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->'''Berdly:''' You... you said I could trust you!! You said you were a GAMER!!!\\
'''Queen:''' Berdly\\
'''Queen:''' I Only Play Mobile Games\\
'''Berdly:''' NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''

->'''Spoony:''' Can't we come up with something new and original for an evil computer to do other than launch nukes and crash the stock market? Something legitimately scary? Guys, please, I'm begging ya'.\\
'''Professor Roswell:''' He could make... Gary Coleman President.\\
'''Spoony:''' AHHHHHH! OH, MY GOD! RUN! PANIC! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF! ''GOOOOOO!''
-->-- ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' [[https://youtu.be/bH_BaOA604A?t=958 reviewing]] the film ''Film/GameOverControlAltDeath''

* The ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' has quite a few examples, mostly joke [=SCPs=]:

* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': When Tiza offends Mia, the receptionist threatens to send Tiza on the most horrifying of missions-- ''trying on dresses for a seamstress!'' [[{{Tomboy}} Tiza immediately apologizes.]]

** When contemplating what their punishments will be like in the Bad Place, Eleanor believes she'll be forced to be camping all the time, Jason thinks he'll be at a dance club waiting for a bass drop that will never come, and Tahani thinks she'll be forced to spend eternity in the Swiss Alps-- during the ''off'' season.

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* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': A horror-themed sketch with Creator/VincentPrice ends with the reveal that, at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, Vincent Price's character turns into...''Jack Parnell'' (the show's composer). The rest of the cast flee screaming from his rendition of "Auld Lang Syne".

* ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheCryptKeeper'': "The Sleeping Beauty" ends with [[spoiler: vain PrinceCharmless Chuck getting turned into a vampire, which to his horror means [[SkewedPriorities he can no longer admire himself in the mirror]]. "''No more handsome checks!''"]]

* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': A horror-themed sketch with Creator/VincentPrice ends with the reveal that, at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, Vincent Price's character turns into...''Jack Parnell'' (the show's composer). The rest of the cast flee screaming from his rendition of "Auld Lang Syne".

** Back when Apple released the first iMac, {{nerd}}y kid Jason dressed up as one for Halloween. His brother Peter didn't understand how it was supposed to be scary, to which Jason replied "I have ''no floppy drive!''" which quickly reduces Peter to a quivering wreck.

** A RunningGag is that [[{{Hell}}k the Bad Place]] is filled with classic torture, but also more mundane things like college improv and children's dance recitals.

* Chapter 59 of ''FanFic/YouGotHaruhiRolled'' is called "The Scariest Chapter Yet". It's only scary if you think the {{Cut and Paste Translation}} of Creator/FourKidsEntertainment are frightening instead of silly. Further cementing this trope is that the chapter was written as the GrandFinale of a special week of horror-story chapters in the lead-up to Halloween.

** Preston Northwest staked his whole fortune on Bill Cypher's continued dominance during "Weirdmaggedon" and lost it when (relative) normality is restored. He had to sell his extremely valuable house to regain some money, so his family just went from [[Fiction500 obscenely wealthy]] to very well-off. He reacts like he had become utterly destitute. His family didn't take the news any better (Pacifica is horrified upon learning she can't keep more than one pony).

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': "Dungeons Dungeons and More Dungeons" sees Grenda having a freak out over the sight of graphed paper.

* A scene in ''Film/TheKentuckyFriedMovie'' has tinpot asian dictator Dr. Khlan exile a CIA agent to [[PlaceWorseThanDeath Detroit.]] The agent acts like he's been sentenced to 10 lashes and being dipped in lemon juice.

* A scene in ''Film/TheKentuckyFriedMovie'' has a tinpot asian dictator exile a rebel to [[PlaceWorseThanDeath Detroit.]] The rebel acts like he's been sentenced to 10 lashes and being dipped in lemon juice.

* A scene in ''Film/TheKentuckyFriedMovie'' has a tinpot asian dictator exile a rebel to Detroit. The rebel acts like he's been sentenced to 40 lashes and being dipped in lemon juice.

* A scene in ''Film/KentuckyFriedMovie'' has a tinpot asian dictator exile a rebel to Detroit. The rebel acts like he's been sentenced to 40 lashes and being dipped in lemon juice.

** The scariest thing in the world would be if they gave [[TakeThat Sinbad]] another show.
** Government agencies have been established to prevent it from ever occurring again.

* ''Fanfic/KingdomHeartsPsiTheSeekerOfDarkness'': In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17795354 Re:Adjustments]]'', when Kairi initiates a prank war after getting annoyed with whoever keeps finishing off the coffee pot without making more for the next person, Sora and Riku start desperately begging her not to, before imploring whoever did it to fess up before it's too late. The thing is, not only are all the pranks completely harmless, Kairi and her allies immmediately agree they have no have no interest in injuring or emotionally hurting anyone, though they do have no qualms about pranking people they've already eliminated from suspicion such as Sora and Roxas due to RuleOfFun.

Contrast AccidentalNightmareFuel and FridgeHorror (portrayed as not scary, but ends up being so).

* ''Fanfic/KingdomHeartsPsiTheSeekerOfDarkness'': In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17795354 Re:Adjustments]]'', when Kairi initiates a prank war after getting annoyed with whoever keeps finsihing off the coffee pot without making more for the next person, Sora and Riku start desperately begging her not to, before imploring whoever did it to fess up before its too late. The thing is, not only are all the pranks completely harmless, Kairi and her allies immmediately agree they have no have no interest in injuring or emotionally hurting anyone (though they do have no qualms about pranking people they've already eliminated from suspicion such as Sora and Roxas, due to RuleOfFun).

** The ponies are terrified of [[TheLostWoods the Everfree Forest]], where plants grow wild, animals care for themselves, and the weather changes '''all on its own'''.[[note]]The InUniverse world runs on PaintingTheFrostOnWindows; the ponies literally do everything from managing the weather to making sure animals hibernate on schedule.[[/note]] There are legitimately dangerous creatures living here, but this "wild" status is still considered the scariest.

''THIS COULD BE A BIG DEAL''

** Later, Wednesday's fellow outcast Joel Glicker is sentenced to the "Harmony Hut" (along with Wednesday and Pugsley), which is adorned from wall to wall with the [[TastesLikeDiabetes most sickeningly sweet images imaginable]], all designed to break non-conformists. Joel instantly bursts into a screaming fit upon seeing a Music/MichaelJackson "Heal the World" poster.

** The opening skit for ''Film/TheRebelSet'' has the bots pestering Joel to tell them a ''really'' scary story -- Joel perhaps goes too far, reading excerpts from "[[TastesLikeDiabetes Life's Little Instruction Book]]", leaving the two whimpering in terror. Dr. Forrester added his two cents worth;

** Back when Apple released the first iMac, {{nerd}}y kid Jason dressed up as one for Halloween. His friend Peter didn't understand how it was supposed to be scary, to which Jason replied "I have ''no floppy drive!''" which quickly reduces Peter to a quivering wreck.

** The ponies are terrified of [[TheLostWoods the Everfree Forest]], where plants grow wild, animals care for themselves, and the weather changes '''all on its own'''.[[note]]The InUniverse world runs on PaintingTheFrostOnWindows; the ponies literally do everything from managing the weather to making sure animals hibernate on schedule.[[/note]] There are legitimately dangerous creatures living here but this "wild" status is still considered the scariest.

** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep Read It and Weep]]": Rainbow Dash has this reaction she realizes she likes reading.