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** At the start of the ''Kings War'' arc, [[spoiler:the Erlkönig tells Sarah that her little brother will be punished for accidentally harming Jareth. For a terrifying moment, it looks like ''he's'' going to be the one to choose the punishment for the child. It's a sign of how bad things are that Sarah - who hardly trusts Jareth at all - finds it far more comforting that he's the one choosing the punishment, instead of the Erlkönig.]]
* Dark![[spoiler:Jareth]]. He is creepy in his power and fatalism... he's just [[BlueAndOrangeMorality truly and deeply alien]]. He is understandable and logical if you can think in the TheoryOfNarrativeCausality, not that it makes him less scary, it's just method in the madness.

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** At the start of the ''Kings War'' arc, [[spoiler:the the Erlkönig tells Sarah that her little brother will be punished for accidentally harming Jareth. For a terrifying moment, it looks like ''he's'' going to be the one to choose the punishment for the child. It's a sign of how bad things are that Sarah - who hardly trusts Jareth at all - finds it far more comforting that he's the one choosing the punishment, instead of the Erlkönig.]]
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* Dark![[spoiler:Jareth]].Dark Jareth. He is creepy in his power and fatalism... he's just [[BlueAndOrangeMorality truly and deeply alien]]. He is understandable and logical if you can think in the TheoryOfNarrativeCausality, not that it makes him less scary, it's just method in the madness.



* The Erlking's Daughter [[spoiler:Jareth's sister]] ... well she intimidated "Odile" quite easily and effectively [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-304-Bechdel-356375590 here]] and [[MasterOfDisguise her disguises]] are [[ParanoiaFuel convincing]], you really don't want to be on her bad side.

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* The Erlking's Daughter [[spoiler:Jareth's sister]] ... well she intimidated "Odile" quite easily and effectively [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-304-Bechdel-356375590 here]] and [[MasterOfDisguise her disguises]] are [[ParanoiaFuel convincing]], you really don't want to be on her bad side.



* Oh the [[MetafictionalDevice vine borders]] in ''Such Stuff...'' what a nice way to show that those are dreams / flashbacks. Hey, wait, is it [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-18-295029792 attacking]]?! (What better way to establish the danger of a thing than letting it take out (at least temporally) one of the scariest characters [[spoiler:The Erlkönig]] of the series?)

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* Oh the [[MetafictionalDevice vine borders]] in ''Such Stuff...'' what a nice way to show that those are dreams / flashbacks. Hey, wait, is it [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-18-295029792 attacking]]?! (What better way to establish the danger of a thing than letting it take out (at least temporally) one of the scariest characters [[spoiler:The Erlkönig]] The Erlkönig of the series?)



* The Shadow Child [[spoiler:aka Disbelief]]. Weaponizes what he personifies... and given the meta "What is real?" nature of the series, he is terrifying.

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* The Shadow Child [[spoiler:aka Disbelief]].Child, Disbelief. Weaponizes what he personifies... and given the meta "What is real?" nature of the series, he is terrifying.



* After his encounter with Story, ''everyone'' in the fanbase is scared for Socks. Something's real creepy about that person... [[spoiler:[[IKnewIt They were right]].]]
** And some read back and became also scared for James and Éponine. [[spoiler:Story spent a whole lot of time and effort to make the [[ExactWords words]] of a GrandRomanticGesture reality.]] BeCarefulWhatYouSay, [[ParanoiaFuel you don't know who might listen]].

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* After his encounter with Story, ''everyone'' in the fanbase is scared for Socks. Something's real creepy about that person... [[spoiler:[[IKnewIt [[IKnewIt They were right]].]]
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** And some read back and became also scared for James and Éponine. [[spoiler:Story Story spent a whole lot of time and effort to make the [[ExactWords words]] of a GrandRomanticGesture reality.]] reality. BeCarefulWhatYouSay, [[ParanoiaFuel you don't know who might listen]].



** Then we later get [[http://www.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-556-Target-635406615 this page]], where Blank gets a hold of [[spoiler:Jareth and Sarah]]. It dangles them from the ceiling while it wraps around them like a suffocating goo.

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** Then we later get [[http://www.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-556-Target-635406615 this page]], where Blank gets a hold of [[spoiler:Jareth Jareth and Sarah]].Sarah. It dangles them from the ceiling while it wraps around them like a suffocating goo.
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** There's also [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Der-Erlkonig-1-378383816 the]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Der-Erlkonig-2-378386899 prequel]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Der-Erlkonig-3-378386919 comic]], which is a telling of the tale of the Erlkönig. All the AdultFear of the original poem, with the added creepiness of the pencil-shaded panels.

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** There's also [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Der-Erlkonig-1-378383816 the]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Der-Erlkonig-2-378386899 prequel]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Der-Erlkonig-3-378386919 comic]], which is a telling of the tale of the Erlkönig. All the AdultFear of the original poem, with the added creepiness of the pencil-shaded panels.



* What Story [[FateWorseThanDeath does]] [[ColdBloodedTorture to]] [[AdultFear Loki]] in response to his decision to re-invent himself as a [[Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard god of stories]].

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* What Story [[FateWorseThanDeath does]] [[ColdBloodedTorture to]] [[AdultFear Loki]] Loki in response to his decision to re-invent himself as a [[Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard god of stories]].
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** [[http://www.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-560-Libretto-640627288 It gets worse]] as he goes full OneWingedAngel with clawed hands, BlackEyesOfEvil and lyrics tattoed/carved across his entire body. (Oh, and right before this happens? He's ''crying''.)
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* The last panel on this [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-559-Shredded-639332365 page]] is extremely creepy and unnerving. The black-and-white nature of the comic makes it hard to tell if Erik is dripping with ink or ''blood'' as words from ''[[Theater/ThePhantomOfTheOpera]]'' cover his body.

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* The last panel on this [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-559-Shredded-639332365 page]] is extremely creepy and unnerving. The black-and-white nature of the comic makes it hard to tell if Erik is dripping with ink or ''blood'' as words from ''[[Theater/ThePhantomOfTheOpera]]'' ''Theater/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' cover his body.
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* The last panel on this [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-559-Shredded-639332365 page]] is extremely creepy and unnerving. The black-and-white nature of the comic makes it hard to tell if Erik is dripping with ink or ''blood'' as words from ''[[Theater/ThePhantomOfTheOpera]]'' cover his body.
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** Then we later get [[http://www.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-556-Target-635406615 this page]], where Blank gets a hold of [[spoiler:Jareth and Sarah]]. It dangles them from the ceiling while it wraps around them like a suffocating goo.
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* The newest Concept to join the story is [[CreativeSterility Blank]]. His first act? [[WorfEffect Taking out the Erlking]].

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