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* "Jim Jones" really ramps up the cult imagery, featuring the cultists draped in blood-red sheets, Skynd with a crown of ''burning candles'', looking like a twisted version of the Virgin Mary, the sheets shifting to white as the cultists begin swaying back and forth in time to the music, the whole thing having the atmosphere of the world's creepiest rave, before showing various cultists drinking the poisoned Kool-Aid and collapsing in silhouette, ending on shots of the spilled Flavor-Aid looking unmistakably like spilled blood.

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* "Jim Jones" really ramps up the cult imagery, featuring the cultists draped in blood-red sheets, Skynd with a crown of ''burning candles'', looking like a twisted version of the Virgin Mary, the sheets shifting to white as the cultists begin swaying back and forth in time to the music, the whole thing having the atmosphere of the world's creepiest rave, before showing various cultists drinking the poisoned Kool-Aid Flavor-Aid and collapsing in silhouette, ending on shots of the spilled Flavor-Aid drink looking unmistakably like spilled blood.
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* "Columbine" breaks the usual trend in their videos, by focusing not on the killers, but rather, a student at Columbine instead. The killers are kept almost entirely out of focus and we never see their faces. All focus is on that one student (loosely inspired by survivor [[https://the-columbine-reports.tumblr.com/post/185109463646/library-witness-bree-pasquale Bree Pasquale]]) instead, and the video treats the killers like a nigh-unseen force of brutal destruction. And it's legitimately ''terrifying''.

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* "Columbine" breaks the usual trend in their videos, by focusing not on the killers, but rather, a student at Columbine instead. The killers are kept almost entirely out of focus and we never see their faces. All focus is on that one student (loosely inspired by survivor [[https://the-columbine-reports.[[https://www.tumblr.com/post/185109463646/library-witness-bree-pasquale com/fuckcommentss/646058696186691584/excerpts-of-a-witness-report-by-bree-pasquale-she?source=share Bree Pasquale]]) instead, and the video treats the killers like a nigh-unseen force of brutal destruction. And it's legitimately ''terrifying''.
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** Of course, this IS only a persona; in real life, she actually seems incredibly sweet and lovely as a person.

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** Of course, this IS only a persona; in real life, she actually seems incredibly sweet and lovely as a person.----
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Changing the brand name - this one's actually a pretty common misconception which Skynd seemed to be really careful about avoiding in that song.


* "Jim Jones" really ramps up the cult imagery, featuring the cultists draped in blood-red sheets, Skynd with a crown of ''burning candles'', looking like a twisted version of the Virgin Mary, the sheets shifting to white as the cultists begin swaying back and forth in time to the music, the whole thing having the atmosphere of the world's creepiest rave, before showing various cultists drinking the poisoned Kool-Aid and collapsing in silhouette, ending on shots of the spilled Kool-Aid looking unmistakably like spilled blood.

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* "Jim Jones" really ramps up the cult imagery, featuring the cultists draped in blood-red sheets, Skynd with a crown of ''burning candles'', looking like a twisted version of the Virgin Mary, the sheets shifting to white as the cultists begin swaying back and forth in time to the music, the whole thing having the atmosphere of the world's creepiest rave, before showing various cultists drinking the poisoned Kool-Aid and collapsing in silhouette, ending on shots of the spilled Kool-Aid Flavor-Aid looking unmistakably like spilled blood.
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* "Gary Heidnik" shows the titular rapist and murder doing his thing with a series of frozen tableau-style set-ups, featuring Heidnik and his victims at various points as he tortures, kills, and disposes of them. Even creepier? Skynd is there the entire time, ''taking photos'' of the action, hence the frozen nature of the scenes; they're ''snapshots'' of Heidnik's evil.

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* "Gary Heidnik" shows the titular rapist and murder murderer doing his thing with a series of frozen tableau-style set-ups, featuring Heidnik and his victims at various points as he tortures, kills, and disposes of them. Even creepier? Skynd is there the entire time, ''taking photos'' of the action, hence the frozen nature of the scenes; they're ''snapshots'' of Heidnik's evil.
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* "Columbine" breaks the usual trend in their videos, by focusing not on the killers, but rather, a student at Columbine instead. The killers are kept almost entirely out of focus and we never see their faces. All focus is on that one student instead, and the video treats the killers like a nigh-unseen force of brutal destruction. And it's legitimately ''terrifying''.

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* "Columbine" breaks the usual trend in their videos, by focusing not on the killers, but rather, a student at Columbine instead. The killers are kept almost entirely out of focus and we never see their faces. All focus is on that one student (loosely inspired by survivor [[https://the-columbine-reports.tumblr.com/post/185109463646/library-witness-bree-pasquale Bree Pasquale]]) instead, and the video treats the killers like a nigh-unseen force of brutal destruction. And it's legitimately ''terrifying''.
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* "Jim Jones" really ramps up the cult imagery, featuring the cultists draped in blood-red sheets, Skynd with a crown of ''burning candles'', looking like a twisted version of the Virgin Mary, the sheets shifting to white as the cultists begin swaying back and forth in time to the music, the whole thing having the atmosphere of the world's creepiest rave, before showing various cultists drinking the poisoned Kool-Aid and collapsing in silhouette, the spilled Kool-Aid looking unmistakably like spilled blood.

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* "Jim Jones" really ramps up the cult imagery, featuring the cultists draped in blood-red sheets, Skynd with a crown of ''burning candles'', looking like a twisted version of the Virgin Mary, the sheets shifting to white as the cultists begin swaying back and forth in time to the music, the whole thing having the atmosphere of the world's creepiest rave, before showing various cultists drinking the poisoned Kool-Aid and collapsing in silhouette, ending on shots of the spilled Kool-Aid looking unmistakably like spilled blood.

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* "Gary Heidnik" shows the titular rapist and murder doing his thing with a series of frozen tableau-style set-ups, featuring Heidnik and his victims at various points as he tortures, kills, and disposes of them. Even creepier? Skynd is there the entire time, ''taking photos'' of the action, hence the frozen nature of the scenes; they're ''snapshots'' of Heidnik's evil.
* "Jim Jones" really ramps up the cult imagery, featuring the cultists draped in blood-red sheets, Skynd with a crown of ''burning candles'', looking like a twisted version of the Virgin Mary, the sheets shifting to white as the cultists begin swaying back and forth in time to the music, the whole thing having the atmosphere of the world's creepiest rave, before showing various cultists drinking the poisoned Kool-Aid and collapsing in silhouette, the spilled Kool-Aid looking unmistakably like spilled blood.



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** Of course, this IS only a persona; in real life, she's actually incredibly sweet and lovely as a person.

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** Of course, this IS only a persona; in real life, she's she actually seems incredibly sweet and lovely as a person.
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This band turns Main/NightmareFuel into an absolute ''artform'', especially with their music videos:

* The fact that all of their songs so far are based on ''absolute monsters'' from the pits of TrueCrime. And the one song that isn't is about the famous case of a young woman who died in one of the most mysteriously nightmarish scenarios ever...

* "Elisa Lam" follows the titular woman, who the video seems to show having some kind of psychotic episode (which some have theorized in real life may have been what led to her death). Then we see Skynd ''manipulating her like a marionette'', controlling her jerky moves in the most frighteningly grotesque ways.

* "Columbine" breaks the usual trend in their videos, by focusing not on the killers, but rather, a student at Columbine instead. The killers are kept almost entirely out of focus and we never see their faces. All focus is on that one student instead, and the video treats the killers like a nigh-unseen force of brutal destruction. And it's legitimately ''terrifying''.

* Skynd herself is basically walking Main/NightmareFuel incarnate, her various outfits and makeup making her appear to be a cross between an ElegantGothicLolita, a {{Dominatrix}}, and a [[Franchise/{{Hellraiser}} Cenobite]]. Combine that with her effected vocals (when singing low), siren scream and obsession with death (both in her music and in real life), and your first reaction to ''run'' if you ever saw her would be completely understandable.
** Of course, this IS only a persona; in real life, she's actually incredibly sweet and lovely as a person.

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