History NightmareFuel / TheLandBeforeTime

*** Some of it has been shown, albeit in storyboard or script form. It shows things such as several near misses and more than one JumpScare (one of which seems to be inspired by the "Here's Johnny!" scene in ''The Shining''). The deleted scene for the intro has Littlefoot and Cera climbing up and hiding in the hollow tree trunk and the Sharptooth ripping apart with his claws jaws to flush them out. It also shows him toying with them before Littlefoot's mother arrived; when they emerged from the thorns it was between his legs, he slams his head down in front of them, they run back and he slams his tail down, then he swings his head towards them, jaws gaping and just misses them. He even tries to stomp on them. This likely indicates that the SerialKiller portrayal of him in the novel was originally supposed to be in the movie, which is also evidenced by [[https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/styles/1100xauto/public/mv5bndvhzjvmzwytyte0oc00mgfjlwi1ywqtzmjhnme5nzi4zwe4xkeyxkfqcgdeqxvymzczmze2odm._v1__0.jpg the artwork for the movie's poster]] where Sharptooth appears to be [[SlasherSmile smiling wickedly.]]

** The ''Giganotosaurus'' has one of the most intimidating designs to date, and it tosses around ''[[TheWorfEffect other Sharpteeth]]''. It's also the only character to shed '''[[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence blood]]''' onscreen in the entire franchise-- something not even the original Sharptooth did.

* For the second movie, ''The Great Valley Adventure'', there's the Mysterious Beyond scene where the group comes across Chomper's egg. Set during the night, the scene itself is a spooky landscape filled with [[HellIsThatNoise many dangerous dinosaur roars heard in the background]].

*** There's a huge amount of worries in Grandpa and Grandma Longneck's horror when they first hear the roars of Chomper's parents in the Great Valley, the place everyone spent the entire first movie trying to find because it was ''[[UnsafeHaven supposed]]'' to be safe.

* In "Secret of Saurus Rock" when Littlefoot is inside the Sharptooth's mouth [[ItMakesSenseInContext trying to knock out one of his teeth]] and he slowly comes to the [[OhCrap horrifying realization]] that the Sharptooth is not dead while he's still in it's mouth.

* Rinkus and Sierra from "Stone of Cold Fire". [[VileVillainSaccharineShow For villains who appears in a direct-to-VHS animated sequel, they're portrayed as disturbingly realistic sociopaths]]; both low-functioning respective high-functioning. Sierra, being the low-functioning sociopath, is easy to summarize; violent, hateful, sadistic and all too willing to [[WouldHurtAChild kill a group of small children]]. Rinkus, meanwhile, starts out seeming like a silly, DirtyCoward (being [[Creator/RobPaulsen voiced by]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] undoubtedly helps in that regard), but then we find out just how nasty he truly is when he plots with Sierra to use Pterano to both their advantage and, in his words, "let him lead [them] to the stone". And when Pterano proves himself to be entirely useless to them, Rinkus drops his loopy, cowardly persona, implying that said persona was fake all along. Therefore, he's revealed as the high-functioning sociopath who is perfectly able to fake emotions and manipulate others to hide a perhaps even more deranged mind, and thou is the much more dangerous one of the two...

* Rinkus and Sierra from "Stone of Cold Fire". [[VileVillainSaccharineShow For villains who appears in a direct-to-VHS animated sequel, they're portrayed as disturbingly realistic sociopaths]]; both low-functioning respective high-functioning. Sierra, being the low-functioning sociopath, is easy to summarize; violent, hateful, sadistic and all too willing to [[WouldHurtAChild kill a group of small children]]. Rinkus, meanwhile, starts out seeming like a silly, DirtyCoward (being [[Creator/RobPaulsen voiced by]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] undoubtedly helps in that regard), but then we find out just how nasty he truly is when he plots with Sierra to use Pterano to both their advantage and, in his words, "let him lead [them] to the stone". And when Pterano proves himself to be entirely useless to them, Rinkus drops his loopy, cowardly persona, implying that said persona was fake all along. Therefore, he's revealed as the high-functioning sociopath who is perfectly able to fake emotions and manipulate others, and thou is the much more dangerous one of the two...

* Rinkus and Sierra from "Stone of Cold Fire". For villains who appears in a direct-to-VHS animated sequel, they're portrayed as disturbingly realistic sociopaths; both low-functioning respective high-functioning. Sierra, being the low-functioning sociopath, is easy to summarize; violent, hateful, sadistic and all too willing to [[WouldHurtAChild kill a group of small children]]. Rinkus, meanwhile, starts out seeming like a silly, DirtyCoward (being [[Creator/RobPaulsen voiced by]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] undoubtedly helps in that regard), but then we find out just how nasty he truly is when he plots with Sierra to use Pterano to both their advantage and, in his words, "let him lead [them] to the stone". And when Pterano proves himself to be entirely useless to them, Rinkus drops his loopy, cowardly persona, implying that said persona was fake all along. Therefore, he's revealed as the high-functioning sociopath who is perfectly able to fake emotions and manipulate others, and thou is the much more dangerous one of the two...

* Rinkus and Sierra from "Stone of Cold Fire". For villains that appears in a direct-to-VHS animated sequel, they're portrayed as disturbingly realistic sociopaths; both low-functioning respective high-functioning. Sierra, being the low-functioning sociopath, is easy to summarize; violent, hateful, sadistic and all too willing to [[WouldHurtAChild kill a group of small children]]. Rinkus, meanwhile, starts out seeming like a silly, DirtyCoward (being [[Creator/RobPaulsen voiced by]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] undoubtedly helps in that regard), but then we find out just how nasty he truly is when he plots with Sierra to use Pterano to both their advantage and, in his words, "let him lead [them] to the stone". And when Pterano proves himself to be entirely useless to them, Rinkus drops his loopy, cowardly persona, implying that said persona was fake all along. Therefore, he's revealed as the high-functioning sociopath who is perfectly able to fake emotions and manipulate others, and thou is the much more dangerous one of the two...

* Rinkus and Sierra from "Stone of Cold Fire". Rinkus starts out seeming like [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain a comically ineffectual villain]], but shows his true colors later on in the film as a disturbingly realistic sociopath. Sierra, on the other hand, is easy to summarize; violent, hateful, sadistic and all too willing to [[WouldHurtAChild kill a group of small children]]. Rinkus, meanwhile, starts out seeming like a silly, DirtyCoward (being [[Creator/RobPaulsen voiced by]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] undoubtedly helps in that regard), but then we find out just how nasty he truly is when he plots with Sierra to use Pterano to both their advantage and, in his words, "let him lead [them] to the stone". And when Pterano proves himself to be entirely useless to them, Rinkus drops his loopy, cowardly persona, implying that said persona was fake all along...

** The scene where Cera stumbles upon his giant unconscious body after the earthshake. At this point, we clearly see Sharptooth take a nasty fall to his supposed death during the quake, and yet, the entire scene thrives on the tension of whether or not he survived. Cera gives a loud scream at his body, and then toys with him by headbutting him, neither one awakening him. Then, as Cera begins to charge at him, all of our suspicions comes true as ''his eye opens up'', ''RIGHT IN FRONT AND CENTER OF CERA'', who is then rightfully terrified.

** The scene where Cera stumbles upon his giant unconscious body after the earthshake. At this point, we clearly see Sharptooth take a nasty fall to his supposed death during the quake, and yet, the entire scene thrives on the tension of whether or not he survived. Cera gives a loud scream at his body, and then toys with him by headbutting him, neither one awakening him. Then, as Cera begins to charge at him, all of our suspicions comes true as ''his eye opens up'', ''RIGHT IN FRONT AND CENTER OF CERA''.

** The scene where Cera stumbles upon his giant unconscious body after the earthshake. At this point, we clearly see Sharptooth take a nasty fall to his supposed death during the quake, and yet, the entire scene thrives on the tension of whether or not he survived. Cera gives a loud scream at his body, and then toys with him by headbutting him, neither one awakening him. Then, as Cera begins to charge at him, all of our suspicions comes true as "his eye opens up", "RIGHT IN FRONT AND CENTER OF CERA".

** The scene where Cera stumbles upon his giant unconscious body after the earthshake. At this point, we clearly see Sharptooth take a nasty fall to his supposed death during the quake, and yet, there is still tension in the scene over the possibility of him surviving. Cera gives a loud scream at his body, and then toys with him by headbutting him, neither one awakening him. Then, as Cera begins to charge at him, all of our suspicions comes true as his eye opens up, "right in front and center of Cera."

** [[TheSwarm The Swarming Leaf Gobblers]]. The insects' more realistic design looks highly creepy next to the cartoony dinosaurs, and unlike the Sharpteeth of the series, they cannot be outrun, outsmarted, frightened away, or fought off. The OhCrap Grandpa Longneck gives seeing them says it all. They suddenly appear from nowhere without warning, devour everything, and depart, leaving the lush Great Valley a barren wasteland within ''minutes''. It's made even worse by Michael Tavera's unsettling music. Thankfully they only eat plants, but the food crisis they cause brings about possibly [[DarkestHour the single most desperate moment]] of the sequel films.

* '''The Sharptooth.''' A NighInvulnerable, perpetually furious, red-eyed demon of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' who brutally kills Littlefoot's mother and pursues Littlefoot and his friends with the singular intention of killing and eating them. One of the most terrifying villains to ever originate from family media, and still one of the animal's scariest depictions to this day.

* As lighthearted as the TV series was, the episode "The Brave Longneck Scheme", there's the fact that Ali's herd were willing to [[WouldHurtAChild kill Chomper]] [[FantasticRacism just because he's a Sharptooth]], and also because they thought he was being vicious and menacing (when in reality, it was all pretending) based on Red's word. Very luckily for the little guy, they learn and accept that he's not their enemy - but it doesn't make the incident any less scary, and the adult Longnecks even use it to teach the children a valuable lesson about how Sharptooth attacks are no laughing matter.

** [[SiblingsInCrime Ozzy and Strut]], the BigBadDuumvirate of the second movie, are ComicRelief compared to Sharpteeth, but they can still be intimidating. Ozzy is ''easily'' the more menacing of the two, with even Strut scared shitless of him, although Strut himself can be just as nasty when push comes to shove.

* As lighthearted as the TV series was, the episode "The Brave Longneck Scheme", there's the fact that Ali's herd were willing to [[WouldHurtAChild kill Chomper]] [[FantasticRacism just because he's a sharptooth]].

** It's frightening how even Sharptooth, as big and strong and terrifying as he is, [[AlwaysABiggerFish is still in every sense, an animal at the mercy of the earthquake once it gets started.]]

** It's frightening how even Sharptooth, as big and strong and terrifying as he is, is at the mercy of the earthquake once it gets started.

** It indeed becomes ''much'' scarier if, rather than being an example of AscendedToCarnivorism, one interprets it as them just wanting to kill Cera [[ForTheEvulz for the hell of it]].

*** There's a huge amount of AdultFear in Grandpa and Grandma Longneck's horror when they first hear the roars of Chomper's parents in the Great Valley, the place everyone spent the entire first movie trying to find because it was ''[[UnsafeHaven supposed]]'' to be safe.

* The ''Giganotosaurus'' from the fifth movie has one of the most intimidating designs to date, and it tosses around ''[[TheWorfEffect other Sharpteeth]]''. It's also the only character to shed '''[[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence blood]]''' onscreen in the entire franchise-- something not even the original Sharptooth did.
** Despite being LighterAndSofter, the film doesn’t shy away from the harsh situation the characters are stuck in. At one point, the herd stumbles across a hadrosaur skeleton in the middle of the desert, the poor having obviously perished from thirst. Ducky’s mother quickly covers her daughter’s eyes to spare her the horrible scene.

* '''The Sharptooth.''' A NighInvulnerable, perpetually furious, red-eyed demon of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' who brutally kills Littlefoot's mother and pursues Littlefoot and his friends with the singular intention of killing and eating them. One of the most terrifying villains to ever originate from family media.

** Littlefoot later has the exact same nightmare, only with Loofah, Doofah, and Foobie on the unstable tree.

* The opening scene to ''Wisdom of Friends'' Littlefoot tries to cross a log over a deep ravine to get some tree-stars from it, despite his grandmother's objections that there's plenty of treestars where they're standing. He quickly regrets his foolish decision when the log shakes and he nearly falls before Grandma rescues him. Then the log breaks, and ''Grandma'' nearly plummets down the ravine, before she barely manages to catch herself and climb back up to safety.

** Littlefoot later has the exact same nightmare, only with Loofah, Doofah, and Foobie on the unstable log.

* There are several instances where the characters have almost suffered horrific deaths. Keep in mind that vague ages aside, our main protagonists are basically ''baby dinosaurs'' that could ''easily'' be [[WouldHurtAChild eaten by any predator]] [[EatsBabies just wanting a quick snack]]. The mere thought of ImprobableInfantSurvival being averted [[AdultFear doesn't bring happy thoughts to the mind]]...

* The scene when a newborn Ducky jumps directly into the mouth of a giant snapping turtle. Thankfully, her mother manages to grab her in time, but there's some major AdultFear right there.

*** The adult dinosaurs' [[AdultFear horrified reactions]] when they realize what's going on. Their [[DisappointedInYou disapproving]] [[DeathGlare glares]] after saving the kids are also rather cringe-worthy, [[AngerBornOfWorry albeit perfectly justified]] considering what just happened. While Littlefoot is EasilyForgiven after the mishap, it's unknown whether the same can be said for his friends.