History YMMV / TheShiveringTruth

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The man with the Twin Tower growths on his face in the 2nd episode. What makes it cross the line is that the cure for it is to make [[ItMakesSenseInContext a bunch on miniature people fly using prayers]] and [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror hit the towers and collapse them]].

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The man with the Twin Tower growths on his face in the 2nd episode. What makes it cross the line is that the cure for it is to make [[ItMakesSenseInContext a bunch on miniature people fly using prayers]] and [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror fly into the towers and collapse them]].

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The man with the Twin Tower growths on his face in the 2nd episode. What makes it cross the line is that the cure for it is to make [[ItMakesSenseInContext a bunch on miniature people using prayers to fly]] go and [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror hit the towers and collapse them]].

* GrowingTheBeard: The second season made more episodes that were not just random DerangedAnimation sequences and more in telling stories that make ''slightly'' more sense, usually with a Cegrowths on his face. The perscriptionntralTheme in each episode.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The man with the Twin Tower growths on his face in the 2nd episode. What makes it cross the line is that the cure is for [[ItMakesSenseInContext a bunch on miniature people using prayers to fly]][[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror hit the towers and collapse them]].

* CrossesTheLineTwice:

* GrowingTheBeard: The second season made more episodes that were not just random DerangedAnimation sequences and more in telling stories that make ''slightly'' more sense, usually with a CentralTheme in each episode.

* {{Squick}}: Some of the underwear Tessa is offered in "Fowl Flow" includes underwear that gushes blood, underwear that births babies, and a pair that ''splurts out green snot onto you''.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In "Fowl Flow", a man [[ADateWithRosiePalms extends and retracts a telescope rapidly near his groin while sweating and making a very aroused facial expression]], and after a while, a burst of stars come flying out the telescope and fly across the sky.

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* FauxSymbolism: Maybe?? No one ever knows with PFFR. Maybe there's a message, maybe there isn't. They'll never tell.

* TheWoobie:

* TearJerker: Paulie holding a seashell up to his ear and hearing his father have an affair, shoot his mistress, and getting shot back by his near dead mistress, all while they say terrible things about Paulie. Paulie is near tears by the time blood starts pouring out of the seashell.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/{{Jam}}'', a similar mesh of horror-comedy (with emphasis on horror) segments from comedian Creator/ChrisMorris.

* SignatureScene: The infamous ColdOpening where a kid scratches his arms so much that [[MeatMoss they mold into a gigantic flesh cathedral]] -- consuming himself in the process. People have compared it something Creator/JunjiIto would make. An official [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tgG-OlSLlA clip]] of the scene is one of the highest viewed videos on Adult Swim's channel.

* SignatureScene: The infamous ColdOpening where a kid scratches his arms so much that [[MeatMoss they mold into a gigantic flesh cathedral]] -- consuming himself in the process. People have compared it something Creator/JunjiIto would make. An official [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tgG-OlSLlA clip]] of the scene is one of the highest viewed videos on Adult Swim's channel.
* UncannyValley: The puppets that are used in the series have realistic looking-skin but cartoonish proportions otherwise and look quite creepy as a result. Considering [[SurrealHorror what type]] of [[HorrorComedy series this is]], this is probably deliberate.

* GrowingTheBeard: The second season made more episodes that were not just random DerangedAnimation sequences and more in telling stories that make ''slightly'' more sense, usually with a CentralTheme in each episode.

* GrowingTheBeard: The second season made more episodes that were just random DerangedAnimation and more in telling stories that make ''slightly'' more sense, usually with a CentralTheme in each episode.

* GrowingTheBeard: The second season made more attempts in not just being random DerangedAnimation and more in telling stories that make ''slightly'' more sense, usually with a CentralTheme in each episode.

* FauxSymbolism: Maybe?? No one ever knows with PFFR. Maybe there's a message, maybe there isn't. They'll never tell.

* MomentOfAwesome: When Benny finally GrewASpine and killed the "Constadeath" hand, bringing the African man from the intro to peace.

* MomentofAwesome: When Benny finally GrewASpine and killed the "Constadeath" hand, bringing the african man from the intro to peace.

* FauxSymbolism: Maybe?? No one ever knows with PFFR. Maybe there's a message, maybe there isn't. They'll never tell.
* MomentOfAwesome: When Benny finally GrewASpine and killed the "Constadeath" hand, bringing the african man from the intro to peace.

* FauxSymbolism: Maybe?? No one ever knows with PFFR. Maybe there's a message, maybe there isn't. They'll never tell.

* FauxSymbolism: Maybe?? No one ever knows with PFFR. Maybe there's a message, maybe there isn't! They'll never tell...

* FauxSymbolism: Maybe?? No one ever knows with PFFR. Maybe there's a message, maybe there isn't! They'll never tell...
* MoodWhiplash: The pilot episode is far from the balls-to-the-wall horror insanity that are the episodes that follow it, but even in its own weird flux state of weirdness, its ending is surprisingly poignant. The culmination of the final skit is a confusingly heartwarming story of true love accompanied by a crescendoing orchestra. It's almost a TearJerker.
---> '''Narrator:''' The true nature of the universe ''is'' chaos, and is beautiful, and must never be defiled again.

* MoodWhiplash: The pilot episode is far from the balls-to-the-wall horror insanity that are the episodes that follow it, but even in its own weird flux state of weirdness, its ending is surprisingly poignant. The culmination of the final skit is a confusingly heartwarming tribute to both true love and nature accompanied by a crescendoing orchestra. It's almost a TearJerker.

* MoodWhiplash: The pilot episode is far from the balls-to-the-wall horror insanity that are the episodes that follow it, but even in its own weird flux state of weirdness, its ending is surprisingly poignant. The culmination of the final skit is a confusingly heartwarming tribute to both true love and nature accompanied by a crescendoing orchestra. It's almost a TearJerker.