Nightmare Fuel / Barnyard

• Any scene involving Dag and his pack. Not only are their appearances very unsettling (they look more like skeletal monsters rather than actual coyotes), they're quite deranged on their actions. Dag himself is the worst, as he clearly enjoys tormenting his prey and seems to take sadistic delight when mocking his foes. And then there is his snarling, feral laugh...
  • Their first scene (which shows them sneaking into the farm and slowly creeping towards the chicken coop) is particularly unnerving, and wouldn't feel out of place in a horror movie. Especially when he holds out a keychain of chicken feet from his previous victims. The scene◊ currently provides the page image for the Animated Films page of Complete Monster for a very good reason, since it showcases Dag at his most sadistic and monstrous.
    Dag: Shh, shush, shush, shush. Good evening, ladies. Sorry to call in so late in the evening, but we did have a previous engagement. (laughs maliciously as he shows them a keychain of chicken legs from his previous victims) Now, we're gonna take six of you. Anyone makes a sound, we don't mind the extra company. Boys, take your pick!
  • Dag sadistically mocking Otis for not being there to save Ben. He then makes a deal with the bovine, telling him he'll only steal a few animals each night, but if Otis does anything about it, Dag will kill everybody.
    Dag: What, do you wanna be a hero, cow? Hey, you're Ben's kid. Otis, right? They left you in charge? (laughs) Oh, that's precious! You thought you could fill his shoes? Otis, where were you? Were you off having fun? Laughin' with your barnyard buddies? Yeah, you could've made a difference had you been there for him, but you weren't, were ya? (Otis slumps. Dag paces around him.) Okay, from here on out, this is the way it's gonna work. We show up, you look the other way. A few animals missing here and there. Hey, that's the natural order of things. It'll be our little secret. Oh, and Ben's kid, if you should think about getting a sudden burst of courage...(snaps his jaws at Otis) ...we slaughter every animal in sight. Now, you go back, make everyone feel all safe, and we'll be seeing you tomorrow night. That's a date. See ya around! (laughs) "Round?" You're fat? (Howls and he and his coyote pack scatter away, leaving Otis in a deep depression)
  • Dag kidnapping the hens and tying them up at the junkyard. He then attempts to devour Maddy the cute little chick just because she insulted him. Otis arrives just in time.
  Maddy: You're a big meanie!
  Dag: What?
  Maddy: You're a meaner!
  Dag: "Meaner, meaner!" Meaners gotta eat too!
  Etta: Leave her alone!
  Dag: Hurgh! This one's mine! Cook her while I have the little one for an appetizer! Ya know, because I'm a meaner!
  • It may be awesome, sad and touching as well, but Otis' fight with the coyote pack has some genuinely spooky moments, like when the camera pans out to show about twenty snarling coyotes stalking toward him from all directions.
• Wild Mike. While he’s clearly a good sport who likes to get freaky, he can certainly be quite freaky, it not at all clear what kind of creature he is supposed to be and making all kinds of maniacal noises while bouncing about crazily. In the final battle, he even rides on one of the coyotes by using their eyelids as handles!
  • There’s also the ending scene where he somehow ended up on top of Nora’s head, screeching along with her. It’s also there and the final fight where much of his face are visible past his hair, which makes him look even more deranged and creepy.

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