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* The TitleTrack opens with very creepy, insane-sounding laughter. It should come as no surprise that Rod Temperton, who would later write "Thriller", also wrote this track.
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The King Of Pop has managed to tell you some horror stories through his iconic songs.
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* The "panther dance" epilogue of "Black or White". Emotionally powerful and set in a dreary, frightening back alley at night. Jackson dances in his typical angry fashion, but also smashes up windows and a car. Reminder: all this ''black panther'' (The Black Panther movement?) imagery and vandalism comes right after a song with a pacifist, anti-racism message. Most viewers had ''no clue'' what all this was about? After it initially aired and complaints rolled in from families, Jackson allowed the segment to be dropped -- not hard to do, since the actual song was over by that point.[[note]]Indeed, another theory about the segment is that he knew there was NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity and decided to deliberately court controversy.[[/note]] A re-edit of the full-length version has random racist graffiti added, via CGI, to the items he smashes up.

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* The "panther dance" epilogue of "Black or White". Emotionally powerful and set in a dreary, frightening back alley at night. Jackson dances in his typical angry fashion, but also smashes up windows and a car. Reminder: all this ''black panther'' (The Black Panther movement?) imagery and vandalism comes right after a song with a pacifist, anti-racism message. Most viewers had ''no clue'' what all this was about? about. After it initially aired and complaints rolled in from families, Jackson allowed the segment to be dropped -- not hard to do, since the actual song was over by that point.[[note]]Indeed, another theory about the segment is that he knew there was NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity and decided to deliberately court controversy.[[/note]] A re-edit of the full-length version has random racist graffiti added, via CGI, to the items he smashes up.
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* ''Billie Jean'', where the protagonist is haunted by a StalkerWithACrush. Made worse by the fact that there actually was a LoonyFan who claimed that Jackson was [[ArtisticLicenseBiology the father of "one of her twins"]].

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* ''Billie Jean'', "Billie Jean", where the protagonist is haunted by a StalkerWithACrush. Made worse by the fact that there actually was a LoonyFan who claimed that Jackson was [[ArtisticLicenseBiology the father of "one of her twins"]].

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* NightmareFuelColoringBook: [[http://radaronline.com/photos/michael-jackson-secret-drawings-lauryn-hunter-art-therapist-los-angeles-joe-brat-florida-analysis/photo/816201/ MJ has one, too]].

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* NightmareFuelColoringBook: [[http://radaronline.com/photos/michael-jackson-secret-drawings-lauryn-hunter-art-therapist-los-angeles-joe-brat-florida-analysis/photo/816201/ MJ [[https://radaronline.com/photos/michael-jackson-secret-drawings-lauryn-hunter-art-therapist-los-angeles-joe-brat-florida-analysis/ Jackson has one, too]].
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!!Albums




'''Music/{{Thriller}}'''

* Even without the music video ''Thriller'' uses rather frightening imagery. All ending with a cackling EvilLaugh by Creator/VincentPrice.

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* Even without the music video ''Thriller'' video, "Thriller" uses rather frightening imagery. All imagery, all ending with a cackling EvilLaugh by Creator/VincentPrice.



--> ''She showed a photo''
--> ''My baby cried''
--> ''His eyes were like mine''

'''Music/{{Bad}}'''
* Taken on its own, "Smooth Criminal" is a fairly chilling song about a woman being attacked during a home-invasion. The chorus repeats, "Annie, are you okay? Won't you tell us that you're okay?" and the line, "it was her/your doom," repeats throughout the song as well, suggesting that she was either killed or left for dead by the intruder.

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* Taken on its own, "Smooth Criminal" is a fairly chilling song about a woman being attacked during a home-invasion.home invasion. The chorus repeats, "Annie, are you okay? Won't you tell us that you're okay?" and the line, "it was her/your doom," repeats throughout the song as well, suggesting that she was either killed or left for dead by the intruder.

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--> ''The girl was bad, the girl was dangerous''

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'''Xscape'''
* "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?". The title is freaky enough, but then there's the story that the song tells about a young girl who runs away from home because her step-father is sexually abusing her and she runs off to Hollywood to become a star. Then she meets a man at the station, who tells her that if she "just lets down her hair", he'll show her some money. The song then ends with her being arrested by the police, because she has become a prostitute, even though she's only 12 years old.

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* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, an homage to 1950's [[HorrorTropes horror]] films, which features Michael transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[BodyHorror quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by Creator/JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then Creator/VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling]] at the very end certainly will!
* His music video to "Leave Me Alone" is so surreal that it can be frightening for very young children who don't know what's going on.
* The "panther dance" epilogue of "Black or White". Emotionally powerful and set in a dreary, frightening back alley at night. Jackson dances in his typical angry fashion, but also smashes up windows and a car. Reminder: all this ''black panther'' (The Black Panther movement?) imagery and vandalism comes right after a song with a pacifist, anti-racism message. Most viewers had ''no clue'' what all this was about? After it initially aired and complaints rolled in from families, Jackson allowed the segment to be dropped -- not hard to do, since the actual song was over by that point. (Indeed, another theory about the segment is that he knew there was NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity and decided to deliberately court controversy.) A re-edit of the full-length version has random racist graffiti added, via CGI, to the items he smashes up.

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* "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?". The title is freaky enough, but then there's the story that the song tells about a young girl who runs away from home because her step-father stepfather is sexually abusing her and she runs off to Hollywood to become a star. Then she meets a man at the station, who tells her that if she "just lets down her hair", he'll show her some money. The song then ends with her being arrested by the police, because she has become a prostitute, even though she's only 12 years old.

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* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, an infamous music video of "Thriller", a homage to 1950's [[HorrorTropes horror]] films, which features Michael Jackson transforming into both a were-cat werecat and a zombie (the former on-screen onscreen and [[BodyHorror quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by Creator/JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson him turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then Creator/VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling]] at the very end certainly will!
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* His The music video to of "Leave Me Alone" is so surreal that it can be frightening for very young children who don't know what's going on.
* The "panther dance" epilogue of "Black or White". Emotionally powerful and set in a dreary, frightening back alley at night. Jackson dances in his typical angry fashion, but also smashes up windows and a car. Reminder: all this ''black panther'' (The Black Panther movement?) imagery and vandalism comes right after a song with a pacifist, anti-racism message. Most viewers had ''no clue'' what all this was about? After it initially aired and complaints rolled in from families, Jackson allowed the segment to be dropped -- not hard to do, since the actual song was over by that point. (Indeed, [[note]]Indeed, another theory about the segment is that he knew there was NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity and decided to deliberately court controversy.) [[/note]] A re-edit of the full-length version has random racist graffiti added, via CGI, to the items he smashes up.
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* "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?". The title is freaky enough, but then there's the story that the song tells about a young girl who runs away from home because her step-father is sexually abusing her and she runs off to Hollywood to become a star. Then she meets a man at the station, who tells her that if she "just lets down her hair", he'll show her some money. The song then ends with her being arrested by the police, because she has become a prostitute, even though she's only 12 years old. If that doesn't count as AdultFear, we don't know what will.

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* "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?". The title is freaky enough, but then there's the story that the song tells about a young girl who runs away from home because her step-father is sexually abusing her and she runs off to Hollywood to become a star. Then she meets a man at the station, who tells her that if she "just lets down her hair", he'll show her some money. The song then ends with her being arrested by the police, because she has become a prostitute, even though she's only 12 years old. If that doesn't count as AdultFear, we don't know what will.\n
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* "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?". The title is freaky enough, but then there's the story that the song tells about a young girl who runs away from home because her step-father is sexually abusing her and she runs off to Hollywood to become a star. Then she meets a man at the station, who tells her that if she "just lets down her hair", he'll show her some money. The song then ends with her being arrested by the police, because she has become a prostitute, even though she's only 12 years old. If that doesn't count as AdultFear, I don't know what will.

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* "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?". The title is freaky enough, but then there's the story that the song tells about a young girl who runs away from home because her step-father is sexually abusing her and she runs off to Hollywood to become a star. Then she meets a man at the station, who tells her that if she "just lets down her hair", he'll show her some money. The song then ends with her being arrested by the police, because she has become a prostitute, even though she's only 12 years old. If that doesn't count as AdultFear, I we don't know what will.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike....''

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* The music video to [[Music/MichaelJacksonsGhosts "Ghosts"]] has Michael peel off his own skin and change into [[DemBones a dancing skeleton!]]
* NightmareFuelColoringBook : [[http://radaronline.com/photos/michael-jackson-secret-drawings-lauryn-hunter-art-therapist-los-angeles-joe-brat-florida-analysis/photo/816201/ MJ has one, too]].

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* The music video to [[Music/MichaelJacksonsGhosts [[Film/MichaelJacksonsGhosts "Ghosts"]] has Michael peel off his own skin and change into [[DemBones a dancing skeleton!]]
* NightmareFuelColoringBook : NightmareFuelColoringBook: [[http://radaronline.com/photos/michael-jackson-secret-drawings-lauryn-hunter-art-therapist-los-angeles-joe-brat-florida-analysis/photo/816201/ MJ has one, too]].

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!!! His music videos
* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, an homage to 1950's [[HorrorTropes horror]] films, which features him transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[BodyHorror quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by Creator/JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then Creator/VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling]] at the very end certainly will!

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* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, an homage to 1950's [[HorrorTropes horror]] films, which features him Michael transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[BodyHorror quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by Creator/JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then Creator/VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling]] at the very end certainly will!
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* The music video for Morphine features a man who has a drug addiction. At one point a shadow of a woman appears on the wall, approaches the man and then starts to change, morphin into some sort of three dimensional dragon, probably representing the hallucinations the man has due to his drug abuse. The fact that all this happens to the most haunting part of the song and is completely silent doesn't help. Later in the video the half-lifeless body of the man is picked up by two people, carried through a corridor and tossed into a car, all the while he changes into a [[BodyHorror zombie-like creature]].
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* The music video for Morphine features a man who has a drug addiction. At one point a shadow of a woman appears on the wall, approaches the man and then starts to change, morphin into some sort of three dimensional dragon, probably representing the hallucinations the man has due to his drug abuse. The fact that all this happens to the most haunting part of the song and is completely silent doesn't help. Later in the video the half-lifeless body of the man is picked up by two people, carried through a corridor and tossed into a car, all the while he changes into a [[BodyHorror zombie-like creature]].
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[[caption-width-right:350: Actually one of the least scary faces of Michael.]]

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