Nightmare Fuel / Hyperbole and a Half

• For 2nd grade Allie, the skeleton man.
• "Wolves," if not for the reader, then for poor Benny.
• Attempted when young Allie tells her younger sister the 'scariest story in the world'. It backfires and makes her sister want to hear more.
• Simple Dog's internal monologue telling her to roll around on a dead animal. The visual aid is pretty disturbing.
• CAKE. CAKE IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS.
• From the book, the helper dog spazzing out when she first sees the simple dog, snarling and clawing at the car window with wild eyes. To make it worse, the helper dog is a German Shepherd mix — she's pretty big and strong for a dog.
• The story about how Allie's mom got lost in the woods with her two children with no way to get home and having to desperately put on a brave face so as not to terrify them.
• The part in "Texas" where Allie wanders alone into a rough neighborhood looking for a grocery store. It's terrifying enough that the houses here are described as having bars in all the windows and there are bullet holes in some of the cars parked along the street, but Allie is also delirious from a high fever and has absolutely no idea where she's going.
  • In a Fridge Horror way, the fact that despite having to be pulled off the track after passing out, no mention is made of anyone trying to get Allie medical attention despite the fact that she was very obviously unwell.
• Young Allie attempting to step out of a moving car after waking up from oral surgery. Thankfully she still had her seat belt on, but the chance of serious injury was still quite high.