Which Scooby-Doo Monster is the Scariest? (Hanna Barbera)

Over the decades the Scooby Gang has become pretty famous for all of their crazy hijinks. They've solved the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, faced actual Alien Invaders, and stopped an eldritch owl from destroying the entire universe. But the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You is still iconic and features some of the scariest monsters in all of television. Today, we'll be analyzing every single one of them to determine which one is THE scariest.
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[@Sojoboscribe]

Technically Charlie is actually the most threatening becuase he ISN'T a supernatural (and so, in this universe, fake.) threat. He is a REAL robot who is REALLY malfunctioning, and so a REAL danger. Most of the others were just trying to scare people away, Charlie could have really hurt someone.

[@MatthewJavier-e9u]

Just imagine him bolting towards you😟

[@glowhoo9226]

I wanna know what the heck Charlie is made of. Dude was running through walls like they were made of paper, and wasn’t even slowing down😂

[@Sojoboscribe]

​@glowhoo9226 Actually that sort of re-enforces the idea the Scooby Doo universe is in some sort of major depression. A amusement park owner not only knows how to make a fully self commanded automaton, but has acess to enough space age materials to make one....twice (remember, Charlie II was built from scratch, Charlie I was totally wrecked.)

[@singularitychannel823]

@@Sojoboscribe ah, true! But threatening and scary aren’t always the same thing. A starved rabid dog is more threatening than a pair of creepy twins, but you tell me which Stephen King story is more famous. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Sojoboscribe]

@@singularitychannel823 Well, by that metric, the scariest one is probably the Coral Creature from the What's New, Scooby Doo episode. Not the fact it is real, but the fact that there are apparently sentient coral men living in the Great Barrier reef and no one, not even Velma thinks this is at all significant!

[@williamhanekom9882]

Despite being ruled out, Charlie the Robot really spooked me as a kid. Something about a silent stoic inhumanly dangerous machine gone rogue in a theme park at night really unnerved me...that was until he got defeated by a magnet.

[@discover1114]

The laugh was scary to

[@synodle]

Just the fact that the robot was silent seperated it from all the others

[@mr.wafflesrz1137]

25:28 A whovian scooby doo fan? Nice :D

[@joannirotten]

Space Kook's laugh lives rent-free inside my brain 💀❤

[@rezamatic]

You nailed it with Hyde appearing in the Mystery Machine and violating the safe space. Man oh man did he give me nightmares as a kid. And to make matters worse he has that little jump scare in the intro for tons of episodes. It's funny how no matter how many episodes you see as a kid you never quite make the connection that it's just some loser in a costume and there's no reason to be scared. My parents must have been so annoyed when I'd wake up crying.

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

To be fair its the same reason why you can be scared even though you know what your watching isnt real- logically you know that, but fear doesnt come from the logic centers

[@chrisjohnson8863]

You spot on with the Puppet Master, that one scene at the beginning where Scooby sees him at the door while shaggy is putting on costumes and then disappears gave me chills as a kid.

[@Steamer96]

Space Kook hands down, I remember avoiding that episode because of the monster being scary for me as a child.

[@heruiksanudin8942]

Yup the intro itself scary for me

[@marianmarian8882]

yes that laugh is the spookiest thing ever 😂😂

[@cfakatsuki17]

I can confidently say as a kid that no normal scooby doo villain ever genuinely scared me, however it took me years to be able to get through the first 2 scooby doo movies because the zombies, cat creatures and witches ghost were so scary to kid me

[@JimmysMoooom94]

Those cat creatures were no joke 😭💀

[@WilkorMain]

To this day I still think Zombie Island is the scariest piece of scoobydoo media

[@cfakatsuki17]

@@WilkorMain oh it still is

[@barnhapax8032]

100% agree, until then, the two that made me unsecure were Gramps Vamp and the Shadow ghost, but those two werecats just broke the record and were nightmare fuel for a decent amount of weeks in my young years 😂

[@silvertongue.242_99]

The space cook laugh and the phantom shadows laugh as well is so good and scary on its own

[@silvertongue.242_99]

The crepper the way he is hunch back, the way he moves around and the physical threat he poses. Very iconic

[@noellarson8736]

When I was a kid, watching Where Are You for the first time, the Puppet Master episode used to terrify me. His laugh, his face just creeped me out. That organ scene always gives me chills. That’s the scariest monster in my opinion.

[@singularitychannel823]

Hopefully based on my discussion of him, it’s obvious that I’m a huge fan as well!

[@noellarson8736]

@@singularitychannel823 absolutely

[@eoghanclark165]

100%, the atmosphere in that episode is everything. I think the same can be said for the Headless Spectre episode where i don't even find the ghost that scary, but the atmosphere just makes it.

[@singularitychannel823]

@@eoghanclark165I’ve got a short about the Puppet Master coming out soon, but I’ll make my point here as well: if they remade that episode in live action and really committed to the scares, it could become an instant classic in all of horror cinema

[@eoghanclark165]

@@singularitychannel823 look forward to it 😁 I'm an absolute sucker for puppet/doll related horror!

[@ericjome7284]

The Space Kook's ship and the ship's distinctive noise also add a lot to that episode.

[@AJadedLizard]

25:07 I've always thought the Phantom Shadow must've had _some_ influence over Ghost Face, but you reminded me that there being two is a major twist on the story up to that point...just like in _Scream._

[@singularitychannel823]

Your hunch is right! And not just some influence, I’m pretty sure the director has said that this episode of Scooby-Doo was one of the main inspirations for the movie. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

They are 100% part of the influence for Ghostface actually! I came here to say that.

[@tomcurl8034]

Charlie, the robot may not be supernatural, but he’s the first Scooby-Doo monster to actually not be human

[@Utterlyrandomguy]

Space kook really scared me due to the laugh.

[@Francisco-dx7hj]

Should have been number one Charlie the robot as second he was a real robot out of control. Breaking threw walls

[@davidpowell7922]

The phantom shadow scared the daylights out of me as a kid and it still creeps me out to this day. The laugh, the shadow creeping across the mansion, the way it watched scooby as he took a bath. Terrifying as heck in and out of a cartoon.

[@singularitychannel823]

Glad I’m not alone! It was a hard choice between them and Space Kook for number 1. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Steelwaterfall1]

Space Kook, Star Creature and especially the Headless Specter got to me the most as a kid. Had so many nightmares from ol Headless

[@singularitychannel823]

@@Steelwaterfall1 there’s something so unspeakably eerie about the Headless Specter. Wait a bit and I’ll have a short discussing him more specifically. I’m not sure I know the Star Creature. Is he from Where Are You?

[@Steelwaterfall1]

@@singularitychannel823 Star Creature was from one of the Scrappy Doo episodes, yeah

[@donaldporr9682]

Space Kook was great.

[@AkamexAris1023]

​@@singularitychannel823Scooby and Scrappy Doo series

[@14akamaru]

This guy called it "Frankenstein's Monster" instead of just "Frankenstein?" Instant like.

[@singularitychannel823]

@@14akamaru in fairness, the real monster was Dr. Frankenstein all along. Or maybe it was the friends we made along the way?

[@14akamaru]

@singularitychannel823 Humans are the real monsters.

[@seatspud]

@@14akamaru Gossamer was right! "People? AAAAAAAGGHHHHH!"

[@pauloltman4960]

6:25 also the lifetime adventures of Skooks doesn't help it in the slightest: "am I glad he's frozen in there and that were out here and that he's- the sherrif and that- were frozen out here- that were in there and- I just remembered, were out here. WHAT I WANNA KNOW IS WHERE'S THE CAVEMAN?!

[@jesseburgener442]

A certified classic

[@poisonapplecakes799]

One of the scariest in their whole franchise was Gramps the vamp. He hypnotized Lisa through ghe phone, his noises he made were scary and look at his make up, if we are talking where are you Charlie is one of the most unsettling he is only to act on his programming and if while he was going haywire and caugjt the gang who knows whatd happen, the puppet master is also scary because he could go anywhere be everywhere,great video

[@singularitychannel823]

@@poisonapplecakes799 Gramps is absolutely terrifying! The setting is great and it’s one of the best vampire monsters in the series. Although if we’re going to the Scooby-Doo Show, nothing holds a candle to the Faceless Zombie. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@eoghanclark165]

That one gave me so many nightmares. I dreamt my mum was turning back and forth into a vampire and be scared of her the next day 😅

[@poisonapplecakes799]

@@eoghanclark165 that sounds awful

[@Metro431]

That was the one episode of Scooby doo that ever scared me as a kid. His laugh absolutely freaked me out.

[@poisonapplecakes799]

@@Metro431 you weren't the only one his laughter haunted my nightmares

[@DangitBobby9960]

The goose in the confederate jacket was pretty terrifying lmao 😂😂

[@rycroft2557]

Aw nice my personal favorite got second! Love the Space Kook from all angles. Hes creepy and leaves an impact. That episode also personally has one of the most hilarious bits with Shaggy and Scooby locking a door and Scooby ditching the key out a window only for the Kook to come in the opposite door, forcing Scooby and Shaggy to jump out the window, finding the key, going back inside the locked room, only to unlock the door and run out. Makes me laugh almost 2 decades after watching it.

[@cisarvitiate]

I would love to see you do the list for the mystery inc monsters. Defenetly some of the scariest Scooby monsters

[@yoavbenclaudia3073]

Phantom Shadows is also the ghost design they use for many of the games, namely Mystery Mayhem, in which real ghosts exist in that design. Even the final boss is a colossal white version of the Phantom Shadows. Looking back, the game was fairly bland, and watching playthroughs is boring, but playing it as a kid was terrifying.

[@singularitychannel823]

If we’re honest with ourselves, the Phantom Shadows have always been some of the most iconic designs in the franchise. There’s a reason that Supernatural chose that episode for their crossover! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@artierosesmithie9191]

The Space Kook and his banshee laugh frightened me as a child. The Witch Doctor. They should make a movie based on those. Live action practical effects only CGI when absolutely necessary. No interfering from those meddling executives. If not an R maybe an PG13.

[@wadekemmsies7180]

I'm alone on this but Captain Cutler was my favorite, and I think the creeper is overrated

[@sparklingwater925]

I'm with you on this

[@DanBCooper]

“Am I a joke to you ?” ~ 10,000 Volt Ghost

[@singularitychannel823]

A truly formidable monster to be sure, but not a Where Are You monster. If I get around to doing the Scooby Doo Show, you’ll see how much respect I have for the 10,000 Volt Ghost.

[@jamesakin9996]

​@singularitychannel823 hopefully you do. My boy needs respect. Both original and the only monster in monster unleashed that genuinely frightened me. Sure tar was dangerous but 10000 holy ghost was deranged and I love him

[@Popcultureguy3000]

@@singularitychannel823 While not the scariest, I always loved the design of the Ghost of Ebenezer Crabbe from the first episode “High Rise Hair-Raiser”. It felt like Kabuki theatre combined with American Southern Gothic.

[@garveyneal1672]

Can you do Scooby Doo Monsters from other Scooby Doo shows ranging from least scary to the most nightmare feul?

[@singularitychannel823]

Personally, I’d love to, but I wanted to gauge interest first with this video and the accompanying shorts. But seeing how this has done pretty well, the next step is figuring out which series to tackle next! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Squidward_Tennisballs]

@@singularitychannel823 You could go two ways, one being a series that's a fan favorite (What's New Scooby Doo or Scooby Doo Mystery Inc come to mind first) or just do your next favorite series that you have the fondest memories with. Either one should make for a pretty solid video honestly in my opinion.

[@wardenofall]

You know, something you could do for finding which monster is the scariest in all of Scooby-Doo is to do a video like this one for every Scooby-Doo show from Mystery Incorporated to What's New to find the scariest monster from each, then you make a video where you compare all of the winners. That would be quite entertaining to watch, and you get to make lot's of videos and shorts out of this. Maybe you could also make a video on which show's comedy is the funniest in general, though I could see that being very difficult to categorize given how subjective humor is, though I also suppose horror is also very subjective, yet you managed to make a video like this. Either way, great video, and I also love your shorts you are making on each episode of this show.

[@alexkunce2002]

The Freak of Crystal Cove perfectly captures the scariness of mystery. It's the scariest to me.

[@Niccolò765]

The ones from the first live action movie gave me nightmares

[@rolfe23]

Justice for Space Kook #StopTheSteal

[@sonicboom256]

The thing that to this day creeps me out about the ghost from hassle in the castle is his laugh and the thing that scares me about captain cutler is his theme every time he shows up

[@HudsonMedia]

Yes! Completely agree about both of these :)

[@katelynnarn8743]

He's not the scariest (I give that trophy to the Space Ghoul and his runner-up Cutler), but I really like the Headless Stillwell for turning the villian reveal trope on its...well...head. He was someone we weren't introduced to early in the episode yet he didn't feel out-of-place when the truth was revealed. Plus, he wasn't the stereotype thief, but a man looking for his family's inheritances/ legacy while trying to stop thieves from looking for a quick cash-grab.

[@gladiatordog8805]

The Puppet Master gave me legit nightmares as a child. I don’t know why he just did.

[@gottesurteil3201]

He wanted to trap them in the basement forever. He was willing to kill them.

[@ryecallan6095]

I really enjoyed this video. You've just earned yourself a subscriber.

[@PeanutSpring3]

I gotta disagree with the Charlie take (I know you expected it). But they thought he was some sort of man from Mars. An unknown super man. Super strengthed, able to tank getting hit by a car, casually walking as fast as a car, and able to walk through multiple walls, but not by phasing, but just brute force walking through them. He was a genuine threat, and an unknown entity to everyone until the end. I think that uncertainty of what he is is scarier than, ah, that is clearly a ghost. Not to mention that stare Also, I just wanted to say, with Space Kook, don't forget that at the end, like 5 of them show up. And he also had that fuzzy pulsating thing he did. Personally I'd put him at the top, but your number 1 is still a great choice

[@bewarebewear1507]

The space kook scared me half to death with that laugh when I was younger, the snow ghost was equally as scary, especially when I saw that it could fly that gave me such a heart attack when I was young lol. Miner 49er also scared me in a wierd way, I think what scared me about him was that the setting was already creepy, exploring in an abandoned mine and I just find it so scary finding a singular miner thats just wanting to chase you. I know hes just a regular guy but the setting and the guy's design just scares me so bad haha 😅 Guess because it gives me the feels of like encountering a squatter or somebody while exploring abandoned buildings, its such a scary thought for me.

[@prometheusodin5461]

8:25 cultural differences is stupid all the Scooby villains are over the top examples of American culture and no one cares

[@firewing5592]

It think the phantom shadows episode ‘A Night of Fright Is No Delight’ is the episode “Supernaturall did their “Scooby-Natural” cross over with that’s how iconic and scary that episode is

[@singularitychannel823]

@@firewing5592 it is! Sorta… they race to the site, which shouldn’t be possible if it’s on an island and the actual building looks a lot more like the Kingston Manor from episode 6, but other than that, yeah. They even name drop the episode in Scoobynatural

[@firewing5592]

@@singularitychannel823 Nice! And thanks for the info!

[@crackey3852]

Personally it was Captain Cutler for me as a kid, had at least one nightmare about him, snow ghost, and creeper. But those heavy footsteps and noises he makes, plus the setting (dude could just rip off your diving helmet and drown you), got me.

[@loucar10]

There was one episode that did scare me, the creepy heap from the deep. But not the monster itself. The moment when the gang leave the captain's house, you then hear the monsters growl, the jump scare music, and the look of absolute terror the animators went all out on showing on his face

[@wumpus976]

Other than the Space Kook being scary to me like he was to a bunch of other people, the Witch Doctor used to absolutely terrify me. Something about the blank stare and the weird groaning noises that he made used to freak me out. The Creeper never scared me. He just looked like a normal person.

[@singularitychannel823]

@@wumpus976 that’s fair. Like I said, the Native American Witch Doctor did actually used to get me a little bit. I never really got the Hawaiian Witch Doctor, but I can see the appeal. It’s all subjective

[@alexkunce2002]

For me, one of the scariest elements in a monster's design is a story. Making a monster undead in an easy way, because you can assume it was alive at one point. While some dislike them, the Creeping Creatures from Mystery Incorporated capture this feeling visually. While the gator people resemble the Gator family, they do so in a scary way. It looks like the once somewhat normal people have turned into horrifying alligators bent on attack. I think the scariness of this comes from the fact that this could happen to you. Imagine becoming the villain. Associating the monster with a normal being makes it feel possible that you or the people around you could become something as scary as that. That's why I love The Freak of Crystal Cove. Its visual design just begs the question-what the heck happened to it? It so clearly looks like it used to be human. What horrific force changed a human into this freak? And who's next?

[@tomcurl8034]

I think the ghost clown was pretty threatening, especially with his ability to hypnotize others, putting them in danger that they couldn’t perceive

[@dream_angel234]

For me growing up, it was that green phantom. The way they would lunge towards the camera cackling, terrified me. Same with Mirror Shaggy from Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School

[@comettamer]

While Redbeard is my personal favorite (and I will argue that Pirates could be quite terrifying, both IRL and in the Scooby-Doo franchise) as far as "Scooby-Doo, Where are You" is concerned, I gotta give it up to the Space Kook. The locale was scary enough, but the use of simple yet highly effective special effects bumps it higher. What really elevated it to the top IMO, however, was establishing the mythos of the Space Kook as being from another planet (despite having a costume that looked to be from earth) complete with a seemingly otherworldly spacecraft, because what's scarier than an alien monstrosity with a mega creepy laugh?

[@singularitychannel823]

Redbeard is iconic and beloved by the fan base, and I’m sure that there are some really effective ways to make a pirate ghost terrifying. I’m personally just not a huge fan of his episode and think it has some weaknesses. But that’s totally fine! I love that there are people who can appreciate Redbeard where I can’t. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Minchken]

Did you notice the skull had a canine like muzzle in the design? When I figured it out, it made the Kook more scary.

[@woodenblaze0194]

Fun fact: In French they don't even put a laugh on the Space Kook, now just imagine, the same episode, 100% identical, except that everytime you see the monster laugh, no sound at all came from the mouth, as a kid it was enough to make me look away everytime it happened. Truyly even more terrifying than the english version, I highly suspect it was more a mistake of forgetting to add a laugh rather than an actual decision, judging that at this time communication to translate from country to countries were a bit confusing, but nonetheless it mades the monster even greater

[@AstroJordan54]

You have just received a new sub from this video, so glad a segment showed up on my shorts timeline :D

[@singularitychannel823]

@@AstroJordan54 glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing!

[@AstroJordan54]

@@singularitychannel823 Anytime, keep up the good work!

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

I always found the Ghost Clown truly threatening as a kid, but I have to admit the Phantom Shadows are definitely scarier. In fact they're SO scary that their design, as well as there being two of them, actually was an artistic influence on the villain design for another horror franchise that also has a ghost-like threat that is actually just a creep in a mask... Scream's Ghostface Killers.

[@matthillman3922]

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island was terrifying

[@MonkeyDLooneyy]

I agree, fear of the unknown scares me the most but the known can sometimes be scarier because it’s real and can and does happen. You’re not likely to be chased by a ghost in an abandoned castle but you sure as hell are more likely to get chased by a mad man with a chainsaw in the woods.

[@singularitychannel823]

@@MonkeyDLooneyy absolutely! They’re two different genres of horror. Slasher films or gore rely on fear of the known, while most supernatural stories rely more on the unknown. But it’s certainly up to preference in a lot of situations.

[@mistdragonking7917]

The Backstage Rage, ghost Is the scariest one I ever seen 🫣

[@aneonfoxtribute]

Will we get more videos like this for the other Scooby Doo eras? I think this would be an interesting series of videos

[@ebthegt5572]

Aliens were always the scariest thing in Scooby-Doo, for me. Not just because i was fascinated with the concept of interstellar entities from beyond our comprehension, but also thanks to the fact that we might be trying to cover something up. The Spooky Space Kook, that one will allays remain heavy in my mind. The abandoned airfield felt like it was somehow a metaphor for this, like the place was hiding secrets that someone wanted to be forgotten. That's what made it so scary, like the setting was its own character. Then, there was Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders. That film fucked me up as a kid, to the point where I wondered whether or not I could even go to sleep at night, knowing that there might be some alien spaceship coming to spirit me away. That, and the government connection scared me enough that there was something that they weren't telling us.

[@kennybegeske8824]

Ghost Clown Drinks Mr Hyde Is Sexy Space Kook Is Gay Charlie The Robot Singing Dude Looks Like A Lady From Aerosmith

[@Titan990]

Those goddamn phantom shadows. I mean the whole episode is just eerie in of itself but those designs and the chains and the crude animations (which sell the creepiness) just elevate what are simplistic designs into horrifying menaces. Hell they even tried to kill the gang and even made dummies of the heirs in that episode. Yeah that whole episode is just scary.

[@deniseboldea1624]

When I was a child, the giggly alien actually scared me.

[@MidnightVCoco]

I think the ghost clown is the scariest as he the most dangerous, if he wanted to, he could have hypnotised the gang to jump off a cliff, he was out to murder. Out of them all usually robbery is the reason but his is unique with murder as his reason.

[@danielg.w5733]

Plus he changed Daphne's clothing

[@tavius88]

Very well put together!!!!

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

The Phantom Shadows and Space Kook made me traumatized, with me feeling like I could faintly hear their laughter behind a door, but the moment in Scooby Doo on Zombie Island where Fred pulls off the zombie's head and it reveals they're real as well as when the cat creatures dying scarred me a bit more

[@DMKelly20]

Space Kook and the Phantom Shadows are my top two as well. One of the absolute creepiest moments to me in the Phantom Shadows episode is when one of them comes out of the clock as it tolls, goes up the stairs to Cousin Simple's room, and seemingly takes him away, cackling the whole way. Pure unadulterated nightmare fuel.

[@malakeSuperior]

The green ghosts from A Night of Fright is No Delight. Their chains cackles scared me so much. Same with the vampire from Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats. His laugh and hiss/growl was terrifying. Definitely had nightmares

[@AluminumFusion22]

8:34 Good news! Scooby-Doo is getting an anime adaptation that revolves around Scooby and Shaggy encountering yokai, or creatures from Japanese folklore, Scooby-Doo has always pulled from Western or European sources for its horror, so it'll be fascinating to see how Go-Go Mystery Machine will handle Scooby-Doo with Japanese creatures and monsters. It'll undoubtedly be more tasteful than the foreign monsters showcased here.

[@ikertamine]

I always found the Black Knight one of the scariest monsters bc I think it succeeds really well in the unknown factor. An armored knight is something so far removed from today’s world (and something that has never been common at all where I’m from) that seeing one clanging around would surely make me take a few steps back to reassess what I’m seeing; now, if you put it in the dark, in a museum/old house/castle and it comes my way sword in hand, layers of metal rustling and heavy steps yeah I’m just shitting myself. Some other adaptations of it make note of showing that the armor is empty which just adds more to it. So I think it really deserves some points in the supernatural factor as well

[@Kvindevognen]

Come to think of it, the Puppet Master based off the Phantom of the Opera (the costume and setting makes it fairly obvious) really does fit well with how he is in the book (at least to the majority of people at the Opera House) in how he would keep hidden most of the time. Of course for the Phantom in the books, the scary part about him is that he does occasionally show up at parties (multiple times) with an unsettling face like a skull. The kicker is that those are the times he is NOT wearing a mask.

[@bluefox1901]

My favorite ghosts where the ghosts from a night of fright is no delight. They were really scary to me as a kid and they still scare me sometimes

[@melindab-h36963]

The Ghot Clown nearly kills scooby and shaggy from a fall from a great height and a tiger he should atleast top 5

[@carterkrzesik7694]

The phantom shadow is both one of the most iconic along with being one of the scariest monsters

[@naybur74]

Hastle in the castle is my favorite, only because of the laugh, same with the Space KOOK, that spooky laughter tingles my skin to this day, imagine being in an empty mansion, and hearing that laughter echoing off the empty halls, and walls, "ZOINKS', .like NOOO way man uh-uh, i'm going to go make a sandwich now!

[@TheDeadman419]

I knew who was going to be number 1. There was no way it could have been anyone else. Given how they were the ones who scared me the most as a kid, the fact that I can still hear their laugh in my head, and that *^#@&ING* shot of one walking towards the camera.....

[@dennistaylor5065]

12:18 It was the Knights' crooked eyes that blinked once and music that accompanied the close-up that sent shivers down viewers' spines. But you are right about Disney, the Armor has captured all the Princesses.

[@LCBK]

If I may give my idea, do one video for each show/ eri movie of Scooby doo to figure out which is the scariest then end it with a final video a final battle of all the scariest Scooby doo monsters between each series to figure out which is the scariest across the whole franchise

[@LoganBoyle-fn3if]

The movie where they go to Louisiana and you have the with doctor and zombies. That was a spooky episode. One of my favorites too!

[@silvertongue.242_99]

The top tier chooses for yhe most scariest right on. I also like the logic on what makes a Scooby doo scare scary. I also think the fact Scooby Doo always got the setting and atmosphere of horro spot on most times is great

[@wtfsamusidk7574]

The robot from the carnival messed me up as a kid

[@wolfzend5964]

Personally, I feel like the monsters with intent to murder the gang deserve a list of their own. Which monster do you think were the biggest threat? Cuttler for trapping 3 teenagers to drown in a shipwreck. Snow Ghost for trying to saw someone in half and throw someone off a cliff, Ghost Clown hypnotizing someone and feeding them to a lion...

[@singularitychannel823]

@@wolfzend5964 you could make a few arguments. I think the monsters who put the most people in danger were probably the Scare Pair with that driving scene, but then again the gang was pretty culpable in that. But the Snow Ghost has always stood out to me for being so violent. Putting Velma on that saw was just gruesome. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@marianmarian8882]

when i first seen the space kook episode as a kid i was certainly terrified

[@kremdelacrem]

The creeper gave me such bad nightmares as a kid 😂😂

[@marciawilliams2499]

Charlie the robot is king/top tier

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

Very effective editing. Good shit.

[@RLDragonStrider]

The alien ghost. Creepy old UFO with a guy in a spacesuit who's head is a skull.

[@swampert564]

I have fond memories of watching reruns as a little kid back in the early 90s but I've very rarely found Scooby-Doo to actually be scary. The Green Ghosts (Phantom Shadows) have always been my absolute favorite monster design from the franchise though. It's so simple and so cool.

[@barnhapax8032]

Younger, I got through all episodes without being scared, except of 3. Gramps Vamp, when he hypnotises Lisa was scary as hell when I was younger and was a surprise. The second one is the shadow ghosts. Their laughs and the coffin scene was frightening as hell, taking the record of the scariest for me... Until the zombie island movie. I can assure that those two werecat monsters broke every record. The transformation, the twist, and the design was, even at 10-12, one of my biggest scares in any cartoon 😮

[@terrimnida]

The Phantom shadows episode was so hard for me to watch as a kid. Truly horrifying yet broke the formula so well it was incredibly intriguing. Watched it with my eyes closed partially a couple times. Gotta agree with the top 5. The whole list really. The puppet master was so good at being off screen that i forgot about him but when you showed the scene in the auditorium (sans monster) it immediately brought back memories. Loved the video and if you ever wanted to do another series (maybe just the movies only, your choice tho) I'd be down to watch.

[@xaorancheshire7908]

Disagree on the creeper being ahead of captain cutler because 1)the creeper never even comes close to using the alleged wall walking power so not really showing anything supernatural(vs cutler is well clearly undead and ancient) and 2)cutler may be one of the most dangerous there was because he trapped 3 members of the gang in the water room where short random luck they’d have drowned which is terrifying a way to die. The skeleton in the room too paints a grim picture of this very point(also worth noting that the skeleton’s suit resembles Mr Shark’s dive suit almost exactly making me wonder if Shark is a ghost not exposed given how much he knows about the area and Cutler too. I would argue that cutler’s groans are just as scary as space kook’s laugh but less cartoonish/more subdued and again he’s BY FAR the most threatening/danger situation making monster in the series just cause the aforementioned water trap room is that serious; and it’s far more real than the fake ghost bodies that on examination would be detected as fake if touched vs you can’t fake the threat of drowning in a flooded room. Also underwater the glowing effect of Cutler would be pronouncedly confusing and scary as he gets closer and closer although the blue is a good point. My ranking is SK silver Cutler gold and creeper bronze

[@thirdegree101]

The Creeper is iconic, but I never thought he was all that scary. His design feels pretty generic, and him saying nothing but his own name over and over again felt kind of goofy. What does he think he is, a Pokémon?

[@singularitychannel823]

@@thirdegree101 but this also raises the same age old question as in Pokémon. Does he say Creeper because that’s his name or was he named Creeper because that’s what he says? Personally, however, I’ve always found it a bit sinister and had it slightly ruined for me when I found out that he says ‘paper’ and not ‘Creeper’

[@blasterblaster1221]

Space kook was always my personal favorite...i agree with all you said but at least to me space kook has one major advantage, and that is memorability..i watched the entire show growing up and thr kook never left my mind as i grew up, and the phantoms did fade away

[@singularitychannel823]

@@blasterblaster1221 that’s entirely valid! But I would argue that the Phantom Shadows are also memorable. They were re-used in the Scooby Doo Show, the episode was revisited in Scoobynatural, and speaking subjectively, they stuck with me the same way Space Kook stuck with you! But honestly anyone in the top five is a valid favorite. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@blasterblaster1221]

@singularitychannel823 no problem, honestly you make me want to rewatch the episode to try and see what you see with the phantoms

[@jermainewilliams9491]

I loved the phantom shadow, and seeing Scrooby fall down the coal chute and see the shadow was genuinely terrifying for Scooby as I have not seen a more scared reaction from him. Something about his unfocused face and shivering. Love it.

[@jamesriegel13]

My top three is Ghost Clown, Space Kook, and the ghost of Captain Cutler

[@ciarangleeson2880]

You know, after Joe Ruby and Ken Spears passed away, I started working on something somewhat similar to this. I have been listing and drawing all the monsters in the Scooby-Doo franchise, so that I can ask everyone which one that they think is the scariest.

[@Kaiwk935]

I remember owning a dvd that had the first five episodes of Scooby doo where are you which had the black knight, the phantom, captain cutler, miner 49er, and the witch doctor that kidnapped dogs but out of those five episodes the one that scared me the most was the phantom when they explored the castle and his laugh was nightmare fuel but my favorite episode was the one with captain cutler only because the music was really good in it but I couldn’t find it it wasn’t even in the video with the background music so I would rewatch the episode just to listen to the background music the was only in that episode for two scenes the first when they followed the ghost ship and second when they set off the trap to catch cutler

[@thehippieguitartist]

Hey I had that exact same dvd growing up! I don't remember where my parents bought it, I just always remember it being there in our tv cabinet ready to watch. That was the only dvd we had of Scooby Doo for a while until way later when I was probably in early middle school, my mom bought a dvd of the 3rd season of The Scooby Doo Show at a store we'd frequently shop at. It's the same season Hannah Barbara tried to include as a later installment of Scooby Doo Where Are You. My dad had all of Scooby Doo Where Are You and The Scooby Doo Show on bitorrent files saved on his computer. We'd watch them at lunch almost every day in between doing school work at home. Good times

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Video Bro!

[@jansonshrock2859]

the 10,000 volt ghost in both the cartoon and the live action movies always scared me for some reason. I think it's a great blend of BOTH the intimidating/threatening type of scare and the supernatural type of scary. Since most people have some kind of understanding of electricity and know that electricity an be very dangerous, but they also know that electricity isn't supposed to be sentient and the idea of sentient electricity trying to kill me always terrified me The phantom virus in scooby doo cyberchase had a similar effect too

[@danieltobin4498]

The Space Kook is the GOAT! I always thought he was the coolest monster in the whole franchise! Plus the idea of a space ghost was something I found so interesting! An alien ghost makes space seem even more frightening

[@kelleninouye4815]

for me more so now than when I was younger, I find the Cat creature from The Scooby Doo Show unsettling, especially where the viewer Gets a better look at it the cold opening of the episode season 3 episode 9:Make a Beeline Away from that feline. I find it more unsettling now, then when I was younger because it's like it's looking into my soul and that's scary.

[@Francisco-dx7hj]

No mention of the floating ham sandwich where shaggy wants mustard in Hassle in the Castle. My top scary monster 1st Spooky space Kook (laugh was scary along with its slow pace), 2nd Charlie the robot(it was a real robot out of control going threw walls), and 3rd Creeper (its obession with that paper was a scary drive for a monster)

[@Richard-r2h4w]

The phantom puppeteer has always scared me half to death

[@baileybond0047]

My list from childhood memories goes: #1 the mummy (the threat of being turned to stone spooked me as a kid) #2 ghost of Mr Hyde (the appearance in the mystery machine made me scared to travel in the car as a kid) #3 phantom ghosts (I would hear my neighbour chaining up his bike at night and it always made me think it was the ghosts shackles)

[@singularitychannel823]

@@baileybond0047 that sounds traumatic. I grew up without neighbors so fortunately there was no one to weaponize my Scooby fears against me

[@baileybond0047]

@@singularitychannel823 I loved scooby doo but made the mistake of watching it before bed as a kid

[@HudsonMedia]

For me it had to be Captain Cutler. Just the visual of him in the water and coming out at you is terrifying. Also The Mummy has always been a terrifying monster to me. Especially turning people to sand in the Scooby Doo episode. That or The Headless Horseman from The Scooby Doo show. But tbh there are SO many brilliant monsters.

[@kmjl93]

The Phantom Shadows and the Space Kook are my top two picks, honestly. I was terrified of both as a kid, and while, as I grew up, the Space Kook because less scary to me, the Phantom Shadows still freak me out now as an adult. The designs themselves are creepy on their own, but it was their jarring and shaky movements as they rushed forward in the POV shots that made me want to turn off the tv. That combined with the design and their laugh still gives me chills and I hate thinking about them.