History NightmareFuel / Torchwood

As a DarkerAndEdgier spinoff of ''DoctorWho'', it's inevitable that ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' would have its own share of NightmareFuel.

As a DarkerAndEdgier spinoff of ''DoctorWho'', it's inevitable that ''{{Torchwood}}'' would have its own share of NightmareFuel.

* "Countrycide". Not only are the monsters particularly [[CompleteMonster demonic and frightening]]...they're ''[[HumansAreTheRealMonsters human]].'' Enough said.

* The alien monster/parasite that was feeding on Katie's brain in Owen's backstory. Just seeing it latched on her brain like that...
* This troper cannot bear to look at the arms of the "Sleepers", possibly due to trypophobia.

** It's 1941. You are an 8 year old who just got transported to Cardiff while the Germans are bombing the everloving shit out of you. You said farewell to your mother and sister, not knowing that you will never see them again. Due to a paper error you are left stranded all alone on a train station for a whole night. An 8 year old, all alone, spending the night aimlessly wandering around a train station, completely lost, trying to find someone. You don't.

* The alien monster/parasite that was feeding on Katie's brain in Owen's backstory. Just seeing it latched on her brain like that...

* ''Torchwood: Children of Earth'' with the children going ''"We are coming. We are coming. We are coming."'' in ''unison''.
** [[spoiler: The [[BodyHorror slow and painful regeneration]] of Jack after he is blown up.]]
** [[HideYourChildren We want 10% of your children. As a gift.]]
*** How's this for kicks: [[spoiler: at the end of "Day 3", Jack explains that in 1965, he handed over twelve ''orphaned children'' to the 456; when asked why, he says the ''exact same thing'': "As a gift." He says it ''casually.'' With a ''shrug''.]]
*** ''As drugs.'' It would almost have been easier if they were killed off.
** The video of Gwen at the start of Day 5.
*** [[spoiler: ''"Sometimes the Doctor must look at this planet and turn away in shame."'']] That and the COMPUTER-GENERATED CROWD OF CHILDREN.
*** And later in that episode, the situation that's occurring in when she makes it. [[spoiler: The British forces rounding up terrified children with their parents screaming and crying and desperately trying to get their children back. If that's not enough, knowing the fate worse than death set to befall the kids...]] Probably the darkest moment in the ''Doctor Who'' universe as a whole.
** This is a very powerful series of episodes, and the real Nightmare Fuel was not the 456, or even the fate of the children, but the actions of the ordinary humans in the governments of the world, the rationalizations and the plots and the cold ruthlessness. The world might have been better off with Harold Saxon.
*** They were using ''school league tables'' to decide which children should suffer a FateWorseThanDeath. Exempting their own children, of course. [[SarcasmMode After all, how could they be expected to make decisions if they're suffering from grief and trauma?]] The parents are told that the children are being sent for vaccinations; the government plans to pretend to have been duped by the aliens. And then one of the government people was ordered to hand his own daughters over. [[FateWorseThanDeath Knowing what would happen.]] [[spoiler:He killed himself, his wife and children rather than do it.]] The whole thing was so much scarier than any alien, because ''this could happen''. In a situation like this, it's all too easy to see decisions like this being made, for real.
** The video of the children in the 456 cage.
** The worst is the horrible joking about how the child will "fry" by the guy monitoring the transmissions--and the mother's horrified realization of what they are about to do.

* [[TorchwoodTheLostFiles ''What were you hoping for? That I'd say a few nice words... That I'd be grateful...'']] Oh yeah, and this line is said in a creepy low voice. '''BY [[spoiler: IANTO!]]'''

''For ''[[Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay Miracle Day]]'', see [[NightmareFuel/TorchwoodMiracleDay here]].''

* [[TorchwoodTheLostFiles ''What were you hoping for? That I'd say a few nice words... That I'd be grateful...'']] Oh yeah, and this line is said in a creepy low voice. '''BY [[spoiler: IANTO!]]

** In the end, Gwen demands the village ringleader tell her why he [[spoiler: helped to murder and cannibalize hundreds of persons.]] His response? [[spoiler: "[[ForTheEvulz Cos it makes...me...]]''[[ForTheEvulz happy]].''"]]
* The "fairies" from "Small Worlds". There's no way to stop them...

* "Adam" had a '''TON''' of NightmareFuel.]] Just something about [[spoiler: Ianto]] shreiking and weeping because [[spoiler: Adam]] [[MindRape brutally mind raped]] him into thinking [[spoiler: he's a psychopathic killer]] is chilling.
** "''And I liked it...''" '''OH GOD'''

* It's 1941. You are an 8 year old who just got transported to Cardiff while the Germans are bombing the everloving shit out of you. You said farewell to your mother and sister, not knowing that you will never see them again. Due to a paper error you are left stranded all alone on a train station for a whole night. An 8 year old, all alone, spending the night aimlessly wandering around a train station, completely lost, trying to find someone. You don't.

* "Adam" had a '''TON''' of [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Nightmare Fuel.]] Just something about [[spoiler: Ianto]] shreiking and weeping because [[spoiler: Adam]] [[MindRape brutally mind raped]] him into thinking [[spoiler: he's a psychopathic killer]] is chilling.

** The video of the children in the 456 cage.

* "Exit Wounds" has [[spoiler: Jack being buried alive, constantly dying, then reviving, only to instantly choke and suffocate on 6 feet of earth crushing his entire body. [[AndIMustScream For almost 2000 years.]]]] He somehow manages to remain sane after this ordeal.

* "Countrycide". Not only are the monsters particularly [[CompleteMonster demonic and frightening]]...they're ''human.'' Enough said.
** In the end, Gwen demands the village ringleader tell her why he [[spoiler: helped to murder and cannibalize hundreds of persons.]] His response? [[spoiler: "Cos it makes...me...''happy.''"]]

** ''And I liked it...'' '''OH GOD'''

* "Adam" had a '''TON''' of [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Nightmare Fuel.]] Just something about [[spoiler: Ianto]] shreiking and weeping because [[spoiler: Adam]] [[MindRape brutally mind raped [[spoiler:him]] into thinking [[spoiler: he's a psychopathic killer]] is chilling.

* "Adam" had a '''TON''' of [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Nightmare Fuel.]] Just something about [[spoiler: Ianto]] shreiking and weeping because [[spoiler: Adam]] [[MindRape brutally mind raped [[spoiler:him]] into thinking [[spoiler: he's a psychopathic killer]]]] is chilling.

* It's 1941. You are an 8 year old who just got transported to Cardiff while the Germans are bombing the everloving shit out of you. You said farewell to your mother and sister, not knowing that you will never see them again. Due to a paper error you are left stranded all alone on a train station for a whole night. An 8 year old, all alone, spending the night aimlessly wandering around a train station, completely lost, trying to find someone. You don't.

''For ''[[Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay Miracle Day]]'', see [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel/TorchwoodMiracleDay here]].''