History NightmareFuel / Hilda

[[folder: Season Three]]

** The Spider-Frog. It's a terrifying, SuperPersistentPredator that came closer to killing Hilda and Johanna than any other creature before or after it.

** Their behavior, in general, is rather [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers jarring]] compared to other supernatural beings in the series. Most of the other creatures Hilda encounters [[NonMaliciousMonster aren't actively mean]], or if they are, have a very good reason for lashing out. Not The Marra though. They joyfully dish out nightmares and isolate kids from their friends [[ForTheEvulz seemingly for the mean-spirited joy of it]].

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* Hilda and her friends getting pulled into the Fairy Mound. It all starts with Hilda pulling out one of Astrid’s protective charms. Then suddenly David disappears. Next thing they know, the land is covered in fog and there’s no sight of the town. All three kids are wandering this eerie realm that seems to be patrolled by these eerie, jellyfish, mushroom creatures. If it weren’t for Johanna and Astrid saving them, they would’ve all been caught by the faeries for sure.

** Hilda and Baba switching places via some sort of magic. What makes it so unsettling is that it practically comes right out of nowhere with the Troll Mother acting like such a helpful ally beforehand (although there are moments where they just stare at Hilda so that could be taken as ForeShadowing), ends the episode on a chilling cliffhanger, and ends with the two not only physically switching places but seemingly [[BalefulPolymorph swapping species as well]]! Any parent watching could instantly recognize this as one of their greatest nightmares!

The life of an adventurer... is quite traumatic.

** The scene where Victoria ambushes Frida and ties her up. Frida was ''about'' to leave with the book she was going to borrow, and says she'll be on her way. Cue a cut where Victoria ties her up, apologizing for the inconvenience. It's AdultFear since Hilda and David made it home, but she didn't.

** Hilda and Baba switching places via some sort of magic. What makes it so unsettling is that it practically comes right out of nowhere with the Troll Mother acting like such a helpful ally beforehand (although there are moments where they just stare at Hilda so that could be taken as ForeShadowing), ends the episode on a chilling cliffhanger, and ends with the two not only physically switching places but seemingly [[BalefulPolymorph swapping species as well]]! Any parent watching could instantly recognize this as one of their [[AdultFear greatest nightmares!]]

** Their behavior, in general, is rather [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers jarring]] compared to other supernatural beings in the series. Most of the other creatures Hilda encounters [[NonMaliciousMonster aren't actively mean]], or if they are, [[BerserkButton have a very good reason for lashing out]]. Not The Marra though. They joyfully dish out nightmares and isolate kids from their friends [[ForTheEvulz seemingly for the mean-spirited joy of it]].

* Before the credits roll, when the screen cuts to black after a first look of Hilda as a troll, you can hear the echoes of a troll roaring in the background. Traumatic indeed.

** '''Victoria van Gale's Nisse.''' It never speaks, can sneak up on people, crawl on walls, and can enter and exit windows. Even worse, there are hints that it has sapience, with the way it droops as Hilda talks to Tontu.

* Hilda and the Safety Patrol being attacked by Trolls.
* The Draugen nearly drowning Hilda and Wood Man and Twig. Even worse is that Hilda didn't know that the Wood Man planned to rob the Dragen.
** What is worse that the fact Johanna likely wouldn't know what happened to her daughter if she didn't come home on that day.

* The Void of No Return and... ''whatever it is'' that lives inside of it.

* In Chapter 4, David is decapitated in battle '''''[[DeathOfAChild and dies]]'''''. [[DeathIsCheap Luckily, Sigurd revives him]], and the death wasn't all that graphic, but it's still very unnerving to think about. Additionally, the fact that the effects of the medallion explicitly last until death - so if Hilda and Frida wanted to go about fixing its effects on David, they would have had to kill him. Dark stuff, there.

** Victoria van Gale's Nisse. It never speaks, can sneak up on people, crawl on walls, and enter and exit windows. Even worse, there are hints that it has sapience, with the way it droops as Hilda talks to Tontu.

** The Wolf attacking Hilda.
** Hilda learns that everything changes in (sort of) a hard way, something that even adults have a difficult time to cope with.

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** Hilda nearly falling to her death in front of her mother. Luckily Twig was there to save her.

* Hilda and the troll child switching places via some sort of magic. What makes it so unsettling is that it practically comes right out of nowhere with the troll parent acting like such a helpful ally beforehand (although there are moments where they just stare at Hilda so that could be taken as ForeShadowing), ends the episode on a chilling cliffhanger, and ends with the two not only physically switching places but seemingly swapping species as well! Any parent watching could instantly recognize this as one of their [[AdultFear greatest nightmares!]]

!Season one

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!Season 2

* Hilda and the troll child switching places via some sort of magic. What makes it so unsettling is that it practically comes right out of nowhere with the troll parent acting like such a helpful ally beforehand (although there are moments where they just stare at Hilda so that could be taken as ForeShadowing), ends the episode on a chilling cliffhanger, and ends with the two not only physically switching places but seemingly swapping species as well! Any parent watching could instantly recognize this as one of their [[AdultFear greatest nightmares!]]