History NightmareFuel / DonnieDarko

* Despite never appearing, Gretchen's stepfather is pretty terrifying. He physically abused her mother and when Gretchen comes home one day to an empty house, she fears the worst. FridgeHorror sets in when you realise that since he had no contact with Donnie, he's not affected by the tangent universe and will most likely come after Gretchen and her mother again.
-->'''Gretchen:''' I'm just so scared. I keep thinking something awful is happening...

* Donnie killing Frank in a fit of [[RageBreakingPoint rage]] for killing Gretchen even though it was an [[AccidentalMurder accident]]. While it's implied that Frank had to die in order to become a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent manipulated dead]] so he could go back in time to set Donnie on the path to setting things right, it was still unsettling to see that Donnie can get angry enough to outright kill even if an offense against him was accidental.

* Donnie killing Frank in a fit of rage for killing Gretchen even though it was an [[AccidentalMurder accident]]. While it's implied that Frank had to die in order to become a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent manipulated dead]] so he could go back in time to set Donnie on the path to setting things right, it was still unsettling to see that Donnie can get angry enough to outright kill even if an offense against him was accidental.

* Donnie killing Frank in a fit of rage for killing Gretchen even though it was an [[AccidentalMurder accident]]. While it's implied that Frank had to die in order to become a manipulated dead so he could go back in time to set Donnie on the path to setting things right, it was still unsettling to see that Donnie can get angry enough to outright kill even if an offense against him was accidental.

* Donnie killing Frank in a fit of rage for killing Gretchen even though it was an accident. While it's implied that Frank had to die in order to become a manipulated dead so he could go back in time to set Donnie on the path to setting things right, it was still unsettling to see that Donnie can get angry enough to outright kill even if an offense against him was accidental.

* For a more [[RealismInducedHorror realistic kind of nightmare fuel]], there's Jim Cunningham, who visits the local high school to do motivational speeches...and who's also a child porn hoarder, as everyone discovers with horror after Donnie burns his house down. This guy wasn't just there to be a professional motivator...

* For a more [[RealismInducedHorror realistic kind of nightmare fuel]], there's Jim Cunningham, who visits the local high school to do motivational speeches...and who's also a child porn hoarder, as everyone discovers with horror after Donnie burns his house down.

* For a more [[RealismInducedHorror realistic kind of nightmare fuel]], there's Jim Cunningham, who visits the local high school to do motivational speeches...and who's also a child porn hoarder, as Donnie discovers when he burns his house down.

-->'''Gretchen:''' I'm just so scared. I keep thinking something awful is happening...

* Despite never appearing, Gretchen's stepfather is pretty terrifying. He physically abused her mother and when Gretchen comes home one day to an empty house, she fears the worst. [[spoiler: FridgeHorror sets in when you realise that since he had no contact with Donnie, he's not affected by the tangent universe and will most likely come after Gretchen and her mother again.]]

* The scene where Donnie nearly gets his throat slashed by one of the bullies is very disturbing.

* Frank's appearance in general is creepy as Hell, and that freakish voice only makes it worse.
** While the theater scene makes it clear that he's more benevolent than his costume would have you believe, it's here that we get a good look at the man behind the mask. While the demented rabbit mask may have been freaky, his [[EyeScream true face]] isn't much of an improvement.