History NightmareFuel / SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet

* The fate of Fogg. Instead of being [[WhamShot shot dead by Johanna like in the play,]] Anthony spirits her away from the [[HellholePrison asylum,]] leaving him [[LaserGuidedKarma "to the mercy of (his)... 'children.'"]] No sooner do the couple leave the cell than [[AssholeVictim Fogg]] [[TheDogBitesBack is immediately swarmed and violently ripped apart by a gaggle of his deranged female prisoners,]] emaciated and unkempt enough to resemble a zombie horde. Considering [[FridgeHorror at the very least]] [[WardensAreEvil that he probably didn't feed them well,]] and the core story involves [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism,]] Fogg was probably devoured [[Devoured by the Horde]] by the mob of female inmates before Johanna and Anthony [[Stripped to the Bone]] left the building.

* The fate of Fogg. Instead of being [[WhamShot shot dead by Johanna like in the play,]] Anthony spirits her away from the [[HellholePrison asylum,]] leaving him [[LaserGuidedKarma "to the mercy of (his)... 'children.'"]] No sooner do the couple leave the cell than [[AssholeVictim Fogg]] [[TheDogBitesBack is immediately swarmed and violently ripped apart by a gaggle of his deranged female prisoners,]] emaciated and unkempt enough to resemble a zombie horde. Considering [[FridgeHorror at the very least]] [[WardensAreEvil that he probably didn't feed them well,]] and the core story involves [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism,]] Fogg was probably devoured by the mob of female inmates before Johanna and Anthony left the building.

* The fate of Fogg. Instead of being [[WhamShot shot dead by Johanna like in the play,]] Anthony spirits her away from the [[HellholePrison asylum,]] leaving him [[LaserGuidedKarma "to the mercy of (his)... 'children.'"]] No sooner do the couple leave the cell than [[AssholeVictim Fogg]] [[TheDogBitesBack is immediately swarmed and violently ripped apart by a gaggle of his deranged female prisoners,]] emaciated and unkempt enough to resemble a zombie horde. Considering [[FridgeHorror at the very least]] [[WardensAreEvil that he probably didn't feed them well,]] and the core story involves [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism...]]

* Less severe than other examples (because he's shown to be completely fine a couple scenes later,) but the Beadle's absolutely '''brutal''' beating towards poor Anthony is pretty hard to watch. Especially because Anthony is one of the only genuinely kind and sympathetic characters in the film. Beadle even does a little dance-like "skip" with each blow, making it clear [[EvilFeelsGood how much he's enjoying it]].

* Judge Turpin's reprise of ''Johanna'' is often cut...and for good reason. A horror-thriller musical about serial killers and cannibalism is disturbing enough but Turpin flogging himself to get rid of the impure thoughts about his ward and ''having a frigging orgasm because of it'' takes it to a whole new level.

* Less severe than other examples (because he's shown to be completely fine a couple scenes later,) but the Beadle's absolutely '''brutal''' beating towards poor Anthony is pretty hard to watch. Especially because Anthony is one of the only genuinely kind and sympathetic characters in the film.

* When Johanna finally comes face to face with Sweeney, he is absolutely covered in blood due to having just ''savagely'' murdered the bastard responsible for transporting him for life when she was just a little baby and dropping him down the chute. He doesn't recognize her as his daughter because of her disguise until it's almost too late, and until then shows every sign of wanting to kill her for being a witness to the horror he's just unleashed. That's gonna stick with you for a while...

* Judge Turpin's reprise of ''Johanna'' is often cut...and for good reason. A horror-thriller musical about serial killers and cannibalism is disturbing enough but Turpin flogging himself to get rid of the impure thoughts about his ward takes it to a whole new level.

* The beggar woman becomes that much more horrifically tragic when you realize [[spoiler: she's Sweeney's wife and the combination of the traumatic assault and attempted suicide have left her a shell of her former self.]]

* Judge Turpin, in a terrifying owl mast, raping Lucy as his group of socialites simply watch an laugh, along with the Beadle making a sick grin. And unlike most performances of the musical, [[ScreamDiscretionShot you can hear her screams as everything is going on]]. It's widely considered to be ''even scarier'' than the abundance of violence. "Poor thing", indeed.

* "Epiphany" is particularly horrifying. Watching Sweeney take a flying leap into the pit of insanity, combined with the song's [[MoodWhiplash tendency]] to switch between his declaring vengeance on all of humanity and mourning his wife and daughter. In some productions, the leap is literal: the actor playing Todd will jump off the stage and start shouting in audience members' faces.

* "Epiphany" is particularly horrifying. Watching Sweeney take a flying leap into the pit of insanity, combined with the song's [[MoodWhiplash tendency]] to switch between his declaring vengeance on all of humanity and mourning his wife and daughter.

** Imagine being Mrs. Lovett and what you're thinking in that situation. The person you love finds out that you indirectly killed their wife by lying to them about if their spouse was alive or not. But suddenly, the person you're in love with is okay with that! You start dancing with him and he's saying that she's already dead and that there's no point in worrying about the past. You think you're gonna marry him, live together in your dream world when suddenly, he throws you into an open oven. The very oven you used to cook all of his kills into pies for the people of London. As you're screaming in pain and agony, he closes the oven door with an expressionless look on his face. And that's how you die...

* ALL OF THE THROAT SLITTING SCENES! Unlike the stage show, which use clearly harmless stage trickery, this movie loves getting up close to the victim's throats as Todd really digs his razor in, blood splattering everywhere, complete with nauseating sound-effects to make it extra-visceral.
** Arguably the worst is Pirelli's. The [[HellIsThatNoise pained gurgling noises]] really sell it.

* When Sweeney finds out Lovett lied to him, he takes her off her guard by dancing with her – and throws her into her own oven to be burned alive. Unlike the stage play, we can see exactly what happens as she screams and thrashes while she burns up. The last shot of her shows [[NauseaFuel a shrieking, thrashing black]] ''[[NauseaFuel thing]]'', with her face reduced to TheBlank by the [[FacialHorror sheer amount of damage]] it's taken.

* Judge Turpin's song ''Johanna'' is often cut...and for good reason. A horror-thriller musical about serial killers and cannibalism is disturbing enough but ''Johanna (Judge's Reprise)'' takes it to a whole new level.

* The rape scene. Jesus Christ, the rape scene. Some consider it to be ''the'' scariest scene in the movie. Not helped at all by Judge Turpin's creepy-ass owl mask, everybody laughing at Lucy as she's put through this, or the Beadle's sick grin as he's watching it all. And unlike most performances of the musical, [[ScreamDiscretionShot you can hear her screams as everything is going on]]. "Poor thing", indeed.

* [[spoiler: Toby killing Todd]]. In the play, his HeroicBSOD is shown by having him stumble about while mumbling nursery rhymes with a crazed half-laugh. Here? He crawls out of the sewer, casually picks up Todd's razor, kills him where he stands and lumbers out the door. All while completely stone-faced.

* The rape scene. Jesus Christ, the rape scene. Some consider it to be ''the'' scariest scene in the movie. Not helped at all by Judge Turpin's creepy-ass owl mask, everybody laughing at Lucy as she's put through this, or the Beadle's sick grin as he's watching it all. "Poor thing", indeed.

* The rape scene. Jesus Christ, the rape scene. Some consider it to be ''the'' scariest scene in the movie. Not helped at all by Judge Turpin's creepy-ass owl mask, everybody laughing at Lucy as she's put through this, or the Beadle's sick grin as he's watching it all.

* The rape scene. Jesus Christ, the rape scene. Some consider it to be ''the'' scariest scene in the movie. Not helped at all by Judge Turpin's creepy-ass owl mask.

** Imagine being Mrs. Lovett and what you're thinking in that situation. The person you love finds out that you indirectly killed their wife by lying to them about if their spouse was alive or not. But suddenly, the person you're in love with is okay with that! You start dancing with him and he's saying that she's already dead and that there's no point in worrying about the past. You think you're gonna marry him, live together in your dream world when suddenly, he throws you into an open oven. As you're screaming in pain and agony, he closes the oven door with an expressionless look on his face. And that's how you die...

* When Sweeney finds out Lovett lied to him, he takes her off her guard by dancing with her – and throws her into her own furnace to be burned alive. Unlike the stage play, we can see exactly what happens as she screams and thrashes while she burns up. The last shot of her shows [[NauseaFuel a shrieking, thrashing black]] ''[[NauseaFuel thing]]'', with her face reduced to TheBlank by the [[FacialHorror sheer amount of damage]] it's taken.

* When Sweeney finds out Lovett lied to him, he takes her off her guard by dancing with her – and throws her into the furnace. Unlike the stage play, we can see exactly what happens as she screams and thrashes while she burns up. The last shot of her shows [[NauseaFuel a shrieking, thrashing black]] ''[[NauseaFuel thing]]'', with her face reduced to TheBlank by the [[FacialHorror sheer amount of damage]] it's taken.

* When Johanna finally comes face to face with Sweeney, he is absolutely covered in blood due to just having ''savagely'' murdered the bastard responsible for transporting him for life when she was just a little baby and dropping him down the chute. He doesn't recognize her as his daughter because of her disguise until it's almost too late, and until then shows every sign of wanting to kill her for being a witness to the horror he's just unleashed. That's gonna stick with you for a while...

* When Johanna finally comes face to face with Sweeney, he is absolutely covered in blood due to just having ''savagely'' murdered the bastard responsible for transporting him for life when she was just a little baby and dropping him down the chute. He doesn't recognize her because of her disguise until it's almost too late, and until then shows every sign of wanting to kill her for being a witness to the horror he's just unleashed. That's gonna stick with you for a while...

* ALL of the throat-slitting scenes! Unlike the stage show, which use clearly harmless stage trickery, this movie loves getting up close to the victim's throats as Todd really digs his razor in, blood splattering everywhere, complete with nauseating sound-effects to make it extra-visceral.

!![[Theater/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet The musical]]