Murnau’s 1922 live-action horror classic film - has been turning off the lights as a joke. In the episode’s final seconds, it’s revealed that the titular vampire from Nosferatu - depicted using a slightly altered and crudely animated still from F.W. Fortunately, it turns out that all the signs of his impending arrival have a mundane explanation. Squidward entertains himself by frightening SpongeBob with a scary story about a “hash-slinging slasher,” but then the mysterious omens he made up about the killer start actually happening, terrifying them both.

The 11-minute installment sees SpongeBob and Squidward working the night shift at the Krusty Krab, to the former’s delight and the latter’s dismay. “Graveyard Shift,” which regularly places in the top 5 in ranked lists of SpongeBob’s best episodes, first aired on Sept. As SpongeBob writer and storyboard director Jay Lender tells Polygon, that random visual gag in the season 2 episode “Graveyard Shift” was probably the first encounter most of its viewers had with the silent classic. SpongeBob helped keep the 1922 film alive (or undead) in the public eye. It’s a great SpongeBob joke, but the non sequitur, which removes the vampire from his original movie and any semblance of context, also illustrates Nosferatu’s role as a pop-culture reference. But just 20 years ago, the same character was revealed as the little scamp scaring SpongeBob SquarePants and Squidward by flicking the lights of the Krusty Krab on and off. Having aired for more than two decades and showing no sign of slowing down, we have to wonder what wacky and wild things may hit the airwaves in the future.A century ago, Nosferatu’s vile villain Count Orlok became an icon when he walked through a doorway, eyes frenzied and claws menacing, to drain his victim’s blood. Thompson-esque surrealist jaunt through a clarinet forest to an actual reference to the infamous 'Red Mist' internet creepypasta, there are plenty of creepy Spongebob episodes yet to be discussed. Updated on May 6th, 2021 by Tanner Fox: As ridiculous as it may seem, the Spongebob Squarepants series continues to feature increasingly warped and weird plot points and narrative elements, and the show has only grown more strange and vaguely horrifying as it's gone on. These can be unintentionally terrifying for a few children, while others also include intentional parodies of horror films. RELATED: 10 Silly SpongeBob Fan Theories That The Internet Just Won't Let Go Ofįor a kid's show, a few episodes can also get dark or disturbing as compared to the general silly tone. However, underneath the simple wit, the show can get meta at times, with genius references, and even subtle adult jokes every now and then. Set in the underwater town of Bikini Bottom, it revolves around fry-cook SpongeBob and his misadventures with his friends. Nickelodeon's most popular cartoon, SpongeBob Squarepants, is filled with episodes that evoke an illogical, goofy sense of humor.

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