's the Duke. I have some rather ''bad'' news I'm afraid. *Ahem* When the batteries expire, ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat so will your friends]]''. [[FauxAffablyEvil Toodle-loo, cheerio, bye!]]. (''bites the chord of the phone while [[SlasherSmile grinning like a psychopath]]'')

** [[https://vimeo.com/107394414 The "Skunk Pie" scene itself]] seems to invoke a kind of uncertainty that one usually [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt does NOT have in kids movies that death is not going to happen to a cute and innocent character]] and yet we have this scene where the Duke slowly prepares a baby skunk for dinner while humming to himself and doubt slowly creeps about the fate of the little fellow until the moment when the Duke opens the oven and the flames start to engulf it... It's suspenseful to say the least.

-->'''Duke''': I took the kitty by his throat and I ''squeezed'' him! I tried to choke him 'til his brains came out his ears!

** The "Skunk Pie" scene itself seems to invoke a kind of uncertainty that one usually [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt does NOT have in kids movies that death is not going to happen to a cute and innocent character]] and yet we have this scene where the Duke slowly prepares a baby skunk for dinner while humming to himself and doubt slowly creeps about the fate of the little fellow until the moment when the Duke opens the oven and the flames start to engulf it... Its suspenseful to say the least.

* The water ''itself,'' oddly enough, is scary. For small children who watched this movie, the idea that their homes and parents could be impermanent is disturbing enough, without a veritable biblical flood swamping Edmund's town. It doesn't help that the water is colored black.
** [[WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater Black,]] [[FridgeHorror you say?]]
* Watching the film while subscribing to any of the "Edmond is dead/dying" theories makes the whole film much more scary.

** The part where the Grand Duke [[VillainousBreakdown drops his hamminess]] and ''[[spoiler:strangles Edmund with his magic]]''. Even though [[spoiler: [[DisneyDeath Edmond didn't die]]]], it's still frightening.

** The part where the Grand Duke [[VillainousBreakdown drops his hamminess]] and ''[[spoiler:strangles Edmund with his magic]]''. Even though [[spoiler:
[[DisneyDeath Edmond didn't die]]]], it's still frightening.

** The Duke's [[FanNickname Lucky Charms]] breath could be considered scary as hell. Think about it: a force that could summon storms and turn kids into kittens comes with little stars, hearts and other brightly-colored symbols?! LightIsNotGood.
** When the Grand Duke drops his hamminess and [[spoiler:strangles Edmund with his magic]]!

* The soundtrack version of "We Hate the Sun" has these extra lyrics that the movie left out...

** The "Skunk Pie" scene itself seems to invoke a kind of uncertainty that one usually [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt does NOT have in kids movies that death is not going to happen to a cute and innocent character]] and yet we have this scene where the Duke slowly prepares a baby skunk for dinner while humming to himself and doubt slowly creeps about the fate of the little fellow until the moment when the Duke opens the oven and the flames almost engulf it... Its suspenseful to say the least.

* Watching the film while subscribing to any of the "Edmond is dead/dying" theories makes the whole film much more scary.

-->'''Duke''': (''after stealing a phone from the animals'') Hello, kitty? It's the Duke. I have some rather ''bad'' news I'm afraid. *Ahem* When the batteries expire, ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat so will your friends]]''. [[FauxAffablyEvil Toodle-loo, cheerio. bye!]]. (''bites the chord of the phone while [[SlasherSmile grinning like a psychopath]]'')

-->'''Duke''': I took the kitty by his throat and I ''squeezed'' him! I tried to choke him 'til his brains came out his ears! You know, the usual...

** [[Film/DarkWater Black,]] [[FridgeHorror you say?]]

** For some, the kitchen scene can be eerily reminiscent of real life child abuse situations, especially when you consider that Hunch '''IS''' his nephew. They really should have thought through which scene was to be cut in the final version...

** For some, the kitchen scene can be eerily reminiscent of real life child abuse situations, especially when you consider that Hunch '''IS''' his nephew.

** For more than a decade the Grand Duke was responsible for my little sister's deep and abiding fear of organ music.
** [[Tropers/{{Chaos009}} This troper]] found the Duke's [[FanNickname Lucky Charms]] breath scary as hell. Think about it: a force that could summon storms and turn kids into kittens comes with little stars, hearts and other brightly-colored symbols?! It was my first experience of LightIsNotGood and it ''freaked me the **** out''.
** What about when the Grand Duke drops his hamminess and [[spoiler:strangles Edmund with his magic]]?!

* [[Tropers/AnonymousUser I]] can't be the only one who finds Snipes's panic attack in the chest disturbing, as he pecks holes in it causing water to gush in.
** The water ''itself,'' oddly enough, is scary. For small children who watched this movie, the idea that their homes and parents could be impermanent is disturbing enough, without a veritable biblical flood swamping Edmund's town. It doesn't help that the water is colored black.

** The water ''itself,'' oddly enough, is scary. For small children who watched this movie, the idea that their homes and parents could be impermanent is disturbing enough, without a veritable biblical flood swamping Edmund's town. It doesn't help that the water is colored black.

-->'''Duke''': (''after stealing a phone from the animals'') Hello, kitty? It's the Duke. I'm calling to inform you that when the batteries expire, ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat so will your friends]]''. [[FauxAffablyEvil Toodle-loo, cheerio. bye!]]. (''bites the chord of the phone while [[SlasherSmile grinning like a psychopath]]'')

-->'''Duke''': (''after stealing a phone from the animals'') Hello, kitty? It's the Duke. I'm calling to inform you that when the batteries expire, ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat so will your friends]]''. [[AffablyEvil Toodle-loo, cheerio. bye!]]. (''bites the chord of the phone while [[SlasherSmile grinning like a psychopath]]'')

-->'''Duke''': (''after stealing a phone from the animals'') Hello, kitty? It's the Duke. I'm calling to inform you that when the batteries expire, ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat so will your friends]]''. [[AffablyEvil Ta-ta]]. (''bites the chord of the phone while [[SlasherSmile grinning like a psychopath]]'')

-->'''Edmund''': [[OhCrap Oh no...]]

** What about when the Grand Duke drops his hamminess and strangles Edmund with his magic?!

* [[Tropers/AnonymousUser I]] can't be the only one who finds Snipes's panic attack in the chest disturbing, as he pecks holes in it causing water to gush in.

* The Grand Duke is one of the most frightening creations to come out of DonBluth's imagination. Except for the part where [[spoiler:[[AntiClimaxBoss he gets shrunk down to three inches in height and then cartoonishly chased away by his nephew]]]] right after his OneWingedAngel act. Isn't it a rule that the villain gets a [[RuleOfCool more dignified death]]?