While The Sandman is Lighter and Softer compared to Uri's other games, it still has some pretty unnerving moments.
- Sophie encountering the Boogie Man. The line he delivers can be very creepy, especially if the player is wearing headphones/ear-buds.Hi there, sweetie...
- The images that Sophie sees in the human world. Anne being tormented by four shadows, Regan about to be killed by a Firing Squad, and her father being chased by a fire-breathing dragon.
- Sophie drowning in Nixie's swamp. This will happen if the player walks by the swamp's shore.
- The bad ends:
- Bad End 2: Sleep With One Eye Open. After Sophie kills the Sandman and returns to her world, time is still frozen and no one is awake. She spends the remainder of her time trying to sleep, but is too scared of the darkness surrounding her. It's implied that she's later visited by the Boogie Man and it's never stated what will happen to her.
- Bad End 4: See You in Bad Dream. The Sandman forces Sophie to fall asleep and this causes her to be trapped in an endless nightmare. When the Sandman goes to bed, he cries himself to sleep while thinking about Sophie's tortured expression.
- The Sandman. Sure, his design is not scary, but the first time you encounter him, you get a closeup of his bloodshot eyes, together with a scare chord.
- The Crygel. A bizarre blue liquid that creeps around the floor doing weird weeping sounds. When you have to get some of it for a recipe, it lets out a horrific scream of pain.
- At one point, when you return to the Sandman's house, he'll be on the stairs. He looks at Sophie, his pupils get bigger and red, and he starts shaking in fury before lunging at you… or rather, pushing past you. Turns out he was actually angry at seeing that Sophie no longer had her pink jewel and assumed the Unicorn took it. The first time playing, it can be a genuine surprise, since it's unexplained what it was all about until the second playthrough.
