History NightmareFuel / TheSopranos

* Similarly, Christopher's dream that opens the eighth episode of the series qualifies in that [[spoiler: it's absolutely terrifying: it's an comprehensible cacophony of imagery, sights, and sounds that relate to the slaughter of Emil Kolar in the pilot.]] There's even hands feeding Adriana sausages. It's all especially spooky because Christopher's repressed guilt manifests noticeably in [[spoiler:the last words of Kolar, which are repeated again and again until he wakes up.]]
** It's also accompanied by this song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=narWoVsof_k]]

* Lou DiMaggio and the Atwell Avenue Boys, '''full stop'''.

* Lou Di Maggio and the Atwell Avenue Boys, '''full stop'''.
* Livia's memorial, in which we - the audience, not the characters - see [[spoiler:Pussy's]] ghost reflected in a mirror and a mysterious figure in a dark suit who vaguely looks like a young uncle Junior slowly walking up and down the stairs. In a show as realistic as this, that touch of supernatural is very unsettling.

* "Employee of the Month." Yes. [[RapeAsDrama That scene]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]As [[spoiler:Melfi]] leaves work, she is trapped in a stairwell, pinned down, and raped by a Mr. Jesus Rossi as she sobs and begs for him to stop. He doesn't, finishes, and runs away. Worst of all, while there is a chance to do so, [[spoiler:he's never punished.]][[/labelnote]]

** [[spoiler:Tony Blundetto's]] death at the hands of [[spoiler:his own cousin and brotherly figure, Tony,]] and the gory close-up of his buckshot-ravaged face after [[spoiler:Tony]] blasts him several feet backwards into a pile of wood with a shotgun. Furthermore, the slaying is upsetting not just for the graphic detail of [[spoiler:Blundetto's]] face, but also for the fact that [[spoiler:

** Perhaps the most disturbing example comes from a flashback. There's Tony's flashback to when he was a kid, watching his dad Johnny [[{{Fingore}} cut off Mr. Satriale's finger with a butcher knife]] for failing to pay a gambling debt.

* "Pine Barrens" has some eerie shots of the vast, quiet landscape. This, combined with the ambiguity of the Russian's fate and Christopher's realization that Paulie would kill him under the right circumstances, makes for a haunting and unsettling episode.

* The onset of Junior's dementia, while prime fodder for absurd comedy, is also a bleakly disturbing source of AdultFear. Most notably in the episode "Where's Johnny?", in which he wanders lost through Newark in his bathrobe searching for his dead brother.
* Paulie's vision of the Virgin Mary suddenly appearing in the Bada Bing definitely qualifies. You also see her in the mirror right before, which is enough to unnerve you (if you spot it). Right after that, [[JumpScare BAM! floating Virgin Mary on stage.]]

** [[spoiler:Matthew Bevilaqua]] crying, begging for "Mommy" and pissing himself before Tony and Big Pussy shoot him over twenty times. Made even worse by the false HopeSpot Tony had sadistically orchestrated. The following episode shows that even Tony himself was unnerved by this.
** [[spoiler:Tracee's]] death is possibly one of the most disturbing murders in the entire series. Let's just say that, yes, it ''is'' possible to punch someone to death. Especially when there's a convenient highway railing around for you to slam their head into.

** [[spoiler:Tony Blundetto's]] death, and the gory close-up of his buckshot-ravaged face.

** [[spoiler:JT Dolan's unexpected murder perpetrated by Christopher.]]

** [[spoiler:Brendan Filone's]] Moe Greene special. The kill itself is a GoryDiscretionShot, but later we see an unflinching close-up of his empty socket.

** Perhaps the most disturbing example comes from a flashback. There's Tony's flashback to when he was a kid, watching his dad Johnny cut off Mr. Satriale's finger with a butcher knife for failing to pay a gambling debt.

* Similarly, Christopher's dream that opens the eighth episode of the series qualifies in that [[spoiler: it's absolutely terrifying: it's an comprehensible cacophony of imagery, sights, and sounds that relate to the slaughter of Emil Kolar in the pilot.]] There's even It's all especially spooky because Christopher's repressed guilt manifests noticeably in [[spoiler:the last words of Kolar, which are repeated again and again until he wakes up.]]

* Livia's memorial, in which we (the audience, not the characters) see Pussy's ghost reflected in a mirror and a mysterious figure in a dark suit who vaguely looks like a young uncle Junior slowly walking up and down the stairs. In a show as realistic as this, that touch of supernatural is very unsettling.

* "Employee of the Month." Yes. [[RapeAsDrama That scene]].

** Tony's compulsive murder of [[spoiler:[[KickTheSonOfABitch Christopher.]] After the two narrowly survive a car crash, Tony pinches Chris' big nose, causing him to choke on his own blood.]]
* The final scene during the restaurant in "Made in America" (the series finale). Also doubles with ParanoiaFuel.
** To clarify: the series finale infamously ends with [[spoiler:a sudden SmashToBlack mid-scene. And all of its implications, for better and for worse, [[NothingIsScarier are absolutely haunting.]] But [[ItWasHisSled you probably already knew that]].]]
* Any time Tony gets angry. [[UnstoppableRage Really]].
* Lou Di Maggio and the Atwell Avenue Boys, '''full stop'''.
* Livia's memorial, in which we (the audience, not the characters) see Pussy's ghost reflected in a mirror and a mysterious figure in a dark suit who vaguely looks like a young uncle Junior slowly walking up and down the stairs. In a show as realistic as this, that touch of supernatural is very unsettling.
* "Pine Barrens" has some eerie shots of the vast, quiet landscape. This, combined with the ambiguity of the Russian's fate and Christopher's realization that Paulie would kill him under the right circumstances, makes for a haunting and unsettling episode.
* "Employee of the Month." Yes. [[RapeAsDrama That scene]].
* The onset of Junior's dementia, while prime fodder for absurd comedy, is also a bleakly disturbing source of AdultFear. Most notably in the episode "Where's Johnny?", in which he wanders lost through Newark in his bathrobe searching for his dead brother.
* Paulie's vision of the Virgin Mary suddenly appearing in the Bada Bing definitely qualifies. You also see her in the mirror right before, which is enough to unnerve you (if you spot it). Right after that, [[JumpScare BAM! floating Virgin Mary on stage.]]

* Similarly, Christopher's dream that opens the eighth episode of the series qualifies in that [[spoiler: it's absolutely terrifying. It's an comprehensible cacophony of imagery, sights, and sounds that relate to the slaughter of Emil Kolar in the pilot.]] It's all especially spooky because Christopher's repressed guilt manifests noticeably in [[spoiler:the last words of Kolar, which are repeated again and again until he wakes up.]]

** The second dream secuence in "Calling All Cars" (pictured right) is incredibly disturbing. In that dream, Tony arrives at a house where everything is dark inside, then an old lady with a dark silhouette resembling Livia Soprano (Tony's AbusiveMom, no less) goes down the stairs, stops and creepily stares at Tony. Just as Tony enters the house, he wakes up. NothingIsScarier indeed.

* Paulie's vision of the Virgin Mary suddenly appearing in the Bada Bing definitely qualifies. You also see her in the mirror right before, which is enough to unnerve you (if you spot it). Right after that, BAM! floating Virgin Mary on stage.

** [[spoiler:Tracee's]] death is possibly one of the most disturbing murders in the entire series. [[spoiler:Let's just say that, yes, it ''is'' possible to punch someone to death. Especially when there's a convenient highway railing around for you to slam their head into.]]

** To clarify: the series finale infamously ends with a sudden SmashToBlack mid-scene. And all of its implications, for better and for worse, [[NothingIsScarier are absolutely haunting.]] But [[ItWasHisSled you probably already knew that]].

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** The second dream secuence in "Calling All Cars" (pictured right) is incredibly disturbing. In that dream, Tony arrives at a house where everything is dark inside, then an old lady with a dark silhouette resembling Livia Soprano (Tony's AbusiveMom no less) goes down the stairs, stops and creepily stares at Tony. Just as Tony enters the house, he wakes up. NothingIsScarier indeed.

Given that The Sopranos focuses on TheMafia, it is not difficult to find disturbing content in this show.

** The second dream secuence in "Calling All Cars" (pictured right) is incredibly disturbing. NothingIsScarier indeed.

* Paulie's vision of the Virgin Mary suddenly appearing in the Bada Bing definitely qualifies. You also see her in the mirror right before, which is enough to unnerve you (if you spot it). Right after that, BAM! floating Virgin Mary on stage.
* After [[spoiler:Junior shoots Tony]], he spends the next few episodes in a comatose state, while experiencing some unsettling dreams and nightmares.

** Perhaps the most disturbing example comes from a Tony's flashback. There's Tony's flashback to when he was a kid, watching his dad Johnny cut off Mr. Satriale's finger with a butcher knife for failing to pay a gambling debt.

** The second dream secuence in "Calling All Cars" (pictured right) is incredibly disturbing.

* TheMafia in general. Most of the mobsters are disturbingly violent and ruthless in running their business. There's Tony's flashback to when he was a kid, watching his dad Johnny cut off Mr. Satriale's finger with a butcher knife for failing to pay a gambling debt.

* The final scene during the restaurant in "Made in America" (the series finale). Also doubles with ParanoiaFuel.
** To clarify: the series finale infamously ends with a sudden SmashToBlack mid-scene. And all of its implications, for better and for worse, [[NothingIsScarier are absolutely haunting.]] But [[ItWasHisSled you probably already knew that]].
* Any time Tony gets angry. [[UnstoppableRage Really]].
* Lou Di Maggio and the Atwell Avenue Boys, '''full stop'''.
* Livia's memorial, in which we (the audience, not the characters) see Pussy's ghost reflected in a mirror and a mysterious figure in a dark suit who vaguely looks like a young uncle Junior slowly walking up and down the stairs. In a show as realistic as this, that touch of supernatural is very unsettling.
* "Pine Barrens" has some eerie shots of the vast, quiet landscape. This, combined with the ambiguity of the Russian's fate and Christopher's realization that Paulie would kill him under the right circumstances, makes for a haunting and unsettling episode.
* "Employee of the Month." Yes. [[RapeAsDrama That scene]].
* The onset of Junior's dementia, while prime fodder for absurd comedy, is also a bleakly disturbing source of AdultFear. Most notably in the episode "Where's Johnny?", in which he wanders lost through Newark in his bathrobe searching for his dead brother.

* Most of the mobsters are disturbingly violent and ruthless in running their business. Tony himself, Paulie Walnuts, Feech La Manna and Johnny Boy are examples. Especially Johnny Boy, who was pretty damn creepy when he was angry.
** There's Tony's flashback to when he was a kid, watching his dad Johnny cut off Mr. Satriale's finger with a butcher knife for failing to pay a gambling debt.
** Richie Aprile was creepy in himself. He [[spoiler: brutally paralyzed a man with a big smile.]]
** Almost everything about Ralph Cifaretto. [[spoiler: Including the surreal sequence surrounding his death..]]

** Tony's compulsive murder of [[spoiler:Christopher. After the two narrowly survive a car crash, Tony pinches Chris' big nose, causing him to choke on his own blood.]]

* Given the dark cinematography of the series, there's the bleak, almost eerie atmosphere, especially in the final seasons.

** The second dream secuence in "Calling All Cars" is incredibly disturbing.

* Most of the mobsters are disturbingly violent and ruthless in running their business. Paulie Walnuts, Feech La Manna, and Johnny Boy are examples. Especially Johnny Boy, who was pretty damn creepy when he was angry.
** Speaking of Johnny Boy, there's Tony's flashback to when he was a kid, watching his dad Johnny cut off Mr. Satriale's finger with a butcher knife for failing to pay a gambling debt.

* After [[spoiler:Junior shoots Tony]], he spends the next few episodes in a comatose state, while experiencing some unsettling dreams and nightmares.
* The ending.
** To clarify: the series finale infamously ends with a sudden SmashToBlack mid-scene. And all of its implications, for better and for worse, [[NothingIsScarier are absolutely haunting.]] But [[ItWasHisSled you probably already knew that]].

* Richie Aprile was creepy in himself. He [[spoiler: brutally paralyzed a man with a big smile.]]
* Almost everything about Ralph Cifaretto. [[spoiler: Including the surreal sequence surrounding his death..]]

* Any time Tony gets angered. [[UnstoppableRage Really]].

* Lou DiMaggio and the Atwell Avenue Boys, '''full stop'''.

** To clarify: the series finale infamously ends with a sudden SmashToBlack mid-scene. And all of its implications, for better and for worse, are absolutely haunting. But [[ItWasHisSled you probably already knew that]].