History NightmareFuel / Hannibal

** Even worse in the book; Clarice has gone through a HumiliationConga at Krendler's hands, so all it takes is some designer drugs and a little hypnosis for her to '''join Hannibal in feasting on her BadBoss.''' On top of ''that'', in the book '''Krendler is not drugged''' - as the brain has no nerves, Hannibal is not only able to saw open Krendler's skull without killing him, but Krendler at first thinks that he just had a TapOnTheHead, only for Hannibal to nonchalantly '''lift the top of his skull off''' and start slicing away like a deranged Japanese steakhouse chef. Krendler's slow deterioration into random babble as Hannibal and Clarice feast on every last morsel of his brain is perhaps '''''the worst case of AndIMustScream in the history of the written word.''''''

* Hannibal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERf2QUejG0c feeding]] [[spoiler: Dr Gideon]] his own amputated leg as a last meal. Worse, next season reveals [[spoiler:it's not his last meal; but the first in a multi-course feast lasting several ''days'', in which Hannibal not only severs, prepares and feeds Gideon his own body a piece at a time, but forces him to eat specific foods in an attempt to fine-tune the way his flesh tastes]].

* Lecter's attack on Krendler. He drugs him, removes his skull cap, cuts off a piece of his brain, cooks it, and feeds it to the drugged out Krendler. And Clarice has to witness this AutoCannibalism happening.

* Hannibal feeding [[spoiler: Dr Gideon]] his own amputated leg as a last meal.

* Hannibal forcing Gideon to eat his own body was already bad enough, but "Antipasto" features detailed flashbacks to it, down to the food he forces Gideon to eat to improve his flavor. During this process, he keeps Gideon alive for what implied to be ''several days'', removing arms and legs and possibly organs to feed to Gideon. And now he's having Bedelia eat the same foods to improve flavor...

* "Amuse-Bouche": [[spoiler: The perp buried diabetics alive and grew mushrooms out of their bodies. Oh, and that first body we saw, the one that had duct-tape over its mouth which was subsequently ripped off, ALONG WITH HIS LIPS? Still alive. Enjoy.]]

** Also, the killer [[spoiler: proceeded to castrate himself and do the exact same process to himself that he did to others. And all this because he was afraid of death because of his incurable cancer.]]

** The [[spoiler: victim in the first part of the episode is incredibly high octane nightmare fuel. Not only is she missing her eyes, not ''only'' is she impaled with eight IV stands, but Will's reenactment involves [[EyeScream jamming his thumbs into the victim's eyes and her crawling around in a desperate blind scramble for help]], and it ends up so traumatic that it takes Will a while to recover.]]
* In "Trou Normand", Hannibal is comforting Abigail and telling her Will and he are going to protect her...right before he cocks his head and STARES INTO THE CAMERA.

* Hannibal forcing Dr. Gideon to eat his own body was already bad enough, but "Antipasto" features detailed flashbacks to it, down to the food he forces Gideon to eat to improve his flavor. During this process, he keeps Gideon alive for what implied to be ''several days'', removing arms and legs and possibly organs to feed to Gideon. And now he's having Bedelia eat the same foods to improve flavor...
* "Primavera" has one moment of pure NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: After Will recreates the crime scene, Willard's body starts beating like a heart. Then it unfurls and moves around jerkily, bends over backwards and ''erupts with hooves and antlers where the feet, hands and head used to be''. Even ''Will'' is freaked out.]]

* Even though Chilton survived his gunshot wound,[[spoiler: his face is very disfigured. Not only does he have a bullet hole in his cheek, but he's also blind in one eye and had plate in his face removed.]]

** How about the reversal of the fight in "Contorno", where Hannibal gets the better of Jack by hiding under the table? Or, you know, when he starts [[spoiler: ''cutting open Will Graham's head with a saw''?]] It's Jack's unanswered pleas to stop, followed by his screaming that really turn this into a nightmare fuel scenario.

** Will examining a crime scene for the first time in three years. He has to re-enact The Red Dragon's cold-blooded, macabre killing of the Leeds family. Watching him wound and bleed the parents and shooting the kids in their beds, especially after we've seen that he had finally moved on with a loving wife and stepson.

** Hannibal Lecter and Francis Dolarhyde's phone chat, presented as a psychic therapy session, of course. The highlights include Francis stating his intention to meet Lecter and to watch him "meld with the strength of the dragon", and the real Francis circling the imaginary therapy session until he is standing directly behind Hannibal where he then envisions the two of them as a real life version of Blake's "The Number of the Beast is 666" painting.
** Graham and Dolarhyde finally meet face-to-face, with Will catching Francis trying to escape a secure room in an art museum (having just hastily eaten a priceless copy of Blake's most famous "Great Red Dragon" painting). As soon as there is recognition, [[LightningBruiser Dolarhyde grabs Will like he's a ragdoll, yanks him into the elevator and smashes him into a wall before hurling him back out.]] Before Will can even react or get his bearings, his suspect has already escaped.

** The Red Dragon invading Will's home to kill his family, and Molly and Walter having to sneak around in the dark with a SerialKiller in the house.

** Dolarhyde psychologically torturing [[spoiler: Chilton]], before biting off his lips, then setting him on fire and pushing him into a fountain. The last we see of his victim he is a red and black burnt piece of meat with bared teeth, barely able to talk in the hospital. Of all three [[Literature/RedDragon different versions]] of this scene, it might be the most terrifying and certainly one of the most terrifying scenes in the show.
** [[http://i.imgur.com/stvni7m.gif Hannibal slurping down.]] [[spoiler: one of Chilton's lips.]]
** Francis kidnapping Reba and mercilessly prodding her until she understands just ''what'' he is. Proclaiming once again, "I. Am. The Dragon!" before he steps away from her and see the unfolding wings behind his back. End episode.

** Francis confessing to Reba that he's going to commit a murder-suicide in order to protect them both from [[SplitPersonality The Great Red Dragon,]] warning her of what the dragon is capable of.
-->'''Francis Dolarhyde''': He will ''bite'' you!
** Hannibal stating very clearly to Alana that she's been living on borrowed time ever since she decided to be brave in his kitchen at the end of Season 2 (four years ago), that everything she has (her job, Margot, their son) belongs to him, and that if he ever gets free he is definitely going to hunt her down and kill her some day.

** Hannibal and Will [[spoiler: working together to brutally kill Francis Dolarhyde, sharing the death blows with Hannibal leaping on his back and tearing out his throat with his teeth and Will gutting him with a knife.]] The imagery of this scene combined with the song "Love Crime" is as raw and chilling as it is awesome.

*** But a more likely interpretation is that the ending is actually a flashforward to the future, [[spoiler: revealing that Hannibal (and possibly Will) survived and has finally gotten around to making good on his intention of eating Bedelia. Bedelia hiding the fork as a weapon, the similarity to Hannibal's capture of Gideon, and the difficulty of Bedelia cutting off her own leg, cooking it and then preparing the meal without a visible crutch or wheelchair ]] makes this more plausible, but only marginally less disturbing.

** Hannibal stalking a defenceless [[spoiler: Alana]] through the house while he's carrying a pair of kitchen knives. Then, if that wasn't enough to turn your blood to ice, he lays them down, curls his fists...and continues stalking her.

** Hannibal stabs his colleage through the side of the head. The colleague's face then twitches, while he begins to spasm and chuckle, half-panicking as he can't see.

* "Digestivo"

** [[spoiler: Cordell]] getting his face peeled off while fully concious.

* "The Great Red Dragon"

* "And the Woman Clothed in Sun"

* "... And The Beast From the Sea"

* "The Number of the Beast is 666"

* "The Wrath of the Lamb"
** Dolarhyde gives Reba the key to front door and orders her to lock it, warning her not run or he'll kill her. Reba puts the key in the lock then quickly opens to door to escape...only to find Dolarhyde right outside, waiting for her.

* "Amuse-bouche": [[spoiler: The perp buried diabetics alive and grew mushrooms out of their bodies. Oh, and that first body we saw, the one that had duct-tape over its mouth which was subsequently ripped off, ALONG WITH HIS LIPS? Still alive. Enjoy.]]

*** The second interpretation has been confirmed fro be the right one by WordOfGod. [[spoiler:Hannibal and Will are indeed both alive, and ready to eat Bedelia together.]]

** Dolarhyde psychologically torturing [[spoiler: Chilton]], before biting off his lips, then setting him on fire and pushing him into a fountain. The last we see of his victim he is a red and black burnt piece of meat with bared teeth, barely able to talk in the hospital. Of all three [[Film/RedDragon different]] [[Film/Manhunter versions]] of this scene, it might be the most terrifying and certainly one of the most terrifying scenes in the show.

** The very last scene of the series features [[spoiler:Bedelia cooking her own leg with a creepily orgasmic expression on her face and setting the table for three, implying that she believes Will and Hannibal will be joining her.]]
*** Unless the ending is actually a flashforward to the future, [[spoiler: revealing that Hannibal (and possibly Will) survived and has finally gotten around to making good on his intention of eating Bedelia.]]

** Dolarhyde psychologically torturing [[spoiler: Chilton]], before biting off his lips, then setting him on fire and pushing him into a fountain. The last we see of his victim he is a red and black burnt piece of meat with bared teeth, barely able to talk in the hospital.

** Dolaryhyde posts the lips to Hannibal as a gift, which we see [[http://i.imgur.com/stvni7m.gif Hannibal slurping down.]]

** ''This''. My God, something about this scene terrified me more than any of the other cannibalism on the show. I think it was the way in which [[spoiler: Gideon]] was behaving under Hannibal's influence. The way he eats it, nonchalant, savors the meat for a moment before turning back to Hannibal and saying:

* Hannibal forcing Dr. Gideon to eat his own body was already bad enough, but "Antipasto" features detailed flashbacks to it, down to the food he forces Gideon to eat to improve his flavor. And now he's having Bedelia eat the same things...