History NightmareFuel / TheMuppetChristmasCarol

'''Laundress:''' Ha! Sad that he didn't die years ago, the old skin flint! (''laughs'') \\

'''Charwoman:''' Ha! Sad that he didn't die years ago, the old skin flint! (''laughs'') \\

'''Old Joe''': Well let me see. What have you got for Old Joe, eh? What have you got for me to remember him by? (''tickles the Charwoman.'') \\

'''Charwoman:''' No no no no! I got his bed curtains! Very fine damask. Hoo hoo hoo! \\

-->'''Old Joe''': His blankets? Why, Mrs. Dilbur, they're still warm. I don't pay extra for the warmth, you know.
-->'''Mrs. Dilbur''': You should. It's the only warmth he ''ever'' had!

-->'''Old Joe''': His blankets? Hmm, they're still warm. I don't pay extra for the warmth, you know.
-->'''Looter''': Well, you should. It's the only warmth he ''ever'' had!

* Creator/MichaelCaine's Scrooge is wrathful and physically intimidating, and can be scary as a result, especially since most of the people he's bullying are innocent two-foot-tall Muppets.

[[caption-width-right:350:"Spirit...I fear you more than any spectre I have seen."]]

-->Old Joe''': His blankets! Hmm, they're still warm. I don't pay extra for the warmth, you know.

** The Ghost is terrifying, but the looters who go through Scrooge's stuff after his death are also terrifying. Old Joe is literally a GiantSpider in a hat.

* While the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is intentionally creepy, the child-like Ghost of Christmas Past is [[UncannyValley accidentally creepy.]]

-->'''Scrooge:''' (''begins sobbing, and continues to do so as he speaks'') ''Ebenezer Scrooge.'' Oh please, Spirit, no... I tell you, [[HeelFaceTurn Im not the man I was.]] Why would you show me this [[BeyondRedemption if I was past all hope?]]

* Fittingly, the scene where the Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come shows Scrooge that ''he'' is the man whose death brought so much joy and relief to others is spine-chilling in its build-up. The way Scrooge repeatedly stalls going towards the tombstone and reaffirms his change of heart all but outright states that he suspects that it's ''his'' name on the headstone, yet its only when he receives the final, undeniable confirmation that he breaks down in despair and remorse, crystallizing his HeelFaceTurn.

* The scene where Jacob Marley's face appears on the door knocker and yells Scrooge's name caught a lot of people off-guard.

[[quoteright:350: "Spirit...I fear you more than any spectre I have seen."]]

** The soundtrack version is no slouch either, as it includes a verse about the Marleys going back to hell where they belong.

-->''Everyday in every way, Scrooge is getting worse!''

* Michael Caine's Scrooge is wrathful and physically intimidating, and can be scary as a result, especially since most of the people he's bullying are innocent two-foot-tall Muppets.

** No doubt that many a viewer saw the Ghost's appearance to be eerily reminiscent of more than a few interpretations of the Grim Reaper.

* The scene where Jacob Marley's face appears on the door knocker and starts wailing Scrooge's name. It's immediately followed by NightmareRetardant with Gonzo and Rizzo's slapstick fall when Jacob's scream startles their horse, but the knocker's transformation and the scream itself are genuinely chilling.

** The portal that the Ghost and Scrooge walk through is also pretty terrifying. Also with the deep ghostly wail that can be heard after the two emerge out of it to the next scene.

* When the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come meets Scrooge for the first time, they go through a portal that forms from a dark whirlpool into a black void, and some sort of unearthly whale-like moan is heard from within it.

* Before the Marleys appear, Scrooge is enjoying a snack when the bell suddenly rings. He looks up at it, then hears a creak from the stairs. He thinks nothing of it and tries to resume his snack until the bell rings again, this time lasting longer, and after it stops the fire goes out. Then we see a luminous light from downstairs, along with an ominous chorus. When the bell rings the second time, the camera gives us a StaggeredZoom toward Scrooge, who is now looking unnerved.

* Before the Marleys appear, Scrooge is enjoying a snack when the bell suddenly rings. He looks up at it, then hears a creak from the stairs. He thinks nothing of it until it rings again, this time for longer, and after it stops the fire goes out. Then we see a luminous light from downstairs, along with an ominous chorus. When the bell rings the second time, the camera gives us a StaggeredZoom toward Scrooge, who is now looking unnerved.

* While the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is intentionally creepy, the child-like Ghost of Christmas Past is accidentally creepy.

The wretched and the heartless\\

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* Every scene with the [[KnightOfCerebus Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come]], which is one of the reasons [[ShooOutTheClowns Gonzo and Rizzo abandon the narration till the finale]], partly to let the scene play without comedy, but also because they were creeped out. Even Gonzo assures the audience that they'll return in the finale. [[spoiler:Thankfully, they do after Scrooge wakes up from his nightmare.]]

** The Ghost is terrifying, but the looters who go through Scrooge's stuff after his death are also terrifying. One of them is literally a GiantSpider in a hat.
* While the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is intentionally creepy, the child-like Ghost of Christmas Past is legitimate NightmareFuel.

* ''The chaaaaiiins...''
** The song the Marley brothers sing is supremely creepy when you take the time to read the lyrics.
--->Doomed, Scrooge\\

--->Were Marley and Marley\\

** This adaptation also went all out with the chains; they not only appear out of nowhere at one point to constrict Scrooge, but at the end of the number they slither out from the darkness and slowly drag the Marleys into the shadows. Oh, and the song is interrupted when the chains actually start ''strangling'' them.
** At one point in their song, the Marleys reminisce about the time they evicted an entire orphanage in the middle of winter, then laugh about their evil deeds. However before they can finish laughing, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone they both shudder in horror at what they've become.]] It's one of the most chilling moments in the film.
* Before the Marleys appear, Scrooge is enjoying a snack when the bell suddenly rings. He looks up at it, then hears a creak from the stairs. He thinks nothing of it until it rings again, this time for longer, and after it stops the fire goes out. Then we see a luminous light from downstairs, along with an ominous chorus.
** And when the bell rings the second time, the camera gives us a StaggeredZoom toward Scrooge, who is now looking unnerved.
* While the [[CrowningMomentOfFunny moment where Gonzo accidentally sets Rizzo's tail on fire has been known to send the audience into fits of laughter]], it has also been known to terrify small children.
* Scrooge himself in the first act. Michael Caine's Scrooge is much more wrathful and physically intimidating than in other versions of the story, especially considering most of the people he's bullying are sweet, innocent, two-foot-tall Muppets.