This is based on opinion. Please don't list it on a work's trope example list.
The
Carry On movies were lighthearted comedies that were either pastiches or
Kitchen Sink Drama, but
Carry On Screaming! was such a
Mood Whiplash to many viewers that it was enough to have moments and scenes as terrifying as ones from actual horror movies like
Poltergeist and
A Nightmare on Elm Street.
- Sockett - the creepy butler that invites guests inside. Creepy Monotone, emotionless face, walks slow and ploddingly, like a heavy piece of furniture being pushed across a room. Also, when he kisses Valeria, his toes curl upwards in a weird Foot Popping way.
- Dr Watt's body disappearing when he is on low battery. No wonder Albert and Slobatham try and sneak out when Sergeant Bung's not looking.
- The Unreveal of Dan Dann and Dr. Fettle's fate is creepy as hell. Sergeant Bung refuses to show Slobatham and Albert (as well as the audience) what has happened in the locked toilet cubicle after Odbodd shows up in the restroom and just says "Drowned..." in the stiffest and chilling voice he ever uses in the movie. In Dr. Fettle's case, his body is shown on screen from the waist-downwards, but his face is hidden by foreground shadows and objects. All we know about terrifying the doctor's fate is, is Slobatham fainting after taking a peek. Ugh.
- The finger found at the scene of Doris' disappearance? Mutates into a clone of Dr. Watt's humanoid Odbodd. That's how Odbodd reproduces. The fact that it surprises Dr. Watt and Valeria hits the creepy factor closer to home.
- Emily assumes that Sergeant Bung under the effects of Dr. Jekyll's potion is just him heavily intoxicated, even though he is snarling, acting threatening, and grunting like an animal. This is pretty alarming.
- Albert and Sergeant Bung's attempts to escape Odbodd and Junior in the bedroom makes them fall down a secret chute into a dark underground in the house. The fact that the drop was in a matter of seconds makes it a pretty good Jump Scare.
- Imagine spending years trying to make your experiment work only for it to turn on you at the last minute, killing you in the process? That's what happened to Dr. Watt.
- The final shot of the movie is Emily (in her mannequin state) winking. Strange, but it raises the question of how frozen Dr. Watt's victims are. Will they stay the same forever, or can they revert back to normal? And how the hell is Emily going to react if she ever gets out of it?
