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Author: FrodoGoofballCoTV

Mar 14th 2010 at 9:58:28 AM

[[NeedsABetterDescription Note]] that NightmareFuel is when a character that is ''intended'' to appeal to young children is in fact scary.  Most of these examples are HighOctaneNightmareFuel, where the character is intended to be scary even to an adult, but appeals to the NightmareFetishist or otherwise [[{{Subversion}} subverts]] HighOctaneNightmareFuel by being more appealing (e.g., MagnificentBastard, TheWoobie, etc.) than creepy (e.g., CompleteMonster, etc.).

[[AC: Film]]
* The {{Film/Alien}} / {{Predator}} franchise.
[[AC: LiveActionTV]]
* The ''AddamsFamily'' pretty much runs on HighOctaneNightmareFuel PlayedForLaughs.  Everyone in the family is a NightmareFetishist who [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} sees the world rather differently than the rest of us]].
** ''TheMunsters'' takes [[UglyCute creepy cute]] even further, with, for example, Herman (based almost entirely on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein Frankenstein's Monster]]) being not only a FatIdiot, but also TheWoobie for being a doting father trying to make a living in a world where his appearance makes nearly everyone he meets [[FantasticRacism terrified of him]].
[[AC: {{Manga}} and {{Anime}}]]
* Possibly LittleMissBadass Cosette Sara from Excel Saga, who initially appears to be an EnfantTerrible, but is something of a JerkassWoobie who is [[OlderThanTheyLook older than she looks]], and must hide her GagBoobs.