History NightmareFuel / StuartAshen

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR1oAXaPLMo A LOVELY BABY]], one of the most horrifying examples of the UncannyValley yet and currently serves as the page image.[[note]]At least, it was one of the most horrifying examples until the Gloobee Dolls video came (see below).[[/note]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:BABY LOVES YOU.]]

** His voice for the bootlegged Bart Simpson (as said [[https://youtu.be/IAfx6UIpGLI?t=2m49s here]] [[http://youtu.be/IAfx6UIpGLI?t=6m35s and here]]) sounds like [[spoiler: the Hammerites from VideoGame/{{Thief}}]].

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEXBnlSgLH0 Breakfast Mess commercial]] (also featured in the Huge Screen v2 review seen above) featuring a [[MonsterClown very disturbing harlequin]] and a dissonant theme tune isn't much better. [[spoiler:It appears again in his Halloween 2016 review.]]

** ''[[spoiler:[[FromBadToWorse It smiles at the end, it fucking smiles...]]]]''
* [[https://youtu.be/iG657Vks5Sk?t=609 The Gnome Radio]]. Not only does its face plunge straight into the UncannyValley, the sound quality apparently doesn't help as it makes things sound distorted and loud. [[FromBadToWorse Even worse]], when Stuart realizes he can get away with playing a few seconds of the radio, [[spoiler:it instead plays creepy rhythmic noises that sound straight out of a horror movie. Even Stuart is completely thrown off and can only surmise that "it tunes directly into hell."]]
* In the 2011 Halloween special, when Stuart points out a "big twig"... look in the background... [[spoiler: There's a [[NightmareFace creepy, eyeless face]] [[NothingIsScarier right behind him]], as you can [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeEDhq0JKXM#t=7m47s see here]].]]
* In his review of Girl's Toys, he brought up [[https://youtu.be/pxACqE-puLY?t=3m51s a doll dressed up in wedding garb]]. This wouldn't be so bad if not for [[spoiler: the positioning of the doll's eyes inducing this trope with a very big bang. Even when he just looks at it, the only thing he says is just pure screams of terror as he is very visibly is having a sanity breakdown and literally ''[[KillItWithFire burns the toy to kill it]]'']].
* The Creme Egg knockoffs in the Easter Tat Special were disgusting and rancid, but not initially horrifying. [[spoiler: And then Ashen finds a maggot in the middle of a candy piece. Though admittedly a fake one, planted as part of a behind the scenes prank.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkbEE9GN1Hk The review]] of an interactive [[Film/{{ET|The Extraterrestrial}} E.T.]] toy is already made of creepy thanks in large part to the toy itself, but as the review progresses, [[spoiler: Stuart gets more and more angry and insane at it before [[DrivenToMadness he outright snaps]], ranting about how he will make everything better for E.T., violently grabbing it as it makes one final sound. The video cuts to a horror-film style montage of shots [[ScareChord (complete with a score)]] where we see a glimpse of a bunch of tools and then Ashens holding a switchblade or a pocketknife, before it cuts to the aftermath of it; the rubber casing on poor E.T. has been removed, and it's making [[HellIsThatNoise horrific screeches that sound like]] [[UncannyValley a cross between a broken Speak n' Spell and a crying baby.]]]]
** [[spoiler:The device itself already looks disturbing, there is a reason things like that aren't meant to be seen.]]
** [[spoiler:[[https://youtu.be/NkbEE9GN1Hk?t=13m33s There. Much better.]]]]
** [[spoiler:What he actually did is known as Circuit-Bending. Basically he cut off the outer coating (skinned it alive) then fiddled with the internal circuits. The result made it sound like E.T was being brutally murdered while his screams were muffled. This combined with Ashen's speech about how he is going to make it better causes it to be nightmare fuel. [[FridgeHorror Now, imagine if E.T was sentient...]]]]
** [[spoiler:It gets worse. After the traditional ASHENS.COM at the end of the video, we see E.T.'s rubber face pinned to a corkboard with the same ScareChord as heard before.]]

* From his "Bag Of Crap" review, the [[Creator/BruceForsyth Bruce]] [[NightmareFace Forsyth mask]].[[spoiler:.. [[TheStinger both times.]]]]

* You wouldn't expect a semi-Christmas related advent calender to have anything terrifying in it, right? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Q3a1mzmlE You'd be wrong.]] Hell, the grass masks in general. From [[spoiler:assimilating both deer]] to [[spoiler:hanging Santa from the tree by his sleigh]].

* The [[{{Music/PSY}} Gangnam Style]] toy, right down to the light-up eyes and the fact that it plays a creepily-deep sample from the song.[[spoiler:.. or at least until Stuart [[PercussiveMaintenance slaps it,]] [[SubvertedTrope at which point it plays normally.]]]]

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoOXG-hBdzo 2016 Halloween Special]] ends on a colossal cluster-bomb of nightmarish images and videos. The video contains some [[FreezeFrameBonus Freeze-Frame bonuses]][[note]](like Mentski's head [[http://i.imgur.com/EXOm088.jpg that appears in some of his videos]])[[/note]] rendered in Google Deep Dream which can probably startle somebody if they were watching it, but [[FromBadToWorse that's not the worst part]]. After reading one too many awful Halloween jokes from the Halloween crackers, Stuart [[spoiler: lapses into a state of utter despondency for [[OverlyLongGag 40 seconds]], before manically screaming and [[CameraAbuse smashing the camera]]. As the video glitches in and out, we get glimpses of previous clips from his videos, like [[http://youtu.be/O_l9Mjwmick?t=5m58s Quincy the Singing Caterpillar]][[note]](who sang obscure Beatle songs)[[/note]], a video of fellow [=YouTuber=] Mentski in deep shadow looking confused with [[SoundtrackDissonance blaring audio]], the creepy clown puppet from [[https://youtu.be/IAfx6UIpGLI?t=10m45s the Breakfast Mess advert]] with modified lyrics, The Silver Skull desperately reaching towards the camera ("You've forgotten me... ''you've forgotten me!''"), Noseybonk, and finally, a collection of various other images with [[SensoryAbuse a very loud sound]] before finishing on a fake "This video has been removed by the user" notice... although only 10 seconds later, a final last blast of [[SensoryAbuse booming, distorted audio and glitchy graphics]] is displayed as the image changes one final time. The red "sorry about that" icon is replaced with a red Grass Mask from the Playmobil 2013 advent calendar videos and the text above reading how the video was removed now says "This video never existed."]] [[https://youtu.be/KoOXG-hBdzo?t=11m Witness the horror for yourself here.]] Have fun sleeping.
--> "[[spoiler:[[{{MadnessMantra}} Dot the i's and cross the t's, dot the i's and cross the t's...]]]]"

* The Mrs. Potts Funko Pop (and by extension, the Chip Funko Pop) from his "[[https://youtu.be/2kDnWvtQedU Worst Funko Pop Vinyl Figurines]]" video is rather unsettling with her dead eyed stare created with the big black eyes that Funko Pops are well known for, giving her a soulless ThousandYardStare, and when combined with her grin, creates something really unnerving. Chip has the same eyes but his smile at least takes away some of the disturbing factor. [[spoiler: Later on, near the end of the video, [[https://youtu.be/2kDnWvtQedU?t=6m37s she ever so subtly bares her teeth]].]]
** A commenter said that the two reminded her of [[WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} the Other Mother from Coraline]] (also known as [[spoiler: the Beldam]]). With their dead-eyed stares, the big eyes may as well be replaced with buttons. It doesn't help that in the movie, [[spoiler: the doll that Coraline received acted as a spy for the Other Mother, and seeing as the Mrs. Potts figure already opened its mouth, [[FridgeHorror who knows what kind of entity it could be a spy for]] ([[EldritchAbomination or if she actually is something like the Beldam]])?]]

* Whenever he reviews a crappy costume piece, he'll usually do a quick shot of him wearing it and being thoroughly uninterested by it[[note]](examples being the [[https://youtu.be/IsjQpxJU7hM?t=8m44s Reindeer antlers and red nose item]] and [[https://youtu.be/aL9H5qe98Ec?t=3m40s one of the Halloween emergency costumes]])[[/note]]. In [[https://youtu.be/zFtsSIzPC3s?t=4m27s the 2018 Royal Wedding tat video]], however, he demonstrates a Prince William mask with a scene that [[spoiler:turns it into the visage of a horror monster, sped-up footage, grainy black-and-white camera and all]].
-->''[[spoiler:[[SurrealHorror Brother dear, let me in, I have your wedding spoooooooon~!]]'']]

* In the 2011 Halloween special, when Stuart points out a "big twig"... look in the background... [[spoiler: There's a [[NightmareFace creepy, eyeless face]] [[NothingIsScarier right behind him]].]]

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoOXG-hBdzo 2016 Halloween Special]] ends on a colossal cluster-bomb of nightmarish images and videos. The video contains some [[FreezeFrameBonus Freeze-Frame bonuses]][[note]](like Mentski's head [[http://i.imgur.com/EXOm088.jpg that appears in some of his videos]])[[/note]] rendered in Google Deep Dream which can probably startle somebody if they were watching it, but [[FromBadToWorse that's not the worst part]]. After reading one too many awful Halloween jokes from the Halloween crackers, Stuart [[spoiler: lapses into a state of utter despondency for [[OverlyLongGag 40 seconds]], before manically screaming and [[CameraAbuse smashing the camera]]. As the video glitches in and out, we get glimpses of previous clips from his videos, like [[http://youtu.be/O_l9Mjwmick?t=5m58s Quincy the Singing Caterpillar]][[note]](who sang obscure Beatle songs)[[/note]], a video of fellow [=YouTuber=] Mentski in deep shadow looking confused with [[SoundtrackDissonance blaring audio]], the creepy clown puppet from [[https://youtu.be/IAfx6UIpGLI?t=10m45s the Breakfast Mess advert]] with modified lyrics, The Silver Skull, Noseybonk, and finally, a collection of various other images with [[SensoryAbuse a very loud sound]] before finishing on a fake "This video has been removed by the user" notice... although only 10 seconds later, a final last blast of [[SensoryAbuse booming, distorted audio and glitchy graphics]] is displayed as the image changes one final time. The red "sorry about that" icon is replaced with a red Grass Mask from the Playmobil 2013 advent calendar videos and the text above reading how the video was removed now says "This video never existed."]] [[https://youtu.be/KoOXG-hBdzo?t=11m Witness the horror for yourself here.]] Have fun sleeping.

* The non-[[TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] that adorns the box of [[http://youtu.be/IAfx6UIpGLI?t=6m35s Huge Screen v2.]]

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEXBnlSgLH0 Breakfast Mess commercial]] featuring a [[MonsterClown very disturbing harlequin]] and a dissonant theme tune isn't much better.
* The dissonant sounding "God Save the Queen" at the end of the Royal Wedding Tat review. At least before it's apparent that the music is ''breaking''.

* In his review of Girl's Toys, he brought up a doll dressed up in wedding garb. This wouldn't be so bad if not for [[spoiler: the positioning of the doll's eyes inducing this trope with a very big bang]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkbEE9GN1Hk The review]] of an interactive Film/{{ET|The Extraterrestrial}} toy is already made of creepy thanks in large part to the toy itself, but as the review progresses, [[spoiler: Stuart [[DrivenToMadness snaps outright]], ranting about how he will make everything better for E.T. After a horror-film style montage of shots (complete with score), we see the device, its rubber casing removed, sounding like [[UncannyValley a cross between a broken Speak n' Spell and a crying baby.]]]]

** [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot2AWz7KZ7E There. Much better.]]]]
** [[spoiler:What he actually did is known as Circuit-Bending. Basically he cut off the outer coating (skinned it alive) then fiddled with the internal circuits. The result made it sound like E.T was being brutally murdered while his screams were muffled. This combined with Ashen's speech about how he is going to make it better causes it to be nightmare fuel. [[FridgeHorror Now, imagine E.T was sentient...]]]]
** [[spoiler:It gets worse. After the traditional ASHENS.COM at the end of the video we see E.T.'s rubber face pinned to a corkboard.]]

* The [[UncannyValley Face Bank]] from his [[https://youtu.be/l4rdRlTupuc?t=7m50s Meze 88 headphones review]].

* The Vinnie Vole game from Ashen's Tech Dump. [[http://youtu.be/XrQEMBN8DNU?t=2m53s Sleep tight.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR1oAXaPLMo A LOVELY BABY]], one of the most horrifying examples of the UncannyValley yet.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4N1x0bQ_V4 The Horrifying Macaulay Culkin Doll.]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoOXG-hBdzo 2016 Hallowe'en Special]] ends on a colossal cluster-bomb of nightmarish images. After reading one too many awful Hallowe'en jokes, Stuart lapses into a state of utter despondency for [[OverlyLongGag 40 seconds]], before screaming and [[CameraAbuse smashing the camera]]. As the video glitches in and out, we get glimpses of Quincey the Singing Caterpillar, fellow [=YouTuber=] Mentski in deep shadow looking confused, the creepy clown puppet from [[https://youtu.be/IAfx6UIpGLI?t=10m45s the Breakfast Mess advert]], The Silver Skull, Noseybonk, and finishing on a fake "This video has been removed" notice, with the red "sorry" icon replaced with a Grass Mask from the Playmobil 2013 advent calendar videos, all accompanied by booming, distorted audio.
--> [[{{MadnessMantra}} Dot the i's and cross the t's, dot the i's and cross the t's...]]
** The Google Deep Dream image of Chef Excellence is extremely unnerving.
* The Mrs. Potts Funko Pop from his "Worst Funko Pop Vinyl Figurines" video is rather unsettling, [[spoiler: but then [[https://youtu.be/2kDnWvtQedU?t=6m37s she ever so subtly bares her teeth]].]]

* Whenever he reviews a crappy costume piece, he'll usually do a quick shot of him wearing it and being thoroughly uninterested by it. With the 2018 Royal Wedding tat, however, he demonstrates a Prince William mask with a scene that turns it into the visage of a horror monster, sped-up footage, grainy black-and-white camera and all.
-->''[[SurrealHorror Brother dear, let me in, I have your wedding spoooooooon~!]]''

-->''[[SurrealHorror Let me in, I have your wedding spoooooooon~!]]''

* Ms. Potts Funko Pop from his Worst Funko Pop Vinyl Figurines video is rather unsettling, [[spoiler:and then [[https://youtu.be/2kDnWvtQedU?t=6m37s she opens her mouth]].]]

--> [[MadnessMantra''Dot the i's and cross the t's, dot the i's and cross the t's...'']]

--> ''Dot the i's and cross the t's, dot the i's and cross the t's...''

** The grass masks return in the 2014 Block-Tech advent calendar series. For the first 21 days, they do nothing but pop up occasionally and be very unsettling, which is exacerbated by the fact that Stu never ''once'' so much as alludes to them during the main videos. On the 22rd day, Stu finds a handful of grass stuffed into the sofa. On the 23rd day, we have... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9On6e2nyzc0#t=1m49s this...]] And on the 24th day... well, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRPMMnEnPNk#t=6m53s see for yourself.]]

* The Breakfast Mess commercial featuring a [[MonsterClown very disturbing harlequin]] and a dissonant theme tune isn't much better.

* One of his earliest videos in the POPStation Saga is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOmEOjK5UHY&list=SP045448E076CF3B69 a review]] of one of the games that frequently comes pre-installed on the rotten little pieces of trash, Submarine Invasion. The review itself is significantly shorter than the run time of the video, but Stuart managed to fill the leftover time... by using somewhat grainy grayscale video footage of someone in a white lab coat and what appears to be a welder's face mask fiddling with a machine that rattles off lists of numbers. That's all the extra footage consists of, and it's deeply unsettling.

* The Vinnie the Vole game from Ashen's Tech Dump. [[http://youtu.be/XrQEMBN8DNU?t=2m53s Sleep tight.]]

* His take on the Drawn My Life meme. Wait, how could he make a fad like this disturbing? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y89dQ96e5PY Well...]]
* His Viewmaster Stereoscope review has a really [[MoodWhiplash dark turn]] at the end where he plays the [[https://youtu.be/Kb1WgskNMLQ?t=16m34s "Little Red Riding Hood"]] slide on the JR. Projector. Before that, Ashens commentary on the previous films were hilarious and descriptive, until ''that'' shows up. Ashens narration in this is monotone and blunt[[note]]made even worse that he's actually reading the descriptions seen on the slide[[/note]], and combined with the [[UncannyValley unsettling claymation models]] and creepy music made it rather disturbing.

* One of his earliest videos in the POPstation Saga is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOmEOjK5UHY&list=SP045448E076CF3B69 a review]] of one of the games that frequently comes pre-installed on the rotten little pieces of trash, Submarine Invasion. The review itself is significantly shorter than the run time of the video, but Stuart managed to fill the leftover time... by using somewhat grainy grayscale video footage of someone in a white lab coat and what appears to be a welder's face mask fiddling with a machine that rattles off lists of numbers. That's all the extra footage consists of, and it's deeply unsettling.

* The [[{{Music/PSY}} Gangnam Style]] toy, right down to the light-up eyes and the fact that it plays a creepily-deep sample from the song.[[spoiler:.. or at least unil Stuart [[PercussiveMaintenance slaps it,]] [[SubvertedTrope at which point it plays normally.]]]]