History NightmareFuel / MichaelJackson

* "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?". The title is freaky enough, but then there's the story that the song tells about a young girl who runs away from home because her step-father is sexually abusing her and she runs off to Hollywood to become a star. Then she meets a man at the station, who tells her that if she "just lets down her hair", he'll show her some money. The song then ends with her being arrested by the police, because she's become a prostitute, even though she's only 12 years old. If that doesn't count as AdultFear, I don't know what will.

* The music video to "Ghosts" has Michael peel off his own skin and change into [[DemBones a dancing skeleton!]]

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* "Morphine." It describes a patient being lured into an addiction to demerol by his doctor. Sounds familiar?

!!! His songs
* The lines "She showed a photo/My baby cried/His eyes were like mine" in "Billie Jean".
* The images described in his song "Thriller" and then Vincent Price's haunting EvilLaugh at the end!
* "Morphine." It describes a patient being lured into an addiction to demerol by his doctor. Sounds familiar?

* The music video to "Ghosts" had some scary moments as well.
* The "panther dance" epilogue of "Black or White". Emotionally powerful and set in a dreary, frightening back alley at night, it's inspired claims that it contains messages pertaining to the Illuminati via secretive, discreet symbolic and expressive body language. An alternate interpretation is that he's expressing solidarity with the Black Panthers, given that the sequence is bookended with him in the form of an actual black panther. Even if neither is true, there is something about the video that screams that there is something evil amongst the backdrop as Michael Jackson dances and stirs up commotion in his location.
** It doesn't help that it's aimlessly violent and sexual, with copious amounts of crotch-grabbing. After it initially aired and complaints rolled in from families, Jackson allowed the segment to be dropped -- not hard to do, since the actual song was over by that point. (Indeed, another theory about the segment is that he knew there was NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity and decided to deliberately court controversy.) A reedit of the full-length version has random racist graffiti added, via CGI, to the items he smashes up.

!!! The man himself
* As a child entertainer, Michael was exposed to a lot of adult stuff he wasn't prepared for. One can imagine how scary sexuality and growing into an adult must've felt to him. Plus: his father regularly beat him. Watch Michael's angry way of dancing again and bear in mind what kind of emotional abuse and mental confusion he must have gone through...Suddenly this makes his dancing look disturbing, instead of cool.
** There have also been (unproven) allegations that Jackson might have been sexually abused as a child. Some even suggest by his own father. According to Randy Taraborrelli's biography about the pop star Jackson once told him, in a sad mood, that "everybody has secrets, dark, dark secrets", but he never explained what he meant with that.
* His plastic surgery, which became creepier and more grotesque every year.
** Just imagine how he most have felt after a while. All his efforts to try and fix his appearance just made him uglier and uglier. And there was nothing wrong with it in the first place!!
*** And most people didn't even take him seriously anymore by that point. Yes, his eccentric behaviour and often mind boggling opinions didn't help much, but in the end this man was in serious need of psychological and medical attention and all the world did was laugh at him and/or be disgusted by him...
** Never mind what the large number of oxygen tanks found in his apartment after his death might've been used for.
* ''Many'' people were and are still disturbed by Jackson, an adult man who lived alone in a large mansion, inviting children (including prepubescent boys) to stay with him and even sleep in the same bed as him.
* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19552_5-insane-celebrity-conspiracy-theories-that-make-sense.html This highly plausible theory about why he ended up how he did:]] one of the experimental medications given to him by his StageDad to stop him from getting acne ''actually prevented him from going through puberty.''
* Jackson' fall of grace in general. He went from being a handsome black young man who destroyed racial barriers and put the world's best selling album on his name to a hideously deformed, ghost-like white, androgynous man who seemed mentally unstable and was accused of child molestation. It's quite astounding how low he had fallen at a certain point. Disturbing even.
** You really wonder what was going on in his mind after a while. Especially after he moved off to his Neverland Ranch he seemed in complete self-denial about his career, personal appearance and lifestyle and lived off in fantasies, far removed from the real world. And NOW remember that this seemingly "insane" man invited countless young children to his home and even raised a few ones of his own...
* That infamous moment in 2002 when Jackson dangled his infant son above a balcony for a few frightening moments.
* Bubbles, the chimpansee that Jackson almost treated as a personal friend. Brrr...

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* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, an homage to 1950's [[HorrorTropes horror]] films, which features him transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[BodyHorror quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by Creator/JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then Creator/VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling]] at the very end [[HellIsThatNoise certainly will ]]!

* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, an homage to 1950's [[HorrorTropes horror]] films, which features him transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[BodyHorror quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by Creator/JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then Creator/VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling at the very end]] certainly will!

* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, an homage to 1950's [[HorrorTropes horror]] films, which features him transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[TransformationTrauma quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by Creator/JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then Creator/VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling at the very end]] certainly will!

** Before you get too scared, though, the video, its use in a Sega Genesis game, and the cover of the song by a heavy metal band (Alien Ant Farm) make the song sound less scary in retrospect.

** There have also been (unproven) allegations that Jackson might have been sexually abused as a child. Some even suggest by his own father. According to Randy Taraborrelli's biography about Jackson once told him, in a sad mood, that "everybody has secrets, dark, dark secrets", but he never explained what he meant with that.

** There have also been (unproven) allegations that Jackson might have been sexually abused as a child. Some even suggest by his own father. According to Randy Tabarorelli's biography about Jackson once told him, in a sad mood, that "everybody has secrets, dark, dark secrets", but he never explained what he meant with that.

* As a child entertainer, Michael was exposed to a lot of adult stuff he wasn't prepared for. One can imagine how scary sexuality and growing into an adult must've felt to him. Plus: his father regularly beat him. Watch Michael's angry way of dancing again and bear in mind what kind of emotional abuse and mental confusion he must have gone through...Suddenly this makes his dancing look disturbing, instead of cool.
* His plastic surgery, which became creepier and more grotesque every year.
** Never mind what the large number of oxygen tanks found in his apartment after his death might've been used for.
* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, an homage to 1950's [[HorrorTropes horror]] films, which features him transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[TransformationTrauma quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by Creator/JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then Creator/VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling at the very end]] certainly will!

* His music video to "Leave Me Alone" is so surreal that it can be frightening for very young children who don't know what's going on.
* The music video to "Ghosts" had some scary moments as well.
* From RealLife: ''Many'' people were and are still disturbed by Jackson, an adult man who lived alone in a large mansion, inviting children (including prepubescent boys) to stay with him and even sleep in the same bed as him.
* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19552_5-insane-celebrity-conspiracy-theories-that-make-sense.html This highly plausible theory about why he ended up how he did:]] one of the experimental medications given to him by his StageDad to stop him from getting acne ''actually prevented him from going through puberty.''

* The "panther dance" epilogue of "Black or White". Emotionally powerful and set in a dreary, frightening back alley at night, it's inspired claims that it contains messages pertaining to the Illuminati via secretive, discreet symbolic and expressive body language. An alternate interpretation is that he's expressing solidarity with the Black Panthers, given that the sequence is bookended with him in the form of an actual black panther. Even if neither is true, there is something about the video that screams that there is something evil amongst the backdrop as Michael Jackson dances and stirs up commotion in his location.
** It doesn't help that it's aimlessly violent and sexual, with copious amounts of crotch-grabbing. After it initially aired and complaints rolled in from families, Jackson allowed the segment to be dropped -- not hard to do, since the actual song was over by that point. (Indeed, another theory about the segment is that he knew there was NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity and decided to deliberately court controversy.) A reedit of the full-length version has random racist graffiti added, via CGI, to the items he smashes up.

* The line "She showed a photo of her baby/His crying eyes were like mine" in "Billie Jean".

* The very idea that an adult man who lives alone in a large mansion invites little children to come and play with him and spend the night in his house is very disturbing to some people.

* His extra music video for "Black or White". Emotionally powerful and set in a dreary, frightening back alley at night, a lot of rumors are said that the dance number contains messages pertaining to the Illuminati, claiming that Micheal Jackson made the video with secretive, discreet symbolic and expressive body language; even if this isn't true, there is something about the video entirely that screams that there is something evil amongst the backdrop as Michael Jackson dances and stirs up commotion in his location.
** This extended version had racist graffiti that was the target of Michael's aggression. However, this was considered potentially confusing and offensive itself, thus it was removed in an edited version, leaving him being aimlessly violent. In some versions, the entire section is removed, which isn't too difficult, as the song itself had ended, and on a much more upbeat note.
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* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, an homage to 1950's [[HorrorTropes horror]] films, which features him transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[TransformationTrauma quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then Creator/VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling at the very end]] certainly will!

* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, a send-up of 1950's horror films, which features him transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[TransformationTrauma quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by JohnLandis), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling at the very end]] certainly will!

* His extra music video for "Black or White". Emotionally powerful and set in a dreary, frightening back alley at night, a lot of rumors are said that the dance number contains messages pertaining to the Illuminati, claiming that Micheal Jackson made the video with secretive, discreet symbolic and expressive body language; even if this isn't true, there is something about the video entirely that screams that there is something evil amongst the backdrop as Micheal Jackson dances and stirs up commotion in his location.

* His extra music video for "Black or White". Emotionally powerful and set in a dreary, frightening back alley at night, a lot of rumors are said that the dance number contains messages pertaining to the Illuminati, claiming that Micheal Jackson made the video with secretive, discreet symbolic and expressive body language; even if this isn't true, there is something about the video entirely that screams that there is something evil amongst the backdrop as Micheal Jackson dances and stirs up commotion in his location.

* The famous "Music/{{Thriller}}" video, a send-up of 1950's horror films, which features him transforming into both a were-cat and a zombie (the former on-screen and [[TransformationTrauma quite detailed]], what with the video being directed by [[AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon John Landis]]), and ends with Jackson turning to face the camera with yellow cat eyes and a SlasherSmile in the final scene. And if those examples don't creep you out, then VincentPrice's [[EvilLaugh cackling at the very end]] certainly will!

* As a child entertainer, Michael was exposed to a lot of adult stuff he wasn't prepared for. One can imagine how scary sexuality and growing into an adult must've felt to him. Plus: his father regularly beat him. Watch Michael's angry way of dancing again and bear in mind what kind of emotional abuse and mental confusion he must have gone thru...Suddenly this makes his dancing look disturbing, instead of cool.

* What he looked like in his latter years, never mind what the large number of oxygen tanks found in his apartment after his death might've been used for.

* Jackson's plastic surgery became creepier and more grotesque every year.

* "Morphine." It describes a patient being lured into an addiction to demerol by his doctor. Sound familiar?