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Sleep with one eye open tonight! Join us as we count down our picks for the most horrifying moments in Demon Slayer. From brutal transformations to merciless massacres, these scenes showcase why this anime isn't just about flashy sword techniques—it's a descent into true terror where demons show no mercy and nightmares come alive.

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00:10Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most terrifying demon
00:15slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba scenes.
00:28Taking place earlier on in the series, this horrific scene established the merciless nature
00:35of demons and the show's willingness to depict genuine terror.
00:39While Tanjiro investigates a series of disappearances, we're shown a girl called Tokie silently
00:45stalked by a dark shadow in her own home, following her all the way to her bedroom.
00:53Just as she falls asleep, the shadow envelops her futon and two arms emerge, suddenly grabbing
00:59her and pulling her in.
01:09The animation brilliantly captures her desperate struggle, with her terrified expression becoming
01:14one of the series' first truly haunting images.
01:229.
01:23Gyouko's Art
01:24Out of all the 12 kizuki, there's no doubt that Gyouko is the creepiest of them all.
01:30Not only are his looks unsettling, but his powers are downright terrifying, as clearly shown in
01:36this scene.
01:37An unfortunate resident of Swordsmith Village comes across one of his vases in the dead of
01:42nights, and is instantly sucked into its small opening.
01:51Moments later, he spurted out, showcasing his crushed, distorted body.
02:02Yoko further displays this crude ability later on, using several corpses mangled up into his
02:09so-called beautiful art piece.
02:158.
02:16Daki Drops Omitsu
02:17After a string of bad incidents involving the Oiran, Warabihime, the manager of Kyogoku house,
02:24Omitsu confronts her, telling her that she needs to stop whatever it is she's doing.
02:29Little does she realize that Warabihime is actually a demon, one of the upper moons known
02:35as Daki, who doesn't take kindly to her accusations at all.
02:46Before Omitsu can strike her with a knife, Daki shreds her disguise and takes her to the
02:51sky wrapped in her obi.
02:58Unable to do anything except cry in terror, Daki taunts the poor woman before dropping
03:04her to her death.
03:13The past of the stone Hashira is a tragedy steeped in a truly horrifying nightmare.
03:19This flashback reveals that Gyome used to raise orphans at a temple.
03:24However, one fateful night, a demon crept in while they slept and proceeded to slaughter
03:35them.
03:39With most of the orphans dead, Gyome goes berserk defending the remaining child in a visceral
03:45display.
03:52The sheer terror of helpless children being mercilessly picked off, coupled with the heartbreaking
03:57betrayal of a surviving child is a scene we won't soon forget.
04:07Although this moment is mostly played as a gag, there's no denying the true horror that
04:12lies beneath it.
04:13While trying to find Tanjiro and Inosuke, Zenitsu comes across a creepy spider-like creature with
04:20a human face.
04:24being the coward that he is, Zenitsu immediately bolts but finds himself in a much worse situation,
04:31hanging on a giant spider's web or humans who are currently going through a disgusting
04:36metamorphosis into the same type of creature he just ran from.
04:46To make matters worse, Zenitsu is undergoing the same terrifying process himself as evident
04:53by the disgusting poisonous bite on his hand.
04:575.
04:58Muzan Slaughters the Lower Moons Witnessing a casual mass execution on screen is
05:04always disturbing, but when it's delivered by the king of demons himself, it reaches new
05:09levels of terror.
05:11Muzan Kibutsuji summons his lower-ranked demons only to berate and then ruthlessly exterminate
05:17them one by one.
05:23His ability to read their very thoughts, coupled with his chilling indifference to their desperate
05:28pleas, showcases his absolute tyrannical power.
05:40It's not a battle, it's a chilling demonstration of control, proving that even powerful demons
05:45are mere pawns in his terrifying game of dominance.
05:57The event that jumpstarts the entire series remains one of its most chilling moments, despite only
06:04being shown in its gruesome aftermath.
06:09Tanjiro returns home to find his entire family brutally slaughtered, their bodies frozen in
06:15death starkly highlighting Muzan's indiscriminate cruelty.
06:25This silent horror, the sheer scale of the devastation, immediately establishes the perilous
06:31stakes of this world.
06:32Perhaps the most disturbing part is the aftermath, with Tanjiro desperately carrying his sister
06:38through the snow, racing against time to save the only family member who might survive.
06:50While battling it out against Nezuko, Suzumaru is tricked into mentioning Muzan's name
06:55by Tameo and her blood demon art.
07:01She quickly realizes her mistake and begins to beg for forgiveness, but it's all for naught.
07:06Her body violently rebels against her, with giant arms bursting from her abdomen and mouth.
07:18This gruesome scene doesn't last long, as her head is violently crushed by one of the
07:23arms.
07:23But what elevates this scene beyond mere body horror, is Suzumaru's realization and subsequent
07:30terror as she realizes her grave mistake.
07:372.
07:38Tanjiro's Rude Awakening
07:40Trapped inside a blissful dream where his family are still alive, Tanjiro discovers the
07:45only way to escape Enmu's hypnotic trap is to turn his sword against himself.
07:58The sheer resolve required to perform such a drastic, psychologically disturbing act, even
08:03in a dream, is truly terrifying.
08:06Even after breaking free from the dream, Enmu continuously puts Tanjiro back to sleep, forcing
08:12Tanjiro to commit the act many times over.
08:25It happens so many times that reality begins to blend itself with the dream, and Tanjiro
08:31almost slices himself in the real world.
08:33But thankfully, Inosuke is there to stop him, just in time.
09:011.
09:03Muzan Shows No Mercy
09:05Muzan had already displayed his frightening abilities just moments before when he turned
09:10a random man into a demon with a swift scratch right in front of Tanjiro.
09:15But clearly, this wasn't enough for the Demon King.
09:21When two drunkards get aggressive with him in an alleyway, he casually murders them with
09:26superhuman strength.
09:32Honestly, they should think themselves lucky, as the woman they're with undergoes a much
09:37worse fate.
09:39After stabbing her in the forehead with his finger, Muzan begins to inject his blood into
09:46her.
09:46This causes her body to mutate into a giant mass of flesh before bursting into a cloud
09:53of blood.
10:02Which Demon Slayer scene scared you the most?
10:05Let us know in the comments below!
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