Line #4 NightmareFuel/HeavyMetal


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/heavymetalzombie_5.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350: Oh, don't mind him; he's just the desecrated remains of a very untimely deceased soldier, possessed by the sum of all evil in the universe, and bent on tearing you apart limb from limb. Not scary at all.]]
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4	Befitting its status as arguably one of the few animated horror movies (outside Japan, at least), ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'' has its share of scary moments, with two segments in particular standing out:
5	* "B-17", which features two chapters, each of them horrifying from beginning to end:
6	** During a night bombing raid, one particularly unlucky B-17 bomber is shot to pieces by both enemy fighters and AAA flak. All its crew are killed but the pilot and co-pilot, each more messily than the last. And the true nightmare fuel is that ''a lot of bomber crewmen died that way in real life.''
7	** As if flying what amounts to a tomb with wings isn't bad enough, the plane encounters the Loc-Nar and promptly develops ''a zombie plague'', during which undead crewmen slaughter the co-pilot and attack the last survivor, the pilot. Frightened out of his wits, he bails out of his zombie-filled aircraft and parachutes down - only to find additional zombies there, waiting to feast on his flesh, as seen in the page image.
8	** The Loc-Nar's speeches introducing and concluding the segment, which explain that not only is every war that ever was and will be the direct result of its evil and chaotic influence, but in this case, it [[EvilIsPetty sentenced]] a bunch of airmen to a [[FateWorseThanDeath fate worse than death]] just to [[KickTheDog mess with]] ''one'' poor little pilot.
9	** The whole short is definite proof that horror can be just as effective in animation as in live-action.
10	* "Harry Canyon" has the titular taxi driver mugged by one of his customers at gunpoint. Harry simply pressed a red button next to the accelerator with his foot and ''painfully disintegrates'' the man with a hidden death ray. He then casually throws the gun in his glove compartment, which holds several weapons (including a hand grenade) already. This is [[ButForMeItWasTuesday not the first time this was tried on him]] and it certainly won't be the last.
11	-->'''Harry Canyon''': Stupid asshole. Nobody touches Harry Canyon unless I want 'em to.
12	** The NYPD has become so [[DirtyCop corrupt]] in the future that they charge money for different degrees of investigation.
13	* "Captain Sternn", where a trial-witness named Hanover Fiste gets increasingly angry whenever the prosecutor asks him questions because of the Loc-Nar's influence, eventually turning into an Incredible Hulk-like thing and chasing after the titular defendant, destroying anything that stands in his way.
14	-->'''Hanover:''' Hangin's too good for him! ''Burning's'' too good for him! He should be torn into itty-bitty pieces and ''BURIED ALIVE!''
15	-->'''Sternn:''' Hanover, take it easy...!
16	-->'''Hanover:''' I'LL KILL HIM!! '''KILL!!!'''
17	** Under the Loc-Nar's influence, Hanover blurts out some of Sternn's other heinous acts, which include [[BadHabits selling dope as a nun]] and even [[MoralEventHorizon child prostitution.]]
18	** When he's finally cornered, Sternn makes good on his bribe of five-thousand Zuleks, shrinking Hanover back to normal...and then throws him into space.
19	* Who could forget the expressions on the little girl's face whenever they cut to her while the Loc-Nar is talking to her. Those faces are sheer terror. It almost looks painful to watch.
20	** The Loc Nar is also unsettling. Its voice can give you shivers, as does the things it says.
21	** Also, Loc Nar slowly floats [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything near the girl's widely spread legs]] while she's backed to the wall.
22	* After being harassed by green-skinned thugs, Taarna swings her mug in their friend's face. When they decide to fight her instead, she decapitates them effortlessly before casually wiping the green blood off her sword. All in the middle of a busy tavern.

Context NightmareFuel / HeavyMetal