History NightmareFuel / PenguinsOfMadagascar

-->Kowalski: '''You're''' the monster!

** As if the line alone wasn't scary enough, he says it to a group of penguins that he has trapped in a cage, and at one point, he squishes his face through the cage so that his eyes bulge through the bars. If you've seen ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', remember Judge Doom's real eyes? That's what it looks like.

** Perhaps the scariest line in the film:
-->'''Dave:''' [[BigYes YES!]] [[CardCarryingVillain I'm the monster!]] Everyone made that clear to me every single day of my life. But now we'll see how they like you when ''you're'' the monster!
** As if the line alone wasn't scary enough, he says it to a group of penguins that he has trapped in a cage, and at one point, he squishes his face through the bars so that his eyes pop out. If you've seen ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', remember Judge Doom's real eyes? That's what it looks like.

** Although it's somewhat played for laughs, it's somewhat unsettling how Dave grabs the mermaid penguins and pulls them down the drain.

* The very idea of the mutated penguins. The modellers and animators must have had a field day doing the animation and designs for them. They look weird at first, but nothing to serious, but then they act crazy, similar to a lyssavirus infection (minus the rage). Then it hits you. They've also lost all sense of consciousness, acting crazy. It seems like that TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody, but thankfully with Private's presence: Rico, Kowalski and Skipper are the aversions when they get their senses back.

--> '''Dave:''' [[BigYes YES!]] [[CardCarryingVillain I'm the monster!]] Everyone made that clear to me every single day of my life. But now we'll see how they like you when ''you're'' the monster!

** And then there's a scene in the climax where he smashes through the glass of [[spoiler: his Medusa Ray]] in slow motion, with his tentacles flailing, and doing an EvilLaugh. The camera angle almost makes it look like [[JumpScare he's lunging at]] ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou you]]''.
** Oh, and what about "Dr Octavious Brine", his human counterpart? Something about him just isn't right...

* The very idea of the mutated penguins. The modellers and animators must have had a field day doing the animation and designs for them. They look weird at first, but nothing to serious, but then they act crazy, similar to a lyssavirus infection (minus the rage). Then it hits you. They've also lost all sense of consciousness, acting crazy. It seems like that TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody, but thankfully with Private's presence: Rico, Kowalski, and Skipper are the aversions when they get their senses back.

** Oh, and what about "Dr Octavious Brine", his human counterpart? Something about him just [[UncannyValley isn't right...]]
** Heck, even in octopus form, he ''still'' falls into the UncannyValley, because he's more anthropomorphized than the other octopuses. Those big, round eyes and that ghastly grin are pretty disturbing.

** Just to [[MoralEventHorizon fully establish]] that Dave has absolutely ''zero'' conscience, he remarks as the penguins are being captured ready for their likely demise, that he [[VictoryIsBoring suddenly feels rather unfulfilled and empty]]. Thus he decides he must [[IgnoredEpiphany do the same thing to]] ''every single cute baby animal in existence''.

* Mutated penguins. It probably isn't THAT scary at first (still pretty creepy, though), but not only they became monsters, but they also lost their consciousness! Skipper and Kowalski couldn't talk and acted crazy. *shiver*

Although ''WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar'' is for the most part a family-friendly comedy, some parts are frankly ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''.

** As if the line alone wasn't scary enough, he says it to a group of penguins that he has trapped in a cage, and at one point, he squishes his face through the bars so that his eyes pop out. If you've seen ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', remember [[spoiler: Judge Doom's real eyes]]? That's what it looks like.

** Although it's somewhat played for laughs, it's somewhat unsettling how Dave [[spoiler:grabs the mermaid penguins and pulls them down the drain.]]

* [[spoiler: Mutated penguins. It probably isn't THAT scary at first (still pretty creepy, though), but not only they became monsters, but they also lost their consciousness! Skipper and Kowalski couldn't talk and acted crazy. *shiver*]]
** [[spoiler:Mutated Skipper]] swallows [[ThatPoorCat an innocent cat]] whole! The cat is comically spat back out later, but you could be forgiven for thinking it was dead.

** Even his submarine is creepy. It's designed to look like a giant octopus with a big SlasherSmile. One wonders if SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker helped him build it.

* The adult penguins' casual willingness to let Private's egg roll off a cliff to its doom.

** Dave's theme song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cypvR4yVVXw "He is Dave"]], while an obvious parody of other evil themes, has genuinely foreboding lyrics that almost make you forget about that fact that the song's nature is meant to be satirical. All of Dave's villainous traits described? Unlike in the movie(where even then they can get pretty serious), not a single one is PlayedForLaughs.
* [[spoiler: Mutated penguins. It probably isn't THAT scary at first ( still pretty creepy, through ), but not only they became monsters, but they also lost their conciousness! Skipper and Kowalski couldn't talk and acted crazy. *shiver*]]

** Dave's theme song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cypvR4yVVXw "He is Dave"]], while an obvious parody of other evil themes, has genuinely foreboding lyrics that almso make you forget about that fact that the song's nature is meant to be satirical.

** The fact that they are completely willing to eat 4 baby penguins, including one that hasn't even hatched yet!

** The fact that they are completely willing to eat 4 baby penguins, including one that hasn't even hatched yet!
** On the flip side, there's the fact that the ones seen at the beginning [[spoiler:are killed in a fiery explosion! We don't see them comically falling back into the water. They're ''dead''.]]
** [[spoiler:actually if you look carefully just seconds before old ship explodes they all hop off.]]

** On the flip side, there's the fact that the ones seen at the beginning [[spoiler:are killed in a fiery explosion! We don't see them comically falling back into the water. They're ''dead''.]]

--> '''Dave:''' Yes! ''I'm'' the monster! Everyone made that clear to me every single day of my life. But now we'll see how they like you when ''you're'' the monster!

** And then there's a scene in the climax where he smashes through the glass of [[spoiler: his Medusa Ray]] in slow motion, with his tentacles flailing, and doing an EvilLaugh. The camera angle makes it look like [[JumpScare he's lunging at]] ''[[JumpScare you]]''.

* [[spoiler: Mutated penguins. It probably isn't THAT scary at first ( still pretty creepy, through ), but not only they became monsters, but they also lost their conciousness! Skipper and Kowalski couldn't talk and acted crazy. *shiver*]]

** And then there's a scene in the climax where he smashes through the glass of [[spoiler: his Medusa Ray]] in slow motion, with his tentacles flailing, and doing an EvilLaugh. The camera angle makes it look like [[JumpScare he's lunging at]] ''[[JumpScare you]]''.