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* Anthony brings [[spoiler:a demented-looking [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tazmanian Devil]]-like character out out of the TV into real life and [[UncannyValley it looks almost real]]]]. Then he brings his (false) sister into the cartoon world [[spoiler: to have her eaten alive by a cartoon monster]] and robs his real sister of her mouth. The world he creates is demented in and of itself. He also summons a demonic mutant rabbit out of hat. What's worse, he has no idea why people would find his ideas of toons frightening.

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* Anthony brings [[spoiler:a demented-looking [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tazmanian Devil]]-like character out out of the TV into real life and [[UncannyValley it looks almost real]]]]. Then he brings his (false) sister into the cartoon world [[spoiler: to have her eaten alive by a cartoon monster]] and [[AndIMustScream robs his real sister of her mouth. mouth.]] The world he creates is demented in and of itself. He also summons a demonic mutant rabbit out of hat. What's worse, he has no idea why people would find his ideas of toons frightening.
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*** Worse yet, the implications of the picture are even more horrifying. It’s stated later that Anthony did 'something' to his real parents, and knowing what he did to his real sister and after having seen the portrait...

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*** Worse yet, the implications of the picture are even more horrifying. It’s stated later that Anthony did 'something' ''something'' to his real parents, and knowing what he did to his real sister and after having seen the portrait...
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*** Worse yet, the implications of the picture are even more horrifying. It’s stated later that Anthony did *something* to his real parents, and knowing what he did to his real sister and after having seen the portrait...

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*** Worse yet, the implications of the picture are even more horrifying. It’s stated later that Anthony did *something* 'something' to his real parents, and knowing what he did to his real sister and after having seen the portrait...
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*** Worse yet, the implications of the picture are even more horrifying. It’s stated later that Anthony did *something* to his real parents, and knowing what he did to his real sister and after having seen the portrait...
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** "Maybe he'll do to you what he did to his ''real'' mother and father." Just what exactly did Anthony do to them? Given the horror in Ethel's tone, it's likely something not worth thinking about. Practically a master class in NothingIsScarier.

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** "Maybe he'll do to you what he did to his ''real'' mother and father." Just what exactly did Anthony do to them? His own parents. Given the horror in Ethel's tone, it's likely something not worth thinking about. Practically a master class in NothingIsScarier.
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** When Ethel tells Helen "Maybe he'll do to you what he did to his ''real'' mother and father.", it can only make you imagine just what exactly did Anthony do to them. Given the horror in her tone, it's likely something not worth thinking about. Practically a master class in NothingIsScarier.

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** When Ethel tells Helen "Maybe he'll do to you what he did to his ''real'' mother and father.", it can only make you imagine just " Just what exactly did Anthony do to them. them? Given the horror in her Ethel's tone, it's likely something not worth thinking about. Practically a master class in NothingIsScarier.

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* "Hey, you wanna see something ''really'' scary?"
** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. After momentarily lowering his head, Aykroyd pops back up having turned into a [[http://dangerousuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_ln4rp2UlA51qingg5o1_500.jpg white-haired blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind]] and starts attacking Brooks before we cut to a ScreamDiscretionShot of the parked car. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.

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* "Hey, you wanna see something ''really'' scary?"
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scary?"[[note]]A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. After momentarily lowering his head, Aykroyd pops back up having turned into a [[http://dangerousuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_ln4rp2UlA51qingg5o1_500.jpg white-haired blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind]] and starts attacking Brooks before we cut to a ScreamDiscretionShot of the parked car. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.[[/note]]
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** Perhaps the worst part about all this, however, was that Landis was [[KarmaHoudini acquitted for causing the accident in the first place]], meaning he got away scot-free with ''killing an innocent actor and two children''. That said, the incident permanently tainted his reputation, and most of the crew members never forgave him after that.

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** Perhaps the worst part about all this, however, was that Landis was [[KarmaHoudini acquitted for causing the accident in the first place]], meaning he got away scot-free with ''killing an innocent actor and two children''. That said, the incident permanently tainted his reputation, later mentioning that the incident haunts him to this day, and most of the crew members never forgave him after that.
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** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. After momentarily lowering his head, Aykroyd pops back up having turned into a [[http://dangerousuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_ln4rp2UlA51qingg5o1_500.jpg white-haired blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind]] and starts attacking Brooks before we cut to a GoryDiscretionShot of the parked car. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.

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** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. After momentarily lowering his head, Aykroyd pops back up having turned into a [[http://dangerousuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_ln4rp2UlA51qingg5o1_500.jpg white-haired blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind]] and starts attacking Brooks before we cut to a GoryDiscretionShot ScreamDiscretionShot of the parked car. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.
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** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. After momentarily lowering his head, Aykroyd pops back up having turned into a [[http://dangerousuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_ln4rp2UlA51qingg5o1_500.jpg blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind]] and starts attacking Brooks before we cut to a still shot of the parked car outside. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.

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** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. After momentarily lowering his head, Aykroyd pops back up having turned into a [[http://dangerousuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_ln4rp2UlA51qingg5o1_500.jpg white-haired blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind]] and starts attacking Brooks before we cut to a still shot GoryDiscretionShot of the parked car outside.car. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.
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** When Anthony's friend, Helen, tries to get out of the house and opens the door she sees a huge eye.
** Just the idea of those people being held hostage to be Anthony's new "family". Who knows how long they've been kept away from their original lives.

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** When Anthony's friend, Helen, Helen tries to get out of the house and opens the door door, all she sees a huge human eye.
** Just the The idea of those people being held hostage to be Anthony's new "family". Who knows how long they've been kept away from their original lives.



** The sincerity in Ethel's tone when she tells Helen "Maybe he'll do to you what he did to his ''real'' mother and father" can make you only imagine just what exactly did Anthony do to them. Given her delivery, it's likely something horrific and not worth thinking about. Practically a master class in NothingIsScarier.

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** The sincerity in Ethel's tone when she When Ethel tells Helen "Maybe he'll do to you what he did to his ''real'' mother and father" father.", it can only make you only imagine just what exactly did Anthony do to them. Given the horror in her delivery, tone, it's likely something horrific and not worth thinking about. Practically a master class in NothingIsScarier.

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** ''WesternAnimation/BimbosInitiation'' is surreal and scary on its own. Put within the context of this segment, it becomes terrifiying.

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** ''WesternAnimation/BimbosInitiation'' is surreal and scary on its own. Put within the context of this segment, it becomes terrifiying.terrifying.
** The sincerity in Ethel's tone when she tells Helen "Maybe he'll do to you what he did to his ''real'' mother and father" can make you only imagine just what exactly did Anthony do to them. Given her delivery, it's likely something horrific and not worth thinking about. Practically a master class in NothingIsScarier.
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** ''WesternAnimation/BimbosInitiation'' is surreal and scary on its own. Put within the context of this segment, it becomes terrifiying.
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Two children died instead of one, which is obviously even worse


** Perhaps the worst part about all this, however, was that Landis was [[KarmaHoudini acquitted for causing the accident in the first place]], meaning he got away scot-free with ''killing an innocent actor and a child''. That said, the incident permanently tainted his reputation, and most of the crew members never forgave him after that.

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** Perhaps the worst part about all this, however, was that Landis was [[KarmaHoudini acquitted for causing the accident in the first place]], meaning he got away scot-free with ''killing an innocent actor and a child''.two children''. That said, the incident permanently tainted his reputation, and most of the crew members never forgave him after that.
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** Perhaps the worst part about all this, however, was that Landis was [[KarmaHoudini acquitted for causing the accident in the first place]], meaning he got away scot-free with ''killing an innocent actor and a child''. That said, the incident permanently tainted his reputation, and most of the crew members never forgave him after that.
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A real person's callousness isn't Nightmare Fuel.


** Landis' callousness ''before'' and ''after'' the incident ended his career, effectively.
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-->''"That's a wrap!" Creator/JohnLandis shouted through the loudspeaker and the standard, banal words signaling the end of filming day sounded sickeningly incongruous. "Leave your equipment where it is. Everyone go home. Please, everyone go home."''

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-->''"That's a wrap!" Creator/JohnLandis shouted through the loudspeaker and the standard, banal words signaling the end of filming day sounded sickeningly incongruous. "Leave your equipment where it is. Everyone go home. Please, everyone go home."''"''[[note]]Some crew ignored ''that'' directive to look for the bodies of the actors.[[/note]]
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** Adding onto this, the explosions on the set were so intense that Myca's father had flashbacks to his own experience in the Vietnam War.
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** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. After momentarily lowering his head, Aykroyd pops back up having turned into ''a [[http://dangerousuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_ln4rp2UlA51qingg5o1_500.jpg blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind]] and starts attacking Brooks before we cut to a still shot of the parked car outside''. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.

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** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. After momentarily lowering his head, Aykroyd pops back up having turned into ''a a [[http://dangerousuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_ln4rp2UlA51qingg5o1_500.jpg blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind]] and starts attacking Brooks before we cut to a still shot of the parked car outside''.outside. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.
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** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. Once the car is stopped, Aykroyd briefly turns and lowers his head. "What are you doing?", asks Brooks. Aykroyd then reveals he's turned into ''a blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind and starts attacking Brooks before the camera cuts to a still shot of the parked car outside''. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.

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** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. Once the car is stopped, After momentarily lowering his head, Aykroyd briefly turns and lowers his head. "What are you doing?", asks Brooks. Aykroyd then reveals he's pops back up having turned into ''a [[http://dangerousuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_ln4rp2UlA51qingg5o1_500.jpg blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind kind]] and starts attacking Brooks before the camera cuts we cut to a still shot of the parked car outside''. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.

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* Anthony brings [[spoiler:a demented-looking [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tazmanian Devil]]-like character out out of the TV into real life and [[UncannyValley it looks almost real]]]]. Then he brings his (false) sister into the cartoon world and robs another of her mouth. The world he creates is demented in and of itself. He also summons a demonic mutant rabbit out of hat. What's worse, he has no idea why people would find his ideas of Toons frightening.

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* Anthony brings [[spoiler:a demented-looking [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tazmanian Devil]]-like character out out of the TV into real life and [[UncannyValley it looks almost real]]]]. Then he brings his (false) sister into the cartoon world [[spoiler: to have her eaten alive by a cartoon monster]] and robs another his real sister of her mouth. The world he creates is demented in and of itself. He also summons a demonic mutant rabbit out of hat. What's worse, he has no idea why people would find his ideas of Toons toons frightening.


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** Just the idea of those people being held hostage to be Anthony's new "family". Who knows how long they've been kept away from their original lives.

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* Anthony brings [[spoiler:a demented-looking [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tazmanian Devil]]-like character out out of the TV into real life and [[UncannyValley it looks almost real]]]]. Then he brings his (false) sister into the cartoon world and robs another of her mouth. The world he creates is demented in and of itself. He also summons a demonic rabbit out of hat. What's worse, he has no idea why people would find his ideas of Toons frightening.

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* Anthony brings [[spoiler:a demented-looking [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tazmanian Devil]]-like character out out of the TV into real life and [[UncannyValley it looks almost real]]]]. Then he brings his (false) sister into the cartoon world and robs another of her mouth. The world he creates is demented in and of itself. He also summons a demonic mutant rabbit out of hat. What's worse, he has no idea why people would find his ideas of Toons frightening.



*** That huge scary mutant bunny that comes out of the magic hat, shudders!
*** The horrific cartoon creature that Anthony manifests into reality. Think of Tasmanian Devil from WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes if he were under demonic possession.
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*** The horrific cartoon creature that Anthony manifests into reality. Think of Tasmanian Devil from WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes if he were under demonic possession.
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** The opening to the segment, with him suffering a panic attack in the airplane bathroom. The claustrophobic cinematography, driving, pulsating string soundtrack and John Lithgow's convincing acting are all highly unsettling and do a great job at putting the viewer on edge.

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** The opening to the segment, with him suffering a panic attack in the airplane bathroom. The claustrophobic cinematography, driving, pulsating string soundtrack and John Lithgow's Creator/JohnLithgow's convincing acting are all highly unsettling and do a great job at putting the viewer on edge.



* The helicopter accident that killed Vic Morrow and the two kids he was carrying. Even more disturbing is that Renee's mother was on set and saw her own child killed by the helicopter. Vic and one of the kids were ''[[OffWithHisHead decapitated]]''! [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150210060127/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/not_guilty/twilight_zone/2.html The actual description of what happened on set is even more disturbing]]:

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* The helicopter accident that killed Vic Morrow and the two kids he was carrying. Even more disturbing is that Renee's mother was on set and saw her own child killed by the helicopter. Vic Creator/VicMorrow and one of the kids were ''[[OffWithHisHead decapitated]]''! [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150210060127/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/not_guilty/twilight_zone/2.html The actual description of what happened on set is even more disturbing]]:
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** A driver (Creator/AlbertBrooks) pulls the car over at the behest of his passenger friend (Creator/DanAykroyd) to show him a scary prank. Once the car is stopped, Aykroyd briefly turns and lowers his head. "What are you doing?", asks Brooks. Aykroyd then reveals he's turned into ''a blue-grayish demonic monster of some kind and starts attacking Brooks before the camera cuts to a still shot of the parked car outside''. It can really catch you off-guard if you're watching it for the first time.
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** The behind the scenes footage of the incident, taken here from the 1992 {{mondo}} film ''Death Scenes 1: Manson'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru6I9Cc9XnE as shown here]]. '''It's just as horrifying visually as it is reading about it'''. Though not graphic due to the distance the camera filmed it plus the splashing of the water obscuring the crash on impact, it's recommended not watching it if you want to sleep at night.

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** The behind the scenes footage of the incident, taken here from the 1992 {{mondo}} film ''Death Scenes 1: Manson'' 2'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru6I9Cc9XnE as shown here]]. '''It's just as horrifying visually as it is reading about it'''. Though not graphic due to the distance the camera filmed it plus the splashing of the water obscuring the crash on impact, it's recommended not watching it if you want to sleep at night.
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** Landis' callousness ''before'' and ''after'' the incident ended his career, effectively.
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*** That huge scary mutant bunny that comes out of the magic hat, shudders!
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** Note that if you watch ''very'' closely and in slow motion, you can faintly see two objects fly away from the crash. [[OffWithHisHead That's Morrow and My-ca's]] ''[[OffWithHisHead heads.]]''

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** Note that if you watch ''very'' closely and in slow motion, you can faintly see two objects fly away from the crash. [[OffWithHisHead That's Those are Morrow and My-ca's]] ''[[OffWithHisHead heads.]]''
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** Note that if you watch ''very'' closely and in slow motion, you can faintly see two objects fly away from the crash. [[OffWithHisHead That's Morrow and Renee's]] ''[[OffWithHisHead heads.]]''

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** Note that if you watch ''very'' closely and in slow motion, you can faintly see two objects fly away from the crash. [[OffWithHisHead That's Morrow and Renee's]] My-ca's]] ''[[OffWithHisHead heads.]]''

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