Random Scariest 'Doctor Who' Moments (13 items)

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  (#11) Mirrors, Alternate Dimensions, And Creepy Caves Abound In 'It Takes You Away'

  Alternate dimensions are never a good thing, especially in Doctor Who. If any episode of this series is similar to Event Horizon, it's "It Takes You Away," an episode that sees the Doctor and her companions stuck in a series of parallel dimensions conversing with their deceased spouses.

  The conversations are caused by the Solitract, a sentient universe that's so desperate for company that it traps the Doctor's companions. On top of the pseudo ghosts of everyone's wives, there's a creepy looking alien named Ribbons that has a very Buffy the Vampire Slayer look. All in all, it's deeply upsetting.
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  (#4) 'Midnight' Is One Of The Darkest 'Doctor Who' Episodes Ever

  As one of the smallest Doctor Who stories, “Midnight” squeezes every ounce of terror that it can out of a single setting. Nothing about this episode is fun or lighthearted, making it an outlier in the early run of the series. In the episode, a mysterious creature mentally rips apart a group of people - the Doctor included.

  “Midnight” features an unseen creature that takes over the mind of a passenger on a transport ship. Rather than fight off the being, the Doctor nearly loses everything to the creature when it convinces everyone that he’s been possessed.

  As always, the Doctor gets out of the situation, but he doesn’t really win anything, and writer Russell T. Davies never explains the backstory of what the audience has just seen. It makes the episode all the more chilling.
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  (#13) 'Love & Monsters' Is A More Comical Episode, But Its Villain, The Abzorbaloff, Is Pure Nightmare Fuel

  Fans can and will argue about the best episode of Doctor Who until the Medusa Cascade folds in on itself. "Love & Monsters" is one of the most joyous episodes of the series, but also features easily the most disturbing creature in the show's history, the Abzorbaloff.

  The Abzorbaloff is something that craves human contact - so much so that it absorbs any person that it touches, including their thoughts and memories. When someone is absorbed, their faces stretches through the alien's skin. The creature is truly gross looking and there's something that's always going to be disturbing about people shoving their faces through drippy, latex skin. Upping the creepy factor: the Abzorbaloff was designed by a child who won a contest to create a new Doctor Who monster.
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  (#8) 'Human Nature' Features Horrifying Scarecrow Creatures And An Especially Vengeful Doctor

  Living scarecrows are always horrifying no matter the context, but in “Human Nature,” the creatures raised by the Family of Blood are just one part of a disturbing gothic tale. The episode finds the Doctor effectively shutting down the part of himself that is the Doctor and opting to live as “John Smith.” 

  The scarecrows that the Family of Blood use to search for the Doctor are definitely scary, but the most unsettling thing about this episode is the way the Doctor deals with the Family of Blood. He locks them all up in their own personal hells - a small girl is trapped in a mirror and one alien is turned into an undying scarecrow that is crucified in a field.
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  (#10) The Foretold From 'Mummy on the Orient Express' Is A Genuinely Creepy Mummy

  As far as mummies go in film and television, the Foretold is absolutely the most upsetting version of this classic horror trope that has maybe ever existed. The mummy, or Foretold if you want to be technical, has all of the trappings that you look for in a creepy Egyptian evil being: bandages, the staggering gait, and even a sarcophagus.

  The Foretold turns out not to be a cursed Egyptian creature, but rather a stealth soldier. Still, this horrific mummy is creepy enough to give audiences the heebie-jeebies. The opening scene of this episode is genuinely chilling, especially when the Foretold sucks the life force out of an elderly woman's skull.
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  (#9) The Master's First Appearance, 'Terror of the Autons,' Plays Into Automatonophobia

  When we first meet the Master in “Terror of the Autons,” an episode starring the Third Doctor, he’s flanked by a group of Autons in giant carnival masks -  and it’s absolutely horrifying. The most recent episodes of Doctor Who have definitely ratcheted up the effects, but it’s this kind of lo-fi horror that makes the show truly scary.

  These masks draw upon our fear of creatures that almost look human, be they wax figures, robots, or models designed to look human. Even if you don’t suffer from automatonophobia, these figures will keep you awake at night.

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