Oogie’s spooky black-light musical number recalls the psychedelic nightmare that is Dumbo’s ‘Pink Elephants on Parade’. While most people's memories of Disney movies conjure up happy and magical times, we explore the darker films that were downright terrifying. The build-up to the Horseman’s appearance is masterfully done, creating tension and fear in young viewers. What started out as a cult film has now become a money-making machine for Disney, constantly churning out merchandise and even taking over The Haunted Mansion seasonally at the Disney theme parks. Another entry of Disney’s “dark ages” in the '80s, the film was poorly received at the box-office as audiences didn’t embrace the sinister edge. Start streaming today. While the title character Darby O’Gill (played by Albert Sharpe) spends his days drinking and telling stories of leprechauns, he also warns of the darker spirits that lurk in the town and nearby ancient ruins. While the Disney movie brand today is fairly sterile, we rummaged through their vast cinematic history of animated and live-action films, to discover their scarier fare. This was an elevated project, a supernatural ghost story about a family that moves into an old English manor where the teen daughter discovers a ghostly secret. Now, being a Disney horror film you won’t find slashers, gore, demons or blood in it. Ultimately, he discovers the best way to say goodbye is with music, and his hit song CLOUDS is born. In addition to the dark premise, the film had murder, mild swearing, heavy adult themes and a climax depicting Hell straight out of Dante’s Inferno. Bette Davis’ creepy and wonderful performance, along with the atmosphere and eerie scene setups, is why fans remember this as one of the scariest Disney films ever. Starring Ernest Borgnine and Anthony Perkins (Psycho’s Norman Bates), the uneven film terrified more than it delighted young viewers. While most of Fantasia’s segments are fun and light-hearted pieces -with dancing flowers, hippos and alligators - children didn’t expect that Disney had some frightening sequences in-between. Outside of Disney aficionados, the film is largely forgotten as Disney has done its best to put away the film in its vault. The movie’s most shocking reveal however is when Reinhardt’s android army turns out to be his lobotomized former human crew. It seems JavaScript is disabled in your internet browser. If that wasn’t traumatic enough, the new toys at the prison-like Sunnyside Daycare, headed by the twisted Lots-O’-Huggin’ Bear, are straight out of a horror film. That example amongst the many other sinister moments is why Mr. With the use of special effects and lighting, the wailing hooded Banshee is a hideous evil spirit that makes Ghostface look like a chump. As fun and entertaining as Jack Skellington’s Halloween world is, some kids might find the monsters and creatures that inhabit it, a bit too dark and scary.