Horror in Children's Animation

"You are strong. But I am beyond strength."
Media in order of appearance:
Over the Garden Wall
Adventure Time
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Coraline
Avatar the Last Airbender
Steven Universe
Among numerous reasons, one of the many things I especially love about children’s animation is its adamant ventures into the world of horror. It is interesting to see how children’s animation, while fearless in this venture, adult animation seems to lack, or altogether ignore the realm and possibilities of horror.
But when looking back at these amazing clips, and getting chills from them - understanding where my interests and passions lie - I am absolutely amazed at how children’s animation moves the viewer in so many ways, each unique to their own experience. Adult animation has seemingly never accomplished this, as all adult animation consists of the genre comedy.
Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline, once said: "Children react to the story fundamentally as an adventure. They may get a little bit scared, but it's an 'edge-of-your-seat, what's-gonna-happen-next, oh scary!' thing, because you're giving them a story about somebody like themselves… [however], adults get scared. Adults get disturbed, and I think one reason for that is because it's a story about a child in danger and I think we're hardwired to worry about children in danger."