Transformation Horror indeed!
- The scene of Pinocchio being turned back into a puppet by Puppetino. The real horror sets in during the panning shots showing all the other puppets in Puppetino's collection when you realize that Pinocchio is far from his first victim.
- To explain, Pinocchio is forced to dance, screaming and begging to stop, as he's slowly turned back into a puppet. This scene has been compared to a rape scene, and was in fact altered in the version that was broadcast on television.
- The creepy, deranged music doesn't help.
- And all the while, Puppetino wears Slasher Smile after Slasher Smile. And he's enjoying it.
- The Emperor of the Night himself can be awesomely scary for younger viewers — he looks like a classical devil, except he's giant, has four arms, and nothing but red mist under his cape. The awesome voice of his doesn't hurt.
- Not helping his case are the many Jump Scares he performs throughout the entire film.
- His introduction, where he shapeshifts into the people Pinocchio met in the Land Where Dreams Come True.
- There's also how, as is shown to Pinocchio are the audience, the Emperor has turned hundreds of people into lifeless puppets, one of which is a mother and her child.
